Via these forums I decided to read The Mood Cure and now strongly suspect that I have both thyroid and adrenal issues. We don't have health insurance and can't afford a doctor's visit and treatment, so I've been doing research non-stop and have decided that I will try supplementation before taking any other steps.
Here's my short bio/med history. I have always lived in a land-locked area, so never ate sea food regularly and always had a diet very high in grains (like 60-70% of my calories). I have always been somewhat overweight, low energy and have struggled with candida and acne since puberty (probably due to my sugar addiction). Fully vaxed (and then some for international travel before I knew any better, probably have parasites from the travels too), analgram fillings, the works. I also have never gotten diagnosed with anemia, but the Red Cross never lets me donate blood because I don't pass their tests.
Got pregnant very easily when I was 24, had a natural birth in the hospital, no issues with breastfeeding except maybe low supply (she nursed every 30 minutes until she was 5 months, but that could have been something else because she was also colicky). I didn't take prenatals regularly during pregnancy, stopped after I gave birth and switched to a mostly traditional foods diet about a year and a half ago. I have a family history of hypothyroidism and breast cancer.
Over the past six months my energy has plummeted, no matter how much sleep I get. I am moody, react easily with anger, just not very pleasant with DH and Ladybug no matter how hard I try. I've been wanting to wean, but she very much still needs it. We're only nursing once a day, but even that seems too much for me to handle. I'm determined, however, not to wean for at least another six months because I know that she's not ready yet. I'm rather worried about detoxing, however, so anyone who is familiar with these supplements/quantities please comment!
Here's my supplementation plan:
Dr. Ron's Doc's Best For now, I'm planning on the full dose of 6 capsules a day, hopefully I can cut down sooner rather than later because it's very expensive. This and the Garden of Life are the only multivitamins that I trust.
Fermented Cod Liver Oil, Blue Ice brand. Not sure how much of this to take. The bottle says 2 mL, should I take more?
Cal-Mag from Dr. Ron's Not sure about the dosage, however.
Iodine, Lugol's quantities, probably also through Dr. Ron's since the pill is so easy to take.
Sea veggies
L-tyrosine: 500-1000 mg
Chromium, for the sugar cravings; not sure how much I need
I'm also considering:
Freeze dried organs, for when I don't get enough organ meats (though, I eat liver usually once a week)
Freeze dried thyroid and maybe adrenals.
At some point, I will probably go on the GAPS diet, but that's a bit too much for me right now. I am considering, however, going grain free at least for a while to see if that helps get my energy up.
Thoughts on these? Anything else I may be missing?
TIA!!!
Here's my short bio/med history. I have always lived in a land-locked area, so never ate sea food regularly and always had a diet very high in grains (like 60-70% of my calories). I have always been somewhat overweight, low energy and have struggled with candida and acne since puberty (probably due to my sugar addiction). Fully vaxed (and then some for international travel before I knew any better, probably have parasites from the travels too), analgram fillings, the works. I also have never gotten diagnosed with anemia, but the Red Cross never lets me donate blood because I don't pass their tests.
Got pregnant very easily when I was 24, had a natural birth in the hospital, no issues with breastfeeding except maybe low supply (she nursed every 30 minutes until she was 5 months, but that could have been something else because she was also colicky). I didn't take prenatals regularly during pregnancy, stopped after I gave birth and switched to a mostly traditional foods diet about a year and a half ago. I have a family history of hypothyroidism and breast cancer.
Over the past six months my energy has plummeted, no matter how much sleep I get. I am moody, react easily with anger, just not very pleasant with DH and Ladybug no matter how hard I try. I've been wanting to wean, but she very much still needs it. We're only nursing once a day, but even that seems too much for me to handle. I'm determined, however, not to wean for at least another six months because I know that she's not ready yet. I'm rather worried about detoxing, however, so anyone who is familiar with these supplements/quantities please comment!
Here's my supplementation plan:
Dr. Ron's Doc's Best For now, I'm planning on the full dose of 6 capsules a day, hopefully I can cut down sooner rather than later because it's very expensive. This and the Garden of Life are the only multivitamins that I trust.
Fermented Cod Liver Oil, Blue Ice brand. Not sure how much of this to take. The bottle says 2 mL, should I take more?
Cal-Mag from Dr. Ron's Not sure about the dosage, however.
Iodine, Lugol's quantities, probably also through Dr. Ron's since the pill is so easy to take.
Sea veggies
L-tyrosine: 500-1000 mg
Chromium, for the sugar cravings; not sure how much I need
I'm also considering:
Freeze dried organs, for when I don't get enough organ meats (though, I eat liver usually once a week)
Freeze dried thyroid and maybe adrenals.
At some point, I will probably go on the GAPS diet, but that's a bit too much for me right now. I am considering, however, going grain free at least for a while to see if that helps get my energy up.
Thoughts on these? Anything else I may be missing?
TIA!!!
