The impact of stress on the body has been well documented. Research has shown that stress has direct impacts on the immune system, the endocrine system and the nervous system. Since Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid, stress has a profound effect on people who are afflicted with the disease because all these …
Adapted from Chapter Seventeen of How to Heal Hashimoto's: An Integrative Road Map to Remission, published by Hay House. In this post, I will show you how to use the A.P.A.R.T. System to heal the adrenals. Not sure what that means? Click here to learn about the A.P.A.R.T. System. 1. A = Ask and Asses Open your journal …
Hashimoto's is the most common autoimmune disease of the thyroid and if affects millions of people globally. The most common treatment for this condition is synthetic T4 (usually Synthroid or a generic equivalent). For many this treatment is ineffective and for some it only makes their symptoms worse. There are many reasons for this, but …
The herpes virus is an unstoppable biological machine Like most health conditions, Hashimoto's has no single cause. It is the result of the perfect storm of factors that include a genetic predisposition, exposure to some pathogen (often a herpes virus), the breakdown of the gut and barrier systems (without or without the help of …
People often ask me about exercise. What's the best kind of exercise for Hashimoto's? 2 Kinds of Exercise There are 2 types and both can be beneficial. But the real key is not to overdo it. If you do too much you defeat the purpose of exercise and you wind up doing more harm than …
Today's health tip is about thyroid hormone resistance. This is a common cause of feeling like crap because when this happens in your body, the cells aren't absorbing and utilizing thyroid hormone. So you might be taking thyroid hormone and your lab work might all look great, but you still feel like they just scraped you off the …