Summary of Izabella Wentz, PharmD.'s Hashimoto's Protocol

By IRB Media

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#1 I was a consultant pharmacist for a case management agency in Southern California. I loved my job, but I was also suffering from acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, terrible anxiety, and muscle pains. I looked fine, but I was suffering.

#2 I was in pain every day, and my symptoms were beginning to interfere with the job I loved and my ability to be the wife I wanted to be. I was losing my memory, and it was exhausting trying to hide my embarrassing memory problems from the people in my life.

#3 I had become accustomed to my IBS, bloating, and fatigue. I had grown accustomed to waking up, going to work, coming home, eating, and sleeping without having the energy to pursue my dreams of traveling, writing, and connecting with people.

#4 I had become allergic to everything, and my chronic cough woke me up throughout the night and drove me crazy. I had to wear my carpal tunnel bracelets 24-7 and stop doing yoga, my favorite hobby, entirely. I had to cut back on client case reviews, which required a lot of writing and documentation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822524354

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Insights on Izabella Wentz and PharmD.'s Hashimoto's Protocol

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was a consultant pharmacist for a case management agency in Southern California. I loved my job, but I was also suffering from acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, terrible anxiety, and muscle pains. I looked fine, but I was suffering.

#2

I was in pain every day, and my symptoms were beginning to interfere with the job I loved and my ability to be the wife I wanted to be. I was losing my memory, and it was exhausting trying to hide my embarrassing memory problems from the people in my life.

#3

I had become accustomed to my IBS, bloating, and fatigue. I had grown accustomed to waking up, going to work, coming home, eating, and sleeping without having the energy to pursue my dreams of traveling, writing, and connecting with people.

#4

I had become allergic to everything, and my chronic cough woke me up throughout the night and drove me crazy. I had to wear my carpal tunnel bracelets 24-7 and stop doing yoga, my favorite hobby, entirely. I had to cut back on client case reviews, which required a lot of writing and documentation.

#5

I was eventually diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, which had caused me to lose a third of my hair. But I decided to keep going anyway, because I wanted to be the healthiest person with Hashimoto’s.

#6

It takes time to change a system as big as the medical system. It can take years for the mainstream medical world to admit to a simple issue that one of your patients has realized within just a few days of taking a medication.

#7

I had tried various interventions, including the immune-modulating medication low-dose naltrexone, compounded thyroid medications, dehydroepiandrosterone, progesterone, and pregnenolone, but most of 2010 was spent trying these. My symptoms improved somewhat, but I continued to struggle with reflux, IBS, bloating, carpal tunnel, headaches, and allergies.

#8

I made a New Year’s resolution in 2011 to get my health back. I began working with an integrative physician who encouraged me to remove gluten and dairy from my diet, and the change was remarkable. Within three days, my acid reflux, bloating, and IBS were gone.

#9

I ended up compiling a significant amount of material on how to address Hashimoto’s, and I turned it into a patient guide. I was able to get into remission in January 2013, and the book was published on May 31 of the same year.

#10

The first step in taking charge of your own health is to dream big and set goals. If you don’t have a health journal yet, start one now. Journaling is one of the best ways to track your progress and any challenges and successes.

#11

Consider why you want to get well. Maybe your reasons are specific. Do you want to grow your hair back so that you can look great at your cousin’s wedding. Do you want to have enough energy so that you can play with your kids for fifteen minutes without getting