Without knowing what symptoms you are having beyond "outrage, I'm irritable, and tired", thyroid issues- "labs ok", (heart palpitations, iirc from another thread and excessive weight loss and exercise), I could give a short or LONG version of a "To Do" list, lol.
Basically, our emotions are chemical in nature, to a great degree. Our thoughts effect our body chemistry. So, we can change our emotions by changing our thoughts, in simplistic terms. However, our chemistry impacts our thoughts (ruminating due to low dopamine, low serotonin, etc.). It is a bit of a vicious cycle, in some aspects, because as we aren't feeling well, we don't eat well, and then we don't sleep well---> so we don't feel well, so we don't eat well...
Although, what I've been learning about liver detox and micronutrients in whole foods has been fascinating. Here is a terrific diagram of chemical
"Pathways to Happiness and Sleep" (Serotonin and Melatonin).
http://www.understand-andcure-anxiet...Melatonin.html
It all comes back to SLEEP! There are nutrient deficiencies which interfere with nutrient absorption (insufficient stomach acid) and thus inadequate sleep. The nutrient deficiencies are cumulative and exacerbated with multiple pregnancies and extended nursing. Baby always gets what it needs first.
Mama just gets more and more depleted nutritionally.
1. The EASIEST most nutrient dense food to ADD is
homemade fresh green juice/smoothies a couple of times a day. This provides all of the listed nutrients: zinc, B1, B3, B5, B6,
Folate, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Vit C, etc. and complete amino acids to produce protein. This site, "Got Greens?" has easy recipes.
http://gotgreensrevolution.com/ Basically, you add any fruit and a handful of fresh greens to the blender and some water. Drink up. Do this daily and in two weeks, you'll feel amazing!!
2. A couple of other easy things to add are some
homemade kefir for the probiotic benefits. This helps to rebalance the gut microbials (immune system). You just need a tablespoon a day to get significant benefits.
3. Another quick and nutrient dense food is
raw nuts, seeds and dried fruits and berries.
The most important nuts are TWO Brazil nuts a day (for Selenium-critical for many chemical reactions in the body), Pumpkin seeds, Walnuts, Almonds, Pecans, Sunflower seeds (in that order of importance, essentially). I purchase them at Costco (or Earth Fare, Home Economist) and mix up about 10 pounds and put it big ziplock bags (lasts for a month or two). Then I just take them along when we leave the house. I never have to eat out suddenly when I'm hungry; and the essential fatty acids, and microminerals and nutrients are very important to replenishing your cellular and neurochemical functions. I buy dried goji berries, mulberries, gooseberries (at Home Economist) and dried blueberries, cranberries (Costco), coconut flakes (EF), and Giradelli 60% chocolate chips (Harris Teeter) for the mix too.
4. Another addition is 1 Tablespoon of Bubbies
naturally fermented (refrigerated)
sauerkraut each day for the probiotics (different ones) and the cabbage, which helps produce stomach acid which helps with digestion and absorption of nutrients.
5. Another addition is squeeze some
fresh lemon juice in your water all day long, or whenever you think about it. The short version is, this helps correct acid-base balance of the body.
6. And consume either Beets, Broccoli, Brown Rice, Carrots, Eggs, Garlic, Spinach, Tomatoes, Wheatgerm, Melons, Peppers, Cabbage, Onions, Papaya, Avocado, Mushrooms, Asparagus every day for the liver detox benefits. An alternative to include is Milk Thistle 'tea' infusions- made from whole leaves/roots.
7. Foods to improve dopamine/serotonin/mood: chicken, turkey, fish, peanuts, almonds, avocados, bananas, yogurt, lima beans, pumpkin seeds, shellfish, eggs, chocolate, wheat germ, nutritional yeast, cabbage, cauliflower, beans, lentils, dates, papaya, strawberries, cherries, hemp seed. Include as possible.
8. Choose mineral water, green tea, and yogurt with "Live Active Cultures" when you can. Flax seed and kelp are other things we could add too.
9. Eggs, sea salt, honey (1 tablespoon raw, local), coconut oil (1 tablespoon raw, virgin), liver (1 ounce, grass-fed), Cod liver oil (1/4 teaspoon fermented), salmon (3 ounces wild Alaskan-Costco) are other things to include as you are able.
*****Also,
Epsom salt baths are the most healing thing you could do, if you do NOTHING else. An Epsom salt bath daily would be the number one thing to consider. The Magnesium Sulfate helps digestion, absorption, detox pathways, neurotransmitters, sleep, immune system, all through skin absorption!! *****
If you are having issues with headaches, yeast, candida, have mercury fillings, let me know.
Total cost of above foods about $4 per day.
If you want the LONGER version...
Start here about
detox pathways:
http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/t...bstacle-course
And here are a few informal videos about
detox pathways:
http://heal-thyself.ning.com/video/video
and here about evaluating digestion and stomach acid (
beet "pink pee" test):
http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/the-beet-test
This thread about Healing the Gut with Food:
http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/t...-gut-with-foodNutrient Dense Foods:
http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/t...nt-dense-foods
Foods to Help
Phase I and Phase II Detoxification:
http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/t...4160Comment655
check out
www.eatingcultures.com to try and guess on some of your detox pathways, and figure out which nutrients will be important for you. And
www.detoxpuzzle.com to identify some of your detox pathways, nutrient deficiencies/needs.
Pat
I hope you get answers and can find a way to get the thyroid panel. 
), was that with hypothyroid the use of selenium in the absence of correcting the iodine deficiency just leads to worsening thyroid issues. And hypothroid folks can't convert beta carotene (orange foods) to preformed vit A. Therefore, LIVER is an excellent source, plus iodine (kelp) and selenium (liver) together. Along with the B12 (liver), folate (liver and kelp) and magnesium, zinc (liver) and stomach acid, of course.
