It’s almost 24 years since I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. I was in my early 30’s and had just given birth to my first child. For those who don’t know my story, a nodule was found on my thyroid at a postpartum checkup and I was then sent for an ultrasound, RAI scan, and fine needle aspiration. My results showed abnormal follicular cells but not cancer. I was advised to remove 50% of my […]
**Update** It’s come to my attention there there are some using this post to browbeat some individuals who are successfully taking high doses. Stop it! There are still more using this to claim that I’m saying small doses are good. That’s not what I’m saying either. My point is that people have been coming to the idea of supplementing believing they had to get to 100 mgs quickly for it to work. The sweet spot […]
Iodine and hyperthyroidism (or autoimmune conditions like Graves Disease) is not a topic that I deal with too often. It is important to have a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and not just a feeling. Symptoms like heart palpitations and sweating can also be a result of adrenal fatigue due to low thyroid. So testing is imporatnt. In other cases hyperthyroidism diagnosis based on symptoms may be a temporary swing in thyroid hormones due to a Hashimotos […]
I am a ‘dog mom’. I have 2 dogs that are raw fed and holistically cared for. I have a PooChin (poodle / Japanese chin mix) and a ShiChi (Shih Tuz / Chihuahua mix). They are both 14 lbs. Their lifestyle has kept them both healthy and neither have required frequent visits to the vet. We visit every 3 years for the rabies vaccine. About 2 years ago my PooChin – Snickerdoodles (aka Snickers) started […]
