Have you been told to avoid goitrogenic foods because of your thyroid disorder? Goitrogenic foods are: -Broccoli -Brussels sprouts -Cabbage -Cauliflower -Collard greens -Flax seed -Kale -Mustard greens -Pears -Peaches -Pine nuts -Peanuts -Radishes -Rutabega -Soy -Spinach -Strawberries -Sweet potatoes -Turnips What is the Concern with Goitrogenic Foods? Goitrogenic foods are … [Read more...] about Goitrogenic Foods and Hypothyroidism
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How to Have Healthy Coffee
It surprises people that there are dangers in coffee. Let's talk about how to make healthy coffee. Since so many of us drink it, we need to optimize this beverage and not have it be a cause of distress in our bodies. According to Statistic Brain, 54% of Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee everyday, and we spend roughly $4 billion importing it into the U.S. each year. It's the beverage … [Read more...] about How to Have Healthy Coffee
Problems are Blessings
Someone telling me that problems are blessings could have totally irritated me at the beginning of having hormonal imbalance and hypothyroidism. Now I understand the notion. It was October of 2014, and I had a problem. With a laundry list of unpleasant symptoms, I was leaving an endocrinologist's office and fighting back tears. After an hour appointment with the doctor, I was told we'd wait 6 … [Read more...] about Problems are Blessings
Losing Your Voice: The Thyroid Connection
A little over a week ago, I lost my voice due to a virus. There is nothing more frustrating than not being able to talk. Sometimes having a change in your voice is a sign of deeper issues. I have become a firm believer in the energetics of our being. The properties of energy, and the way in which it is redistributed in physical, chemical, or biological processes amazes me. I am in the early stages … [Read more...] about Losing Your Voice: The Thyroid Connection
Natural Pregnancy and VBAC
*This post is long, but it has to be in order to share my story of my second pregnancy and VBAC or vaginal birth after cesarean. I share my story, not to show disagreement with others who have sought medical interventions to achieve pregnancy or birth their child, but to provide hope. I know there are many women who have a little voice saying, "there's more to this...how can my body not work … [Read more...] about Natural Pregnancy and VBAC
Scary: Part 2
What is scary to us, we naturally try to stay away from. Being scared has taken away a lot of time in my life: overanalyzing, worrying, avoiding, delaying, and just staying comfortable wastes time and energy. Furthermore, what really comes of being comfortable all the time? To each his own, but if you really want to feel alive, then get away from being comfortable and do something … [Read more...] about Scary: Part 2
