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Written by Sarah Downing, Butterflies & Phoenixes The week it was published in 2010, this article ranked number three out of several hundred articles on thyroid disease featured on Google News. This article was written shortly after my diagnosis. I’m pleased
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Sensitive to smells and coffee? High LDL and triglycerides? It can be your liver. The liver is the largest organ of the body. Do you know where is it found? Put your right hand over the end of your right
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It is Shanghai, October 2008 and the doctor says, “there is nothing we can do for your under active thyroid problems.” “Is there a thyroid diet I can follow?” I ask based on my previous experience of acne and migraines
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Resistant starch foods (RS foods) contain a type of carbohydrate that our digestive enzymes cannot break down in the stomach or small intestine. They therefore reach the colon intact, “resisting” digestion. This explains why we do not see spikes in either
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If you suffer from heartburn and take antacids to get relief, you are not alone. It’s estimated that 60 million Americans suffer from heartburn or reflux at least once a month. It’s easy to understand why you reach for the
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Black magic. Black medicine. Morning elixir. If you had to give up either coffee or the internet for 2 weeks, which one would you choose? How about either coffee or sex for 2 weeks? Yeah, that was me, too. Warning: if
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You’ve got a trip coming up and you think “OMG, what am I going to eat?!” Over the years, I’ve collected tips and tricks I want to share with you today as they will help you stay off gluten, dairy,
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These wise, ancient idioms were my guiding principals for developing a thyroid diet when all else (i.e.: western medicine) failed to help my thyroid drama (first Graves’ and later Hashimoto’s Disease). “Let food be your medicine.” and “All
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I asked Mimi Mills to write her story. I asked for 300 words, she gave me 900 but I just didn’t know how to edit it down, so I left it. It’s long but worth the read. “I wanted to
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Over the years, I’ve compiled a list of symptoms of hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s that women often struggle with. One important thing to remember is that once you suspect that your thyroid could be the problem (based on these symptoms), you
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So, you just got back your “thyroid labs” and all they say is: TSH and Total T4. Your doctor might have even told you that “you do not have a thyroid problem” even though you are ticking every symptom of
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It’s January 2015 and we are all off to a new start. I know for many of you this means deepening your healing journey and food can be a big part of that. I just got back from Morocco where
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Almost every person I speak to starts the conversation with: “My doctor is useless and I’m so frustrated.” The common reasons for this comment are: they don’t listen to what we have to say they dismiss our symptoms, give us
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Marketers want us to fear the sun to increase product sales. Healthy sun exposure will help to increase vitamin D levels and rebalance you hormonally. For extended sun exposure, you need a safe brand that does not contain any endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
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Like with most things in life: there is no black or white. With new and complex conditions like a compromised autoimmunity, there are only many shades of grey. I was compelled to write this article as I get daily emails
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A path to reversing hypothyroidism I’ve come to accept the fact that the management of my health will always be a journey and not a destination. If you are familiar with the Buddhist way of life, you are probably smiling. And,
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Food for thought here for you: the French eat so much butter and they don’t seem to have an obesity pandemic. The Italians and the Greeks drown their food in olive oil and they too seem to be doing
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The Thyroid Nutrition and Fluoride Connection The Thyroid Pandemic Are you one of the 27 million Americans suffering from a thyroid condition? Have you been told that you will have to be on medication for the rest of your life
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Discover the goodness of coconut, essential to a thyroid diet. The coconut is not only a superfood but it is also vital in recovery from an autoimmune disease. It has wonderful healing properties for the digestive track. It is also
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Nearly everybody today needs a stronger immune system. This is especially true for people who suffer from an autoimmune disorder (like Hashimoto’s or Graves’ Disease) but this is equally relevant if you want to stop getting frequent flu and allergies.