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Health Habit, Willows, CA (2026)

02/03/2026

I'm sincerely curious,
Has your doctor ever asked you about your p**p?

Because mine never did!

I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s at 8 years old and spent my childhood and teens in doctor’s offices. They constantly raised and adjusted my thyroid meds while my weight and the symptoms continued to rise.

And yet, not one single person ever asked me how often I went to the bathroom.

Not once. And I was only p**ping once a week!

I was almost a decade into taking meds when a typical teenager convo left me completely baffled.

💩 I learned “Normal” people p**p daily.

WHAT?!

Most women are never asked about bowel movements unless they’re sent to a GI doctor for severe issues. Otherwise, the p**p conversation quietly disappears.

That’s wild to me because p**p is how hormones leave the body, and my constipation was a huge reason I relied on meds for 28 years.

If hormones get made (or taken as medication) but never fully exit, they don’t magically disappear.

They recirculate.
They create hormone communication chaos.
They keep creating symptoms.

This was the core problem for me and many of my clients and why my approach is different.

I don’t just ask:
• What are your hormone levels?
• What medication are you on?

I ask:
• How often do you p**p?
• What color is it? (Tells us if bile if flowing!)
• What texture is it? (Helps us understand liver drainage)
• Are your exit pathways open?

Because healing didn’t start for me when I added more hormones.

It started when I learned how to help them leave.

And yes, that conversation always starts with p**p 💩😉

If no one has ever asked you about yours, this might be the missing piece you’ve been looking for. Check out my Thyroid Clarity Class that is linked in my bio to learn more, or send me a DM.

01/28/2026

Every time I talk about hormones leaving the body through p**p, my DMs light up.

Often from highly educated women who have been in the hormone-solving world for a long time and are surprised they have never heard this before.

And I don't blame them. I was there too!

I chased hormone solutions for 28 years before I asked myself a simple question that changed everything:

What happens to hormones after they have been used inside the cells?

After all of my research and education, I had never been taught the answer.

Not with a Master’s degree in nutrition.
Not after 20 plus years in the health field.

I honestly assumed hormones just disappeared once they were done doing their job in the cells and tissues.

They do not.

Used up thyroid hormones have to exit the body through the liver, into bile, and out through the gut. If that exit does not happen well, hormones can recirculate. Over and over. And symptoms follow.

It was not until I focused on how hormones leave my body, not how many I added in, that I ended 28 years of Hashimoto’s chaos.

If you have never heard this before, please do not feel behind.
This is not something that is commonly assessed, even in functional health settings.

The standard thyroid conversation usually starts with asking what hormones to add, and what dosage to start with. It focuses on adding more.

More hormones. More meds. More supplements.

My work starts with a different question,
What is actually leaving?

Because hormone health is not just about production.
It is about exit strategy.

And sometimes the most healing thing you can do
is make sure things are finally allowed to go.

If this is ringing true for you and you want to learn more, watch my free Thyroid Clarity class that is linked in my bio, then follow the link on the page to book a call with team and take your next step.

01/26/2026

I keep seeing posts in my feed saying that thyroid problems are a cellular issue. While it's true that every cell in the body has a thyroid receptor, this idea skips a lot of important steps that must happen first.

A key point that most people miss is that your cells can’t make energy from thyroid hormone until the liver activates it.

The thyroid gland mostly produces T4 hormones.
Your cells actually run on T3.

And the liver is one of the main places where T4 gets converted into usable T3.

So if liver flow is sluggish, energy stalls, even if your thyroid labs look “normal.”

This is why so many women:
• take thyroid support
• eat well
• supplement for mitochondria
• and still feel flat or tired

It’s not that the cell can’t make energy.
It’s that the hormone never arrived in usable form.

Thyroid hormone has to be:
Produced in the gland (or absorbed in the gut from replacement meds) → converted into the active form in the liver→ released into blood stream→ received by cells

Cell energy doesn’t start at the cell.
It starts with conversion and flow.

And here's the kicker: the most commonly prescribed thyroid medications are Levothyroxine or Synthroid which are T4 hormones. Meaning, they must be converted in the liver before the cells can ever use them. That's the step where most women are broken and why meds never improve symptoms. It's not a cell issue!

When liver function is supported, thyroid hormone becomes usable and energy comes back online the way it’s supposed to.

You can learn more by watching my Thyroid Clarity Class in my bio or send me a DM.

01/24/2026

It’s been 4 months since my husband died, and the emotions that have surprised me most are joy and deep pride.

I wasn’t prepared for that. I expected devastation, anger, or sobbing alone in a dark room like the movies portray. That hasn’t been my experience.

In my husband’s final moments, I watched him see Jesus, and that has been the source of my peace.

For 13 years, Willie fought Leukemia with every ounce of mental, emotional, and physical strength he had. And that was a lot. He was stronger than anyone I’ve ever met, and I mean that literally.

When we met, he was getting into competitive weightlifting. He could bench over 300 pounds and had a goal of 500. I could barely lift the bar, so his strength was baffling and mesmerizing to me.

What stood out most wasn’t just what he lifted, but how he lived. He never counted macros or protein grams. He trained steadily while building our marriage and business, and made extraordinary strength look effortless. When he began lifting 400, then 500 pounds, I almost missed the majesty of it because he made it look easy.

In 2012, he set a California a state and personal record with a 543.3-pound bench press. Thirty days later, a tooth infection led to weakness, falls, and a diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Our lives changed instantly. We were rushed to Stanford for aggressive chemotherapy in a race to save his life.

His strength continued for 13 years with a bone marrow transplant, relapse, years of chemo and radiation. In the end, his body grew tired. He lost the use of his hands, then his ability to walk.

And still, he made it look easy.

So when he died, I wasn’t surprised by how he did it. We had shifted our focus from physical victories to spiritual promises. Our family was fixed on Jesus, with every breath moving toward Him.

Including his last.

He finished his heaviest bench press. He left cancer behind and stepped into peace with Jesus. I can’t be sad about that.

We miss him more than words can explain. But the pride is real and it isn’t fading. He won, and is still winning, as our family keeps walking together toward Jesus, until we meet again.

01/23/2026

If you’ve been told your adrenals are “tired,” or you have "adrenal fatigue" here’s something really important I want you to know:

Glands in the body don't just stop working without a reason!

The adrenals work on a feedback loop meaning they make hormones based on the needs in your body. The most common reason adrenal hormones slow down or become sluggish is because that message gets mixed up. Not because your glands got tired, but because the hormones you are making are not leaving the body. And if hormones aren't exiting through the liver, bile and urine, then the brain sends the message to slow down production.

Here's how it works:
Cortisol, aldosterone, and stress hormones are all processed through the liver and bile after they’ve done their job.

When liver flow is sluggish:
• cortisol sticks around longer than it should
• stress signals stay elevated
• the nervous system never fully shuts off

That’s why adrenal issues often look like:
• wired but tired at bedtime
• waking between 2–4am
• night-time muscle cramps
• blood sugar and blood pressure swings
• feeling overstimulated by supplements

Supporting the adrenals without supporting liver flow is like trying to calm a room while the alarm is still blaring.

The body doesn’t need more cortisol support, it needs a clear exit.

When liver flow improves, stress hormones clear on time, signals quiet down, and the adrenals don’t have to keep compensating.

Adrenal healing isn’t about stimulating them back into action.
It’s about restoring flow.

If you have been trying to reclaim your energy and hormones with adrenal protocols that aren't working, it's time to check on the liver. Learn more in my Thyroid Clairty Class that is linked in my bio or send me a DM.

01/21/2026

Everyone is talking about cell health right now:

*How to get nutrients into your cells.
*How to improve cellular uptake.
*How to optimize receptors.

But here’s the part almost no one is talking about:
Nothing you eat or drink goes straight into your cells!

Not supplements.
Not hormones.
Not nutrients.

Everything must follow a specific path. When you swallow something, it has to be:
1. Digested in the gut
2. Absorbed through the intestinal lining
3. Sent to the liver first, before it ever reaches your cells

That liver checkpoint is called first-pass metabolism.
The liver decides what gets activated, what gets modified, and what needs to be cleared out through bile before anything moves on to your tissues.

Here’s where things break down for women with thyroid issues👇

When bile flow is sluggish or thyroid signaling is off, the liver can still process hormones and compounds, but it can’t move them out efficiently.

So instead of flowing forward, things get:
• stalled
• recycled
• recirculated

That creates cellular noise, not because your cells can’t receive signals, but because the system is congested before the signal ever arrives.

This is why focusing only on getting more into the cells often backfires. I've seen far too many clients pay thousands of dollars to gurus who don't understand the liver/hormone connection and end up feeling worse!

If your liver is congested it can show up as:
• weight loss resistance
• joint stiffness or random inflammation
• rising TSH with normal T3/T4
• bloating without clear gut issues
• cyclical symptoms that don’t match labs

Cell health doesn’t start at the cell.
It starts with flow.

When the liver and bile are moving well, the right signals reach the right places, and the body finally calms down.

If this reframes what you’ve been told, I would love to explain! Check out my Thyroid Clarity Class that is linked in my bio or send me a DM to learn more.

01/19/2026

Low iron and low ferritin are incredibly common in women with thyroid issues.

And yet, they’re always treated like a separate problem that is treated with mega doses of oral iron or IV iron infusions that often hurt more than they help.

Yet, most of these women don't retain the iron and continue to have anemia for years.

Here’s the missing connection 👇

Iron is regulated by the liver.
And so is thyroid hormone conversion.

The liver is where:
*Thyroid hormone (T4) is converted into usable T3
*Iron is stored, mobilized, and recycled
*Inflammation signals are processed
*Hormones are cleared so they don’t interfere with mineral balance

So when liver flow is impaired, two things happen at once:
1. Thyroid hormones don’t signal efficiently
2. Iron doesn’t regulate properly

That intersection of thyroid issues and anemia is where so many women get stuck.

I know this personally.

At the height of my Hashimoto’s, I was on high doses of thyroid hormone and seeing hematologists regularly. I tried high dose oral iron that wrecked my gut so we turned to constant IV iron infusions. I bruised easily, could hardly drag myself off the couch, and felt defeated. And despite doing “everything right,” I never actually felt better.

I did that for 20 years.

What no one addressed was why my body couldn’t regulate iron in the first place.

Once I discovered my personal liver blocks and worked through them by supporting bile flow, hormone clearance, and thyroid signaling, everything shifted.

My iron stabilized.
The bruising stopped.
My thyroid began working on it's own.
And I haven’t needed an iron infusion in 9 years.

Iron deficiency in thyroid conditions isn’t always about intake or absorption. Sometimes it’s about regulation.

And that lies at the intersection of the liver and the thyroid.

If you’ve been chasing iron numbers without answers, this is exactly the kind of puzzles I solve with my clients. You can learn more by watching my Thyroid Clarity Class that is linked in my bio, or send me a DM!

01/16/2026

Not every TSH swing is a thyroid problem!

I know that sounds controversial, but it’s true and it’s one of the biggest sources of confusion I see with my clients.

It's important to know that TSH is not a thyroid hormone, it’s a message from the brain.

So when TSH goes up or down, it doesn’t automatically mean your thyroid is failing… or overactive… or “getting worse.” Even if your doctor says differently.

TSH can shift when:
• Stress hormones change
• Estrogen or progesterone shift
• You’re postpartum, perimenopausal, or menopausal
• The liver is recycling hormones instead of clearing them
• Inflammation or illness is present
• The nervous system is on high alert

I’ve seen women panic over a low or high TSH while their T3 and T4 stayed perfectly stable the entire time.

That’s not a broken thyroid, it's a regulation issue.

TSH is often the last thing to settle once the body is recalibrating especially after stress, hormone transitions, or immune shifts.

Treating the thyroid aggressively in those moments can actually create more imbalances.

A recent client had a TSH in the 20's after having a virus and dealing with some life stressors. We ran advanced testing and discovered that liver and adrenal issues were driving the problem. After 2 months on a personalized protocol, her TSH returned to normal without ever taking thyroid meds!

This is why context, observing patterns and getting the right kind of testing is what matters more than TSH.

And why one number never tells the full story.

If your TSH has swung without your other labs or symptoms matching the diagnosis, it may be time to stop asking “What’s wrong with my thyroid?” and start asking “What’s influencing the signal?”

You can learn more about my simple methods by watching my Thyroid Clarity Class that is linked in my bio, or send me a DM.

01/14/2026

There’s a very specific kind of joint pain that shows up with thyroid and hormone issues, and if you've experienced it, then you know.

I hit this wall after having my son. One day things were fine. The next, I woke up feeling like my body had aged 70 years overnight.

Maybe you've been there too when hips ache, knees protest, fingers feel stiff and everything hurts for no obvious reason.

And it’s confusing, because you didn’t injure yourself.
You didn’t suddenly stop moving.
You didn’t “do too much.”

Surprisingly, it often has nothing to do with your joints themselves and everything to do with hormone recycling.

The main thing that gets missed in hormone conversations it that the body doesn’t just make hormones, it also has to clear them out after they’ve done their job.

And that exit pathway runs straight through your liver → bile → gut.

When bile flow is sluggish:
• Old estrogen doesn’t leave
• Thyroid hormones don’t signal properly
• Inflammatory byproducts recirculate
• Tissues (especially joints) become irritated and achy

So your joints take the hit, even though the problem started upstream.

This is why joint pain with thyroid issues can feel:
• Random
• Cyclical
• Worse some days than others
• Completely disconnected from activity

And why stretching harder, exercising more, or “pushing through” rarely fixes it.

The missing piece is often drainage, not damage.

This is exactly what I investigate with my clients using advanced testing to pinpoint the problem.

Not just that hormones are off, but where they’re getting stuck, why they’re recycling, and what’s clogging the exit.

This is extremely common after pregnancy, using HRT, or weaning from birth control. The massive hormone shifts make it feel like you're 90 years old. The good news is, when we restore flow, the body can move, bend, dance, and relax without pain, just like it was designed to do.

If your joints have been telling a story that your labs never explained, it’s time to look at what’s really going on.

Check out my Thyroid Clarity Class in my bio or send me a DM to get to ditch hormone related joint pain.

01/10/2026

Do you have thyroid issues and itching around the waistline?

The kind you blame on the waistband of your pants and drives you crazy most of the day?

This is a common annoyance that women with thyroid issues are never told about.

Waistline itching can be a sign that bile flow is backed up, and bile is one of the primary exit routes for thyroid hormones after they’ve done their job.

Here’s why this matters for your thyroid:

Thyroid hormones don’t just get “used” by the cells and disappear. After T4 and T3 are used at the cellular level, they must be processed by the liver and packaged into bile so they can leave the body.

When bile flow is sluggish, those used-up thyroid hormones don’t exit efficiently. Instead, they recirculate, which can confuse signaling, slow receptor response, and create what we call thyroid resistance even when labs look “normal.”

That internal backup can show up as:

• itching along the waistline, ribs, or lower back
• itching without a visible rash
• itching that’s worse at night or after meals
• ongoing thyroid symptoms despite medication
• light or yellow stools, greasy stools, or trouble digesting fats
• belching, reflux, or right-side discomfort

But why does it show up on the waistline?

That area sits near major lymphatic and bile drainage pathways and is rich in histamine-responsive nerve endings. When bile acids and hormone metabolites linger instead of exiting, they irritate those nerves and the skin speaks up.

This isn’t a skin problem.
It’s a clearance problem.

And for women with thyroid issues, clearance is often the missing piece. You can have enough hormone, take the “right” medication, and eat well, but if bile and liver pathways are backed up, thyroid hormones don’t cycle properly and the body stays stuck.

This is exactly why I don’t chase symptoms.

Inside my program, we look at how thyroid hormones exit the body, and restore bile flow so women can reclaim calm skin and stable hormones.

If this resonates, I break this down step-by-step in my Clarity Class.

👉 Watch it here: https://thyroidbymissy.com/cp

01/08/2026

Today we are celebrating my husband’s “new birthday.” 13 years ago, he received a bone marrow transplant that gave us 12 additional years together. I’ll forever acknowledge this day and his donor with gratitude and glory to God.

Willie had no business living as long as he did. In the Leukemia world, they pronounce you “cured” if you remain cancer free for 5 years after a transplant. We white knuckled our way to the five year mark, then relaxed and started living again when time marched on without disease.

Then, just after his 6 year tests were clean, he relapsed in a rare tumor form of Leukemia. Something even the specialists at Stanford hadn’t seen. In the last 6 years he has blazed trails for diagnostics and treatments for what is now a more common form of relapse.

And he made sure that every doctor, nurse, and care provider knew that he was doing it for me and my son. We were the heros in his story. The power in his fight. I always felt so undeserving since he was the one physically suffering, but we did it together. The three of us kept our eyes on Jesus and fought cancer like dragons.

It’s been almost 4 months since Willie died and I recently ran into one of his doctors at a grocery store. She told me how their team had been talking about Willie’s unique case.

“We’ve never seen anyone fight like that.” She said, speaking directly to my son.

“Your dad fought harder and lived longer than anyone we’ve ever seen because of you and your mom.”

He smiled shyly, but I could see him stand a little taller. That’s the exact message Willie wanted him to hear when he was gone and why he told anyone who would listen.

It’s an honor to be the living legacy of my husband’s fight. To raise his son with his strength and determination to be able do hard things. Our son is strong and resilient because his dad showed him how it’s done.

Today is about new beginnings, new hope, and fighting for a purpose that lives beyond the grave. Cheers to 2026!💗

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