A: This program is designed to help with symptoms such as brain fog and feeling groggy in the morning, so following the diet, taking the supplements, and implementing the recommended activities may really help! For example, making sure that you get plenty of sunlight first thing in the morning can have a big impact on how you feel during the day, but also on the quality of your sleep. If you live in an area where morning sunlight is not often available you could utilize a blue light therapy device.
In your notes, you also shared that you wake up twice or more at night, feeling quite awake. So, that is definitely impacting your energy levels and brain fog in the morning. Possibly due to sugar imbalances, or also to cortisol imbalances. Going through the program can help with that, as we are balancing both. If you haven’t done so already, you may also want to review the "Troubleshooting Cortisol/Blood Pressure Issues" in the portal, under the Handouts tab. It has a cortisol self-assessment and strategies to address cortisol imbalances.
If you are taking the supplements, you may want to take magnesium citrate and Myo-Inositol at bedtime together, as they may help with the quality of your sleep and staying asleep. Also, work on your sleep hygiene and make sure that you turn off all devices well ahead of bedtime (blue light can energize the body and make it feel awake). If by Week 5 you're not feeling relief and results, you may want to look into some of the advanced sleep strategies and check out the Insomnia/Sleep Issues section in the Specific Symptom Solutions Guide, which is released in Week #5, and it's located in the Portal under the Handouts tab. In the meantime, you can also check out Dr. Wentz’s article on sleep solutions for those with Hashimoto’s.
Another very important thing is to make sure that you are balancing your thyroid levels. In your notes you shared that your TSH right now is above 5. According to Dr. Wentz’s research and functional medicine markers, an optimized TSH is between 0.5 and 2, so this may also be contributing to the way you feel. You may want to discuss it with your practitioner to see if you may need to adjust your medication. You may also want to check out Dr. Wentz’s article on thyroid tests and their interpretation.