Thyroid boost juice
Diane Shearer’s agonizing pain and thyroid symptoms were so severe, she couldn’t work or drive…until one day, she stumbled upon a unique healing path. Here, the 42-year-old shares her story with Woman’s World
“Gazing down at my wedding photo, I sighed forlornly. I’d always been someone who’d lived every moment to the fullest, but on that day, which should have been full of joy, I was drowning in mental and physical pain.
“I’d not only been put on antidepressants to treat mental illness, but in short order, I’d also been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, fibromyalgia and TMJ ( temporomandibular joint) syndrome. And though I’d always been slim and a healthy eater, I began gaining weight, suffering from migraines, brain fog and problems with the discs in my back. And year after year, no matter what I did, it only got worse.
“I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this, I would think each time I threw out my back. But the pain never stopped, spreading from my spine to my teeth, head, arms, legs and gut. Despite the medicine I was on for my thyroid and injections for my back pain, nothing I tried seemed to fully work. To top it all off, I suddenly started feeling extremely anxious.
“At a certain point, my anxiety got so bad that I would shake from head to toe, sitting on my hands in public to
“The Epstein-Barr virus is the true cause of Hashimoto’s and body pain!” — Anthony William, Medical Medium
calm my frazzled nerves. Eventually, I grew so scared to leave my house that I stopped driving for seven years. Yet even with my frequent trips to doctors, not a single treatment stuck, and soon I was forced to leave a job I loved. I was stuck under a cloud of anxiety and pain and had little hope for what the future had in store.
New answers
“One day, a couple of years ago, I was on Facebook when I came across a post my friend had liked by the Medical Medium, Anthony William. As I read the post, something stirred in me. I’d always believed in food’s healing power, but I’d never been that into ‘alternative’ medicine.
“Nothing I’ve been doing has worked. I wonder if this could help me? I thought as I read Anthony’s explanation of the ‘no-foods’ that people struggling with Hashimoto’s should avoid—like dairy, eggs, gluten and soy—as well as why we should be drinking celery juice each day. I need a change. I’ ll give it a try!
“So I decided to join Facebook support groups and began doing exactly as Anthony said in his book, Medical Medium: Thyroid Healing, including drinking 16 oz. of straight celery juice every morning on an empty stomach, removing the no-foods from my
diet and incorporating his Thyroid Healing smoothie, made with mango, blueberries, banana and orange, and adding in his Heavy Metal Detox smoothie.
“‘It’s a miracle!’ I told my husband after four months on the protocol. My brain fog had cleared, and the pain in my back had abated so much that I no longer needed injections. As I read more of Anthony’s work, I learned that thyroid issues were the result of strep and Epstein-barr virus (EBV), and I began eating the specific foods he recommended to clear it, specifically raw fruit and veggies daily until 4 pm, then I’d have steamed potatoes and asparagus for dinner.
“Though the eating changes were hard on my stomach for a few weeks, I was spurred on by the fact that my anxiety was also disappearing. One day, I looked at my husband and said something that shocked even me: ‘I want to drive again!’ As I did grocery runs for the first time in years, I couldn’t believe it. ‘I feel so much better!’ I told my husband with a smile. ‘I feel like I could dance on tables!’
Never going back
“As I continued on Anthony’s protocol, the weight I had gained began to melt away. I increased my celery juice intake from 16 oz. a day to 32 oz., and added B-12 supplements and L-lysine to my smoothies each day. And suddenly, my energy began returning as well.
“Today, I feel better than ever, and I have no plans of ever going back to my old way of life. I admit that the journey to healing has been long, and though I’m still on my thyroid medication, the incredible improvement I’ve seen in my symptoms has empowered me.
“I know that one day I’ll be medication-free, but for now, I’m happy to keep going and to share my journey on my Instagram, @shearer0113. Everyone’s body and mind are different, and you have to do what’s best for you and go slow. But remember: Food really can heal you: mind, body and soul! It did me!”