It is all done online. I do not know what the third party section looks like as we do not have access to that. However, I got the impression it would be something written. The packets arrived in the mail about 2 weeks before it was released by the news media. Was your home address listed on the test or was it a school's address? If the school listed their code instead of the homeschool code it would have been sent to the school.

Vintage Remedies has some essential oil training. They may have some mini-courses as well but I don't know for sure. http://www.vintageremedies.com/Study-Programs/Foundations-of-Aromatherapy.html

The blood test is only good after antibodies show up which is not right away. Even then, because of how smart the borrelia bacteria is, there are many ways that the test will give a false negative. http://www.anapsid.org/lyme/lymeseroneg.html

Stiff neck was one of dh's first signs.

Could it possibly have been low electrolites? (Thinking of the kick boxing.) That makes me feel like crud too.

You are very welcome.

You might also call and try get someone else at NMS as I have been told that they usually treat homeschoolers quite well.

Hi Teri, Sent you an email.

That is VERY interesting! But it makes sense to me from what I have researched. And it is extremely interesting that gluten is not one of the foods. Which also goes along with what I have felt. Gluten is not always the culprit. She can get her own thyroid blood tests through online labs.

What subjects and material is your 10th grader using? What time does she start?

I totally agree about calling. Applications are due 10/10 so the process needs to get moving. The school has a part and the student has a part.

The school should have already given him his letter so he can be working on his part of the application. I would probably contact NMS.

There are things that can help rebuild the lungs. Took about 2 months here but now colds are no longer an issue.

We are only in MEP 2 but there are some thought provoking problems in the lessons. I am also always amazed at how many computations are packed into the one little page for the day.

Congrats to those students who made the NMS Semi-Finalist list!

The press release is dated Wednesday 9/12/2012 on the NMS website. Congrats to your son!

There is not always a whoop. And if you haven't caught it during the "cold" week the damage is already done.

The Voice is one of our favorites!

That is what makes me very sad about conventional medicine. They focus on symptoms and do not look for the nutritional deficiencies that are causing the imbalance. Thus they don't have a lot of hope to offer patients in regards to true healing. Best to be your own advocate.

What kind of thyroid meds are you thinking of that don't leave your system for months? The half life of T3 is less than a day and the half life of T4 is 1-2 weeks(?) causing it all to be removed by approximately 6 weeks? But I totally agree that correct thyroid levels are crucial to the health of the baby.

So you aren't doing anything beside going GF to help get the inflammation or the antibodies down? If so, what caused you to make that choice?

The way it was explained to me is that gluten has a very similar structure to one of the thyroid parts or enzymes(?) that antibodies are created against. So if you are eating gluten the body is causing more antibodies which then cause more destruction of the thyroid gland. If I had "normal" thyroid function but had antibodies I would actively be treating the autoimmune component (of which gut health is a huge part)! You do not want autoimmune activity occurring. Plus I don't trust "normal" levels as normal many times does not mean optimal. If your TSH was anything over 1.5 or 2 and your Free T3 was anywhere near the bottom of the range I would be doing your own research on what normal should be. If you are having stomach issues AND you are having thyroid antibodies, going GF makes HUGE sense.

There are definitely two iodine camps. I know if my antibodies were ever to go up again, it would be high iodine or none. And if I was using the iodine it would NOT be without selenium (iodine's very important counterpart). But, as with any medical decision, it is very hard to know what direction is best to take.

Some with Hashimoto's do not do well on Armour or other NTH until at least the autoimmune aspect is under control. Something about the NTH being too similar and causing further antibody response. One the iodine, too LITTLE iodine can flare the autoimmune fire for some. But higher doses actually can bring the antibodies back down. You do want to make sure and be taking selenium, vitamin C, and magnesium to help the thyroid balance out.

It isn't as inconsistent as you may think. Sight words, to me, are ones whose spelling cannot be determined through phonics and there are very few words like that. Sometimes there are rules that will help you know when to use certain combinations but mostly it is just learning the spelling of each.