Ok here is what i am taking/doing...most of it anyway.
Adrenal Suppliment:
Metagenics/Adrenogen Nutritional Support for Adrenal Function ( 2x's a day, a.m and noon)
I have stayed strict to this since she prescribed it for me 4 weeks ago.
Armour Thyroid 180 mg each day
I take a 90 mg pill at about 7 a.m.
and a 90 mg pill at about 7 p.m.
This I changed on the 19th of Nov. 2007 as the blood work came back.
Blue Green Algae
Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc.
Klamath Lake Oregon...500 mg.
I take 2 pills ( whenever during the day, usually in the morning, 1000 mg.)
Started yesterday Nov. 28, 2007
GI-Zyme
Supports Digestive Absorption
Digestive Enzyme
Mannatech Wellness Managment
1 cap a day usually in the morning
Started Nov. 23, 2007
Vitalizer Packs
Shaklee
Based on 12 clinical studies, Vitalizer provides the best spectrum of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, anti-aging phytonutrients, omega-3 fatty acids, and probiotocs.
Each pack contains:
6 pills...I take one of these a day.
I have been on these consistently since I saw the naturopath approx. 4 weeks ago.
MonaVie:
The best juice ever. I am taking 1/4 a bottle every day.
I'll have more on this in another blog.
The company is new ( 2005) out of Salt Lake City.
The juice has many fruits including the Acai berry from Brazil...that has the highest antioxidant level of any berry available on the planet.
Started on this consistently yesterday, Nov. 28, 2007
Meditation each day.
I set an intention each morning, bring in the 7 directions ( North, South, East, West, Above, Below, and Within). When feeling stressed I quiet my mind and just sit in silence ( this is the best stress reducer I know of!) Done most of my life..have to keep coming back to it...life gets busy but have to keep returning to what feels right.
Journaling: I'm a writer and a journaler and no they are not the same thing :-) I write each day as well as journal.
Exercise: Today I am heading back to the gym for 2 miles on the tredmill and some light weight training/lifting. Our whole family works out after the kids are out of school( 5 days a week), from about 3:30-5:00 p.m. ( Our two older boys are at MIZZOU and are bodybuilders, they work out with us when they are home.) I want to get back on my bike but may wait for that until Spring and warmer weather.
Another blog will contain changes I am already experiencing.
Be well...
~Amy~
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Beginning
I was diagnosed with hypothyroid disease almost 10 years ago ( the exact time doesn't matter to me).
I've "settled" for not feeling my best for quite a few years.
3 weeks ago I decided to try a new doctor and a fresh approach. I switched from my MD to a Naturopathic Doctor.
I saw her approx. 4 weeks ago and she took my history and asked me some questions.
She put me on an adrenal suppliment. She said once a person "presents" with a thyroid disorder they have probably been suffering from adrenal exhaustion for 5-10 years previously.
I am to take the suppliment once in the morning and once at noon.
She also put me on a 1300 calorie diet, which I have yet to "nail down". No more fast food, or processed food. I have yet to be successful at this. My highest weight was 260 pounds in 2005. Today I am 200 pounds and my personal goal is to be at my goal weight of 130 by my birthday next year which is July 25th.
She took three test tubes of blood.
I received the lab results in the mail about 1 week later.
I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease. With an antibody level of over 3000 ( normal range is 0-44).
My B-12 levels were "low". They recommended 8 B-12 shots, one each week for the next 8 weeks. Today I had my second shot. So 2 down and 6 to go.
She increased my Armour to 180 mg every day ( previous to that I was on 120 mg on even days and 90 mg on odd days).
I decided to change doctors because I was not feeling well. My intuition was telling me that something else was wrong with my body. I had started a rigerous exercise routine, of biking in the morning with a friend for 12 miles and then in the gym on a treadmill in the afternoons for 2 miles, and light weight lifting, 5 days a week. I was exhausted. Something just didn't make sense.
So last Monday ( Nov. 19th, 2007) I began the new dose of Armour. I felt horrible that day and the next. The heart "dropping" was the worst it had ever been. My heart was dropping beats. By 1:00 p.m. I was exhausted. I had stopped the rigerous exercise routine until I got the results back from the blood tests, etc. I begin again at the gym tomorrow. Starting out slower this time.
Today, yesterday and the day before that I have had little to no heart "dropping" issues.
I attribute this to the increase in Armour, and the increase in glyconutrients.
I will be back later to write out all that I am taking, suppliment wise, and what I have since found out about a new product a friend introduced me to.
This blog is about MY journey with an auto immune dis-ease and how I am dealing with and healing from Hashimoto's Dis-ease...body, mind and spirit.
I've "settled" for not feeling my best for quite a few years.
3 weeks ago I decided to try a new doctor and a fresh approach. I switched from my MD to a Naturopathic Doctor.
I saw her approx. 4 weeks ago and she took my history and asked me some questions.
She put me on an adrenal suppliment. She said once a person "presents" with a thyroid disorder they have probably been suffering from adrenal exhaustion for 5-10 years previously.
I am to take the suppliment once in the morning and once at noon.
She also put me on a 1300 calorie diet, which I have yet to "nail down". No more fast food, or processed food. I have yet to be successful at this. My highest weight was 260 pounds in 2005. Today I am 200 pounds and my personal goal is to be at my goal weight of 130 by my birthday next year which is July 25th.
She took three test tubes of blood.
I received the lab results in the mail about 1 week later.
I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease. With an antibody level of over 3000 ( normal range is 0-44).
My B-12 levels were "low". They recommended 8 B-12 shots, one each week for the next 8 weeks. Today I had my second shot. So 2 down and 6 to go.
She increased my Armour to 180 mg every day ( previous to that I was on 120 mg on even days and 90 mg on odd days).
I decided to change doctors because I was not feeling well. My intuition was telling me that something else was wrong with my body. I had started a rigerous exercise routine, of biking in the morning with a friend for 12 miles and then in the gym on a treadmill in the afternoons for 2 miles, and light weight lifting, 5 days a week. I was exhausted. Something just didn't make sense.
So last Monday ( Nov. 19th, 2007) I began the new dose of Armour. I felt horrible that day and the next. The heart "dropping" was the worst it had ever been. My heart was dropping beats. By 1:00 p.m. I was exhausted. I had stopped the rigerous exercise routine until I got the results back from the blood tests, etc. I begin again at the gym tomorrow. Starting out slower this time.
Today, yesterday and the day before that I have had little to no heart "dropping" issues.
I attribute this to the increase in Armour, and the increase in glyconutrients.
I will be back later to write out all that I am taking, suppliment wise, and what I have since found out about a new product a friend introduced me to.
This blog is about MY journey with an auto immune dis-ease and how I am dealing with and healing from Hashimoto's Dis-ease...body, mind and spirit.
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