Glad to be here!
Over a year ago I started Paleo, due to ongoing issues with my thyroid and adrenals. Haha! Wrong move! Well, Paleo did help me discover my autoimmune response to both gluten and casein. So, that was great.
However, so many of Paleo people (especially over at PaleoHacks) are also hardcore low-carbers, and it took many months for me to realize that going low-carb is very anti-thyroid. So, I added in "safe starches" and some sugars, while trying to advocate against low-carb and warn other people with thyroid issues (in other words, a great many people!) of the dangers involved with low-carb. I was still basically Paleo, though.
Anyway, Ray Peat kept coming up as a topic on the boards, as well as Danny Roddy, and that really piqued my interest, as they specifically talk about thyroid and energy issues. So, I bought Roddy's quick start guide, found this board, and have been trying out the ideas for the past 2 months or so.
Sadly, I still can't seem to tolerate milk, so that has made it more difficult for me to follow the "diet." I'm taking calcium and trying to get enough protein from other sources. It's not great, and I feel I would be doing better if I could drink milk or even eat cheese.
I'm still struggling with getting my energy levels up. I take Armour thyroid, and my free t3 and free t4 have been checked and they are at optimal levels, but I still feel fairly terrible. I've tried pregnenolone, but that didn't help much and did give me terrible back acne. So, now I'm trying out progest-e. Maybe that is the missing element. I just started yesterday, so we will have to see how it goes. My impression is that you can just take as much of it as you want until you feel good. It's a little scary to be messing around with hormones, but ya know, I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!
Anyway, it's great that there is a forum with some experienced people to help out the little newbies, and I hope eventually to be able to provide support as well!
Over a year ago I started Paleo, due to ongoing issues with my thyroid and adrenals. Haha! Wrong move! Well, Paleo did help me discover my autoimmune response to both gluten and casein. So, that was great.
However, so many of Paleo people (especially over at PaleoHacks) are also hardcore low-carbers, and it took many months for me to realize that going low-carb is very anti-thyroid. So, I added in "safe starches" and some sugars, while trying to advocate against low-carb and warn other people with thyroid issues (in other words, a great many people!) of the dangers involved with low-carb. I was still basically Paleo, though.
Anyway, Ray Peat kept coming up as a topic on the boards, as well as Danny Roddy, and that really piqued my interest, as they specifically talk about thyroid and energy issues. So, I bought Roddy's quick start guide, found this board, and have been trying out the ideas for the past 2 months or so.
Sadly, I still can't seem to tolerate milk, so that has made it more difficult for me to follow the "diet." I'm taking calcium and trying to get enough protein from other sources. It's not great, and I feel I would be doing better if I could drink milk or even eat cheese.
I'm still struggling with getting my energy levels up. I take Armour thyroid, and my free t3 and free t4 have been checked and they are at optimal levels, but I still feel fairly terrible. I've tried pregnenolone, but that didn't help much and did give me terrible back acne. So, now I'm trying out progest-e. Maybe that is the missing element. I just started yesterday, so we will have to see how it goes. My impression is that you can just take as much of it as you want until you feel good. It's a little scary to be messing around with hormones, but ya know, I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!
Anyway, it's great that there is a forum with some experienced people to help out the little newbies, and I hope eventually to be able to provide support as well!