I only use organic fert and then I use round-up for weed control, I am very careful in the use of round up. I live in the fla keys. I have been battling with hypothroyidism for 4 years. I did as much as I could herbally and used the p90x exercise program for 6 mo and was on the phase 1 diet also during that time. TSH #'s during that time went from 20 down to 13, that is as low as it got doing everything right.

Got a 2nd opinion in oct 2009 in wash dc. Told I had an autoimmune disease, Hasimotos. or just hormone (menopause) assoc problems. Ultra sound showed the slightly enlarged thyroid, blood work including indicatiors for t-3and t4 confirmined low thyroid.

Back down here, kept on syn-throid (.75) every day while staying on the Phase 3 diet for the last 8 mo. 8 weeks ago went for updated blood work, Discussed with local dr (AGAIN) poss fungus link. Tried to give him a copy of Dougs books, just the first one, I have all 3, including cookbook.

He declined, however, he had just had a patient who was diagnosed with yeast on his lungs and then moved to his heart, for 3 years he took diflucan 3 x's a day and was now totally yeast free. So Dr. was open to suggestion, I took advantage of it.

I left his office so happy, I had no synthroid presc, but I did have diflucan script in hand. 1 pill a week for 8 weeks. Just got results from TSH levels and in a panic count is now up to 70.77. COME ON! I do not believe in diseases with no cures, I trust in GOD to show me what I need to do and as a promise to my husband, I take the syntroid. Before local dr took me off it and gave me the diflucan the count was down to 1.0 within normal range.

Any help I can get or advice is appreciated. Keysherbs@aol.com