Re: Kefir and Candida Albicans

I would like to try Armour or some meds to kick things into gear, but since regular tests don't show anything amiss, I'm not sure how to convince a doc to let me try it. I pretty much never go to docs either, but I guess I could go and ask for it!!

Before taking Armour for the thyroid you really need to check your basal body temperature to make sure your thyroid is even an issue.  And if you do take Armour I highly recommend only doing this for a short period of time to prevent the Armour from causing further shut down of the thyroid.  If the thyroid is low the base cause needs to be addressed instead of just atrophying the gland with Armour.

As to other things diet/exercise related, I've done it ALL over the past eight years and my whole life before that has been one 'diet' after the other. I'm sure my body is a total mess by now. I gained TONS of weight with my two pregnancies and had to have C-Sections with both kids. Then adding menopause to the mix just put me over the cliff.

Menopause leads to hypothyroidism due to the shift in hormones, which leads to unopposed estrogen that suppresses the thyroid.  You also mentioned acne in other posts.  This is caused from elevated testosterone, which is formed from estrogen.  So it sound like focusing on your hormones would be a great start.