Let's Talk Thyroid

There is so much gold in this episode make sure you listen to it all! Also now available on the Let's Talk Thyroid YouTube Channel. We cover: * Angela's personal story of being diagnosed & treated properly with hypothyroidism (which took 7 doctors and 12 years) * The difference between hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's and the impact that has on treatment/management and priorities....

Tapping, also known as Emotional Freedom Technique is a tool where you use your fingers to 'tap' on a sequence of acupressure points on the body. I know it does sound a bit crazy, but think of it as acupuncture without the needles. It's a tool that has been shown in different studies to reduce cortisol (stress hormone). In one sense it's a form of active meditation. In this epi...

Leanne's Thyroid Story, like so many is long and windy and reveals a deeply personal struggle and commitment to her own health. Leanne has really taken her health into her own hands and, together with the help of a couple of different naturopaths has been able to identify a key root cause/trigger and how to really manage that part of her health. We talk about: Reducing antibodies How to inclu...

Unresolved stress or past trauma (big or small) may be getting in the way of your thyroid healing. In this chat with Justin Janoska, we dive into How helping his Mom/Mum (😀) with her Hashimoto's lead him into this space. Is there a thyroid 'personality'? ie common personality traits that he sees commonly with the women he works with. (Enneagrams 1 & 3s take note) How you can &a...

We are exposed to hundreds, if not thousands of chemicals each day - in the air we breath, the furniture we sit on, food we eat, medications, skin care, hair care, perfumes and air fresheners. So in this episode let’s talk all things 'detox'. How does our body deal with these chemicals? How can we help our bodies deal more efficiently with them? Special considerations for those with thyr...

Angela feels like she's spent her life tired and looking back thinks she's probably had thyroid issue for decades before being properly diagnosed. Although diagnosed with an underactive thyroid is wasn't until over a decade later she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's.  She says she didn't really identify with many of the typical symptoms so tended to downplay it, but can see...

Having a word for your health for 2021 can bring your focus, clarity, direction and can help reduce stress. In the first episode for 2021, I share with you my ideas around having a word for the year. I’ve been doing this for 6 years now and have found having a guiding theme for the year really empowering. I have mostly focussed the discussion around HEALTH, although you can have a word that traver...

Join me as I wrap up 2020 with a quick reflection back on where the podcast started, has covered and where it's headed in 2021. Thanks to all my listeners for making the Let's Talk Thyroid community such a rewarding one. I'll be back in mid-January with more positive & practical thyroid wellness information to help you thrive not just survive! ------------------------- Let'...

We all know how important managing our stress is, but let’s be real… knowing and doing are often 2 different things! If you’re like me, knowing WHY it’s important is key to taking those necessary actions, and in this episode of the podcast, I talk with Meredith Edwards about both WHY managing our stress is important and HOW we can do it. We dive into the central nervous system and how we can get s...

Have you ever wondered what herbs can be used to support your thyroid health? Perhaps you’ve been to a naturopath or herbalist who has prescribed you some herbs, or just stood in a health food aisle wondering if there is something that might help! Well, Ashleigh Mythen is a naturopath & herbalist here in this episode to help us understand which herbs to consider for hypothyroid, hyperthyroid a...

Christmas means so many different things for each of us but for most, it's a busy season and can be quite stressful. So.... what are a few things we can do to make it fun, happy and not undo all the good we've been doing for our thyroid health?! Really it's more than Christmas survival, it's about thriving through Christmas :-) Here are some of my thoughts - what works for my C...

Denise Roguz is a woman on a big mission: changing thyroid care across the globe by advocating for full thyroid testing and treatment options AND uniting both medical professionals and patients in the quest for personalised optimal thyroid health care.  After taking 17 YEARS and about 20 different doctors across 3 states to be diagnosed with a thyroid disease Denise was angry, and rightly so! She...

Symptoms for both thyroid disease and menopause overlap. Brain fog, fatigue, weight gain, lack of libido... So, how do you know what's what? Which comes first... the chicken or the egg? Dr Labbe has been working with women with both thyroid problems and hormonal issues for well over 20 years and so I was thrilled to pick her brains about the connection between thyroid & menopause. Like ma...

What is hope? "desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in ..."a strong and confident expectation... it deals with things we can't see or have received.. hope is never a static or passive thing. It's dynamic, active, directive and life-sustaining".  In this episode, I'll talk about these questions: What does it mean to have HOPE? What does it mean to be HOPE-les...

Every cell in your body needs thyroid hormones, including your reproduction cells! It follows that if our thyroid isn't working properly that that can contribute toward period problems. In this episode, I talk about the most common period related problems/symptoms for both those with hypo and hyperactive thyroid conditions AND some practical things you could try to see if they help! The most...

I'd love to introduce you to my friend Nikki. She was diagnosed with Hashimoto's about 10 years ago when she went to the doctor because she was having trouble catching her breath. I have heard other's describe this as 'air hunger'. Looking back she was also experiencing brain fog, hair loss & migraines and not long before she was diagnosed went through a very stressful...

As it happens the last few weeks I’ve seen a theme emerge: stress & mood management! We know that stress has a whole lot of negative impact on our overall thyroid health. There are quite a few tools in my stress/mood management toolkit, including diet, sleep, saying no , creating ‘white space’ but my essential oils are a very important tool in that toolkit! In this episode I talk about: My exp...

As both a patient and a practitioner, Bronte shares so much practical advice for thyroid warriors of all kinds! As a Graves Disease patient, she created her own treatment option when those offered by her doctor didn't sit well with her. She was able to significantly reduce her antibodies through diet and stress management, something many doctors don't see as possible. We talk a lot about...

Michelle was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid in her early twenties and was put on medication but her thyroid antibody levels were never tested. It wasn't until about 25 years later she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's. Trusting her instincts that she wasn't 'crazy' she kept trying to get help. This seems to be a common story for those not yet diagnosed with Hashimoto&a...

Managing our day to day stress is important for our thyroid health but what if we could remove some of the things that cause this stress? A root cause approach to stress management? Makes more sense doesn't it? In order to do this, we need to learn how to say no! You'd think it would be simple. Just say no. But we know that it's not that simple.  We know that many of us with thyroid...

I’ve been promoting a lifestyle approach to wellness, for years. But what does it actually mean? Let's talk about what a lifestyle approach IS, what it is NOT and the key factors that make up a thyroid wellness lifestyle. If you want to have long term benefits for your thyroid health, then you have to take a lifestyle approach. Your lifestyle will be different to mine, but there are core feat...

Brain fog, lack of concentration & focus and fatigue are neurological symptoms that are also common thyroid disease symptoms. Dr Philippe Douyon says in this episode, that in his neurology practise, that many of his patients present with these neurological symptoms and have not been diagnosed with thyroid issues. Once tested and treated for the underlying thyroid condition, these neurological...

Second only to gluten as a dietary trigger for auto-immune thyroid issues, is dairy. That's why doctors and health practitioners looking at a diet to support their thyroid patients will often recommend giving up both gluten & dairy. Symptoms of dairy intolerance include reflux, bloating, diarrhoea, respiratory symptoms (eg cough, sinusitis, asthma) and skin reactions (eg psoriasis, eczema...

I'm loving talking to people in the Let's Talk Thyroid Community because here are real people who are doing the hard work to support their health and have lots of great ideas to share with others. Jeni was diagnosed with Graves Disease only in January. She was overheating, losing a lot of weight, running to the toilet and her heart rate was through the roof! Jeni believes that years of a...

Did you miss PART 1?  Head back to episode 10 where we covered the why, where and what of going gluten free. Now let's get practical and talk about HOW to implement a gluten free diet. In preparing for this episode, I was reminded just how good my cookbook actually is, because really, it's more than a cookbook. I have lots of information in it about how I went gluten free, ideas for stic...