I wanted to reach out to see if any of the people on this board have any good information regarding Hashimoto's Disease. My Fiancé has just been diagnosed with it and we are both scrambling to gather information about it. We are both fairly healthy eaters and make most of our meals at home. Neither of us really bother with fast food, and mostly stay away from processed foods. Getting the jabs wasn't even an option for either of us and honestly my fiancé really doesn't partake in Western medicine for the most part.
We did find a great nurse practitioner that is in line with the Frontline Doctors that has been very helpful in helping us determine what might be causing these ailments. I am looking for any information that is helpful towards diet and lifestyle changes that might curb or reverse the effects of this disease. My fiance has been very lethargic lately (which is not normal for her), felt very weak (muscular) and had achy joints. She has taken a couple of blood tests, which have pointed us towards Hashimoto's, but I do think that there are other tests that might make sense to assure we aren't dealing with a mis-diagnosis. My fiance has noticed that she feels better when she cuts dairy products out of her diet, and sadly has noticed worse symptoms when the stress of her job is greater.
Any information that anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated as well as thoughts and prayers.
I appreciate this community greatly and how there are so many people that are willing to offer up education that they have on subjects or links they have that are helpful to other people.
Honestly, I consider this group of people to be more of my family and friends than those individuals I have grown up with and who don't currently see the world through a critical perspective in both social and political views.
Thank you for taking the time to read my plea for help. She is my world and all that I ask for in life is for her to be healthy and happy.
Thank you for such a positive response and taking the time to reach out!
Your initial issues is exactly what my fiance is dealing with. She is active, but hasn't been able to sustain bike rides and hikes like she used to. It is becoming harder for her to shed any pounds and feels she is heading in the wrong direction weight-wise.
What kind of daily thyroid medicine are you on, if you don't mind me asking. I presume there are several different ones for different scenarios, but it would be helpful to know if it is suggested she take the same thing or something similar.
nature thyroid 60mg; i believe its obtained from pigs.
i take it 30mins before food in the morning, its a pretty low cost treatment. Ive been on it for almost 3yrs and honestly i was a different person like a sad flower now im pretty bright eyed and bushy tailed.
The hormones are called bioTE pellets. With 300mg DIMM daily, probably wouldn’t apply to a female.