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Sharing My Story: Autoimmune Graves Disease Diagnosis, Hyperthyroid & My Natural Protocol

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Wellness and Self-Improvement

Key wellness strategies / self-care & productivity-style takeaways (from her story)

Medical context (framing)

  • She emphasizes this is not medical advice, but her personal experience.
  • She recommends working with healthcare professionals—especially before supplements or diet changes—and consulting an endocrinologist and a naturopath.

Research + second-opinion approach

After receiving a “standard options” message, she:

  • Did deep self-education on Graves’ disease and autoimmunity
  • Found a naturopathic doctor specializing in thyroid conditions
  • Ordered additional testing, including food-related testing and heavy metals

Core “natural protocol” she implemented (6 months)

1) Heavy metal detox

  • Used supplements aimed at excretion
  • Required strict timing rules around meals (limited/no food windows before/after pills)
  • Became a structured routine (waking early to take it)

2) Food allergy / immune-response reduction plan

  • Based on test results, she avoided about 19 foods
  • These weren’t always framed as “true allergens,” but as targeted foods to reduce immune reactivity

3) Gut healing focus

  • Her working theory: leaky gut + candida contributed to immune attack on the thyroid
  • She treated diet as “medicine” to calm immune activation
  • She cited that around 70–75% of immune activity is near the gut lining (as stated in the subtitles)

4) Low–added sugar, gut-healing diet

  • Zero added sugar for 6 months
  • Low starch intake: reduced/limited legumes/beans/grains and adjusted fruit to fit the plan
  • Her eating progression:
    • Initially still very plant-based (e.g., sweet potatoes, rice, beans, fruits)
    • Eventually moved toward a predominantly plant-based “blend” between paleo and vegan, sometimes adding fish/eggs to reduce starch load
  • She clarified that she wasn’t claiming carbs/fruit are “bad”—they were temporarily adjusted for a specific health goal.

5) Bone broth + antimicrobial/anti-yeast herbs

  • Used bone broth as part of cooking (e.g., instead of water with rice)
  • Added herbs intended to support management of bacteria/yeast overgrowth

6) Herbal blend for hyperthyroidism symptoms

  • Main herbs mentioned:
    • Motherwort
    • Bugleweed
    • Lemon balm
  • She monitored symptom changes (especially heart rate, sweating, and anxiety-like physical symptoms)
  • Safety note: the blend is not recommended when trying to conceive / pregnant / breastfeeding, and she worked with her naturopath on appropriate use.

7) Vitamin D

  • Increased vitamin D to support immune and gut health (as described in the subtitles)

Exercise / stress-management adjustments

  • Reduced high-intensity training because hyperthyroid symptoms can already “rev” the system
  • Shifted to calmer movement:
    • Walking
    • Yoga
  • Used exercise as stress relief, while adapting to avoid over-stimulation

Essential oils as a supportive routine

She approached essential oils with a “not harmful, puzzle-piece” mindset:

  • Thyroid blend: frankincense, myrrh, lemongrass
  • Applied via a roller with fractionated coconut oil
  • Emphasized dilution (don’t apply undiluted to skin)

Reduce “toxic load” (environment + personal care)

  • Made major switches to cleaner/safer products:
    • Home products, hair products, makeup, deodorant, skincare, etc.

Treatment adherence + mental strategy

  • Used strong motivation during cravings/deprivation:
    • “I would rather give up sugar than lose the chance at a baby.”
  • Strict enough adherence that she reported:
    • Thyroid levels normalized
    • Antibodies improved after 6 months
  • Tracked progress with frequent blood draws throughout the protocol

Fertility/hope journey integration

  • She paused trying to conceive during the herbal period because it wasn’t recommended
  • After stopping the herbal blend and resuming attempts, she got pregnant
  • Later added acupuncture as additional fertility support (planned before IVF)

Results she reported

  • After 6 months of her protocol:
    • Thyroid levels returned to normal
    • Antibodies were good
  • She later maintained thyroid remission with ongoing monitoring and lifestyle support
  • She went on to have two healthy children

Presenters / sources

  • Presenter: The video narrator (author of the story; not named in the subtitles)
  • Sourcing (mentioned): Her husband, an endocrinologist, a fertility doctor, a naturopathic doctor specializing in thyroid, and an acupuncturist specializing in fertility

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