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My 3 Favorite Thyroid Essential Oils

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There are many benefits to using essential oils. Essential oils are parts of certain plants that utilizes plant extracts to support health and well-being. Below are my 3 favorite essential oils I recommend  for the thyroid.

How to Clean Your Adrenals

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Our adrenals are essential to our body. They help us focus, concentrate, they play a role in our sleep cycle, they help us combat stress, help our mood stay strong and help us burn fat.

Greek Salad Salmon Bowls

Grateful thanks is given to Michelle who is the author of this recipe.  Her the actual recipe on her website, Unbound Wellness, can be viewed here.  If you have significant liver problems and can’t handle the protein the reduce the amount of salmon you eat to 1/2 the amount below.

Spring Rolls with “Peanut Sauce”

Grateful thanks and acknowledgement is given to the chef Cristina Curp who created this recipe.  If you’d like to view her full recipe post you may do so here Cristina’s Curp’s Lemon Herb, Beef and Broccoli webpage with additional recipe info.

Lemon Herb Beef and Brocolli

Lemon Herb Beef and Broccoli

Note:  This recipe is not ideal for people will significant stomach, liver and gallbladder issues and should therefore discuss with their AlternaCare doctor if this recipe is right for them.  If you suffer with bad GERD, heartburn or significant liver issue then either avoid or reduce the amount of beef by 50%. 

Autoimmune Shrimp & Bacon Wraps

Shrimp & Bacon Wraps

Note:  This recipe is Keto, Whole30 and Autoimmune Paleo friendly.  It is not for everyone but is for a lot of people.  Some people will find the bacon to hard on the liver and gallbladder and should therefore avoid this recipe.

Eggs and Berries

Total Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Total Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time to Eat: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 whole eggs
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup of your favorite berries but a combination of blueberries and raspberries is best for this meal
• 1 pinch of dried organic parsley
• 1 pinch of pink Himalayan salt
• 1 teaspoon of organic coconut oil
• 3 dandelion green

Directions:

• Wash and chop the dandelion greens and set them aside
• Wash the berries and set them aside
• Place 3 whole eggs and 1 egg white in a bowl and whisk until the 3 eggs are fully mixed and slightly fluffy
• Add the coconut oil to the non-stick chemical free stone based frying pan and melt it by cooking it over medium high heat
• Once the oil is melted then add in your eggs,

Salad and Salmon Lunch

Total Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Total Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time to Eat: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 or 1/2 wild caught salmon filet.  If you have liver or kidney problems or suffer from a joint oriented autoimmune disease it may be best to have just 1/2 of a filet.

Asparagus Scrambled Eggs

Total Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Total Cook Time: 10 minutes

Time to Eat: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 to 4 stalks of asparagus
• 3 eggs
• Avocado cooking oil spray

Directions:

• Steam asparagus until soft but still crunchy. 

How to Know if You Have Thyroid Brain

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Is your thyroid behind your brain symptoms? Anxiety, depression , insomnia, chronic fatigue, brain fog and many more symptoms can be linked to thyroid issues.

How do you know if you have thyroid brain?