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“There’s nothing you can do” — but John reversed his thyroid symptoms
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Hi I want to share a story today that might just change everything you believe about thyroid health. I want to talk about this now as I often see people online repeating this myth about Hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's… “There's nothing you can do. This is a lifelong condition. You just have to accept it” Your Doctor may even have said this to you… That no diet or lifestyle changes will do anything to improve your symptoms. That you just have to accept feeling exhausted, foggy, and unwell. Leaving you feel lost, defeated and hopeless. I'm here to tell you:This. Is. NOT. TRUE.
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John's Journey: From Hopeless to Hopeful
Meet John (name changed), a man who was written off by conventional medicine but took his health into his own hands—and completely transformed his life.
John was…
- Struggling with a massive 3-inch toxic thyroid nodule which made him hyperthyroid
- Given radioactive iodine treatment for this which then left him hypothyroid, with all the symptoms that come with it.
- He was then told he'd probably be on Levothyroxine forever
He was
- Experiencing crushing fatigue (going to bed straight after coming home from work!)
- Struggling with brain fog and constant bloating
- Genuinely worried about his declining health and where this was all leading to
His turning point?
Two simple dietary changes that most doctors would dismiss out of hand.
The Game-Changing Intervention
John was determined to take his health into his own hands.
A day when he felt particularly awful after eating a gluten heavy pizza gave him a clue about what to do.
He knew he had to take massive action to safeguard his future health.
To stop himself sliding further down the hill into deeper illness and decline.
So in desperation he tried cutting out two things:
- Gluten and
- Dairy
{Notably, eliminating gluten and grains and dairy is a keystone of following an ancestral paleo/primal diet. This is what made a huge difference to people in the research I mentioned - link at the bottom of the page}
The results? Absolutely mind-blowing.
Within DAYS, he experienced:
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Restored energy
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Reduced bloating
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Clearer thinking
Within MONTHS, he was seeing:
Normalised thyroid blood tests
And get this: His medical consultant confirmed his blood work was normal, after repeated testing to check it wasn’t a fluke as he was so surprised at the change and wondered if the test was wrong!.
John was eventually able to lower his medication to a tiny dose and is hoping to stop it completely soon under professional medical guidance.
🚨 Very Important Note: John didn't just quit his meds randomly.
He worked closely with his healthcare team, making dietary changes first and then collaboratively adjusting his treatment as his thyroid function improved. It's incredibly important to do it this way so that the Doctor can assess how well the thyroid is functioning.
Do not stop, lower or alter any medication on your own - that is very dangerous.
There Is Hope
I wanted to tell you about this as I hear so many people feeling defeated after being told that there's nothing they can do for themselves to feel better.
In fact Doctors often discourage them from trying diet and lifestyle changes for themselves.
But John's story shows that this doesn't necessarily need to be the case.
Trying the simple and easy diet and lifestyle changes of an ancestral diet can have dramatic and positive results.
This works so well for Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s
I personally know that this ancestral Paleo/Primal approach WORKS AMAZINGLY WELL for those of us with hypothyroidism and/or Hashimoto’s.
Because…
🔥 It's what worked for me and enabled me to reclaim my health and life and lose weight.
{This is why I trained as a Certified Primal Health And Nutrition Expert {PHNE} }
🔥 It's what I teach my 1-to-1 clients
🔥 And it's the basis of my
28 Day Hypothyroid & Hashimoto's
Weight & Energy Plan
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WHICH INCLUDES
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🔑 So My Key Takeaways for You:
- Your hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's diagnosis is NOT a life sentence.
- Dietary changes can DRAMATICALLY impact thyroid health and symptoms.
- Gluten, grains and dairy are often major inflammatory triggers with hypothyroidism
- Removing Gluten, Grains and often Dairy can have a dramatic and positive impact on your hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s - right at the root.
- They can also dramatically improve how well your thyroid medication and metabolism works, if like me you don't even have a thyroid
- These dietary changes can improve symptoms, help you lose weight and just feel so much better.
Plus - you don't need to suffer.
The food you get to eat with this way of eating is delicious, nutritious and simple to make.
No starving on a lettuce leaf or eating sawdust. Just hearty, tasty, real food
💡 Action Steps:
✅ Consider trying removing gluten and dairy for a month and seeing how you feel
✅ Keep a detailed symptom journal
✅ Always work closely with a supportive healthcare professional - Doctor or Endo
✅ Be patient and consistent with your changes
The moral of the story?
Your body has an absolutely incredible capacity to heal when you give it the right support.
This support can be simple diet changes that make a HUGE difference to how you feel.
It is totally possible to turn things around.
No matter what others and your Doctor may tell you.
Hope is not just a word—it's a strategy.
Love,
THE PROOF - Research
The Effects of the Paleo Diet on Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
Read it here
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