Michele Spring (Thriving Autoimmune)
Michele Spring (Thriving Autoimmune)
Can you remember the last time you felt great, like truly great - where autoimmune disease symptoms didn’t rule your day or make the “bad” days outnumber the good ones?
If not, you're in the right place.
Welcome to Thriving Autoimmune (formerly Thriving on Paleo)! I believe that you can make a HUGE difference in how you feel by changing your diet, lifestyle, and mindset. Please don't settle for a doctor telling you that there is nothing you can do other than take medication, as that couldn't be FURTHER from the truth. There is a LOT you can do!!!
Here you'll find recipes, tips, and strategies for making eating a gluten-free, Paleo, or AIP diet easier as well as general lifestyle (sleep, stress management, and exercise) and mindset tips about thriving with autoimmune disease and/or Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (one of my own autoimmune diseases).
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xo, Michele
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The symptoms you presented are overlapping with so many other autoimmune diseases. So for those of us with several autoimmune diseases it would be so difficult to diagnose without specific labs being ordered. Thank you for posting.
I agree we are the go getters and always on the go.. Diagnosed 15 years ago and it literally destroyed my life. There was nothing out there but medication and even then it was my gp who put me on cytomel along with diet and stress reduction which is huge!!!!..I just started the platinum light therapy. Hoping this will further reduce inflammation. I also had my breast implants taken out which has made a huge difference. There was absolutely no awareness out there when I had them put in.
Just completed my first week. My slow cooker has been indispensable. Already I feel benefits: less pain, no cramps,.less bloating and better sleep.
Too bad we don’t have half the gluten free ingredients here in Quebec…..😔
I'm like you as far as Exercise...I'm extremely active...Biking, Swimming, Hiking.... I did a 30 mile bike ride a month ago and 2 days later i got extreme joint pain to the point i could not walk..it felt like I broke my legs......knee joints got inflamed...had to take ibuprofen the pain was so severe...took about 2 weeks to heal.... I think extreme physical exercise put my hypothyroidism into full motion...
That's so crazy, my new doctor I just switched to for another opinion, has seen me once so far, did no physical whatsoever, just looked thru the labs he had copies of, then after hearing me try to get everything I could, out within my allotted appointment time, ended the visit with: "I'm just a doctor, I don't know what's wrong with you. I can't heal you, only Jesus can heal. I'm just here to try and help your overall health"... Right before he wrote a prescription for anti-anxiety/anti-depressants! I said: "Wow! Really!?! I feel like im being told I'm crazy! Being 'depressed and anxious' wouldn't cause my ankles to swell. It wouldn't cause blood in my stools or in my urine. It wouldn't cause my back and kidneys to throb so hard sometimes that I physically cannot sleep!" He said: "no, but I believe if we can get your mental health under control i believe it will make a difference..." Anxiety and depression are NOT causing ALL these signs and symptoms to keep occurring in me! These signs and symptoms being brushed off as if "its all in my head" , is CAUSING my anxiety and depression! I'm SICK! There's SOMETHING wrong with me, and I feel like im gonna die before i even find out what is killing me! He did end up ordering a ANA panel for me tho, right at the end. But still scheduled my next appointment for 5 weeks later! (Prolly wanted time to see if those antidepressants are gonna magically fix me somehow! NEWSFLASH... IM NOT TAKING THEM! I need someone to listen and actually CARE enough to put in the time and effort to get to the bottom of this and give me a proper diagnosis and prognosis. I can't work and I've already lost my apartment, some of my furniture, and some of my boys toys and furniture as we stay in a spare room of an old acquaintance. I cant stand for more than 10- 15 min MAX at a time, I'm exhausted. And even my roommate doesn't seem to believe me, cause I don't LOOK sick, so I'm expected to keep the house pristine and pick up after everyone, keep the floors swept and mopped, take out allnthe trash, keep the dishes from everyone kept washed due and put away, as im being reminded and questioned almost daily about what my plans are for housing and that we can't stay much longer. My son is 4 years old. I have nobody but God who cares. Antidepressants... NO, I don't need antidepressants, thank you very much! I need a doctor who cares more about the patient than the paycheck! 🙏
I also have hashimotos hypothyroidism since last 8 years, fed up of taking the meds everyday, will following your techniques help me cure it and stop medication all together? Or are these techniques to be done alongside medication.?
Those are not teastpoons right? Seem more like tablespoons measurement
Thank you for this video. I am also mildly hypothyroid and taking 75mcg of levothyroxine everyday. I have been wondering what was wrong with me. Instead of getting stronger, fitter and more upbeat in general, I am only getting fatigued. I enjoy exercising and trying to better my earlier performance but it's backfiring to the point that I'm now only doing walking and yoga . It feels like a demotion or a failure but my body really can't keep up with my mind. So, I'll check out that other video which you recommend at the end. Thank you
Thank you, really helped me understand what changes I could make. Her is hoping my future holds AIP brownies.
What kind of vitamin you need to take with your thyroid medication
I was also prescribed thyroid medication and the doctor never even looked for antibodies.
Hi Michele, do you still take levothyroxine?
She was naming symptoms for so long and I had all of then except bulging eyes, or dizziness/vertigo but I do get lightheaded sometimes where it feels like I'm going to pass out but the room it's spinning per se. I also have Sjögren's, and a ton of other diseases and disorders. My life is a living nightmare and my husband and my 22 yrs old triplets all hate me because my husband doesn't believe in depression, anxiety, irritability, and all the other things that are wrong with me even though I have a ton of signs also that are on MRI's, C-T Scams, blood tests, special blood tests, ultrasounds, urine tests, etc... that all are proof that I'm not faking anything but my husband has been telling my kids for the last 19 years that I am lazy and fat and just don't want to work. Which kills me bc I would love to work. I always have the greatest times with my co-workers. My kids aren't even his kids. He slapped me with divorce papers a couple of weeks ago and now I am super screwed bc I will have no income, nowhere to live, won't be able to afford my volvo, I get my health insurance and the money to pay all my medical bills from him, because of the depression, anxiety, and mood problems and IBS I never leave my house unless it's for a doctor appt. And even then sometimes I just can't get myself there. I have no friends or family. I have no idea what I am going to do. My husband destroyed every aspect of my life and ruined everything I had quickly built up for myself by the time I turned 30 yrs old. He blew it all. He stole my kids, I can't even get into contact with them because he has brainwashed them so bad. They have no idea that I had found out that over all these years i wasn't just depressed for all had concrete physical problems too. I am in pain all the time but I think the scariest was from my brain MRI which showed I had Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and that adjusted for age my brain volume was in the lowest 20% and I would imagine it's going to turn into Vascular Dementia and then unto death. The timeline I don;t know.. I just know I'm going to end up scuzzy and homeless with no medical and no food or drink. I have never been in a situation like this before. I don't even know where people in florida can be homeless but still safe. I don't drink or do drugs and I don't want to be around them. I'm just going to have snarled dirty hair and stink while nonstop talking to myself and people will look at me and think an entirely different life that I had had. They won't know that I an R.N., That in my 20's and 30's and beyond that I was healthy, thin, pretty, and happy, all the way up to 2years after I had breast cancer. Nobody will look at me and believe that I lived in 4,250 sq, ft house and drove an $80,000 car, but more importantly than money, they will never know how I used to help everyone out if they needed it. That I am normally very polite, happy, and was very smart. No way would I have even seen this coming if you had asked 20 yrs ago. Sorry to have written such a little comment. I just needed to have myself a little cry and get these thoughts pulled out of my head.
I’m sorry your going through this please ask your dr to provide proof of your disability him serving you the divorce papers is a win for you because he has been taking care of you all of this time he’s gonna recant his feelings soon he will pay for alimony along with selling the home and to continue paying for your medical care
Canned. Clams ?
Control freak, now experiencing chronic fatigue bedridden mode 3 years. 71 years old. Trying to be mindful of energy management.
Here is another thing that can flare it up. Getting a case of poison Ivy and bee stings. Sends body into hyper mode.
What a great video❤️❤️❤️ thank you dear glad I discovered your channel
Rich first world people have very little daily events that have them exert themselves and even minor inconveniences are mischaracterized as pain. No thanks
I fight both Hashimotos and Graves disease.
I'm sorry, but your list covers just about every ailment that a person may experience in life. You say someone may say, "That's so me" upon hearing the list. The list is so inclusive, that I think everyone in the world would say, "That's so me." Babies exhibit many of the symptoms on your extensive list -- do they have Hashimoto's?
As you research more and more people are having this from young children to aged. They are saying with the chemicals in our lives in food, air, water, and even in utero is creating this imbalance. Then our diets are lacking and lots of stress. Foreseeing 70% of population. Our foods are lacking selenium, zinc, etc and all ages are struggling, even with a good diet. Sometimes even taking 10-12 years to diagnose. Find a doctor who can test the whole thyroid panel with reverse and even antibodies and peroxidase.
So many of the symptoms that you list can be caused by stress.
Hair loss can be caused by menopause (most common).
The depression that comes with hashimoto's is hard to bare sometimes
thank you! how long can I keep in on the counter. Sorry if I missed this part
Thank you
It kinda sucks, my grandma is Karelian, and she sometimes cooks organ meats. But ive never learned to eat them :/ i know i should learn for my health...
I have an enlarged thyroid. My doctor didn’t notice. I noticed it. Who knows when it actually became enlarged. My doctor wanted me to a CT scan. I read that ultrasound was the way to confirm a thyroid problem. So we did the CT. After the CT, I needed an ultrasound. Why did we need both? I had asked before why we needed a CT instead. He told me we could have a discussion about the virtue of different scanning technologies. Not a direct answer at all, so I expected the same lack of directness. So I didn’t bother asking. The ultrasound found nothing that needed followup. I was not asked any nutrition questions or given any nutritional advice. But I have learned a lot since then about the nutrition required for healthy thyroid function. Why didn’t my doctor say a single word about it???
Why did you wear a CGM? Was it prescribed by your doctor?
i thought its okay to have rice
A decade of no medication because my numbers were "borderline". Another decade of trying to get the right amount/type of meds. Learning more about the condition from the internet than from medical professionals. Well into the next decade and a new doctor reviewing my old medical records finds that they determined a long time ago that I do have Hashimoto's, no one ever told me.
Can I use a different milk or does it have to be coconut?
unfortunately, I trusted my endocrinologist 14 years ago when he alarmingly announced that I had Graves disease...and that it was sooo bad i needed to radiate it immediately. Biggest mistake of my life was not arming myself with more information before swallowing that radioactive capsule. My husband was even by my side begging me to look into other alternatives first...but I wouldn't listen. I was definitely in flight. My life as it is related to my autoimmune system has been a roller coaster ever since. I've seen several endocronologists since - all who have reviewed my labs /charts/ etc., -and have concluded that it is likely I never had Graves disease at all...but Hashimotos. They say I was probably just in a hyperthyroid state when the symptoms got so severe that i sought help. (resting heart rate of 160 bpm, 30 pound weight loss in 4 weeks, constantly shivering, etc.). I will never actually know at this point...and that does weigh on me. I also had four small children under the age of 6 at this time, so felt I couldn't allow myself the time to research. I just had to "fix it" and get back to being a mom. Honestly, I took the capsule without truly understanding what was going on in my body. i'm very happy that information is so much more attainable these days and I tell everyone that asks me (or doesn't) about taking time to get multiple opinions if you feel like you have a thyroid issue and do your due diligence in researching. I should have been a better advocate for myself. I was not. I am a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and now in my 50's , i am just learning how to stand up for myself. Much of my parenting years I was living in fight or flight due to the complex PTSD-and this thryoid problem just added to my emotional stress for way more years than it had to. Im online now trying to find more information on how to manage the thyroid problem in a more holistic way. I've been in therapy for my complex trauma for several years and it has helped tremendously, however, its hard to tell sometimes with the fluctuation of my thyroid bringing on bouts of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, etc. I've done the paleo thing several times over the last five years but i cant seem to sustain it longer than 6 months or so before I get bored (or lazy? or depressed? unmotivated? maybe all of those.) I'm not a foodie. Food has never been important to me...desserts and carbs have. I did see significant weight loss during that time which made me feel good- but i inevitably fell back in to allowing myself the "feel good" treats. I live without gluten now for the most part...but was successfully able to bring everything else back into my diet. My biggest problem with food is that I usually don't feel like eating anything. I can drink coffee in the morning with an egg and sausage and then not eat anything again until my husband coerces me to eat some of what he cooks. I don't know how to find permanent help with that issue. Maybe once I heal more of my trauma I will find more peace with this side of the autoimmune problem. Any advice or links y'all feel would be helpful to me are appreciated. I'm glad I found this page:)
I just went through 6 ketamine infusions for ptsd and for hashimotos pain and inflammation. My fight or flight is gone, I’m sleeping with no insomnia and feel soooo much better
I always just assumed my being introvert was why I was exhausted being around people….. come to find out it is the introversion PLUS my thyroid. Even being around people I love if there is bickering or stress I have to flee. I have to get away. Before I got my initial diagnosis i basically had an 8 year long heavy baseball sized clot laden period…..which led to intractable iron deficiency anemia even with a high animal protein and fat diet which requires iron IV infusions periodically. I ditched the crashes by cutting out sugar and most carbs. Hair is brittle and breaks easily….and I shed a ton. Complicated by dry colorado extreme cold and heat. Heart palpitations and skipped beats come and go….. currently not experiencing any issues on that front but it was the non stop skipping that initially led me to a reproductive endocrinologist who FINALLY diagnosed me with HYPOthyroid….but it wasn’t until 3 years ago that I was tested to discover it was Hashimotos through antibodies. When I eat grain the skin on my already dry middle aged face gets red like roseacea and burns….all my skin will itch…a tiny scratch will leave large red welts. As a nurse I have worked hard to eliminate all the foods that kept me sick and fat.
Hey everyone i have had an anti tpo of 530. 3 months ago so i got myslef checked for t3 t4 tsh my t3 t4 are fine but my tsh is about 13 what can i do
So good Thankyu.
For me how much money is it going to cost to finally get diagnosised? (doctors send me to other docs)Because my test was negative but I'm still stuck w the symptoms. Had to plead for medication for joint pain.
Good afternoon Michele. I just started following you and love your videos. I tried to make the crispy waffles but didn't have coconut flour. Instead I used Cassava flour. They came out gummy. Is that because of the substitution? I love the crispy outside but the inside was not good. Next I will try the Tigernut waffles.
Thank you
Have you tried organic corn??
Does remission mean no antibodies against your thyroid?
My girlfriend has diverticulitis so nuts are nit a good option, still trying to understand if it is hashimoto, a lot weight loss and hardly eating. Red meat seems to be hard to digest.
I use to love cooking but now it is all I do LMAO - thank you for this!!!!!!
Can’t get the gumminess out. It just doesn’t seem to cook in the center.😮
Great video with awesome ideas
Could you add a tlb of tiger nut flour to the pesto recipe?
So glad I found u !❤
I absolutely love this video! I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 19. I'm 49 now and last year I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's. I've probably had it all along, but no doctor ever bothered to check. I just started the AIP diet a week ago
Remove root canals and all infections in your gums and mouth . Also get checked for tumors . This is what has been causing my auto immune disease for 10 years plus . Root canal comes out next week . I can’t wait