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Chronic Tendonitis, Chronic Hives, Tinea Versicolor, Hashimotos

Has anyone had these? I seem to have all 4 but have found some things that help. It all started when I was under stress for a whole year, then had bilaterial hernia surgery repair …
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Starting out on Raw Milk-help

So heres the run down: I have hashimotos, and am in the process of treating it w/ ldn and paleo + raw dairy. I just introduced raw milk to my diet. I drank processed milk for the …
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Iodine and hashimoto’s pregnancy

(Let me start by saying I have an appointment with my endocrinologist in a few days, and I have very good, thoughtful high-risk prenatal care.) I'm 18 weeks pregnant, positive for …
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How many TPO antibodies would be cause for concern? Is the lab reference range accurate?

I'm trying to get to the bottom of my thyroid issues. Recent blood work showed my TPO antibodies at 11. The lab reference range is 34+ for a diagnosis of Hashimoto's but I read in …
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So, do we reaaaally need iodine?

I have Hashimoto's, and at the behest of my boyfriend I started taking supplemental potassium iodide, and ended up breaking out terribly. I didn't see any particular effects from i …
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A question for the thyroid experts out there: Can removal of gluten create new symptoms through a disruption of the previous balance of thyroid antibodies (specifically TSBAb, TSAb, and TPOAb)?

First off, I have a confession to make. For a long time I’ve been a bit annoyed by how often paleohackers blame random symptoms on a malfunctioning thyroid. It seems like every tim …
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I think I have Hashimoto’s? Blood test results and advice on how to deal with them

I had a blood test done six months ago BEFORE starting paleo; I received the following results: TSH - 1.99 (0.47-5) FT3 - 3 (2.3-4) FT4 - 1.26 (0.93-1.7) TPO - Lost the pa …
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Taking thyroid meds at night

Do any of you take them at night? This articles says theres benefits to it. What do you guys think? Gonna try experimenting with it a bit.
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High-carb for Hashimoto’s?

I feel like all I do is take, take, take, knowledge-wise, on PaleoHacks. Still, here I go doing it again. I gather that people with hypothyroidism should pretty solidly eat more ca …
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How to determine whether

I am not sure if I have an autoimmune disease. There is so much conflicting information out there so I'm confused, to say the least. I have low TSH, low T3, High RT3, low Ferritin …
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Hack my thyroid test results (please)

I've been experimenting with Paleo since January 2012 and in April started following a strict version of it. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and am low thyroid and was hoping to im …