If you’re experiencing weight gain, sleep disturbance, brain fog, anxiety, exhaustion, forgetfulness, relationship issues, loss of libido, or lack of motivation, would it surprise you to know that these symptoms are present in both depression and hypothyroidism?
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.”—Pema Chodron
There’s a significant neurological force than can make change challenging. It’s called The Habit Loop. But the good news is that we can flip The Habit Loop on its head and get it to work in our favor.
The 5R approach is a straightforward program for healing the gut and promoting optimal digestion and nutrient assimilation, boosting good gut bacteria, and detoxing. And it’s not as difficult as it sounds!
You don’t hear much about PREbiotics, the non-digestible fibers in certain foods that enhance the microbiome by fertilizing the colonization of healthy bacteria. Learn how they work synergistically with probiotics for healthy gut function.
There are four overarching (and important) questions that we’ve been getting related to our Essential Thyroid Cookbook – all related to Hashimoto’s and autoimmunity prevention and management. We address all of them in this post, including…what if someone has had a thyroidectomy?
In writing one of the chapters of my upcoming Essential Thyroid Cookbook, I thought, “We may be committing professional suicide here…”
“Why should I invest in working with a health coach when I can find a lot of this information online?” It’s a good question. Why not just use the free ‘School of Google’ to tackle the problem?
We now know that ditching gluten can help resolve the painful symptoms of endometriosis. When the most common treatment is surgery and giving up gluten is profoundly less invasive, the question becomes: why not try ditching gluten?
Is the AIP (autoimmune protocol) diet the answer for EVERYONE with autoimmunity? I question…
