Hello All,
We're still trying to get this board moving but I thought I'd post another topic because I have been seeing connections in food sensitivities (allergies) and many of my symptoms and thought I'd share.
There is good news and bad news on this front.
The good news is that I have a 90% predictability rate now when judging what to eat and what not to eat. That is pretty good. If I want to feel good, I choose to eat those foods which I know do not effect me. And this should be all the time!
The bad news is that so far I haven't overcome this area of my battle in that I eventually want to be able to eat those foods without disturbance (not the chemicals and preservatives, etc. of course but the common foods that I believe are generally good for you in a normal, healthy individual, like tomatoes, potatoes, etc.). I'm not saying it's not possible, in fact, I have heard great stories of people cleaning their systems well enough to re-introduce what used to be "culprit" foods, and not have any further reactions to them.
So, here's my comment. I've been researching the connection between brain inflammation and Hashimotos. It's been a while since I've studied this area so I am going to re-acquaint myself and get back to you on this. However, I did come across a statement I thought I'd share from the following website:
Why do I have so many different symptoms? The one symptom common to all allergies is inflammation. If it occurs in your brain cells you end up with mental or emotional symptoms. These can include dizziness, poor memory, foggy thinking, learning disorders, seizures, and paranoia. Inflammation manifests in joints as arthritis. What makes an allergy choose one part of the body over another? Most allergic people have a toxic bowel, preventing the body from eliminating irritants the natural way. This burdens other channels of elimination, especially skin and lungs - which explains mysterious eczema or awful asthma.
http://www.karinya.com/alrgies.htm I looked this up because a couple days ago and had a terrible reaction to salsa. I made it FRESH<
