‘Column’ Archives
Flying With Broken Wings Help, I’m turning into a man!
(Written by Sarah Downing, Editor, Flying With Broken Wings, Dear Thyroid) It all started at the age of 24 with a mean comment from my ex-boyfriend M, one of the reasons why he is [Read] | 28 responses.
How To Kick Your Thyroid’s Ass: Nine Sources of Fluoride Exposure You Might Not Recognize
This week, we have a guest post from a special lady with a special website: Melissa from The Cellulite Investigation. Trust me, you'll love the site -- it's a report on our modern [Read] | 29 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings: Making The Most Of Life With Chronic Illness
(Flying with Broken Wings, Written by Sarah Downing) When we’re first confronted with that dreadful realization that we have been diagnosed with a chronic illness and that chronic [Read] | 63 responses.
Going For The Throat: Confessions of a Health Insurance Neophyte
I've had health insurance of one kind or another my whole life. I'm fortunate for that, and I know it. But it wasn't until my diagnosis with Hashimoto's disease last June that I [Read] | 25 responses.
Life Redefined My Cancer Story
Written by Joanna Isbill: Editor, Life Redefined (Thyroid Cancer in Young Adults Columnist) It was Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Just a few days after my 24th birthday. I woke up with [Read] | 24 responses.
How To Kick Your Thyroid’s Ass: Food Is Science Too!, OR, A Little HTKYTA Background
For those who haven't been following this column and my health journey from the beginning, I'd like to ask you to head on over to The Nourished Life blog and read a piece I wrote for the [Read] | 20 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings: How Chronic Illness Affects Our Relationships
Those of us who suffer from chronic illness know only too well how taxing it can be on our relationships with friends and family. How can we explain our disease to them so that they will [Read] | 35 responses.
How To Kick Your Thyroid’s Ass: Meet Elizabeth Walling of The Nourished Life
This week I'm introducing you to a lovely lady who's devoted herself to food and healthy, natural living. Elizabeth Walling, of The Nourished Life is a food blogger, mommy, and [Read] | 9 responses.
Flying With Broken Wings Meet Sarah Downing And Her Thyroid
When my doctor diagnosed me with Hashimoto’s (an underactive thyroid caused by an autoimmune disease), I felt both relieved and sad – relieved because I finally had an answer to why [Read] | 38 responses.
How To Kick Your Thyroid’s Ass: Delicious Fermented Foods?
I was speaking to another Dear Thyroid lady this week about candida (that is, my immune system that is slowly recovering from being over-run by the stuff), and the most effective [Read] | 16 responses.