Part II Check out Part I here: https://www.mckennacounseling.com/blog/how-do-i-heal-an-auto-immune-disease Luckily, I was able to get in quickly with the ND for a second opinion. I was expecting him to say, “You’re healthy as a horse, it’s obvious your body has cleared the infection. There is no need for antibiotics.” INSTEAD, he informed me that if my body is having trouble clearing one infection, it may have trouble clearing other infections too. He ordered 17 new blood

Part 1 I’ve been recently diagnosed with a thyroid auto-immune disease, Hashimotos. This means my immune system is attacking my thyroid. Truth is, this may have been happening for a long time, and only just recently got the right blood tests. But that’s not where the story begins! In December I started having hot flashes at night for about 2 weeks. It seemed a little early for peri-menopause symptoms at age 40; I made an appointment with my Kaiser doctor to get my hormones