About Me

My name is Denise and I have an autoimmune condition of the thyroid called Hashimoto's Disease. This diagnosis brings a different set of challenges for each patient although most of us have to make major changes in our diet. Until recently, my diet was high in gluten, dairy, soy and corn. In fact, I didn't even know the names of 75% of the items in the fresh food isle! That's been the biggest obstacle on my quest to wellness. It is the reason I started this blog; to find and share recipes without those inflammatory ingredients. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! If you have a favorite recipe of your own to share, please drop me a note via email or through my facebook page. Thanks for checking out the blog -- I look forward to hearing from you!


Monday, February 29, 2016

Challenge Day #1

Today marks the first day of my 30-day Myers Way challenge!! Since I have already given up my comfort foods (dark chocolate, nuts, red wine), it wasn't bad at all.  Here's what I ate:


Breakfast:  Sweet Potato Hash
[Started with an upset stomach from eating-out over the weekend; no protein shake this morning.  I decided to just cook sweet potato cubes in coconut oil & sprinkled them with cinnamon.]

Snack: Cinnamon Apple Crisp
[This is one of Dr. Myers' recipes; page 265. It's delicious -- I feel guilty eating it!]

Lunch: Sweet Apple Breakfast Sausage, Turkey
[This is one of Dr. Myers' recipes; page 256. Make it the night before; eat it cold or hot]

Snack: Leftover Roasted Vegetables

Dinner:  Gluten-Free Turkey Sausage, 1/2 Sweet Potato & Protein Shake
[This is weird, right?! It's an easy meal night.  And yes - Dr. Myers does allow sausage on this diet as long as it's gluten-free. I bought it at the whole food store and my husband grilled it.  

Sweet potato dressed with 1 tsp coconut oil & cinnamon.  

Protein shake made of 1/2 cup water, 1 banana, 5 cherries, 3 strawberries (all frozen), 1 tbsp protein powder, 1/4 tsp pure vanilla, 1/2 cup ice and some spinach; super delicious!]

The name of the book is called, 'The Autoimmune Solution' by Amy Myers, MD.

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."
John 10:27