Appt is at the naval hospital up in DC…same place I went to a few weeks back. But it’s with a Doc that seems a bit more open minded with better drugs, lol!!
I’m not contagious Maschy, haha. You can get it lots of ways. A lot of womenz get it post-pregnancy. And yes it can be genetic and it’s more common in womenz.
Environmentally, yes.
Food allergies/sensitivities can cause the thyroid to go nuts too.
I think it’s mostly hereditary. That’s a big question mark for me. I don’t know my father that well and my Mom has no living relatives (accept for me)
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i could never go vegan, and since food choices are such personal decisions, i won’t offer any advice/opinions [disclaimer], but (!) my best friend is a personal chef for a vegan so if she has any good recipes/advice I will pass them along to you. Also, this movie was just recommended to me. Might be interesting (I haven’t seen it yet so can’t offer a personal opinion, but I am hoping to see it soon crosses fingers).
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“a movie that deftly blends fact and fiction, and has lots of pictures of vegetables.”
That’s a nice find there MiMsy. Yeah just eat healthy, try to eliminate processed foods.
Besides you are known for being a vegetable-pusher anyway. Some monkey once told me that sea vegetables are good for regulating your thyroid, not sure if that’s true or not.
ya, I’m all about unprocessed foods and veggies, veggies and MORE veggies!!!
I just got scared for a second seeing some food documentaries. It’s hard knowing where our food comes from and then consciously still deciding to eat it.
Unless you raise your own food…which is my DREAM!!!
or you can afford to buy ONLY grass fed, cage free,hormone/antibiotic free etc…even that can be sketchy.
I think I forgot to mention the hubby FINALLY got his Deer in MI…so we don’t have to worry about meat for quite awhile! And last night he was about 10 yds away from taking a shot at a deer that he has been playing tag with. Maybe tonight!
I went out walking for 20 min
And came home to yoga for 20 min
My lower back is constantly stiff and sore. And I can feel something ‘slipping.’ I think that disc finally ‘bulged’. I had it slightly many years ago but without pain.
I think the trip to MI sitting in the car for long periods did me in. That and sleeping on the damn couch!
My neck is jacked up too. When I was driving I had to constantly turn my head side to side so as not to get ‘stuck.’ And for a long time now I can not stretch it down to the left, not sure if it’s related.
ugh. If it’s not one thing it’s another. My Dr. is going to think I’m a hypochondriac, but I can probably finagle a referral to a chiro. WOnder if they could diagnose that instead of getting an MRI.
I’ve been thinking a lot about you lately, especially in terms of my own training. The reason is, I think you have a really good intuitive grasp on the various phases of training as they relate to kinds of cycles that the human body physiologically goes through, and I like that. I’m trying to be a little more in tune with that myself and view training much more holistically.
Anyways, the point is, I firmly believe that you don’t have to eat or train in one specific way ALL THE TIME. You’re body goes through different environmental stresses and they change continually. Like feast of famine in the old days. Or when you’re building vs. recuperating. I mean, just look in terms of the seasons! Why would you eat heavy foods in the summertime? It doesn’t make sense.
I don’t know. You just give me a lot to think about is all…so thanks, MiMsy!
Aw mimsy: It breaks my heart to see you have to suffer with one problem and then another—thyroid, knees, now back and neck?! I’ll kick the dirt, shake my fist at the sky, throw my head back and scream, “It it not fair!” on your behalf, because I know you will not. I also know that you are young and beautiful and that you will find a way to feel better and to get your body working again so that you can accomplish your goals.
You quoted Winston Churchill in my log once, here he is in yours:
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
