If you need a place to start to educate yourself and learn about how to better treat any thyroid issue this book is a must read. Stop the Thyroid Madness: A Patient Revolution Against Decades of Inferior Treatment has been such a blessing to be. Years ago I was just told to take my pill everyday and I would be fine. That is not true and there is so much you need to learn to advocate for yourself.
Sweet Potato Flatbread
Sweet Potato flatbread is a great grain free way to make a sandwich. It is AIP friendly. There is a bit of an art to making these. I use about 1/2 to one cup of cassava flour for every three cooked sweet potatoes. I use a cast iron press to make mine. The trick is you have to lightly press the dough or it will stick to the parchment paper. Cooked sweet potatoes, cassava flour, garlic powder and salt. Mix it all together and you’ll know that the dough is the right consistency when it feels like Play Dough. Then chill the dough in the refrigerator. Make a little palm size balls of dough and flatten it between parchment paper. Cook with whatever kind of oil you like until golden brown on both sides.
Here is the flour I use to make my sweet potato flatbread.
Here is the Cast Iron Tortilla Press I use.
I have tried to make the flatbread with other grain free flours when I have been out of cassava. Trust me it will not work without Cassava flour. The tortilla press also makes it way easier to make the flatbread.
Iron is Important
Iron is so very important. I have struggled for years with low iron. My iron numbers are now in normal rang and I am working for optimal iron levels. My numbers got better when I added a Vitamin C with my iron. Something so simple helped but I was never told by a doctor that you need C to get the iron where it needs to be. I had to learn and study for myself. If you have low iron it is important to get your numbers optimal. If you take a thyroid RX DO NOT take it with iron. Your thyroid RX will not work as it should if you take it with your iron. You need to wait a few hours after taking thyroid RX before you take your iron. As always educate yourself and work with your doctor.
Here is what I take:
Vitamin D and Vitamin K
There is so much to know about Vitamin D that doctors are not telling you. D is so very important to our health. It's the D3 form you need to take. I struggled for years with very, very, low D. Nothing helped until I started taking this D3 and added in a Vitamin K. K helps the D get to where it needs to be. As always work with your doctor but educate yourself.
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