Category: hashimotos thyroiditis
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Help! I Don’t Know What To Do First!
There are many things that go through the mind as you learn of your new diagnoses of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. However, what I have found is that these questions don’t go away after a year, or two, or three. In fact, I’m over 20 years now with Hashimoto’s and the confirmation that this is a…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Can We Stop Talking about Gluten Now?
I heard Dr. Tom O’Bryan say in one of his interviews that he knows people are thinking that he believes everything bad is caused by gluten! I remember when I first heard about gluten sensitivity I was really annoyed. I honestly couldn’t believe the “staff of life” was being targeted as the opposite of life. It…
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Hashimotos Thryroiditis: My Follow-Up Mercury Test!
After a year of waiting, I finally got my follow-up mercury test. Last year’s major mercury poisoning scare on top of Hashimoto’s and detoxing, took it’s toll but I was finally emotionally ready to see the details and results of my year long detox. So, this is going to be a quick “sharing” post…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Bumps along the Way
Big bumps, little bumps. They all feel horrible when you are trying to find a way to live a “normal” life with Hashimoto’s. Every time you think you are getting ahead, it seems something else takes the place of your last solved “problem” so you can start trying to figure out how to deal…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: A Sample of my Daily “Bread”
Even though my “daily bread” no longer is the traditional understanding of daily bread, I still consider it my daily “bread.” After all, I’m not only alive, but I am healthier after giving up the former for the latter! As most of you know, Hashimotos Thyroiditis does not think well of the glutened sustenance…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Inflammation
Ahhhh, there it is! My former favorite meal! It may look like plastic now, but before, it was heaven! And I mean heaven! That is the meal I lived for. Macaroni and Cheese! And this was just not any ordinary Macaroni and Cheese! No sir! This was gluten free Macaroni and Cheese and I…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Before and After GF and GAPS Pictures
Happy 50th Birthday to me! As promised, here are the before and after pictures. I started the true Gluten Free diet in May 2011 as documented in my post at that time. The following picture of me is from September of 2011. This was 4 months after starting the true gluten free diet and…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Update After a Year on the GAPS Diet
It’s incredible to be able to report my results so far through my journey on the GAPS Diet after a full year! Mainly because I can’t believe it’s been over a year, but especially as one with Hashimotos Thyroiditis and the challenges that go with it. Those of us with this condition really like…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis: Who’s Going to Fix Me?
The idea for this post came up when I had a long conversation with my doctor the other day. Yes! I said long! It sounds crazy but this man is so caring, we got to talking about how the Hashimotos Thyroiditis community could be helped in a great way. We spoke about my Facebook…
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Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Persistence
Do these muffins look harmful to you? Well, if it were gluten, I would say definitely YES, but these were made with coconut flour and no sugar, just grated carrots and apple to sweeten them up. Here’s the problem…I kind of know that I have a problem with coconut products but every time I…