Health Habit

10/29/2025

🎃👻 I once went trick-or-treating with my son and a neighbor actually thought I was dressed as a zombie when I wasn’t wearing a costume. I was just that exhausted!
For years, I lived in that zombie state with “normal” thyroid labs, “optimal” medication dose, but I still had no energy, no spark, and missed out on way too many fun memories when my son was little.

After 28 years of chasing my Hashimoto's, I finally realized it was never the thyroid alone. The real problem was that my liver wasn’t converting or clearing my hormones properly so my body stayed stuck in survival mode no matter how many meds I took or how healthy I ate.

Once I shifted my focus to supporting my liver and hormone clearance, everything changed. My Hashimoto’s went into remission, my energy came back, and the next Halloween I was out there trick-or-treating as the cool mom, not the zombie mom. 🧡

If you’ve been told your labs are “normal” but you don’t feel normal, there’s more to the story.

➡️ Head to my bio and watch my Thyroid Clarity Class to learn how to revive your energy, balance your hormones, and finally feel alive again.

09/22/2025

Did you know there’s a sweet spot with selenium?

It is an essential mineral that helps convert your thyroid hormone from its inactive form (T4) to its active form (T3). It also acts like an antioxidant, protecting your thyroid from inflammation.

It's a fantastic mineral that we all need, but some women unknowingly over-supplement, thinking more is better. When selenium gets too high, it can slow down that conversion process leaving you with high Free T4 and low Free T3.

I made this same mistake years ago. I hyper-focused on one nutrient instead of zooming out to see the bigger picture. Then I learned that thyroid balance doesn’t come from chasing individual nutrients.

It comes from supporting the bigger body systems that matter most, especially your liver and gut, where hormone conversion and clearance actually happen.

👉 The liver plays the biggest role because this is where your hormones are broken down and cleared from the body. When this step is missed, you stay stuck no matter how many supplements you try or how high your selenium dose is.

If your supplement stack is taking over your day and your symptoms are not getting better, then it's time to investigate the real causes of the problems before adding in another capsule.

When you’re ready to simplify your thyroid journey and learn what really helps your hormones do their job, I share more inside my Thyroid Class (link in bio). 💙

09/15/2025

09/12/2025

“But I thought hyperthyroid always causes weight loss?”

Not always.

This is one of the biggest thyroid myths out there, especially for women.

Doctors are trained to look for weight loss, a fast heart rate, bulging eyes, and anxiety as the key signs of hyperthyroidism. So when those things don’t show up (or don’t show up together), women often get overlooked or misdiagnosed.

I went through a short season of hyperthyroid activity myself, and guess what?

The scale didn’t go down.

I felt puffier, more inflamed, and hungrier than ever and my weight ballooned! After decades of hypothyroidism, I had tied these symptoms to low thyroid hormone production, but this time it was different. I was making too many thyroid hormones that was triggered by a gut infection that pushed my thyroid into overdrive.

My free T4 and T3 levels spiked, and so did my reverse T3 which is the hormone your body makes to protect your cells from being overstimulated.

It’s like your body throws on the brakes so the cells don’t burn out.

But here’s the catch, when this happens, your adrenal system gets thrown into chaos. Your blood sugar becomes unstable, your nervous system stays wired, and your fat cells may actually be told to store more, not less, as your body braces for survival.

This is why some women with hyperthyroid symptoms feel awful, anxious, and stuck with stubborn weight even when their thyroid labs show “high.”

I start all of my hyperthyroid clients off with testing the gut, liver, adrenals, and hormone pathways because thyroid labs don’t always tell the whole story or show us where the problem is coming from.

If you’re feeling off and your labs are confusing, I’ve been there. And there is a path forward.

Link in bio to learn more.

09/11/2025

There was a time when my son was small, where my Hashimoto's disease flipped from suppressing my thyroid hormone production to speeding it up. For a while I felt like I was stuck in a body that had the gas pedal slammed to the floor. My heart was always racing, anxiety never eased up, sleep felt impossible, and my brain was foggier than a bay area morning.

I was stuck in a hyperthyroid state and it helped me develop a compassion and solutions to help women, like me, get out of it.

After my short stint on the hyper side I can confirm that hyperthyroid conditions are miserable, whether it is autoimmune driven like Graves’ or not.

These symptoms can include feeling wired, anxious, hair loss, having heart palpitations, irritated eyes, gut issues, and mood swings. This can happen with or without weight loss!

Hyperthyroidism means there is too much thyroid hormone in the body. In Graves' disease, the thyroid receives the the wrong message from the immune system to churn out or convert more hormone. Other times the picture involves nodules that make extra hormone or thyroid inflammation that stimulates hormone production. All of these raise hormone levels in the blood and make you feel miserable.

Your liver and tissues also matter because they convert T4, the storage form, into T3, the active form, and they help clear hormones when the job is done. When these pathways are dysregulated by stress, illness, antibodies, medications, or nutrient gaps, you can see upward shifts in T3 and in how long hormones linger. There are so many potential triggers for hyperthyroid activity which is why a "one size fits all" approach doesn't work.

My work is to help you uncover why this is happening so we can stop it. While your doctor uses tools like beta blockers to calm the fast heart and antithyroid medications or suggests thyroid removal to bring levels down, I help you uncover and address the triggers that keep sending the wrong messages so you can get your life back.

Link in bio to apply for a call to learn more.

09/10/2025

If you have lost your thyroid, I believe you shouldn't have to lose your health too!

If you’ve had all or part of your thyroid removed due to nodules, cysts, goiter, or cancer, you already know how essential thyroid hormones are. They fuel over 200 processes in the body from metabolism to digestion, mood, and energy.

So why do so many women still feel horrible after thyroid removal even while taking their replacement thyroid medication?

Because removing the gland doesn’t remove the root problems!

Doctors rarely investigate *why* the thyroid started developing growths, nodules, or dysfunction in the first place. In many cases, there was an underlying infection or imbalance (often in the gut and liver) that placed strain on various systems and trigger problems in the thyroid.

🚗 Think of it like a check engine light. If the light comes on, you can remove the bulb (like removing the thyroid), but that doesn’t fix the engine problem. The issue that triggered the light is still there, just no longer signaling.

This is why my approach is different. Instead of just managing symptoms after thyroid removal, I investigate why your thyroid was struggling in the first place.

With targeted testing, we uncover:

✅ Gut infections that disrupt hormone metabolism
✅ Liver congestion that blocks thyroid hormone activation and detox
✅ Nutrient deficiencies that affect absorption
✅ Hidden stressors that burden the body and body down hormones

When these issues are addressed, thyroid replacement hormones start working better because your body is actually able to use them properly. For many of my clients, they feel better than they have in years!

If you’ve had your thyroid removed and still feel like something is missing, I want you to know there is still hope for a healthy and happy life. I’d love to help you get real answers.

📌 Check out my Thyroid Solutions class in my bio to learn more!

09/09/2025

A business coach once called me out in a group Zoom meeting and told me my toxic flaw was cheerleading. They said my natural tendency to encourage would not help clients and would be a linchpin in my business. I remember feeling confused, then embarrassed, and for a while I even questioned my personality.

I was born an optimist. I have always cheered for the underdog, because I was one!

I was diagnosed with Hashimotos at eight years old and spent much of my childhood in and out of doctors offices trying to calm a stormy immune system. I kept walking with gratitude through college while juggling infections and medication changes. Then, two and a half years into marriage, my husband was diagnosed with cancer, and I used my loudest voice. I have cheered him through thirteen years of treatment and I have been an eyewitness to miracles and God’s grace.

My favorite cheering happens with my clients.

I get to help women uncover what is really going on in their bodies, then I cheer them toward steady wins. We have seen antibodies drop to zero, healthy pregnancies and beautiful babies, women step down from medications with their doctors support, and hormones come back into balance in ways they were told would never happen.

Are these not reasons to cheer?

Some advice is best left floating in a Zoom room. I have decided I will not stop cheering. If you want a team of thyroid cheerleaders for your next step, I have a whole squad ready to help. We are women who have walked this road and we know how to encourage your steps toward health. Click here to apply to work with me: https://www.thyroidfasttrack.com/apply

09/08/2025

What if you didn’t do something wrong to cause your thyroid issues?

It is so exhausting to scroll social media right now with the onslaught of contradicting health messages that are shouting at us. Each person blames thyroid issues on something different and it is overwhelming to say the least. If your feed looks anything like mine you may have seen thyroid problems blamed on everything from gluten to broccoli to not getting enough sunlight.🙃

But here's the reality, there isn't a single reason the thyroid stops working. A lot of systems get off track in the body before it shows up as a thyroid problem. So pieces of those messages can be true, but the part I’ll never align with is the blame that these posts throw.

I don’t know a single person who would intentionally trigger thyroid disease, yet shame, doubt, and fear are loud on social media.

Those emotions flip the body into fight/flight/freeze and that stress chemistry is far more harmful to thyroid function than a bite of homemade sourdough or grandma's broccoli salad.

Your nervous system needs safety, not scolding.

In my 28-year journey with Hashimoto’s, the breakthrough didn’t come from tearing down everything I was doing or copying someone else’s plan. It came when I stopped blaming, stopped freezing, and started making calm, faith-led decisions that matched my body. That’s when things shifted for good.

I believe you are doing an amazing job of advocating for your health and putting in the work. I see your effort. I prefer to build on what’s working instead of bulldozing it. Take a breath, trust your next right step, and remember, you’re closer than you think. I'm always cheering for you!💛

09/03/2025

Most women with thyroid issues are never told that poop holds the key to hormone balance.

💩 When you have a healthy bowel movement first thing in the morning, it’s a sign your liver, bile, adrenals, and thyroid are all working in sync.

The liver uses bile to clear out “used up” hormones like estrogen, stress hormones, and thyroid hormones. If bile and bowels are sluggish, those hormones can recycle back into your system, causing fatigue, weight gain, mood swings, and thyroid resistance.

This is why one of my first goals with my clients is simple but powerful:
👉 A good morning poop within the first hour of waking.

It tells me your detox pathways are moving, your adrenals are responding properly, and your thyroid isn’t being blocked by yesterday’s hormone leftovers.

If your mornings aren’t moving this way yet, it's OK. I can help you get there!
Click here I’ll show you the next step to good morning poops and balanced hormones: https://www.thyroidfasttrack.com/apply

09/02/2025

Everyone talks about survival mode like it’s a bad thing.

They say you have to get yourself out of it ASAP and cut all the stress from your life.

I used to believe that too, until the stress moved into my husband’s body as leukemia. I couldn’t simply cut that out and walk away.

For 13 years we’ve lived through treatments, clinics, hospital stays, and countless medical professionals all telling me the same thing: you need to reduce your stress.

In the beginning, I tried their suggestions of deep breathing, meditation, little self-care routines, but the reality was that caregiving, homeschooling, mothering, and running a business didn’t leave time for hours of efforts to achieve a calm state.

One day I was driving and talking to God about the weight on my shoulders. I couldn't cut my husband, son, or business out of my life so I needed His strength to help me survive.

I heard a quiet question drop into my spirit "What’s so bad about survival mode?"

I responded with all of the reasons it's detrimental to health and relationships. Valid reasons that I have learned in years of university education and have research studies to back it up!

Then I felt His nudge again "and what’s the opposite of survival?"

I laughed when I realized that the opposite is death.

Survival mode wasn’t killing me. It was the very thing keeping us alive.

That realization changed everything for me. Survival mode isn’t weakness. It’s strength and acceptance of the season I am walking through.

This allowed me to spend less time focusing on outward actions to "reset my nervous system" or "calm my adrenals" and gave me space to welcome God in to help carry the burden. He hasn't taken disease away, but has made my burdens so light that I can't even feel them while I continue to survive.

Survival is not failing. It may just be the very thing carrying you through to the next chapter.

To all my sisters with survival mode currently turned on, I see you and I'm with you. 💗

09/01/2025

I discovered I had acid reflux at the dentist.

I was 12 years into my Hashimoto's journey with a chronic post-nasal drip, sinus issues, and constant burping.

He pointed out yellow stains on my back molars and explained it was stomach acid climbing up at night while I slept and causing all those other issues.

Suddenly everything made sense!

Like so many women with thyroid issues, I had been told that reflux was from low stomach acid and had tried things like Betaine HCL and lemon juice to raise my acid levels with no improvement.

I eventually learned that estrogen and histamines can make the stomach overproduce acid. My real issue wasn’t too little, it was too much and my liver wasn’t clearing things the way it should.

Once I addressed my sluggish liver drainage, the reflux went away without medication.

Here’s the thing, many women are handed acid blockers like omeprazole or Protonix. And yes, they shut down acid fast, which feels like relief. But they also shut down what your body needs:

*Acid to break down food and absorb nutrients
*Acid to kill off pathogens that sneak in with meals
*Acid to help extract calcium from food (important, since thyroid meds already put women at higher risk for low calcium and weaker bones)

Research even shows higher risks of bone loss and fractures in people who take acid blockers long-term. Most doctors don't share that Omeprazole is approved for 14 day use up to 3 times per year. And yet, so many people end up taking it for a lifetime which leaves them open to bone loss, infection, and bloating.

So instead of asking, how to stop acid, the better question is: why is my stomach making too much in the first place?

That’s what changed everything for me. Once I supported my liver and hormone clearance, my reflux healed naturally.

If you’re struggling with yellow stained teeth, sinus issues, or gut symptoms alongside thyroid problems, it may not be what you think.

Want help getting to the root cause? Check out my Thyroid Clarity Class is linked in my bio to learn more.