If you’re familiar with my healing journey, you know I’ve been affected by Hashimoto’s as well as Lyme: Two diseases known to cause symptoms such as lethargy, mental fog, joint and muscle pain, poor sleep quality, and many other issues that interfere with daily living. And according to Dr. Izabella Wentz, Borrelia burgdorferi — the …
The glandula thyreoidea, more commonly known as the thyroid gland, is a tiny butterfly-shaped organ that sits just below the Adam’s apple in the front of the neck. It produces three types of hormones, including triiodothyronine (more commonly known as T3), tetraiodothyronine (abbreviated as T4 or thyroxine), and calcitonin (a hormone produced by the C …
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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease – one of a growing number known to scientists. Thyroid autoimmunity is the leading cause of hypothyroidism in the United States and it’s estimated that nearly 50 million Americans, and likely many more, are dealing with autoimmune conditions. Women are 8 times more likely than men to receive a …
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So this post is not going to be about coaching, business, or yoga, but it is about wellness and thriving. We went home for Christmas and while I was home I had a bunch of lab tests run because, to be honest, I’ve known something wasn’t quite right for a while now. And I was …
