You have an opportunity to control your own thyroid levels and metabolism for life just because you’re learning to manage your Graves Disease properly. People without thyroid disease will never learn that their thyroid levels and metabolism could be better and can be made optimal not just “in normal range” with simply learning a few […]
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Learn To Live Well With Your Graves and Thyroid Intact! Please, please, please stop putting off learning to live well with your Graves and thyroid intact! It saddens me to see how many of you suffer for years without learning and reaching out to me for help. Neither your endo, GP or Naturopath know how […]
Topic of the Week! The Holiday Season and Stress Spikes Wow! The number of stress spikes I’m seeing is off the charts again. Remember, even good and positive stress, not just negative stress, can have an impact on our numbers. Both thyroid and antibodies. Now the holidays are coming and they can be very stressful […]
Ok, I’m Planting Seeds! Make that more seeds! I’ve already been planting them for over 10 years yet I’m still getting too many thyroid storm emergencies caused by the uneducated trusting naturopaths. In the flip side we can’t trust our endos and doctors to know how to manage our intact thyroids properly. These are frequently […]
Topic of the Week! Always & Never For more details as to why each topic is either an Always or a Never just search the group. These subjects have all been discussed many times over the years. Don’t have time to do your own searching and research? Just schedule a 1 Hour Consult with me […]
Let’s Talk Antibodies! Sadly, I still see the wrong antibodies being tested every day. Every single day! What antibodies has your doc tested? If they’re the wrong ones your doc is not Graves savvy. Graves antibodies are: TRab – Thyrotropin (TSH) Receptor Antibodies. This test measures both the stimulating and blocking antibodies. TSI – Thyroid […]
My doc keeps insisting I remove or nuke my thyroid calling it “definitive” treatment. Is this true? No! It’s not true! The term “definitive treatment” is very misleading and completely false! You’re merely trading a hyPER thyroid for a hyPO thyroid. There’s nothing definitive about it whatsoever because you’ll be treating the hyPO state created […]
Roller Coaster or Yo-Yoing Will Not Get You Into Antibody Remission! What is roller coastering or yo-yoing? This is when your thyroid levels go from too high to too low then too high, etc. Up and down like a roller coaster or a yo yo. This is just a recipe for misery. You will never […]
Your Thyroid Levels Are Within Range, Why Do You Still Have Symptoms? It’s simple science. The ranges provided are too broad. Most people will experience hypo symptoms when too low in the range and hyper symptoms when too high in the range. Everyone has a sweet spot or optimal levels. Within range is simply not […]