My 3 biggest Hashimotos MISTAKES (Don't Do These!)

Summary

In this video, the creator reflects on three significant mistakes made while managing Hashimoto's disease: solely relying on a doctor's advice and medication, neglecting the impact of diet, and not addressing stress management. They share personal experiences and emphasize the importance of research, dietary changes, and stress reduction to improve thyroid health and overall well-being.

Takeaways

• 👨‍⚕️ Listen to your doctor, but also do your own research.
• 🔎 Understand that medication like levothyroxine may not be the only solution.
• ⏳ Time is of the essence; don't delay in seeking additional help for your condition.
• 🍽️ Diet plays a crucial role in managing Hashimoto's; consider going gluten-free or trying the AIP diet.
• 🌱 There's no one-size-fits-all diet; you must find what works best for you.
• 🚫 Avoid foods that negatively affect you, like gluten, dairy, and corn.
• 🧘‍♀️ Stress management is critical for Hashimoto's patients.
• 🤯 Type A personalities are often more prone to stress, which can exacerbate Hashimoto's.
• 🧠 Find stress management techniques that work for you, like qigong or EFT tapping.
• 🔄 Don't give up after one attempt; keep trying different stress management methods.
• 🌟 Addressing diet and stress can help you move from survival mode to a state of thriving.

Q & A

What are the three biggest mistakes the speaker made regarding their Hashimoto's?

The three biggest mistakes were: 1) Only listening to their doctor and not researching further, 2) Not paying attention to their diet, and 3) Not addressing stress management.

Why does the speaker feel frustrated about their doctor's advice?

The speaker is frustrated because they were not informed that the autoimmune attack was still ongoing, leading to further destruction of their thyroid tissue over eight years.

What alternative actions could the speaker have taken to stop the autoimmune attack on their thyroid?

The speaker could have researched and implemented additional treatments or lifestyle changes beyond just taking levothyroxine to potentially halt the autoimmune attack.

How did the speaker's diet impact their Hashimoto's symptoms?

After going gluten-free and following the AIP diet, the speaker realized that certain foods like gluten, dairy, and corn significantly affected their symptoms.

What is the importance of finding a personalized diet for someone with Hashimoto's?

A personalized diet is crucial as it can help identify food triggers and improve the quality of life for individuals with Hashimoto's, as everyone's reaction to foods can vary.

Why is stress management so critical for individuals with Hashimoto's according to the speaker?

Stress management is critical because chronic stress keeps the body in fight or flight mode, preventing it from resting, digesting food properly, and healing, which can exacerbate Hashimoto's symptoms.

What stress management techniques has the speaker found helpful?

The speaker has found moving meditation like Qigong and EFT tapping to be helpful in managing stress.

How does the speaker suggest integrating stress management techniques into daily life?

The speaker suggests finding tools that work for you and using them throughout the day to manage stress in the moment, in addition to longer-term practices like meditation.

What is the speaker's advice for someone with a mild case of Hashimoto's?

For those with a mild case, the speaker advises taking the lessons to heart to prevent the condition from worsening.

What hope does the speaker offer to those with a severe case of Hashimoto's?

The speaker offers hope that by addressing diet and stress management, it is possible to improve and find relief from symptoms, as they have experienced themselves.

What resources does the speaker provide for further information on Hashimoto's?

The speaker provides a Hashimoto's playlist and encourages subscribing to their channel for more videos on the topic.

Outlines

00:00

🚑 Reflecting on Hashimoto's Management Mistakes

The speaker reflects on the three major mistakes they made in managing their Hashimoto's disease. Initially, they regretted solely relying on their doctor's advice upon diagnosis, which led to eight years of untreated autoimmune attack on their thyroid. They wish they had researched more and taken steps to halt the attack. The second mistake was neglecting their diet, not realizing the impact of foods like gluten and dairy until they tried a gluten-free and AIP diet. The third mistake was not addressing stress management, which is crucial for the body to transition from a fight-or-flight response to rest-and-digest, aiding in healing and immune regulation.

05:01

🍽️ The Impact of Diet and Stress Management on Hashimoto's

The speaker emphasizes the importance of diet and stress management in managing Hashimoto's disease. They share their personal journey of dietary changes, from gluten-free to a paleo-ish diet, which significantly improved their condition. They also discuss the significance of stress management, suggesting various techniques like qigong, EFT tapping, and breathing exercises. The speaker encourages finding personalized stress relief methods to facilitate healing. They conclude by summarizing the three mistakes and how addressing them has led to better quality of life and disease management.

Keywords

💡Hashimoto's

Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks the thyroid gland, leading to hypothyroidism. In the video, the speaker reflects on their personal journey with Hashimoto's and the mistakes they made in managing it. The disease is central to the video's theme of self-care and understanding one's health.

💡Hindsight

Hindsight refers to the ability to understand or judge something with the benefit of hindsight, often after it has already happened. The speaker uses this term to introduce their reflections on past decisions regarding their health, indicating that they now have a clearer perspective on what they would have done differently.

💡Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones, leading to various symptoms. The speaker was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and discusses the limitations of the medical advice they received, which focused solely on medication without addressing the underlying autoimmune attack.

💡Levothyroxine

Levothyroxine is a medication commonly prescribed for hypothyroidism to replace the missing thyroid hormone. The speaker mentions taking levothyroxine but expresses regret for not exploring other options to address the autoimmune attack on their thyroid.

💡Autoimmune Attack

An autoimmune attack occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues. In the context of Hashimoto's, this attack is on the thyroid gland. The speaker wishes they had known about this ongoing attack earlier to take steps to mitigate it.

💡Diet

The speaker identifies diet as a crucial factor in managing Hashimoto's. They discuss their journey through different dietary approaches, such as gluten-free and AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) diets, to find what works best for them. Diet is portrayed as a significant tool in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life.

💡Gluten-Free Diet

A gluten-free diet excludes gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. The speaker mentions going gluten-free as part of their dietary changes to manage Hashimoto's, highlighting the impact of certain foods on health.

💡Stress Management

Stress management refers to the techniques and strategies used to deal with stress. The speaker emphasizes the importance of stress management in reducing the body's fight-or-flight response, which can exacerbate autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto's. They share their personal struggle with stress and the methods they've found helpful.

💡Fight or Flight

Fight or flight is a physiological response to perceived threats that prepares the body to either confront or escape danger. The speaker discusses how chronic stress can keep the body in this state, hindering healing and digestion, which is crucial for managing Hashimoto's.

💡Rest and Digest

Rest and digest, also known as the parasympathetic response, is the body's state of relaxation and recovery. The speaker contrasts this with the fight or flight mode and advocates for practices that promote rest and digest to support healing and immune system regulation.

💡Qigong

Qigong is a form of meditative exercise that involves slow, deliberate movements and deep breathing. The speaker finds Qigong helpful for their stress management, illustrating how different individuals may benefit from various stress-relief techniques.

Highlights

The speaker shares their three biggest mistakes in managing Hashimoto's disease.

Mistake one: Relying solely on doctor's advice for hypothyroid diagnosis without further research.

Wishing to have known about the ongoing autoimmune attack on the thyroid.

The importance of stopping the autoimmune attack beyond just medication.

Mistake two: Not addressing diet despite its significant impact on Hashimoto's.

The realization that certain foods like gluten, dairy, and corn affect the speaker adversely.

The necessity of finding a personalized diet that works for each individual.

Mistake three: Neglecting stress management which is crucial for Hashimoto's.

The link between being a 'type A' personality and chronic stress.

The role of stress in keeping the body in a constant fight-or-flight mode.

The need for the body to be in rest-and-digest mode for healing and immune regulation.

Different stress management techniques and finding what works for the individual.

The speaker's personal journey with stress management through activities like Qigong and EFT tapping.

The importance of addressing diet and stress management for long-term Hashimoto's relief.

The speaker's improvement in diet and stress management leading to better digestion and less severe symptoms.

The hope that sharing these mistakes can prevent others from worsening their condition.

Encouragement for those with severe Hashimoto's that there is hope for improvement.

The speaker offers a Hashimoto's playlist for more information on managing the condition.

Invitation to subscribe to the channel for more videos on Hashimoto's.

Transcripts

in this video the three biggest mistakes

i've made for my hashimoto's

we all know that hindsight is 20 20.

however when i was recently asked the

question of what i would have done

differently had i known what i know now

i thought of the three biggest things

that really i would change

and i want to share those with you today

the first one was only listening to my

doctor when he gave me my hypothyroid

diagnosis

i

he was a medical authority right so

that's why i listened to him but i wish

i had done a little bit more research

instead of just listening to him when he

told me that medication or the

levothyroxine he had put me on was the

only thing that could be done had i

known that the autoimmune attack was

still going on in the background

attacking my thyroid i probably would

have done something to stop that rather

than going for eight more years with my

thyroid tissue being destroyed and

feeling the symptoms getting worse and

worse and worse over time to be fair i

was doing the best i could with the

resources and the knowledge that i had

however it's one of those things i

really really wish that i had known and

i still am so frustrated to this day

that i was not told this information

because of the fact that eight years

went by without me being able to do

anything about it so that's why i tell

you so that you don't do this as well

there are things that you can do beyond

just taking thyroid medication to help

your thyroid and on this channel i share

a lot of that diet lifestyle mindset are

the big pillars and the things that you

can do to start thriving with your

hashimoto's so speaking of diet that was

mistake number two

was not doing anything about my diet now

again i didn't know

and i was working with the resources and

the knowledge that i had however once i

went gluten-free and then i did the aip

diet eliminated a whole bunch of stuff

and methodically reintroduced things and

now eat my paleo-ish sort of diet i

realized just how much things like

gluten dairy corn and some other things

really do affect me but see there is no

one-size-fits-all diet for everyone so

it is one of those things that you have

to try out for yourself and find out

what affects you and what you thrive on

as well

however i really wish that i had done

this earlier because the difference it

made was so profound for me and while it

might seem like a really daunting task

to change your diet things have changed

so much over the last decade that there

are so many great products no matter

what diet you're on so i encourage you

to try it out to see if it makes a

difference for you as well and then as

for mistake number three it may be the

biggest one and the one that i've been

really working on the most lately and

that is not addressing my stress

management i've done a lot of surveys of

my audience over the years and one of

the things that i've really come to

realize is that a lot of people with

hashimoto's

tend to be the type a go-getters

always trying to get things done

uh perfectionist control freaks

does this sound familiar to you it's

definitely for me

however the problem with that is that it

keeps us in stress a lot and if you are

in the fight or flight immune system

response your body is primed to fight

the proverbial tiger that means all of

your immune system

actions and

all of that kind of stuff is primed to

run

to

hide to do all of the things to get away

but not to rest

to digest your food and get all those

nutrients into your body and to make

sure that all of your toxins are

released and all the tissues rebuilt and

your immune system is regulated so it

doesn't attack itself all of these

things don't happen when you are in the

stress response but when you're in the

rest and digest mode like that

that's when your body can start to

repair and heal and it will stop

attacking your thyroid tissue because it

can actually start to regulate and know

what it's supposed to do again stress

management just like diet is going to be

different for everyone

i personally really really am bad at

sitting and meditating very still when i

am agitated and stressed and feel like i

have a billion things to do that does

not help me however things like qigong

where it's like moving meditation that

really really has been helping me lately

eft tapping

is another one that really helps me to

process emotions and kind of get rid of

that stress and there's just so many

other things but like

find what works for you do not just try

one thing and say ah that's not gonna

work for me and give up just keep trying

because there are things out there that

really can help you and if you can do

things throughout the day all the better

because if you do one giant meditation

session at 7pm what about the whole rest

of the day when you had all these

stressful things come up if you can

figure out the tools that really work

for you in the moment to help you kind

of stop that stress response all the

better and then if you want to do a

meditation session later great because

that will help you in the long term try

to be able to deal with all of these

stressors a lot better however in the

moment if you can learn certain things

like breathing techniques

breathing deeply might work for you or

again tapping or

just maybe processing through emotions

in a certain way or things like that

that just can help you work through that

particular stressful moment

then you can really start to bring

yourself out of that fight or flight all

the time and that's where you really

will start to find healing on a

long-term basis

i really feel like

diet is one of those things that really

gets you out of that survival mode out

of that oh my god i am like dying i have

no idea what i'm doing i

am in so much pain and so tired and all

of that kind of stuff

gets you out of that but once you're in

the mode that you're feeling much better

and you want to have lasting awesomeness

then that's where stress management

really is going to come into play so to

recap the three biggest mistakes i've

made are only listening to my doctor and

not realizing that by only taking

thyroid medication and not doing

anything else i was continuing to

destroy my thyroid tissue and make

things worse

number two was not paying attention to

diet and realizing how much of a

difference my diet actually made in my

quality of life and my disease and

number three was not paying attention to

stress management and really really

getting out of that fight or flight all

of the time and trying to get more into

rest and digest as much as i possibly

can

by addressing all of these though i have

felt so much better and on a long term

basis i'm not doing that weird diet

yo-yo thing that i had been doing for a

little while where i would have these

big flares if i kind of let my diet go i

can actually digest more this summer

i've been able to have dairy ice cream a

few times which

i don't know if that's a permanent thing

for me but it's definitely encouraging

to know that i can have it every so

often and i do credit that's the stress

management part and

research has shown that the less stress

you are the better you are able to

digest things so who knows maybe this is

what i need to do in order to have a

even wider variety of diet but all of

this is to say that if i had not made

these mistakes i probably would not have

had such a severe case of hashimoto's

and been as exhausted and

all of the other terrible symptoms i had

and i probably would have had a mild

case and so my hope is for you that if

you do have a mild case you take this

advice to heart and don't get any worse

and if you do have a severe case there

is hope for you because

it worked for me if you want to know

more about my journey with hashimoto's

and what i recommend to start feeling

better and find relief from your

symptoms you can check out my

hashimoto's playlist right here and

otherwise i will be posting more videos

on my channel so make sure you subscribe

i'll see you later