How to Strengthen your Immune System immune system immunity Mar 26, 2022

I’ve got a hot topic for you in this month.

And if you ask me, it hasn’t gotten enough attention over the past couple of years.

It’s your immune system, and here’s why I think it needs more attention.

Your immune system is basically like your very own Marvel superhero...

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Your Gut Health affects so many other parts of you - it's worth some love gut health hashimoto's healing with hashimoto's hypothyroidism microbiome Dec 31, 2021

It's really time to give your gut some love

If our gut microbiome is not healthy that affects so many other parts of our body systems that we can feel completely out of whack - it even affects our hormones, cravings, food choices and our weightloss. 

There are more of these microbes...

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How I get through things like lockdowns de-clutter lockdown stress ideas Nov 04, 2021

Lockdowns suck

I am the first to admit I hate being told I can't do something. We have been in Lockdown Level 4 (stay at home and all businesses closed) for many weeks then we were released to Level 3 which is pretty much clicking and collecting from some businesses only.

So - no restaurants or...

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The First Time I Failed To Lose Weight While Dieting hashimoto's healing with hashimoto's hypothyroidism weight loss weightloss tips Oct 11, 2021

It's easy to tell me how to lose weight.

Not so easy to actually achieve it - when you have an underactive thyroid!

You know the drills right - eat less, exercise more!

Or low fat - everything!

Or low low carb - keto will do it!

Or shakes all the way!

Don't even get me started on Weight...

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How the heck are you supposed to figure out what causes each symptom?? hashimotos hypothyroidism symptom tracking thyroid journal Oct 01, 2021

One day in Hawaii...

I was happily shopping in a GAP store I think it was, in Hawaii on holiday soon after we were married in 2001. I was wearing a pretty baggy dress but it was comfy!

As I flicked through the clothes rack wondering how each of the tops would look on me, an assistant came over...

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The best natural chemical free makeup brands when you have Hypothyroidism chemical free beauty detox hypothyroidism makeup Sep 19, 2021

If you wear makeup then you may be putting on average over 100 chemicals a day on your skin.

Makeup & skincare has so many toxic chemicals that often are not regulated. Then we apply them to our skin - the largest organ in our body - where 60% are absorbed into our system. When we have...

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5 Fantastic Books That Got Me Started on My Healing Journey with Hypothyroidism autoimmune books hypothyroidism thyroid health underactive thyroid Sep 14, 2021

When I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2008 I didn't know where to start. 

I started looking online for answers and rapidly ended up down a rabbit hole. 

I decided I needed to get some real books - you know the paper kind!! 

I ended up with 5 favourites and I'll tell you...

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The Best Low Carb Bread Recipe low carb bread recipe Sep 05, 2021

Low Carb bread can taste like cardboard - this is the exception!

I tinkered around with a few low-carb bread recipes and came up with this easy recipe for keto bread without the sawdust texture!

It's great toasted for under eggs, or with nut butter, or eaten fresh and what I love about it (if you...

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5 Lessons I learned in my Under Active Thyroid Healing Journey adrenals doctors gluten nutritionists sleep supplements Aug 24, 2021

It took me 12 years to figure out how to heal my leaky gut, keep the weight off, fix my adrenals and I learned 5 very important lessons along the way. 

1. Doctors don't always know best.

This can really be hard for some to accept. Especially if you've grown up being told to respect doctors...

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3 most common mistakes people make when they try to lose weight with hypothyroidism hypothyroidism weight loss weightloss tips Aug 14, 2021

Losing weight with hypothyroidism can be a minefield at the best of times. But what I see so many doing is making these three big mistakes when trying to lose weight.

1. Exercising like a maniac.

Going crazy with exercising only aggravates your adrenal fatigue (or could bring it on) so please...

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Why free range meat is important free range free range farms organic Aug 01, 2021

I used to be vegetarian - so did my husband. 

Fast forward 10 years and we started eating meat again - me for my iron levels - and he for the fact the vegan is so high in carbs. And despite the name - we were not eating a lot of veggies!

Being diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis in 2008...

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Mold can actually cause Hashimoto's thyroiditis 😕 brain fog coffee leaky gut mold Jul 14, 2021

Did you know mould can affect your Thyroid Blood Test results and make them look normal while you’re feeling like crap?

Not only that but mold has been shown in a 2017 study to cause the autoimmune version of hypothyroidism.

Amazing isn’t it! Mold can actually cause thyroid disease...

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Healing with Hashimoto's Blog

by Vicki Kenny

From my own 12 year journey I want to inspire women like you suffering from Hashimoto’s and Underactive thyroid to finally find a way of living that helps you feel better for the first time in a long time so you can start living the life you deserve making the most of every day.