[Kaitlyn Kitten]

Today is the day I am going grain/gluten free!
I've had it with this damn autoimmune disease! I swell all over my face and I hate my skin. It seems to be "healing" then all of a sudden, its back to the nasties. I hate this idea that our food is no longer pure in this world. I am only into fruits, veggies, red grass fed meat and certain nuts and seeds as I am allergic to some.

Ive just ordered my SP thytrophin, I hear nothing but good things about it. And many seemed to have kept their hashis in check. I hope to be off meds after a while and actually use my thyroid function with out a problem.

Note to myself:
Symptoms today are

candida flareups
dry skin with lumpiness
bloating in stomach some days
hard to lose fat midsection
swollen, scalloped tongue
hairloss
whiting, dry hair
swelling in the face
thick, drooping eyelids
weird bulbose nose tip and widening of the bridge
round moon face
under eye hollows more apparent
beginning of eyebrows have always been missing as well as the outer portion
fatigued
libido is down most of the time
back acne


I'd like to be without all of this if at all possible in the near future.

Dang girl! Your ladies look niiiiice. Seriously, excellent progress!

Have you tried alkalizing your diet before you go too extreme and cut everything out? The American diet is the most acidic diet in the world,(not exaggerating) and this leads to an endless list of problems many of which you described. I'm by no means saying what you're doing is wrong; admittedly, its probably one of the best lifestyle choices to make.
Just wondering if you've ever tried it.

And could you clarify what you meant about your skin healing and getting "nasty" again?

I have a similar problem. My skin will look fantastic: clear, even tone, and my pores are smaller. Then BAM! I get these dry itchy patches on my cheeks and acne. Its totally hormonal, I just haven't pinpointed what "it" is. Freaking hormones.