Hello Cactus,
It's a joy to have you here. I hope you will find much support. We are just "getting started" on this new board so please bear with us. We might be a little slower to get to the posts initially but once we get started, we can't stop!

You might enjoy clicking the link at the top of the board on the right hand top that leads you to our "old" board. There is really TONS of information in past posts. I think you would find a lot of your questions being answered by reading them.
As far as NAET goes... it's a bit challenging to try to represent the treatment in one post but I will give you a link to help you study it through.
http://naet.com/That might give you a start. In simple form, Hashi's tends to have a lot of emotional "ties" to flare ups and some (including me) think there is a possibility in some patients, that Hashi's could be emotionally induced thereby making emotions one of the key elements in healing. I have heard of NAET for a few years now and until now, I was concerned it might conflict with my religious convictions. BUT, after understanding the way the body works and they way the system can get "stuck" due to emotions, I became much more interested. I am presently very excited about the treatments. I have had about 10 now and expect to see the conclusion of the treatments by January. At that point, I will be releasing my journey through this process to the board or in a small eBook depending on the treatment's success. I am cautiously optimistic. There are so many allergies for Hashi patients to deal with, it just makes sense that allergies are right there at the "base" of this disease - especially since we KNOW that the thyroid is being attacked by the body. This tells me there is an "allergic reaction" going on. Because I am not a doctor, I can only speculate but after having this disease for so long, a patient can sometimes be better than a doctor - one has experience with the disease and one has experience with the books. I believe that the disease brings us closer to the cure when we live with it daily with determination to find the answer to the root of the disease. What a confusing sentence - but I think you know what I'm trying to say.
I hope you find a lot of good leads here. Hopefully others will join in on your post. Please consider making a new topic so others "meet" you.

Looking forward to getting to know you better!
Mo
