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I had to look up Graves because I did not know what it is. I have two friends with thyroid problems. I have many friends with autoimmune problems. All in the 35-45 range. I have one with very severe IBS that has to eat a very restricted diet. The two with the thyroid stuff. One who just developed RSD. My nephew (35) has sometihng called sarcoidosis. Which he has manged to control with an all organic diet. Incidentally, I have another loose "friend" with sarcoidosis also. I probably could list a few more.

Ofcourse, I have no idea why any of these people have developed these conditions, just like you have said. I can only theorize and make logical guesses

I just don't get the hostility towards choice and knowledge.

I hear you, I don’t get it either. It’s funny how people here who believe the government wrecks everything it touches, defend and repeat government info regarding foods, be it GMOs, aspartame, or whatever.

I’m just glad that at this point we are all free to read the many sources of information and discern for ourselves who we trust. The FDA, USDA, etc are at the bottom of my list.

It's a process for sure. Interestingly I was living overseas for a few years, (eating real food because they have real food) and I felt great. My husband who always suffered from indigestion and all the classic middle aged male stuff wasn't having any of it. He lost 20 pounds in the first three months.

(BTW, we're doing ok, thanks).

Restoring gut flora fixed my IBS. Yogurt, that's it.

I later figured out my gut flora (the good, the bad and the ugly) had been wiped out by a simple dose of antibiotics.

Food for thought... IMHO:

Basic stuff that works fantastically well if done on a daily or almost daily basis:

Increase animal fats (bacon and eggs is the bfast of champions)
Real butter, real eggs, real dairy (raw, unpasteurized unhomogenized if you can get it, never low fat)
Oatmeal your only cereal - every day or almost
Whole milk yogurt every day or almost
Decrease carb intake
Don't eat so many carbs
Don't stuff your face with cakes, pasta, bread, cookies, rice, potatoes, noodles
For a real treat, fry your own potato chips, apply sea salt and have just a few dipped in real whole sour cream
When bread, only bread made of: flour salt water yeast
Bake your own cakes/cookies/crackers/snacks (avoid bad stuff by eating none of these that are manufactured)
Lots of varied veggies cooked interesting ways
Use quality (or make own) stocks: beef/chicken/veg
Learn and use herbs and spices to put flavor in food
Increase house/yard work/walks/jogs, on an "irregular" schedule
Heavy exercise occasionally
Drink water - big glass at meals & in between
If you "need" something else, ice tea made from tea bags (nothing but tea) or lemon water

If ingredients say "natural ingredients", that is allowed to (and typically does) include MSG which is bad.

Try to avoid medicine, even aspirin. Try coffee, beer, wine, whisky, etc., instead. Research every medicine before you take it; reject what does not pass muster.

Gut flora out of wack knocks leads to immune system dysfunction.

Inflammation is natural of immune system, but it's rampant out of control all over from diets and medicines.

Not getting enough animal fats is a slow long-term killer, causing all sorts of chain-reaction problems.

Too many carbs is same, long-term killer.

Many on FR probably have found similar things, so of course this is not anything really "new".