Turning a New Page

Knowledge is Power

I have finally reached my limit of visiting multiple doctors and getting treated for symptoms opposed to the "root cause." Someone please tell me "the what" that is causing my ailments and pains. It has to be beyond hair products...different topic and different blog ;-)

How did this happen? Well I'm tired of always feeling fatigued, restless, having joint and muscle pain, severe eczema (I'm sure there is a name for this), and the list can go on and on. I made it up in my mind that things had to change and my next trip to the endocrinologist would be like no other because enough is enough. I needed and wanted my fantastic "normal" self back.

It was after my doctor visit a few months ago that I started having some serious thoughts about how I was taking control of my life. I mean, I was an administrator of a high school, the varsity girls basketball coach, and just finished an intense graduate program. But when did I actually put forth the time to analyze how my body felt and how I was or was not taking care of myself. I had many signs...migraines, brittle nails, hair issues and through it all not once did I stop and assess how I was taking care of myself or the lack thereof. You see, with thyroid problems this is the number one must do. It is the most important factor when dealing with thyroid illness. Why? Because you know your body best. 

I decided to step back a bit and look at what was happening. I reviewed my medical records for the past two years (which were very telling) and decided right then and there that I would need to make some life changing decisions if I wanted to get better. My next step was having a conversation with my husband. He has watched me over the last 6 years go from a person with high energy to almost unrecognizable and hitting such a low that he began to heavily search this matter out. It turns out his searching led us to a book that a friend recommended that I truly believe is life changing. It is what you see above titled "Medical Medium Thyroid Healing: The Truth behind Hashimoto's, Graves', Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-Barr" by Anthony William (http://www.medicalmedium.com/thyroid-healing). Just reading this book gave me energy.

This profound book is my new chapter to healing. Taking a radically different approach to get better. By radical I mean changing my lifestyle and not relying on medicine because that reliance has only made me worse over the years. Simple yet mind-blowing! After much prayer, being led to this book is just as much a spiritual journey alongside the physical approach. It is the gem I've been looking for. A "how-to" of challenging every myth or belief one has had as it relates to thyroid illness and health and graves' disease. An eye-opener and profound approach to getting better. A "you are not alone" and "not crazy" type of book.

This gem is what prompted me to do and see things differently. To take another look and see things outside of the box. A partnership to better health and improved life. A trust your body work because God made it to only benefit you and not harm you type of book. One of my favorite quotes from the book (there are many) states:

"All that time symptoms were limiting you, they were giving you something, too. That compassion you gained from being vulnerable, that wisdom that came from watching life at a distance, that faith that there had to be an answer, that supreme patience of putting one foot in front of the other - these are yours to use for the rest of your life."

Through this blog, I hope to show you compassion, share my wisdom, build your faith, and be a friend to show you that you can and will be healed and walk with you along the way. I look forward to sharing more with you as I progress through the recommendations in this book. A new approach to food and life. If you are looking for a different way to tackle thyroid disease this is for you. I'm turning the page - stay tuned!