Thyroid Health and Diet: Egg Yolks and Inflammation

 

When dealing with a thyroid condition, and other autoimmune diseases, you’ll find that foods that cause inflammation need to be side-stepped.

What is Inflammation?

Inflammation is the body’s first response to an injury or disease.  Inflammation informs you that you need to pay attention to an injured or diseased area so that you don’t continue to use it and worsen the problem.

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Thyroid Health: Free Audio From Get Your Life Back! Telecourse

You might want to register for my Get Your Life Back! telecourse if…

You have a thyroid condition
You’re not getting relief from the multitude of symptoms
You don’t know what to do
And/or your doctor is not helping you

Here is the Get Your Life Back! Telecourse Intro Call free to you! 
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YOU CAN STILL REGISTER AND NOT MISS ANYTHING!

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Thyroid Health Telecourse: Get Your Life Back! Starts May 1, 2012

Join me all of May to jumpstart your thyroid health – for the first time, or again!

I’m so excited to work with you to help you GET YOUR LIFE BACK! from the frustrations and depletion that thyroid symptoms have done to you.

Click here http://thyroidu.com/get-your-life-back-thyroid-health-telecourse/ (or go to the green tab at top of this site) and see the . . . → Read More: Thyroid Health Telecourse: Get Your Life Back! Starts May 1, 2012

New Evidence of Synergy Between Vitamins A and D: Protection Against Autoimmune Diseases

When I got my first blood panels back after finding out I had Hashimoto’s Disease, my Vitamin D was flatlined. It is such a vital vite for everyone of course, but especially those teetering into autoimmune diseases like those related to thyroid.

SUNSHINE AND D

And, sadly, no, you can’t get all your Vitamin D from . . . → Read More: New Evidence of Synergy Between Vitamins A and D: Protection Against Autoimmune Diseases

Thyroid Health: The 5 Kinds of People Who Are At Risk For Vitamin D Deficiency

Lack of vitamin D is a precurser to autoimmune diseases and a litany of health problems for our body and brain. We can control this and can make the necessary changes quickly.

Are you in one or more of these “types?”

People who limit sun exposure (Do you work in an office – home or away – all . . . → Read More: Thyroid Health: The 5 Kinds of People Who Are At Risk For Vitamin D Deficiency

Thyroid Problems – Finding the Right Practitioner to Diagnose Thyroid Problems

Kristie wrote me:

Just crazy! After seeing an Endocrinologist (for years), the gyno (because of debilitating periods), a naturopath, a holistic MD, a GP, a DO who specializes in chronic infections, a Shaman, and a Chinese Doc, it was a dermatologist who tested for the Hashimotos (I went to her because my eye . . . → Read More: Thyroid Problems – Finding the Right Practitioner to Diagnose Thyroid Problems

Thyroid Health: Medication vs Diet

Thyroid health is a balance of several lifestyle issues, including the right medication and diet.

I received this email today regarding medication vs. diet, how much each helps.

Dear Kim, is it possible to improve or clear Thyroid Antibodies with diet alone?  I am allergic to all forms of thyroid med. (Synthroid, Levothyroxine and Armour is the worst).  . . . → Read More: Thyroid Health: Medication vs Diet

The Health Benefits of Olive Oil

 The 8 Very Healthy Reasons to Switch to Olive Oil

1) Olive oil reduces the of risk of cardiovascular diseases

In those Mediterranean countries where olive oil is consumed a lot, (such as Greece, Italy, and Spain), there is a low incidence of cardiovascular disease. The mild vegetable mucilage in olive oil helps protect your body’s digestive . . . → Read More: The Health Benefits of Olive Oil

Dr. Michael Johnson is Passionate About Healing Your Thyroid Problem!

 

Thank goodness there are healthcare practitioners who are PASSIONATE about help us deal with and heal thyroid conditions.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson, a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist is the founder and director of the National Thyroid Institute and author of the book “What Do You Do When The Medications Won’t Work?”, with a second book “The Chronic Condition . . . → Read More: Dr. Michael Johnson is Passionate About Healing Your Thyroid Problem!

Low Thyroid Diet: Goitrogens – Foods You Should Avoid and/or Limit

 

Boy, not a fun word is it? Goitrogen.

In addition to foods that help the thyroid gland naturally, there are foods that inhibit the production of thyroid hormones. These foods, known as “goitrogens,” contain compounds that interfere with iodine absorption.

THE CRUCIFEROUS FAMILY

Goitrogen-containing foods include vegetables in the cruciferous family and others, including:

cabbage
broccoli
cauliflower
kale
spinach
soy
pine nuts
peanuts
walnuts
strawberries
and millet

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