Experiences with

Low carb high fat (LCHF) diet

There are "experts" who argue for all of the many types of diet. The low carb vs high carb or low fat vs high fat supporters all argue for their views. How can you possibly make any sense of it? It is complex but knowing a few fundamental things can help. You probably know that the brain burns glucose

Hi all, I really really could do with your help. I have been struggling with Hashimoto for over 10 years now. Even though there has been an improvement I still don’t feel 100% myself, maybe 60%. I have been eating really heathy, low carb, no gluten and vegan diet. This has helped with weight loss

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Hi everyone, being newly diagnosed with endometriosis I really want to try and find things that help with the pain other than painkillers. Has anyone tried a gluten free diet? Has it helped? x

I'd like to remind members that it is expected that people will be courteous to others when posting comments. The topic of Brain Fog is very interesting but it seems that some people object to another's point of view and have become confrontational and dismissive of other peoples views. * Please do

Can any one suggest lchf diet plan for dinner. I'm from South India .

Do medicines like plavix, ecosprin and rosuvas , combined with a strict low fat diet mostly vegetarian and little fish, result in low BP and low HB?

I have noticed that many of us are on Gluten-Free diets. Are there any other big food item monsters out there that aggravate Behçet’s inflammation? Going Gluten-Free was a game changer for me, at least for a while. I definitely felt markedly better on the GF diet within about a week. Thanks! Dave

I saw a program on TV recently that talked about the danger people on GF diets might be exposed to because of arsenic in rice. I googled "rice and pregnancy" as well as "arsenic in rice" and found several articles on the subject. Boiled down (excuse the pun) eating too many rice products from the

Hi all. I went on a strict gluten free diet on 30 October 2017 and I’ve just had my most recent results back. They look quite different than before, but not sure if it’s 1) an improvement, and 2) if this change is due to being GF. I did also start supplementing (Vit B Complex, Vit D, Selenium) before

Just wondering if anyone who isn't either hashis or coeliac has found a gluten free diet helpful. I've non stop issues with all the thyroid meds and pondering the root cause. Thx.

Hi everyone.ive been away on holiday for two weeks - Agadir and abu dhabi which was great! The only thing spoiling my holiday was my diet.the hotels hardly had anything gluten free and I found it so so difficult with my food in both countries.in agadir they didn't even know what my probly really was.in

I am having gastroscopy and colonoscopy on Tuesday. Reading notes for the preparation it says talk to doc or pharmacist if you have any of following, one being thyroid disease. I have had them before but not together and for me it is very painful. This time I will not be eating for nearly 30 hours, I

Hi all, first post. My girlfriend is 24 weeks pregnant and has just been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. We live in Serbia (she is Serbian) and they don't screen for it until as early as they do in the UK. Also the health service here is pretty chaotic and you go from one place to another getting

Was diagnosed 6 yrs ago with primary biliary cirrhosis with autoimmune hepititus. Taking ursodiol,but nothing for autoimmu. In October I had ultrasound andGI doc told me I had cirrhosis and sent me to the Mayo Clinic. Was told I had stage 3-4 cirrhosis, to continue my meds, stop drinking (which I have

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I'm interested to hear from any other T1 diabetics who are following (or have followed in the past) the Ketogenic diet. I use a pump and have been eating this way for around 9-10 months with great success. My diabetes is under much better control, I feel better overall and I have seen numerous health

I have lost 3.5st and have low carb & low fat diet. I eat fibre, loads of fruit and veg and protein including fat free quark. Went fir blood test & told my cholesterol is high (6+) Don't want to take statins as I'd prefer to bring levels down by lifestyle. Any advice please ???

I am taking 125 mcg Levo and have been stable on this dose for a year. Vit and minerals all ok. Have Hashimoto's and am on a strictly gluten free diet since 6 weeks. I started t3 in August last year with 6,25 mcg. Results áfter 4 weeks on that dose was: Tsh < 0,005 (0,35-5,5) Ft4 15,5 (10-19,8) Ft3 4,9

Hi , I have been on the sidelines reading posts for just over a year or so. I am greateful for all the information that I have acquired over that time. But I am a bit confused at the moment and wonder if anyone can help me? This is my first post , so please bear with me. I was first diagnosed as hyperthyroid