Let's Talk Thyroid

In this podcast episode, I discuss my ongoing Hashimoto's symptoms, which I have managed on and off for over 30 years. These symptoms fall into three categories: Brain eg brain fog, anxiety, mood issues, being easily upset. Body eg muscle fatigue/weakness, aches & pains. Weight - difficulty losing it!! In this podcast episode I go into detail about each one & some practical things I h...

In this podcast, I talk with Christa Bielger about a range of topics connected to food sensitivities - whether you have them or not, and how to build your tolerance. We cover: Why Christa doesn't always recommend food restrictions if not needed for food sensitivity determination. Things can masquerade as food sensitivities but the root causes can be something else. It's never 'JUST&...

In this podcast, I talk with Dr Krista Coombs about functional medicine and how to apply the principles of functional medicine in an EASY Way to put you on a pathway to optimal thyroid health. We cover: What is functional medicine? The cost of functional medicine and how to get the best value from  your functional medicine practitioner. Getting back to the basics/foundations of thyroid health FIRS...

I'm talking with Dr Sarah Myhill about her new book, The Underactive Thyroid: Do It Yourself because your doctor won't . Getting the basics right Things have to be done in a specific, logical order Dr Myhill's approach to diagnosis The importance of taking personal responsibility for your own health Energy delivery mechanisms: body, brain and thyroid symptoms Following a paleo-keto...

In this podcast, we delve into the topic of adrenal health and explore ways to understand and improve it. I'm joined by Hope Pedraza,  certified holistic nutritionist & Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. We cover: What are the Adrenals? Adrenal Fatigue/ Burnout What can go wrong with the Adrenals How to Test for Adrenal Health What to do when there is an Adrenal Issue Managing...

In this conversation with essential oil and natural health expert,  Scott A Johnson we cover the following: What got Scott into natural health and essential oils Can you manage your thyroid health naturally? What does 'natural solutions' really mean? What is the difference between a natural approach and a more traditional allopathic approach? Can you do both?  Essential Oil basics  Some...

Making dietary changes for thyroid health is inevitable. What are the best options? Is there a 'best' diet? Where do you start? I tackle these questions by talking through a 'ladder' of common dietary approaches for Hashimoto's (and thyroid health more broadly). I also cover: - Diet v 'a' diet - Diet being just one part of the puzzle - SAD diet - Clean eating - G...

In this episode I take you on a behind the scenes reflection on 2022 - both with the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, other thyroid related activities and my personal thyroid health throughout the year. I also go over some of the things I'm thinking about focusing on in the thyroid health space for 2023! Thank you so much for being part of my Let's Talk Thyroid Community - it wouldn&apos...

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Eric Osansky who has both his own experience of hyperthyroidism and works with thyroid patients of all kinds. This podcast covers: Dr Osansky's personal thyroid story and how he was able to manage his hyperthyroidism naturally. Diet Stress Management Testing - various types of tests that can be done. Reducing toxic load. Common triggers for hyperthyroidi...

Hair loss (whether in big clumps or thinning), dry & brittle hair are common symptoms of thyroid dysfunction. We all love to have thick, healthy & shiny hair, so what do you do when yours is falling out, dry or brittle? Laura Sagen, founder of The Hair Fuel joins me to discuss HAIR. One of the things I love about this conversation, and Laura’s approach to healthy hair is that she takes a l...

It's important to remember that thyroid medication is NOT a solution to the root cause of WHY you have a thyroid problem. You need to become a self-detective 🕵️‍♀️ and look into what the root causes are for your thyroid problem. Whitney Morgan, functional nutritionist joins me on the podcast to talk about common root causes to hypothyroidism & Hashimoto's, how to find yours and then...

If you've got Hashimoto's or hypothyroidism, odds are you've had some weight gain and weight loss challenges. You've probably spent years, if not decades on a diet. In this conversation, Karen & I cover: Our respective dieting experiences over many decades - I was 11 and Karen was 13 when we went on our first diet. How to escape the diet trap. What we can learn from dieting...

Gut health impacts your thyroid health, immune health, brain, mood and skin. It's important to overall health regardless of whether you have a thyroid-condition. It is also quite complex. Angela Busby joins me on the podcast to answer many of the common gut health questions you might have. Angela has a particular interest in gut health in her naturopathy practice which stems from her her gut...

So many of the aspects that go into making a baby are impacted by Hashimoto's. Having a regular cycle, fertility, ovulation, libido, body image, basal body temperature to name a few. In this episode we explorel these topics and Chelsea, Morgan & I share some of our experiences falling pregnant, being pregnant and being new Mums. Key topics we cover: The importance of knowing your cycle an...

Like so many of my guests, Tracey McBeath (AKA The Health & Healing Coach) is motivated to help others heal as a result of her own health & healing journey. This conversation covers the following topics: * Tracey's diagnosis of fatty liver and insulin resistance * Triggers & susceptibilities to chronic health issues * Making dietary changes towards a low carb diet * Her Hashimoto&...

Dr Eric Balcavage joins me to discuss his new book (co-authored with Dr Kelly Halderman), The Thyroid Debacle . The topics we cover in this discussion are: The mainstream medical model and functional medical approach to thyroid health. How to think of thyroid health as a spectrum disorder. Tissue/cellular hypothyroidism (see Ep58 too) and how cells are being protective (not attacking). Thyroid ant...

Becky is a kindergarten teacher from northern California. She has only recently been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and has been brave enough to share the start of her journey with us. I love it when I have normal people, just like you and I on the podcast to share their stories.  What I loved from our conversation is the way Becky's has used her skills as a kindergarten teacher to help her le...

How to understand your hypothyroid blood tests is so important! TSH, T4, T3, Reverse T3, TPO ... what are these? What do they mean? What blood tests should you ask for? When you have hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's or really any other thyroid conditions, it's helpful to understand what the 'thyroid blood tests' mean and how to interpret them for yourself. In this episode of the Let...

Like so many working in thyroid health, Jules Chandler's passion to help thyroid patients comes from her own journey from Graves Disease patient to practitioner. 14 years ago Jules was diagnosed with 'hyperactive thyroid', put on medication for 18 months and told they would then 'see what happens'. This began a long and windy road to thyroid health recovery for Jules. Alon...

Much like last episode on sleep , consider this an introduction to alcohol and thyroid as it's fairly complex. You will have a different relationship with alcohol, different experiences and different impacts on your thyroid health than me. We each need to find our own path through our use of alcohol and it will probably look different and different parts of your thyroid healing journey! Hopef...

Sleep is complicated. Thyroid health is complicated. When you combine both sleep and thyroid issues, it's complicated!  Consider this podcast episode as a basic introduction to the core elements of thyroid & sleep issues and use it as a spring board to dive into areas of interest or challenge for you. Core issues with sleep for the thyroid patient Hyperthyroid Symptoms that impact on slee...

Stem cell therapy is still very new in the medical sphere. As you'll learn from this podcast discussion, it's still experimental and not yet widely available. Joy Kong MD says it's the future of health and will, one day, be a part of regular health management. This conversation is much broader than just how stem cell therapy could possibly be used as part of thyroid health managemen...

Thyroid conditions can run in families, so how do you know if your kids or teens might have a thyroid condition? Does it look different for them? If they do have a thyroid condition, how can you as a parent best support them? This is what Tara Nelson and I are covering in this podcast episode. Tara is a naturopath specialising in thyroid health - she has Hashimoto's as does her teenage daught...

You know the thyroid produces thyroid hormones, but how do other key hormones interact with or impact thyroid health? This is the focus of my conversation with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Sophie Shepherd. This conversation covers: Sophie's personal Hashimoto's story Cortisol  Insulin Estrogen Progesterone Birth control Anxiety The gut/brain connection and many practical...

You're going to want to take notes as you listen to this episode (you could make them in the journal that's in My Thyroid Box 😀). This is a nice and meaty discussion about the thyroid SYSTEM and the impact that stress has on it. Marek Doyle is a nutritional therapist in the UK (love having a UK expert on the show) and he's all about individualise health, which, let's face it,...