383: Janie Bowthorpe Says It’s Time To ‘Stop The Thyroid Madness!’

Written on July 22, 2010

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Hello and welcome back to The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore! Today, Jimmy finishes up our special The Truth About Thyroid Week with an interview featuring Janie Bowthorpe. Janie is not a doctor but is an educated layperson like so many of you who listen to this podcast–except she suffered for years with an undiagnosed thyroid condition that left her frustrated with the conventional, mainstream medical establishment that led her to become a patient advocate on behalf of this subject.

When she finally got her true diagnosis, Janie dived right in and learned as much as she could about the REAL solutions including what some doctors are doing wrong in the treatment of thyroid disorders. The knowledge and experience she has gained has led her to become a strong supporter of thyroid sufferers so they can find the answers to their health problems once and for all. To learn more about her story, check out her blog and her book, Stop The Thyroid Madness! Don't miss this very special episode which piggybacks well with the chat Jimmy had with Dr. Datis Kharrazian on Monday!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 383

- Janie Bowthorpe bio

- Stop the Thyroid Madness: A Patient Revolution Against Decades of Inferior Treatment

- StopTheThyroidMadness.com

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com Janie

It was great being on your show, Jimmy. I see these interviews I do as one more way to reach thyroid patients who don't realize why they have depression, or easy fatigue, or rising cholesterol and blood pressure, or hair loss, or weight gain….on and on.
Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothyroxine and other T4-only meds just do NOT do the job in the treatment of hypothyroid, leaving patients with lingering symptoms of hypo that get worse as they age, and also make many thyroid patients susceptible to having adrenal fatigue–a more complicated situation which too many doctors deny.
Adding T3 to one's treatment, and even better switching to natural desiccated thyroid, has proven to be a FAR better strategy! And adding that to a low carb diet helps maintain a better weight and good health!
Great chatting with you.
Janie Bowthorpe, aka Stop the Thyroid Madness!!
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com
And for those who might prefer the STTM book to a computer screen: http://www.laughinggrapepublishing.com/all-about-the-book The publishing company includes a bookmark with updated information.
http://www.TheBunnellFarm.com Tom Bunnell

When they put me in the grave the last thing I said was. — They go through all this while eating sugar and hybrid carbohydrates the whole way and never once know that they are chasing themselves in circles or "rabbit trail"s and that the "sugar" and "hybrid carbohydrates" they are eating is the cause of all this and they never once knew it or did anything about it because they didn't realize they were doing this or eating sugar the whole way! — Jesus said "forgive them, they know not what they do".
http://www.TheBunnellFarm.com Tom Bunnell

Jimmy, I titled this "Europe 1492 — "Stimulants!"
This is very close to what Italy looked like when Columbus made his famous voyage and discovery in 1492!
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/07/19/travel/20100725FLORENCE.html
"Hybrid Carbohydrates and Sugar and Alcohol and Caffeine!"
Lisa Coker

Hooray! Thanks soooo much for having Janie on your show, Jimmy.

Learning about thyroid and Reverse T3 from her site and the yahoo groups has REALLY helped me understand my husband’s health issues.

Daily exercise, clean eating, low carb – nothing would put a dent in his weight problems. Now that he is working to strengthen his adrenals and deal with the Reverse T3 issue, it’s slowly, slowly coming off.

Janie is a Godsend to countless of us. Thanks also to Valerie & Nick, moderators at the “Reverse T3″ and “Natural Thyroid Adrenals” yahoo groups. STTM rocks!
Kait

THANK YOU, JIMMY!!!!!!!! And THANK YOU, JANIE!!!!!!