They Called Hashimoto’s ‘Incurable.’ Angela Called Their Bluff.
When Angela’s doctor said “You’ll have Hashimoto’s forever,” she cried in her car. Then she got pissed. Here’s how she proved them wrong.
I’ll never forget my first Hashimoto’s case in 2017. I was just as frustrated as Angela—staring at “normal” labs while my client suffered. That’s when I realized: Conventional medicine was asking the wrong questions.
Wait—My Gut Caused My Thyroid Issues?!
In My 30+ Years, Here’s What I’ve Learned:
Your gut and thyroid are partners in crime. When one’s a mess, the other’s left holding the bag.
Angela’s gut was a frat party gone wrong:
Leaky gut (like a broken fence letting chaos into your yard)
Dysbiosis (too many bad guys, not enough bouncers)
Candida overgrowth (a fungal squatter even reality TV wouldn’t tolerate)
We Fixed It By:
Ditching: Gluten, dairy, and sugar (the trifecta of thyroid torment)
Adding:
L-glutamine (gut spackle—yes, that’s a thing)
Probiotics (the bouncers kicking out troublemakers)
Digestive enzymes (because even “healthy” food can backfire)
By Week 8: Her bloating vanished, and her joints stopped crackling like a campfire.
“Busy” Isn’t a Badge of Honor—It’s a Red Flag
Angela swore she “wasn’t stressed”—but her 60-hour workweeks and 4 AM emails said otherwise. Her cortisol levels? Higher than my caffeine intake during flu season.
We Traded:
HIIT workouts → walks without a fitness tracker (wild, I know)
Late-night doomscrolling → 5-minute “vagus nerve resets” (humming Sweet Caroline worked wonders.)
Coffee marathons → ashwagandha (“nature’s chill pill”)
The Result? Her thyroid antibodies dropped faster than my patience for folding laundry.
Toxins: The Thyroid’s Sneaky Frenemies
Angela’s environment was low-key attacking her:
Mold in her AC unit (a common Hashi’s trigger)
Plastics leaching hormone-disruptors into her meals
Mercury fillings from her *NSYNC-era dental work
We Didn’t Do: A brutal detox that would’ve made her miserable.
We Did:
Swap plastic containers for mason jars (even one swap counts!)
Use activated charcoal—think of it as a Roomba sucking up toxins your liver missed
Support her liver with milk thistle (a spa day for her detox organs)
Six Months Later: From Zombie to Zestful
Thyroid antibodies down 65%
Energy to hike with her kids (no 3 PM nap required)
Hair thicker than her denial about needing reading glasses
Meds cut in half (with her doc’s blessing)
But the real win? She stopped feeling like a hostage to her diagnosis.
“But Shannon—What If I’ve Tried Everything?”
Maria, another client, came to me after 10 years of hitting dead ends. Turns out, her ‘healthy’ green smoothies were secretly spiking her blood sugar, and her endless bloat and fatigue? A nasty stomach bug (H. pylori) had set up camp in her gut, throwing a tantrum, and her nonstop work schedule left her stress-handling glands running on fumes.
Healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Maybe your missing puzzle piece is:
A stealth infection (like Lyme or Epstein-Barr)
A nutrient deficiency (hello magnesium)
A toxin your doc hasn’t tested for
Quitting isn’t an option. Let’s find your root cause.
Your Turn: 3 Things to Try TODAY
Ditch Gluten for 72 Hours: Notice changes in bloating or energy. (No perfection required—just curiosity.)
Swap One Toxin: Trade your plastic water bottle for a mason jar. Bonus: add lemon for a liver boost.
Breathe Like It’s a Superpower: Inhale for 4, exhale for 6—do this while waiting in line or scrolling TikTok.
“Normal” Labs? Let’s Read Between the Lines
Thyroid Antibodies > 34? Your immune system’s confused, not broken.
hs-CRP Elevated? Hidden inflammation’s sucker-punching your energy.
Ferritin “Normal” But Under 60? Your cells are starving for iron.
Ready to Rewrite Your Story?
If you’re…
Exhausted by being told “this is just how it is”
Overwhelmed by conflicting advice (keto? vegan? air??)
Done feeling like a lab rat
Let’s chat. In a free call, we’ll:
Crack open your labs like a mystery novel
Map out your actual root causes (no guilt trips allowed)
Laugh about how absurd “normal” ranges are
P.S. You deserve more than “manageable” symptoms. Let’s rewrite this story before your next lab draw.
