The Power of Small in the Long Game with Hashimotos
Maybe you’ve been recently diagnosed with Hashimotos. Maybe you’ve been diagnosed for awhile. But the urge has finally hit you that you HAVE to do something. You have to take action to feel better than you do today. Is this you?
One of the biggest mistakes that people make is that they try to change everything overnight. Do you know is my personal advice and how I teach people? Small, slow, and steady wins the race.
Don’t try to change everything or implement everything overnight. Take it in small steps that you build on over time. This, in the long run, will create lifestyle habits that will be sustainable.
As I’ve been putting myself back in remission since my June 2023 infection, these are the steps I’ve been following (and also recommend for anyone else on their journey).
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Understand your Root Cause
Do you know what your hashimotos root cause is? If you know the cause, you can be better focused and intention in your healing plan. Want to dig more into that? I highly recommend this ROOT CAUSE Ebook RESOURCE. Want an actual hard copy? Snag that one here.
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Focus on Gut Health and Nutrition
This is a BEAST of a topic that most people struggle with. They go hand in hand, so which one do you tackle first? Well, you do a little bit with each meal. The cold hard facts are that you HAVE to eat. And you eat several times a day. So that gives you several opportunities each day to try try try again.
With gut health, I identify FIRST if I need supplements for leaky gut, digestive enzymes, and probiotics. Not everyone needs them and if you use them, you will most likely only use them for a period of time. I use a digestive gut stack (my favorite one HERE, but also add on Massenzymes). I use these temporarily to fix my gut ailments, but NUTRITION is where you’re going to have a lifelong relationship.
This is where a lot of people get lost. I’ll try to make it really simple for you.
Set your nutrition intake appropriately! Don’t under-eat. Under fueling your body will keep you in fatigue and amplify a lot of your other symptoms.
Once you have your intake set, then set your macros. Identify how you want to use your fuel sources (fats or carbs) and fill in the rest!
Eliminate foods (temporarily and permanently) based on your need. I periodically complete a FOOD SENSITIVITY TEST to understand what my body dislikes, but I almost always eliminate gluten, soy, dairy, caffeine, and processed sugar during a detox period to understand what specifically is triggering my body.
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Work on This is SMALL DOSES
You don’t have to know your nutrition and implement it all on day one. You work your way into it over time. You add in food over time, you remove your desired eliminations over time, and you adjust as you go. Don’t forget to journal or track so that you can understand cause and effect in your journey!
If you need step by step instructions on how to do this, my EBOOK walks you through this. My hashimotos course and nutrition counseling may also be a good place for you to look. These can be found on my page , as well as contacting me directly HERE