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<blockquote data-quote="Winnie53" data-source="post: 1980113" data-attributes="member: 160246"><p>[USER=496789]@Fo[/USER] I've been so focused on my diabetes, and the health of our diabetes group's members, I haven't gotten that far yet, but I've learned a little along the way...</p><p></p><p>Dr. Osansky talks about "triggers" and there are a number of them when discussing autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and Graves (hyperthyroid).</p><p></p><p>If you listen to the interview I linked to previously - (I just checked and it's still available to listen to) - beginning at minute 14:45, he spends 2 minutes outlining "triggers":</p><p></p><p>food</p><p> - gluten</p><p> - sometimes dairy</p><p>infection</p><p> - pathogenic bacteria</p><p> - birellia</p><p> - lyme disease</p><p> - h. pylori</p><p>certain parasites</p><p> - blastofis hominus</p><p>viruses</p><p> - Epstein barr</p><p>chemicals</p><p> - BPA</p><p>heavy metals</p><p> - mercury</p><p>stress</p><p></p><p>Here's the link again to that interview... <a href="https://www.naturalhealth365.com/free-show" target="_blank">https://www.naturalhealth365.com/free-show</a></p><p></p><p>After you listen to the interview, and possibly take notes, you might want to dive into his material further by going to his website where he has both articles and a blog.</p><p></p><p>Here's an article that might be of interest to you... "Alpha Lipoic Acid and Thyroid Health"... <a href="https://www.naturalendocrinesolutions.com/articles/alpha-lipoic-acid-thyroid-health/" target="_blank">https://www.naturalendocrinesolutions.com/articles/alpha-lipoic-acid-thyroid-health/</a></p><p></p><p>He also has a new book, Hashimoto's Triggers: Eliminate Your Thyroid Symptoms By Finding And Removing Your Specific Autoimmune Triggers (2018)... <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Triggers-Eliminate-Symptoms-Autoimmune/dp/0692989498/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549342863&sr=1-2&keywords=eric+osansky" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Triggers-Eliminate-Symptoms-Autoimmune/dp/0692989498/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549342863&sr=1-2&keywords=eric+osansky</a> Perhaps another place to have a look around would be to read the reviews of this book. (I do that all the time. Have found some incredibly helpful books that way.)</p><p></p><p>When I was re-diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in February 2015 with an A1c of 9.9%, I was so scared. I wondered, how much damage have I done in the last 4 years. Previous to that I worked as an information resource specialist so I did for myself what I'd done for so many others who were experiencing a health crisis over a 12 year period.</p><p></p><p>I began asking questions and looking for answers.</p><p></p><p>My first question was how bad is an A1c of 9.9%? That led me to an article by a well respected diabetes blogger, David Mendoza. He shared how he'd come across and read the book, Dr. Berstein's Diabetes Solution, tried the diet outlined in that book, and got his A1c back to non-diabetic levels. That man gave me hope.</p><p></p><p>I got the book that day, started the low carb diet within three days, and a few days later found my way here to this forum where members supported me in working through all my fears as I continued on the diet and further refined my understanding and use of the diet. Within a month or two, can't remember exactly, I got an A1c of 5.6% then 5.4%. As far as my doctor was concerned, I no longer had diabetes. It's not that simple of course, I still have to follow the low carb ketogenic diet or the low carb diet to keep my insulin and glucose levels in check but it works.</p><p></p><p>Not long after I started the diet, I started eating the popular low carb bread "1 minute bun" made with ground flaxseed, butter, egg, baking soda, and something else. They were great and I had one daily. Within 3 weeks, another autoimmune condition I have, inflammatory bowel disease, flared. I'd conquered diabetes only to battle the IBD again. This would be my third flare in 25 years. I went back on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), a diet that had worked previously, but after 9 months I contacted my gastroenterologist and requested a colonoscopy. He feared I had colon cancer and got me in quickly for the colonoscopy. Good news: no cancer. Bad news: Fully inflamed colon. Good news: the colonoscopy prep flushed the build up of bad bacteria that had overpopulated my colon nine months earlier and I was in remission again within a few weeks. I've been fine ever since.</p><p></p><p>I do not have hypothryroid. I have a hyperthyroid condition referred to as subclinical hyperthyroid that can significantly worsen at any time, but hasn't...yet. It's next on my list to conquer, but I'm not there yet. I'm still working on keeping my diabetes in remission and I need to lose a minimum of 30 pounds. So right now I'm learning about how to layer fasting onto my low carbohydrate diet. And so far the results have been excellent. My other focus is on becoming a "foodie". I will have to follow a low carb diet for the rest of my life, and I want to make it as enjoyable as possible. You would laugh if you saw my pile of cookbooks.</p><p></p><p>So that brings me full circle back to you. I wish I could be that expert who could walk you through the process of restoring your health, but I can't. I can however give you the names of two experts who have proven themselves by helping many patients with Hashimotos: Eric Osanski and Izabella Wentz.</p><p></p><p>It's up to you now to dig in, do the research, start making the changes you can, and begin working toward getting the appropriate testing done that you need. It probably will take you years, but, only if you commit to learning everything you can and begin making changes with the guidance of proven experts and the support of others who share your diagnosis of hypothyroid or Hashimotos, it that's what you have. I don't know. You need to be tested to see if you have the antibodies to determine that.</p><p></p><p>You ask good questions. Keep doing that. I suggest you look at the websites of Osansky and Wentz, then buy one of their books, read it, get some answers, and begin plotting your course to restored health.</p><p></p><p>I wish restoring health was as simple as going to the doctor, getting a diagnosis and taking drugs. Doesn't work that way. Those who choose that path get sicker.</p><p></p><p>Getting better requires finding the root cause of all your conditions: the hypothyroid condition, prediabetes, and neuropathy. That's done by identifying and treating infections, eliminating foods that make your conditions worse, finding and eating the right foods for you, detoxing harmful heavy metals and toxins from your body, learning how to manage stress, learning how to improve the quality of your relationships, getting quality sleep, and building regular physical movement into your life. It takes time, often years, sometimes a decade or more, but each step of the way brings you closer to what we all want, vibrant health.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winnie53, post: 1980113, member: 160246"] [USER=496789]@Fo[/USER] I've been so focused on my diabetes, and the health of our diabetes group's members, I haven't gotten that far yet, but I've learned a little along the way... Dr. Osansky talks about "triggers" and there are a number of them when discussing autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) and Graves (hyperthyroid). If you listen to the interview I linked to previously - (I just checked and it's still available to listen to) - beginning at minute 14:45, he spends 2 minutes outlining "triggers": food - gluten - sometimes dairy infection - pathogenic bacteria - birellia - lyme disease - h. pylori certain parasites - blastofis hominus viruses - Epstein barr chemicals - BPA heavy metals - mercury stress Here's the link again to that interview... [URL]https://www.naturalhealth365.com/free-show[/URL] After you listen to the interview, and possibly take notes, you might want to dive into his material further by going to his website where he has both articles and a blog. Here's an article that might be of interest to you... "Alpha Lipoic Acid and Thyroid Health"... [URL]https://www.naturalendocrinesolutions.com/articles/alpha-lipoic-acid-thyroid-health/[/URL] He also has a new book, Hashimoto's Triggers: Eliminate Your Thyroid Symptoms By Finding And Removing Your Specific Autoimmune Triggers (2018)... [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Triggers-Eliminate-Symptoms-Autoimmune/dp/0692989498/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549342863&sr=1-2&keywords=eric+osansky[/URL] Perhaps another place to have a look around would be to read the reviews of this book. (I do that all the time. Have found some incredibly helpful books that way.) When I was re-diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in February 2015 with an A1c of 9.9%, I was so scared. I wondered, how much damage have I done in the last 4 years. Previous to that I worked as an information resource specialist so I did for myself what I'd done for so many others who were experiencing a health crisis over a 12 year period. I began asking questions and looking for answers. My first question was how bad is an A1c of 9.9%? That led me to an article by a well respected diabetes blogger, David Mendoza. He shared how he'd come across and read the book, Dr. Berstein's Diabetes Solution, tried the diet outlined in that book, and got his A1c back to non-diabetic levels. That man gave me hope. I got the book that day, started the low carb diet within three days, and a few days later found my way here to this forum where members supported me in working through all my fears as I continued on the diet and further refined my understanding and use of the diet. Within a month or two, can't remember exactly, I got an A1c of 5.6% then 5.4%. As far as my doctor was concerned, I no longer had diabetes. It's not that simple of course, I still have to follow the low carb ketogenic diet or the low carb diet to keep my insulin and glucose levels in check but it works. Not long after I started the diet, I started eating the popular low carb bread "1 minute bun" made with ground flaxseed, butter, egg, baking soda, and something else. They were great and I had one daily. Within 3 weeks, another autoimmune condition I have, inflammatory bowel disease, flared. I'd conquered diabetes only to battle the IBD again. This would be my third flare in 25 years. I went back on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), a diet that had worked previously, but after 9 months I contacted my gastroenterologist and requested a colonoscopy. He feared I had colon cancer and got me in quickly for the colonoscopy. Good news: no cancer. Bad news: Fully inflamed colon. Good news: the colonoscopy prep flushed the build up of bad bacteria that had overpopulated my colon nine months earlier and I was in remission again within a few weeks. I've been fine ever since. I do not have hypothryroid. I have a hyperthyroid condition referred to as subclinical hyperthyroid that can significantly worsen at any time, but hasn't...yet. It's next on my list to conquer, but I'm not there yet. I'm still working on keeping my diabetes in remission and I need to lose a minimum of 30 pounds. So right now I'm learning about how to layer fasting onto my low carbohydrate diet. And so far the results have been excellent. My other focus is on becoming a "foodie". I will have to follow a low carb diet for the rest of my life, and I want to make it as enjoyable as possible. You would laugh if you saw my pile of cookbooks. So that brings me full circle back to you. I wish I could be that expert who could walk you through the process of restoring your health, but I can't. I can however give you the names of two experts who have proven themselves by helping many patients with Hashimotos: Eric Osanski and Izabella Wentz. It's up to you now to dig in, do the research, start making the changes you can, and begin working toward getting the appropriate testing done that you need. It probably will take you years, but, only if you commit to learning everything you can and begin making changes with the guidance of proven experts and the support of others who share your diagnosis of hypothyroid or Hashimotos, it that's what you have. I don't know. You need to be tested to see if you have the antibodies to determine that. You ask good questions. Keep doing that. I suggest you look at the websites of Osansky and Wentz, then buy one of their books, read it, get some answers, and begin plotting your course to restored health. I wish restoring health was as simple as going to the doctor, getting a diagnosis and taking drugs. Doesn't work that way. Those who choose that path get sicker. Getting better requires finding the root cause of all your conditions: the hypothyroid condition, prediabetes, and neuropathy. That's done by identifying and treating infections, eliminating foods that make your conditions worse, finding and eating the right foods for you, detoxing harmful heavy metals and toxins from your body, learning how to manage stress, learning how to improve the quality of your relationships, getting quality sleep, and building regular physical movement into your life. It takes time, often years, sometimes a decade or more, but each step of the way brings you closer to what we all want, vibrant health. [/QUOTE]
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