I went back to my endocrinologist earlier today. The thing I love about my doctor is that he never makes me feel crazy. He listens to me as I rattle off symptom after symptom. He nods his head as he looks at his computer screen viewing my latest blood work. This time around, my thyroid numbers are good but I’m anemic which explains the continued fatigue. His advice was to listen to my body and rest when I need to.
He said my metabolism has been negatively affected by the Hashimoto’s and to try to stick to a Paleo lifestyle. Not just the diet, but to encompass the lifestyle which includes getting plenty of vitamin D straight from the sun, living a stress free life, eating the way cavemen did and sleeping when it’s dark. He told me to add Selenium daily and come back in two months. I am going to go to the library tomorrow and check out a couple Paleo books and look more into the lifestyle aspect. It sounds nice, but is it realistic? I sure hope so!