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I am a Hashimoto's Survivor, medical writer, and an ACE Certified Health Coach/ Fitness Nutrition Specialist.
11/04/2024
Researchers develop statistical method for genetic mapping of autoimmune diseases Genetic studies of diseases map segments of the genome driving disease. But to understand how those changes contribute to disease progression, it is important to understand how they may alter gene regulation of disease genes in cell populations assumed to be driving disease.
Along with my autoimmune diet, I have found great success in managing my autoimmune disease with LDN:
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03/02/2024
Stanford Medicine-led study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease Research throws light on the mystery of why women are much more prone to autoimmune disorders: A molecule made by one X chromosome in every female cell can generate antibodies to a woman’s own tissues.
Yet another ingredient many of us were exposed to in childhood and contributed to the rise in thyroid and other chronic diseases:
FDA Proposes Rule to Revoke Regulation Allowing the Use of Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) in Food
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November 2, 2023
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed to revoke the regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food. This action is part of our regulatory authority over ingredients added to food, which includes reassessing previously evaluated food ingredients and addressing safety concerns. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is a vegetable oil that is modified with bromine. As authorized, it is used in small amounts to keep the citrus flavoring from floating to the top in some beverages.
The FDA is issuing a proposed rule now because the agency has recent data from studies it conducted that demonstrate adverse health effects in animals at levels more closely approximating real-world human exposure. Based on these data and remaining unresolved safety questions, the FDA can no longer conclude that the use of BVO in food is safe. Results from these studies show bioaccumulation of bromine and toxic effects on the thyroid – a gland that produces hormones that play a key role in regulating blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, metabolism and the reaction of the body to other hormones.
The studies were conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Division of Translational Toxicology (formerly the Division of the National Toxicology Program), to assess unresolved toxicological questions.
The FDA has regulated BVO as a food additive since the agency removed it from the codified list of Generally Recognized As Safe or “GRAS” substances in 1970.
Over the years, many beverage makers have reformulated their products to replace BVO with an alternative ingredient. Today, few beverages in the U.S. contain BVO. Consumers who wish to avoid products that contain brominated vegetable oil may do so by looking for it by name in the ingredients list.
Reassessing the safety of food ingredients as new, relevant data become available, is a priority for the FDA and a key part of our food safety mission.
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23/07/2023
It's baaaaaack!
My elimin8 Foods GF/Paleo/AIP/Vegan Flatbread Pizza Crust is back on Amazon:
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10/06/2023
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My Glimpse into Long Covid — Take Back Your Body My Glimpse Into Long Covid By: Stefanie Billette, M.S., ACE-CHC, ACE-FNS I have had pre-syncope many times over the years—that feeling that I just might pass out. My blood pressure runs very low, and I used to battle low blood sugar, so fainting always seemed like it was
27/03/2023
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Egg White Saga Continued... — BOONE INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS UPDATE: I requested to have my labs drawn again last week. Just to recap, I did AIP elimination in 2017 (antibodies dropped to 27 and symptoms disappeared). I successfully and very slowly reintroduced green beans, cacao, white rice, egg yolks, black pepper, and ghee over the course of five years, ch
15/01/2023
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Egg Whites, TPO Antibodies, and Raynaud's — Take Back Your Body, LLC Like Hashimoto’s, my Raynaud’s disease is affected by the foods I eat….
08/11/2022
Got inflammation?
Grain-Free is the way to be.
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If you don’t think you can do full AIP, at least remove gluten from your diet!
I was able to get my daughter’s antibodies down to zero just by eliminating this one trigger of inflammation!

06/11/2022
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Stay Covid-free with CPC! — Take Back Your Body, LLC CPC is an ingredient in some mouthwashes that has been shown in various studies to inactivate Covid (and other viruses). I have been rinsing with it for months, along with my daughter and husband. I recently started having my 8 year-old HFI son swish with it as well (it does not contain sorbitol, a
25/10/2022
I have great news!
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Treating Constipation without Destroying Your Gut I will spare you the long exhaustive list of what not to take. Here are the ONLY treatments that I recommend that will not irritate you more.
07/10/2022
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Stay cool! — Take Back Your Body, LLC Sleep hygiene is a hot topic. Many of us do not get enough sleep -or enough good sleep. Ideally, your body needs 7 1/2-9 hours of high quality sleep (sleep cycles are approximately 90 minutes). In addition to staring at screens up until bedtime, there are other habits that may be setting you up for
07/10/2022
MOUTHWASH STOPS CORONAVIRUS FROM REPLICATING! — Take Back Your Body, LLC CPC is an ingredient found in some mouthwashes which has been shown to be 99% effective at inactivating coronavirus in the throat, where it begins. I have been using it twice a day for the past two months. It is cheaper, safer and more effective than the vaccine. Don’t swallow; just gargle. https
24/09/2022
1 in 15 women will be diagnosed with at least one autoimmune disease in her lifetime. Read my book and discover how you can take back your body and heal from the damage caused when your body attacks itself:
You Are What You DON'T Eat: How elimination diets saved my son’s life, allowed me to reclaim mine, and empowered my daughter to change the course of hers Inherited metabolic disorders affect up to 1 in 1,000 newborns. According to the National Institutes of Health, up to 23.5 million Americans (nearly eight percent of the population) suffer from an autoimmune disease, and the prevalence is rising. Inflammation is the leading cause of all chronic i...
25/08/2022
I have used an epic water filter for years. Here's why:
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Is fluoride really something you want to be drinking?
Many US cities add fluoride to their water supply (know as water fluoridation) in efforts to decrease tooth decay and improve dental health in the community. 97% of European cities DO NOT fluoridate their water supply.
This has become a sensitive topic as some people believe in water fluoridation whereas others strongly disapprove of it.
We believe that water should be water, so we designed our filters to remove fluoride. Our Pure Filter uses a solid carbon block and a special resin that removes over 97% of fluoride.
While there is research that supports the use of fluoride in drinking water, there is a plethora of studies that disprove them. When it comes to drinking water, we think it's important to have clean water with no added chemicals.
Here are just a few reasons you don't want to consume fluoride:
1. It's a form of mass medication without consent.
2. You cannot control the dosage of fluoride (If you drink a lot of water you are drinking too much fluoride)
3. Swallowing fluoride provides little to no benefit for your teeth.
4. Fluoridated water provides no benefits, only risks, to infants.
5. About 40 percent of American teens have dental fluorosis, a condition that refers to changes in the appearance of tooth enamel that are caused by long-term ingestion of fluoride.
6. Fluoride is an endocrine disruptor that can affect your bones, brain, thyroid gland, pineal gland, and even your blood sugar levels.
Read below and see more reasons you do not want to consume fluoride:
Fluoride The fluoride that is added to drinking water is not the naturally occurring kind, the main chemicals used to fluoridate tap water are known as “silicofluorides” and are non-pharmaceutical grade fluoride products; they are unprocessed industrial by-products of the phosphate fertilizer industry.
NO WHEY FOR ME
by: Stefanie Billette
ACE-Certified Health Coach
Hashimoto's Avenger
My autoimmune thyroid disease had hijacked my body for nearly 40 years until 2017 when I decided to take back my body by going on the Autoimmune Protocol. My autoantibodies (which attacked my thyroid) were in the 400s before I began the protocol. After months of resetting my immune system, my antibodies dropped into the 100s. After four years, I finally got my thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO) down to 27, which is essentially remission.
All my autoimmune symptoms disappeared and I felt better than ever. I was even able to slowly add back in a few foods that I initially had to eliminate: ghee, green beans, black pepper, dill, white rice, and cacao. There are many foods I never even attempted to reintroduce because I knew I would not be able to tolerate them (e.g gluten, tomatoes, etc.).
A couple of months ago, I learned of the amazing properties of lactoferrin (the glycoprotein that makes colostrum so important for infants). It stops the "C" virus in its tracks and has anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, antiviral effects, modulates the immune system and increases metabolism. I have been giving it to my kids, my husband and myself for the past month and I believe it has helped us stay healthy even through a stressful move.
However, knowing that I cannot tolerate dairy, I needed to know if I have been having an immune reaction to lactoferrin the past month. I needed to know if there is increased inflammation in my body. So, I asked my functional medicine practitioner to write a lab order for my thyroid antibodies AND for IgG to Whey. Now that I have been ingesting whey (lactoferrin is free of lactose but is actually a whey protein), I would be able to see if I am having an immune response.
I got my results yesterday, and sadly, my IgG to Whey is high. Not surprisingly, my thyroid peroxidase antibodies have also risen from 27 in June to 45 now. I believe this underlying increase in inflammation is the reason I pulled my piriformis two weeks ago and had a flareup of sciatic compression for the first time in two years.
I am disappointed that I cannot benefit from the incredible properties of lactoferrin because it flares up immune reactions and exacerbates my autoimmune disease. This is further proof that while the Autoimmune Protocol can reset the immune system and put autoimmune disease into remission, it is not a cure and triggers can always cause flare-ups.
-Stefanie
Stefanie Billette, M.S., ACE-CHC, ACE-FNS
Author of You Are What You DON'T Eat
ACE-Certified Health Coach and Fitness Nutrition Specialist
www.TakeBackYourBody.com
Founder, CEO, and CRC (Chief Recipe Creator)
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“Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means”
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18/08/2022
https://thyroidpharmacist.com/articles/hashimotos-and-low-stomach-acid/
Hashimoto's and Low Stomach Acid - Dr. Izabella Wentz Discover the risks and symptoms of your low stomach acid and how Betaine with Pepsin can help correct the levels in your body.
25/07/2022
Those of us with autoimmune diseases are always trying to calm the flames. We are not immune-deficient. Instead, our bodies OVER-react to stressors including viral infections. The key to taming the immune system and preventing a cytokine storm (dangerous immune dysregulation that can lead to severe outcomes), we have to stop adding fuel to the fire. You can do this through:
Diet
Supplementation
Support (includes exercise, relaxation, social engagement)
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My AIM: AutoImmune/AntiInflammatory Method — Take Back Your Body, LLC DAIRY EGGS GRAINS NIGHTSHADES (INCLUDES EGGPLANT, WHITE POTATO, TOMATO, AND NIGHTSHADE SPICES SUCH AS CAYENNE, CHILI, PAPRIKA) LEGUMES GUMS NUTS ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS SEEDS EMULSIFIERS CAFFEINE FOOD THICKENERS ALCOHOL NSAIDS REFINED OR PROCESSED FOODS ARTIFICIAL COLORS AND FLAVORINGS REFINED SUGAR C...
15/07/2022
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SIGN UP FOR ANTI-INFLAMMATORY BOOT CAMP — Take Back Your Body, LLC The first few weeks is the hardest part of any major life change. As an ACE-Certified Health Coach and Fitness Nutrition Specialist who put her own disease into remission, I offer individualized plans and coaching during the first month of your journey. Simply fill out the form and I will get back t...
13/07/2022
06/05/2022
Anti-Inflammatory Diet: What To Eat (and Avoid) Just as inflammation happens after an injury, the same can happen inside of your body. But cutting processed junk and focusing on whole foods can soothe and prevent it.
06/05/2022
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