10 Habits that Contributed to My Hypothyroidism – When I look back I can easily think of 10 habits that contributed to my hypothyroidism. I had a major thyroid/ adrenal meltdown in 2009 soon after I turned 30. I am still struggling to recover with diet and lifestyle modifications. It is a deep hole I…
How To Regain Your Health After Hashimoto’s And Hypothyroidism
How To Recover Your Health After Hashimoto’s Growing up on a diet: My parents got divorced when I was 3 years old and I turned to food for comfort. By the time I was 6 years old I was in Weight Watchers. I was chubby in middle school while attending various weight loss endeavors. Then…
Adrenal Fatigue FAQ: what, how, and why…
From Grass Fed Girl- This is a guest post by my friend Rachel who is a functional medicine practitioner and nutritionist. I have nurtured myself back from adrenal exhaustion in 2009. I could barely get out of bed then and drank a pot of coffee to get going. I worked on my healing by doing…
New Year New You Summit — Coming January 13-17, 2014! Sign-Up TODAY!
What are your goals for the new year? Do you want to lose weight, get in shape, learn how to live a more green lifestyle, pay down debt or start a homestead? Whatever your resolutions, get ready to be inspired…by the New Year New You Summit! Some of my favorite speakers are included like Dr. Cate Shanahan,…
Parasites: A Secret Cause of Weight Gain
This is a guest post from my long time friend Rachel who is a nutrition consultant and functional medicine practitioner. She clues us in on a common hidden causes of weight gain. I have battled with parasites during my loooong healing journey after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2010. When the immune system breaks…
Mediterranean Paleo Cooking Tips with Chef Nabil Boumrar
Mediterranean Paleo Cooking Tips with Chef Nabil Boumrar – Mediterranean Paleo Cooking Tips with Chef Nabil Boumrar We had the privileged of interviewing my chef husband about our new book: Mediterranean Paleo Cooking. We took questions from my Facebook audience to help them with their cooking quandaries. He also talked about about how to adapt…
The Paleo Mom Sarah Ballantyne on the Autoimmune Protocol
The Paleo Mom Sarah Ballantyne on the Autoimmune Protocol – We are so privileged to get to have The Paleo Mom Sarah Ballatyne Ph.D on our show talking all about the hows and whys of The Paleo Autoimmune protocol, which is a stricter version of Paleo for shorter term healing of the gut/ immune system….
Angela’s Story of Finding Hope with Hashimoto’s and weight loss
Angela’s Story of Finding Hope with Hashimoto’s and weight loss – I was recently thrilled when I received a reader story about her triumph over Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. This is not only about how she lost weight but about how she kept hope alive through it all. I got choked up reading all the drama that…
Thyroid and Hashimoto’s Expert Answers Your Questions with Dr. Justin Marchegiani
Dr. Justin Marchegiani: Thyroid and Hashimoto’s Expert Answers Your Questions – Dr. Justin Marchegiani: Thyroid and Hashimoto’s Expert Answers Your Questions Listen here: Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast Powered By Podbean Or listen on I- tunes here Show Notes: Announcements: Caitlin just back from Algeria and France visiting her husbands family…
Dr. Drew Hassles Jennifer Esposito About Her Celiac Disease
I have recently become a huge fan of Jennifer Esposito after watching Samantha Who on Netflix. It is a hilarious show also featuring Melissa McCarthy and Christina Applegate, who loses her memory after a car accident. I later found out that Jennifer Esposito has Celiac disease and was being hassled by CBS for not…
Mad Women: Understanding Betty’s Thyroid Issues
Mad Women: Understanding Betty’s Thyroid Issues – I am major fan of Mad Men and I was intrigued when Betty had a thyroid lump in Episode 3 of Season 5. Betty is Don’s ex -wife who has gained some major pounds since season 4 and it is revealed that she has thyroid problem. I want…
One Month Without My Scale
One Month Without My Scale – Confession Time: I am embarrassed to tell you this because I am supposed to be more evolved (lol…paleo joke) but I usually weigh myself every few days (if not everyday). My husband went out of town for a trip and before he left he hid my scale from me…