I was diagnosed with hashimoto back in 2011.  It is a disease where your antibodies destroy your thyroid for no good reason, and your thyroid gets noduals on it.  The docs said there is no cure, and wanted me to go on thyroid medicine for the rest of my life.  I researched alternative ways, and cut out gluten, dairy and soy out of my diet.  I also take anti inflammatory herbs for my condition.  Results - No thyroid medicine and my thyroid numbers are normal.  My antibodies have stopped attacking my thyroid and all my noduals are gone.  If I were to stick to the docs approach, they simply would have let my antibodies continue to destroy my thyroid until it was gone, and let meds keep my thyroid balanced forever.  There is nothing quacky about the natural approach.  In my opinion, there is MUCH MORE QUACK to what the doctors wanted to originally do with me.  It is high time Americans research and learn about their own health and conditions and take control over their own bodies.  Stop simply believing everything the medical field tells you, and use judgment.