Hashimoto's is an auto-immune disorder, and very much associated with gluten intolerance. So for some
people, dropping gluten from the diet causes the anti-thyroid antibodies to disappear. The rest of
my family is on thyroid pills, but I dropped the gluten before my thyroid totally stopped functioning,
and now it's fine.
For people with gluten problems, the gluten also massively interferes with cortisol levels ... and makes
handling stress very difficult. This is very problematic during emergency situations, since
emergency food supplies are usually super-high in wheat products. Also it's a problem right
around Christmas time: all those nice gingerbread men and holiday cakes and parties, along
with Christmas stress!
But the one easy experiment you can try is to just drop all gluten-containing products for
a month, see what happens. Then eat a lot of gluten-containing products and see what
happens. When I did this experiment (some 10 years ago) I swapped out wheat products
for rice products, so the general amount of starch in my life was the same.
Anyway, using Fast-5 as a tool, it is a lot easier to pinpoint food issues. Food issues are
the one thing that is under your direct control. If you only have one major meal to control,
it's pretty easy to tweak the meal towards foods that make you feel better, not worse.
Besides avoiding allergens, the things I've found that help with appetite levels I listed
here for easy reference:
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Amy
<aus_78746@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,I've really enjoyed reading the posts, your experiences help a lot.
I started Fast-5 last spring and felt much better in some ways, less stomach distress and less brain fog, but was also exhausted. After about a month into it I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's so that explains that! I quit Fast-5 and did 7 months of Synthroid. I have a lot more energy than before and my cholesterol level dropped significantly, which it needed to do. (299 to 227)My TSH is now actually low so Im thinking of trying Fast-5 again to see if it will help with an elevated A1c. (6.0)
I'm wondering about my thyroid again and also my cortisol levels. I've been under a tremendous amount of stress having just survived on of the wildfires in Texas. There's nothing like dealing with your insurance company to increase your stress levels! ;) So my question is, what are some things that I can do prior to my eating window that will help keep my cortisol levels from rising yet won't break my fast? I think I read that fat will work. Any idea how much? Any other foods? I would do that while I ease back into the routine.
Thanks!
Amy
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Heather Twist
http://eatingoffthefoodgrid.blogspot.com/ 
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