I had only heard a friend of mine mention some super thyroid disease, called Hashimoto's Disease. I had never heard of it anywhere before, until I encountered this class. As I was reading Dr. Augustine's list of symptoms, I realized that I had nearly ALL the symptoms on BOTH sides of the paper, and I'd had them since before I'd started my periods, just before my tenth birthday.
It's difficult to realize that all these years, I haven't been able to keep a job, I haven't been able to have normal relationships, I haven't had children, energy or a NORMAL life, because of this THING in my genes. Sure, I've accomplished things, I'm not making excuses for myself, but, I never knew what was the key health issue triggering everything else, until Dr. Augustine identified it.
I was always told there was something mentally wrong with me or, that I didn't want to hold myself accountable for my weight, and that I was eating to dull my stress and my emotions, when I was actually starving myself. Yet, Dr. Augustine hasn't even seen me, and he knows exactly what my trouble is. I hope I'm one he can help.
Sandra H., SC