Do you have Hashimoto’s because it’s “in your genes?” Research has found that genetics has only a 20-30% influence on the development of disease.
If you’ve found yourself anxious about your weight, consider taking a break from your scale. Focus on behaviors and lifestyle changes, not fickle numbers.
Welcome to the reinvention of Healthful Elements: a brand new website, new coaches (new to Healthful Elements, anyway), and a broader and deeper practice. We still have our core practice areas – hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s / autoimmunity, and adrenal dysfunction. But it had been my dream to expand beyond what I can offer as a sole coach and things started taking on a life of their own a few months ago. So I went with it. And here we are.
Water is nature’s most important nutrient. Without it, no living being can survive. Are you staying well-hydrated? Fluid intake doesn’t have to be bland or boring and doesn’t have to come solely from water.
Although low blood sugar can cause short-term concerns for many of us, consistently high blood sugar poses serious, long-term risks, especially for those with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or those with a history of extreme stress.
It’s high time for a thyroid cookbook update. First, a short story, then, a short list of where Lisa and I are with our process.
I get excited about others’ work and what they’re courageously putting out into the world, especially when they’re doing it in an authentic and accessible way. Allow me to introduce four people whose exemplary work deserves your attention. I’m honored to call them my friends.
Some of the highest-octane fuel we can ingest is a nutritious, balanced breakfast. “No time,” you say? “I might gain weight,” you fret? “I don’t like breakfast foods,” you claim? Herein I will render you excuseless!
It’s ‘bout time that we gave you a juicy update on our Fire Your Thyroid Cookbook (our working title). While Lisa and I have been hard at work on our labor of love, we feel that things have recently coalesced to a point that we’re able to share a worthy summary of our progress.
