I kept gaining weight, 69 lbs in 2 years, for no reason, I made no changes to my diet and I was working out 6 days a week (and it just kept going from there)

My hair was falling out in clumps

My eye brows were disappearing 

I was tired ALL the time no matter how much I slept

My first thought everyday was, how will I make it through the day THIS tired

My eyes, mouth and skin were so so dry

I started having panic attacks and anxiety

I was depressed

I couldn’t stand looking at myself in the mirror, I was so ashamed

I was cold all the time

My cycle became irregular for the first time in my life

I had brain fog and couldn’t remember simple things or words, I thought I had early onset dementia

I was always constipated

In Feb. 2018 I was told by my doctor that I might “have some thyroid issues” after telling him I felt like I was dying for 4 years and him just ignoring my symptoms making me feel crazy. I felt worse than I have ever felt in my life and I finally lost it right there in his office, sobbing. When I say I felt like I was dying, I mean it. I feared for my life. I didn’t want my only child to not have a mother.

He finally ran some blood tests and saw that my TSH (which is actually a poor indicator for thyroid health but I will be sharing all about that with you) was not in “normal range” and that I was anemic.

THIS IS WHAT HYPOTHYROIDISM & HASHIMOTOS DOES TO YOUR BODY

He gave me a script for Levothyroxine and iron tabs. I went home and decided that instead of blindly taking yet another medication I was going to figure out what was going on myself. I had a few friends that were on thyroid meds and still had every symptom so I knew that medicine wouldn’t necessarily fix it at least not on its own. I knew I had to dig deeper and get more information.

I mean, we have the internet and a wealth of knowledge at our literal fingertips for crying out loud. I just didn’t have peace about taking that medication and I wanted to see if I could find anything to help me figure out what was really going on with my own body. He at least pointed me in the right direction. I was grateful for that.

Keep in mind that my hypothyroid and Hashimotos symptoms actually stem back for 8-10 years, I later figured out and I have had my fair share of bad responses to medicine after years of dealing with “IBS” and chronic pain. I had recently gotten off of all of my prescriptions in an attempt to feel better and I didn’t want to go on another on until I was sure it was absolutely necessary. (Those prescriptions contributed to me developing hypothyroidism and Hashimotos  I would later learn by the way.)

And thus began my journey into getting an honorary medical degree…ok, so not really but I kind of feel like I should have one by now. I have spent so much time researching obsessively and getting results so I believed that I can help others through it too and I was right!!

I truly believe that when you come out of the fire you are suppose to bring water to those still in it. I have the gift of teaching which means I can break things down into bite sized pieces and organize them to make them easier to understand. So that is what I am going to do right here for you.

 

 

Understand that I am NOT a doctor (I don’t diagnose or treat anything) so you will need to do your own research and listen to your own body but I will point you in the right direction and share what is working/not working for me and the 1000 women I have helped in my group coaching program and one on one coaching because I’ve  successfully overcome this monster of a disease and I have helped many others to do the same.

I know what it is like to have your symptoms be ignored! I know what it is like to not be able to do all the things you want to do and to be told its your age and just lay off the carbs! I know what it is like to feel alone.

 

I have lost weight (over 50 lbs so far).

I have gotten my energy back.

I have gotten rid of the brain fog.

I have gotten my libido back.

My mouth and eyes aren’t dry any more.

I have stopped my hair from falling out.

I have gotten my moods leveled out.

I am back to being my old self again.

I am looking forward to looking like my old self again too.

 

THIS IS WHAT HEALING LOOKS LIKE

 

 

You can see the healing even in my face!

 

 

And, I have helped others (over 1000 women now) including my own husband to do the same, he was the first person to trust me and follow my program. Just look at his results…

 

He is on medication, the better choice of it (the most commonly prescribed medications don’t work to reduce symptoms for most people) and I am not medicated. We both made diet and lifestyle changes that made the difference for us but I DO also have a good understanding of thyroid meds due to him.

I am glad I’m not a doctor, so I can explain things to you like an average everyday non medical speaking human who has lived through the special hell that thyroid disease is. That way, maybe you’ll understand it and not feel gaslit like I did in so many doctor’s offices. Because fatigue and brain fog are real and you need bite size bits of info not medical jargon. But I have to, for legal reasons, let you know that I don’t diagnose or treat any diseases, I’ll just provide you a whole lotta information to help you to make better choices for yourself that I know for a fact work since so many of my clients have had success and to better be able to work with and guide a doctor if you so choose.

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