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Jan
30

I have been wanting to pass this information along for a while now. After you read the following please let me know if you have any questions.

A simple way to detect low thyroid function:

Purchase a digital or basal thermometer
Before you get out of bed or drink anything
Place thermometer under your armpit for 5 minutes [rectal or oral may be done as well {however, if you experience sinus infections, they raise the oral temperature, then do not take the temperature orally} ]
Record and take the temperature for 5 consecutive days
Normal armpit or oral temperature is 97.8-98.2
Normal rectal temperature is 98.8-99.2
Temperatures below that are suggestive of low thyroid.

Adapted from Gut Solutions by Brenda Watson

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Jan
19

My biggest adversary has at times been my husband. I love him dearly but he expresses in obvious & passive ways that he does not like the fact that I suggest for our daughter to have broccoli for breakfast. Maybe he does not like it because he is the one making breakfast.
Why is he making breakfast? He has great breakfast skills and determination to do so, and I for years had not been able to get up in the morning. (don’t tell him but that is changing) He is making breakfast b’c, he used to make breakfast every morning for his two younger brothers and well that is a another story.
Sometimes when we are changing our diet our body or our family members resist, get mad or just plain don’t like it! This may be obvious in their behaviors, attitude and demeanor.
Maybe they are in the middle of tax season. Maybe they just had a bad day. In the past I could not move through the energy of my significant other resisting my efforts. Today I have become stronger and stronger. A great diet brings me the gift of being grounded and ready to accomplish anything. As I, in spite of all else, make what gives me high energy, fortitude & deep conviction knowing that this works without a doubt. I am moving through it all today.
How does your family make it hard for you to loose weight, change & take care of yourself?
How do you manage your frustrations and walk towards success, regardless of any and all resistance?

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