Do You Love Dairy and Have Thyroid Issues? Why The Two Just Don't Work.
Back in the day, and long before I wanted to admit that I was intolerant to dairy,(not lactose intolerant, totally intolerant, yes, it’s different) after every time I ate dairy, it caused me to have congestion in my throat so I was always making that weird & annoying throat-clearing noise. I had bags and huge puffs under my eyes, and it made me cough at night when I was trying to go to sleep. Plus it made me feel sluggish and foggy-headed.
So, to help, I would take a Claritin, and move on with my day.
Fixed! Right? Oooooooh no. This sick cycle I played with myself went on for years.
Until one night I ordered an extra cheese pizza for dinner and when I woke up the next morning I felt HORRIBLE and said, enough, enough.
I was tired of ignoring the intuition that was telling me for years to stop eating dairy, BUT IT WAS JUST SO GOOD, I didn’t want to give it up, so I tortured myself. But, this time I couldn’t deny the direct effect any longer and decided to cut it out.
This was around the year 2007, when all there was to substitute in place of dairy was soy. Yuck.
Literally, even Starbucks ONLY offered soy milk… With soy being a top genetically modified crop, I made the choice to avoid it (and still do) like the plague.
So, I suffered. It was miserable. Even though I knew it was the right choice for my health. I was always so jealous of people eating the foods I missed like pizza, Ice cream, cheese on my sandwich, and all the gewey cheese delights.
Thankfully, now, those days of lack are OVER. Whoo hooo! So, over!
There are SO MANY amazing dairy alternatives nowadays, it’s easy to enjoy cereal, pizza, Ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate milk, butter, coffee creamer, string cheese..you name it, it exists!
Here’s a list of my top 2 favorite dairy alternative brands you may be familiar with:
-SO DELICIOUS DAIRY FREE
-BLUE DIAMOND
SO DELICIOUS offers coconut, almond and cashew milk alternatives in there products you can choose from. BLUE DIAMOND is just almond milk based, but basically, between these two companies all your dairy needs are covered.
In the end, this new indulgence is so delightful, and because of my experience with so many years of being in the depths of despair with food and the lack thereof, this is why I 100,000% believe in replacing or swapping out Thyroid trigger foods such as dairy with the new wonderful alternatives, so you can eat properly, but don’t have to feel jealous, bitter, and left out as well.
Xoxo,
Coach Sarah Joy
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