Welcome to our board! Please read before you post. Also, how to use board.

Hello Friends and thank you for joining me once more as we explore options for better health - together! I am so excited to bring back our message board. It's been a long time! For my old friends, I am sure you remember our focus here, but just in case we have new friends here too, I'd like to point out our goals for this board. There are so many thyroid sites geared towards traditional and conventional healing - that's great! However, for some of us, we desire to seek alternative therapies, healing through diet, and pursuing whole body health. We know that this disease didn't just "happen" and that it is likely due to a string of events over time that brought us to this point. Given this assumption, we seek to "turn back the clock" as much as possible to reverse the damaging effects of this disease. We may not ever completely reverse it (although we like to believe it can happen) but rather, we desire the best health possible as we generate a healthier lifestyle and make different choices than that we may have been used to in the past. So, although our stories are very different, they can also be very much the same! Also, our goals, though through different paths, are the same; To heal as much as possible, take control of our lives and our health to the extent possible, and support each other in whatever road we choose to be on. We know they will be different roads but we encourage everyone on the road they have chosen for their unique situation.

This board is intended to be for US, as a support group. It is not intended to claim treatment or define right from wrong courses of action. We desire a less technical approach (meaning focusing on the whole body as opposed to the more technical side of this disease). Of course, you are welcome to post test results and concerns but the idea is to pursue a more healthy lifestyle that CAN affect the way our thyroid performs overall.

There will be no one "in charge" here... however, I will attempt to make sure this is a safe place to be. Anyone who desires to post here should refrain from judging the pursuits of others in the event of disagreement. Also, please refrain from swearing (your post will be omitted immediately) or otherwise offending others.

I am looking forward to an active community here. Please feel free to contact me at hashihope@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns over this board or if you see something that needs to be corrected.

HOW TO USE THIS BOARD! Formatting, hyperlinks, quotes, etc.

How to Post a New Topic (Video - Click Here)

Thank you all for bearing with me through this transition. Before I begin, I want to emphasis that you can simply type and post with no special formatting and it will be fine! If you don't want to deal with any special formatting, ignore the tutorial below. I know you will find this board a little different so I have outlined the basics for you here:

General posting. On the top left of your typing area when posting, there is a green link (sometimes purple) that says [HIGHLIGHT=#ffff00]"switch on/off WYSIWYG Mode"[/HIGHLIGHT]. This is merely a "toggle" between the basic message board and the special plug in my son put in that allows us to format without much html knowledge. Click that on and off as you wish but if you are not an expert (or at least have experience) from other boards, you will likely enjoy the plug in that will allow you to use this board like a "Word Document". You will know it is on when the link is GREEN.
SMILIES - smilies are fun to use but because we had to put a special editor on this board (to make it more user friendly), the smilies will break the code if you have selected a special formatting like font type and color. The way to get around this is to type out your whole post FIRST, including the smilies, and then highlight everything at the end and format it however you like. That will integrate the smilies into the code and make for a post that is uniform and flowing.
Quotes: When inserting a quote, please copy the text you wish to insert, paste it and then highlight it and click the little icon that has the little green bubble quote picture on the top right hand side of the top editor bar. Alternatively, you can click the quote icon and insert your text between the code it will bring up that has the quote html code.
Hyperlink: Simply copy and paste the hyperlink into your post providing you are in the "green mode" explained in my first segment in my bulleted list. It will be clickable once you submit your post. Alternatively, and my favorite way to do it, is to type "click here" and highlight your words "click here", then click the hyperlink icon (the little icon with the link and the world behind it), insert the chosen address and it will insert the code hidden in your words so you don't have a long web address to clutter your post. Whatever is most comfortable for you to use is fine with me.
E-Mail: In case you would like to post your e-mail or another e-mail address, simply type it out... it will be clickable upon submitting your post.

Contact me if needed: Take some time to browse the functions and play around with the formatting. If you make a mistake, just let me know. You can contact me by using my e-mail address of hashihope@gmail.com and I'm looking forward to getting our board rolling again! Thank you for all your help and understanding. Enjoy the board.