Thanks Lucy, Peat, Honeybee and all!
I was buying organic pulp free orange juice (PC brand). Confirmed no enzymes, not from concentrate or additives, just oranges. I do wonder whether they use ripe oranges or not. I knew we wouldn't have any locally but if it's processed in Canada, I never thought it's unlikely they use ripe oranges as well.
I've actually had to step back from the diet experimentation. I think I need to have better gut health to handle the foods he suggests. It was worsening the leaky gut symptoms. Ironically I need those foods for better gut health - go figure. I ordered the thyroid meds (thanks Lucy for the progesterone tip and order of supplementation). Hopefully it will make it across the borders from Mexico. I do worry a little as I have so many symptoms (both hyper/hypo) but my test results have not been out of range (only slightly once with a TSH of 2.3 and it's lowered since I stopped working). My temp/pulse, i'm not sure if it's because I'm under blankets and it's summer (no AC) but usually I'm around low to mid 36 -not that bad. Sometimes in the 35 range but not that often. I recall always freezing when working in an office and not being able to get the chill out of my body so I drank tea and wore scarves and fingerless mitts (Canadian). I sort of assume that having some undiagnosed illness for most my life (CFS) would suggest a lowering effect on the thyroid? I just worry about mis-diagnosing sometimes.
My GI effects results showed I am resistant to Garlic as a means to clear infection (along with oregano oil etc.). Great suggestion though Peata! I guess I exhausted those options over the years. I did order some [url]Monolaurin[http://www.healthna... else on this confusing journey some clarity!
I was buying organic pulp free orange juice (PC brand). Confirmed no enzymes, not from concentrate or additives, just oranges. I do wonder whether they use ripe oranges or not. I knew we wouldn't have any locally but if it's processed in Canada, I never thought it's unlikely they use ripe oranges as well.
I've actually had to step back from the diet experimentation. I think I need to have better gut health to handle the foods he suggests. It was worsening the leaky gut symptoms. Ironically I need those foods for better gut health - go figure. I ordered the thyroid meds (thanks Lucy for the progesterone tip and order of supplementation). Hopefully it will make it across the borders from Mexico. I do worry a little as I have so many symptoms (both hyper/hypo) but my test results have not been out of range (only slightly once with a TSH of 2.3 and it's lowered since I stopped working). My temp/pulse, i'm not sure if it's because I'm under blankets and it's summer (no AC) but usually I'm around low to mid 36 -not that bad. Sometimes in the 35 range but not that often. I recall always freezing when working in an office and not being able to get the chill out of my body so I drank tea and wore scarves and fingerless mitts (Canadian). I sort of assume that having some undiagnosed illness for most my life (CFS) would suggest a lowering effect on the thyroid? I just worry about mis-diagnosing sometimes.
My GI effects results showed I am resistant to Garlic as a means to clear infection (along with oregano oil etc.). Great suggestion though Peata! I guess I exhausted those options over the years. I did order some [url]Monolaurin[http://www.healthna... else on this confusing journey some clarity!