Health Habit

11/24/2025

Hear me out, the GI-MAP is a great gut test.

It can show microbes, pathogens, yeast, and digestive markers.
But here’s what most practitioners don’t realize:

Microbes are only allowed to stay when bile isn't flowing.
And the GI-MAP cannot measure bile flow or liver clearance.

It's like trying to determine how many kids came to a wild house party that was only allowed to happen because mom and dad were out of town! You can chase the kids out of the house, but they will eventually come back to party if the parents don't return.

After 20+ years in hormone medicine, here’s what I’ve seen thousands of times:
➡️ When bile is sluggish, microbes multiply.
➡️ When bile is sluggish, pathogens stick around.
➡️ When bile is sluggish, estrogen recirculates.
➡️ When bile is sluggish, thyroid hormones don't convert or clear out.
➡️ When bile is sluggish, detox stalls and everything you “kill” has nowhere to go.

This is why so many women stay stuck even after:
✨ DUTCH
✨ GI-MAP
✨ SIBO protocols
✨ Candida cleanses
✨ AIP or Paleo
✨ Dozens of supplements

Because most practitioners go micro:
❌ Kill the bug
❌ Kill the yeast
❌ Fix the dysbiosis
❌ Take more antimicrobials
❌ Retest GI-MAP

But none of it works long-term if the EXIT doors through the liver + bile system aren't open.

You can kill microbes all day,
but they can only EXIT the body through bile.

And for women without a gallbladder this step becomes even more essential!

Here’s the truth:
Your thyroid does not heal without your liver.
Your liver converts thyroid hormone.
Your bile carries used hormones OUT.
Your gallbladder (or lack of one) determines how well you clear toxins.
Your detox pathways determine how well your thyroid responds.

You’re not stuck because you didn’t kill the right microbe.
You’re stuck because your body didn’t have the FLOW to clear anything.

The GI-MAP shows WHAT is happening.
The liver + bile show WHY it happening.

If you’ve already been down the functional medicine road and still feel stuck,
send me a DM and I'll show you the missing liver + bile piece that has to shift before any thyroid protocol can work.

11/21/2025

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If you’ve been wanting a personalized path for your thyroid, hormones, energy, weight, gut, or sleep then this is the moment to take that next step.

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11/20/2025

Unmute for some thyroid humor.

We love JVKE in our house so this song felt 100% perfect for unneeded supplements.😅

I battled Hashimoto’s disease for 28 years, and saw dozens of functional medicine doctors, naturopaths, and alternative care practitioners who loaded me up with closets full of supplements.

At one point, I was taking so many supplements that it just made more sense to purchase my own supplement store!

That turned out to be an unexpected blessing because I spent the next 12 years learning about supplement companies and working with the greatest brands on the market. In that time I learned something shocking:

Supplements treat symptoms.

Or that’s how they are branded. Just like prescription meds, they seek to pinpoint a symptom and take it away.

But for women with thyroid issues, our problems are deeper than symptoms. And many of us get stuck with complicated protocols and dozens of supplements that can actually back fire.

That’s because many of these supplements have to be processed and cleared by the liver and that is where thyroid problems often originate.

The liver is where thyroid hormones are converted into their usable form, then removed from the body once they are used in the cells. If you are having thyroid issues, whether you are hyper or hypo, there is likely a breakdown in one of these liver steps.

So piling on more supplements creates more roadblocks in an already backlogged system.

That’s why I never suggest more than 4 supplements on my client’s protocols and I NEVER suggest anything without testing first to be sure we pinpointed the real cause of the problem.

Not just the symptom.

This is how I went from 25+ supplements per day down to 3 by identifying what my body actually needed. When I removed all the supplement roadblocks my thyroid hormones began working on their own and I no longer needed medication after 28 years or relying on it!

Want to discover this supplement shortcut for yourself? Send me a DM and we’ll chat!

11/18/2025

It’s been 2 months since my husband passed away and my son and I are still trying to find our feet. Everything they say about grief is real! It’s a messy and unpredictable process that is full of ups and downs, but it has also been unexpectedly beautiful.

Grief is the price we pay for being allowed to experience the joy of loving another person. And when I look at it that way, it’s an honor to pay this price.

Before my husband died, he sat with our 9 year old son and explained that his body was tired and would be dying soon.

“People may tell you that your life is so hard because your dad died and I want you to remember that nothing bad has happened to us.” He said, looking into my son’s sweet face.

“Jesus knew I would die, so he made it possible for us to be together again. I will miss you and mom so much, but nothing bad has happened to our family.”

I cried as he said this, and I’m crying now, in the middle of a Starbucks as I type this because his message is so beautiful.

Nothing bad has happened.

My son and I remind each other of this daily. It helps us remember to look for the good that surrounds us and to hold tightly to the memories we have while we move forward with faith.

Battling cancer for 13 years was HARD.
Raising our son in hospital rooms and clinics was HARD.
Running a business and homeschooling between biopsies and blood draws was HARD.

But not bad.

It was God’s grand design for our family to spend as much time together as possible while we fought like lions against a relentless disease.

Nothing bad has happened to us. We haven't lost anything we can't get back.

I'm so grateful for this Christmas season that is approaching where we can celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who saved my family from a really bad outcome. One where we would never see each other again.

If you’re grieving with me, I’m sending you love. It’s so hard, but I hope you can find some good.❤️

11/14/2025

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11/13/2025

When I was in the thick of my thyroid struggles, I would wait 6 months to see the doctor in hopes of improving my fatigue, hair loss, anxiety, and weight gain. Yet each office turned into a disappointing throat check, report that my lab were "normal," and suggestions for new meds to help with the symptoms that were piling on.

After 28 years, I decided it was time for a new thyroid strategy.

One that freed me from the never ending spiral of discouraging doctor visits. Because I discovered the constant focus on my thyroid gland was the problem!

I just recorded a short video that explains why your thyroid might not be the real issue at all and what your doctor’s missing when it comes to your energy, mood, and metabolism.

In it, I share:
✨ The often-overlooked connection between your liver, gut, and thyroid
✨ Why so many women feel worse even when their labs look “normal”
✨ And the first step to uncovering what’s really keeping your body stuck

If you’ve been searching for answers and you’re ready to explore a new pathway, I made this for you.

👉 Watch my new 3-minute Thyroid Clarity Class and see why we do things differently: https://thyroidbymissy.com/text-us

10/29/2025

🎃👻 I once went trick-or-treating with my son and a neighbor actually thought I was dressed as a zombie when I wasn’t wearing a costume. I was just that exhausted!
For years, I lived in that zombie state with “normal” thyroid labs, “optimal” medication dose, but I still had no energy, no spark, and missed out on way too many fun memories when my son was little.

After 28 years of chasing my Hashimoto's, I finally realized it was never the thyroid alone. The real problem was that my liver wasn’t converting or clearing my hormones properly so my body stayed stuck in survival mode no matter how many meds I took or how healthy I ate.

Once I shifted my focus to supporting my liver and hormone clearance, everything changed. My Hashimoto’s went into remission, my energy came back, and the next Halloween I was out there trick-or-treating as the cool mom, not the zombie mom. 🧡

If you’ve been told your labs are “normal” but you don’t feel normal, there’s more to the story.

➡️ Head to my bio and watch my Thyroid Clarity Class to learn how to revive your energy, balance your hormones, and finally feel alive again.

10/14/2025

So many women are told they have low testosterone and low thyroid hormones, but what if I told you the real issue is liver congestion, not a hormone deficiency?

I was one of these women who was given testosterone and told it would fix my problems. Instead, it created a whole bunch of other issues that I had to figure out myself. Here's two really HUGE lightbulb learnings that changed everything for me:

1. Adrenal hormones have to be activated in the liver to become testosterone.
2. Thyroid hormones also get cleared through the liver when you’re done using them.

That means the two problems come from the same place!

When the liver’s Phase 2 detox pathways are sluggish (which happens a lot in perimenopause), these processes back up. Meaning that “low testosterone” result on your labs might actually mean your liver is stuck mid-conversion.

It can make levels feel low, but really they are just backed up.

👉 This is why starting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) often helps one symptom, but triggers a dozen new ones.

The real problem isn't hormone levels, its how they are being processed.

If you feel like you’re chasing your tail with hormone creams, jabs, pills, or pellets…

You might not need more hormones.
You need to understand how to get them flowing and clearing naturally.

📲 Head to my bio and apply to for a free call with my team.

We’ll talk about your hormones in a way no one else is and help you finally get back in balance without adding more chaos to the mix.
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09/22/2025

Did you know there’s a sweet spot with selenium?

It is an essential mineral that helps convert your thyroid hormone from its inactive form (T4) to its active form (T3). It also acts like an antioxidant, protecting your thyroid from inflammation.

It's a fantastic mineral that we all need, but some women unknowingly over-supplement, thinking more is better. When selenium gets too high, it can slow down that conversion process leaving you with high Free T4 and low Free T3.

I made this same mistake years ago. I hyper-focused on one nutrient instead of zooming out to see the bigger picture. Then I learned that thyroid balance doesn’t come from chasing individual nutrients.

It comes from supporting the bigger body systems that matter most, especially your liver and gut, where hormone conversion and clearance actually happen.

👉 The liver plays the biggest role because this is where your hormones are broken down and cleared from the body. When this step is missed, you stay stuck no matter how many supplements you try or how high your selenium dose is.

If your supplement stack is taking over your day and your symptoms are not getting better, then it's time to investigate the real causes of the problems before adding in another capsule.

When you’re ready to simplify your thyroid journey and learn what really helps your hormones do their job, I share more inside my Thyroid Class (link in bio). 💙

09/15/2025

09/12/2025

“But I thought hyperthyroid always causes weight loss?”

Not always.

This is one of the biggest thyroid myths out there, especially for women.

Doctors are trained to look for weight loss, a fast heart rate, bulging eyes, and anxiety as the key signs of hyperthyroidism. So when those things don’t show up (or don’t show up together), women often get overlooked or misdiagnosed.

I went through a short season of hyperthyroid activity myself, and guess what?

The scale didn’t go down.

I felt puffier, more inflamed, and hungrier than ever and my weight ballooned! After decades of hypothyroidism, I had tied these symptoms to low thyroid hormone production, but this time it was different. I was making too many thyroid hormones that was triggered by a gut infection that pushed my thyroid into overdrive.

My free T4 and T3 levels spiked, and so did my reverse T3 which is the hormone your body makes to protect your cells from being overstimulated.

It’s like your body throws on the brakes so the cells don’t burn out.

But here’s the catch, when this happens, your adrenal system gets thrown into chaos. Your blood sugar becomes unstable, your nervous system stays wired, and your fat cells may actually be told to store more, not less, as your body braces for survival.

This is why some women with hyperthyroid symptoms feel awful, anxious, and stuck with stubborn weight even when their thyroid labs show “high.”

I start all of my hyperthyroid clients off with testing the gut, liver, adrenals, and hormone pathways because thyroid labs don’t always tell the whole story or show us where the problem is coming from.

If you’re feeling off and your labs are confusing, I’ve been there. And there is a path forward.

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09/11/2025

There was a time when my son was small, where my Hashimoto's disease flipped from suppressing my thyroid hormone production to speeding it up. For a while I felt like I was stuck in a body that had the gas pedal slammed to the floor. My heart was always racing, anxiety never eased up, sleep felt impossible, and my brain was foggier than a bay area morning.

I was stuck in a hyperthyroid state and it helped me develop a compassion and solutions to help women, like me, get out of it.

After my short stint on the hyper side I can confirm that hyperthyroid conditions are miserable, whether it is autoimmune driven like Graves’ or not.

These symptoms can include feeling wired, anxious, hair loss, having heart palpitations, irritated eyes, gut issues, and mood swings. This can happen with or without weight loss!

Hyperthyroidism means there is too much thyroid hormone in the body. In Graves' disease, the thyroid receives the the wrong message from the immune system to churn out or convert more hormone. Other times the picture involves nodules that make extra hormone or thyroid inflammation that stimulates hormone production. All of these raise hormone levels in the blood and make you feel miserable.

Your liver and tissues also matter because they convert T4, the storage form, into T3, the active form, and they help clear hormones when the job is done. When these pathways are dysregulated by stress, illness, antibodies, medications, or nutrient gaps, you can see upward shifts in T3 and in how long hormones linger. There are so many potential triggers for hyperthyroid activity which is why a "one size fits all" approach doesn't work.

My work is to help you uncover why this is happening so we can stop it. While your doctor uses tools like beta blockers to calm the fast heart and antithyroid medications or suggests thyroid removal to bring levels down, I help you uncover and address the triggers that keep sending the wrong messages so you can get your life back.

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