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How to overcome fatigue in autoimmune thyroid disease (even if your thyroid levels are normal)
Fatigue is a debilitating Graves’ disease symptom. Getting your thyroid hormones within range or getting more sleep may not be enough. Supporting the function of your mitochondria can help overcome fatigue. Here’s how.
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Healing of Graves’ disease through lifestyle changes: a case report
Roger Bannister. Does this name ring a bell for you? On May 6, 1954, he ran 1 mile in under 4 minutes. What was so special about that, you may ask? Well, up until that day, it had long been thought that running this fast was far from achievable and perhaps even deadly...
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Going gluten free? Avoid 5 common mistakes
Have you tried gluten free? If you’re still struggling with the symptoms of an (autoimmune) thyroid condition such as Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s, you may have gotten this suggestion. And I think it’s a great suggestion. There’s a lot of literature out there on the...
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How Food Tracking Can Help Reverse Your Symptoms
What to eat if you'd like to ease or reverse your thyroid symptoms? Unfortunately, I don’t have a straightforward answer to that question. If there was a simple answer, I’m sure you’d know this already. The thing is, diet is highly individual. Even though we may have...
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5 reasons to work with a functional health coach if you have Graves’ disease
A health coach? For Graves’ disease? Why would you want to work with a health coach if you have a serious condition such as Graves’ disease? Don’t you need to see a doctor? Good question. And you’re absolutely right! You should see a doctor. First and foremost....
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5 easy tricks to improve your digestion (and kick your digestive symptoms to the curb)
You are not what you eat. You are what you can do with what you eat. In other words, you are what you can digest, absorb and utilize. The truth is that you can eat the most impeccable diet in the world and still be unable to extract all the valuable nutrients from it....
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7 simple tips for a thyroid friendlier environment
Did you know that the products you use on a daily basis may hurt your thyroid? I certainly didn’t. I used to be under the impression that I led a pretty clean life. True, I wasn’t living and working in the cleanest of cities (New York City). But I worked in an office...
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Graves’ disease: 12 easy ways to reduce stress
3 weeks vacation. Not bad. That’s the advice talk show host Wendy Williams got from her doctor when she was just diagnosed with Graves’ disease. She shared this yesterday. My first thought was “great advice”. That gives her time for thorough research of her condition....
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Graves’ disease and your diet: how to reduce inflammation and symptoms
It's a good thing. Acute inflammation. Imagine that you step barefoot in a piece of glass. Immediately, your foot hurts. And then it may turn a little red, swell some and get warmer. The Roman scholar Celsus in the first century AD defined these as the four classic...
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Delicious and healthy breakfast smoothie ready in a jiffy
Switching to a gluten-, dairy-, and sugar-free diet may seem like a daunting task, especially when it comes to breakfast. If you like to start your day with a hearty meal including some protein, veggies and sweet potatoes, it should be an easy ride for you. However,...
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How to survive the holidays without sacrificing your health? 10 tips to help you avoid symptom flare ups
Imagine, you’ve been working diligently on recovering your health. You’ve come a long way. You feel much better. Until … the holiday season. You’re staying up late almost every night. Because of parties. And just because there aren’t enough hours in the day to get...
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Why going gluten-free may result in a ceasefire on your thyroid
barley hills tuscany, italy Call me ignorant. Until January 2014, I had never heard of gluten. One fine day that month, actually, it was my birthday, my doctor told me to cut out gluten for 3 months. This would help my immune system reset, she said. And that would...
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