thyroid answers

In this episode of the Thyroid Answers Podcast I bring back my friend and co-author of The Thyroid Debacle, Dr. Kelly Halderman to answer your questions.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Can T3 medication cause weight gain?
• Can a person treat their hypothyroidism on their own?
• Can you get off thyroid medication?
• Are there foods that cause hypothyroidism?
• Do they need to be removed forever?
• Are food sensitivity panels valid?
• And so much more ...

Check out this episode. If you have questions that you would like covered on a future episode of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, submit them to office@rejuvagencenter.com.

In this episode, I talk with functional nutrition counselor Anke Johnson. We discuss what it takes to restore your health.

Topics covered include:

• Menopause is it the cause of many women's chronic symptoms or just an excuse?
• Do bioidentical hormones restore health or are they just a trendy way to manage symptoms?
• Frameworks; a clinician tool for identifying root cause issues.
• Why many people gain excess body fat. 
• Why the cellular terrain is so important to restoring health
• Three strategies anyone can do to start restoring their health
• And more...

Anke helps people look for the root cause of their wellness issues that leave them frustrated, angry, fearful, and limited. With digestive, hormone, thyroid, energy, and pain issues being at the forefront, these are but a few things that people share that they are frustrated with. This often presents as lower energy, migraines, stress, menopause belly/issues, weight gain, constipation, diarrhea, pain patterns, and sleep issues (this is a short list!). Using no band-aids or quick fixes, just long-term root cause resolution that helps the client get to the source and to a state of wellness that leaves them with more choices, joy, and tools to stay well and enjoy the freedom from feeling unwell.

https://www.forwardandupwellness.com/

In this episode, I have a discussion with high-performance health specialist Roland Pankewich.

We discuss:

• How do we define health or healthy
• Adaptability vs Dysfunction
• How to evaluate someone's position on the health spectrum
• What is HRV, and how can we use it to evaluate the state of health
• Why supplementation and medications may not work as intended
• Homeostasis vs Allostasis
• The big three things anyone can do to improve their health

Roland Pankewich comes from a professionally diverse background both in formal education and experience. His years of experience in the field of exercise mechanics mixed with formal study of; nutrition, biochemistry, functional medicine, and biophysics allows him to see things from unique perspectives that are always based in the philosophy of holistic physiology. In that, he sees the body as an integrated and interconnected system and uses this approach in how he works with his clients. In the last few years he has carved out a niche where he focuses on the practice of Athletic Health Development which specializes in working with professional hockey players and other high performance individuals. He believes that maximal health is required for maximal performance and uses a personalized approach to lay the foundation and road map for; what the client needs, what his client want to accomplish taking all while taking into consideration of they are ready for.

In this episode, I talk with functional nutrition practitioner Whitney Morgan about some critical concepts needed to heal and recover from chronic health challenges.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The significance of a health history.
• The importance of reframing our thoughts and feelings regarding health challenges.
• Where to start with hypothyroidism
• Thoughts on thyroid medications
• The impact of habits and behaviors on our physiology
• Foundational things everyone can do to improve their health without fancy tests
• And more...

Whitney Morgan is the founder of Morgan Nutrition, creator of the Thyroid Reboot Method, and co-founder of the Functional Health Alliance. Whitney specializes in advanced functional testing and root cause healing for women with thyroid issues. She’s helped dozens of women with Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism eliminate their unique thyroid triggers and restore vibrant health.

Whitney is a licensed acupuncturist, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, a Primal Health Coach, and a certified Gluten-Free Health Coach. In addition to her private practice, she serves as a Clinical Advisor and Instructor for the Association of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioners.

Whitney Morgan Nutrition:

Website:  https://www.morgannutrition.com/welcome 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whitneymorgannutrition/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneymorgannutrition/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneymorgannutrition/

YouTube:  https://bit.ly/whitneymorganYouTube

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Wendy Trubow, the co-author of the recently published book Dirty Girl: Ditch the Toxins, Look Great, and Feel Freaking Amazing.

We discuss:

• How do environmental toxins affect our health and immunity?
• What are some of the biggest misunderstandings about toxins?
• What are some of the most common environmental toxins types and sources nowadays?
• The link between persistent infection, diseases, and environmental factors.
• What are the available approaches to assessing and evaluating individual risks and exposures to environmental toxins?
• Which kind of therapeutic nutrition should you explore for correcting body chemical or nutritional imbalances?
• How are certain neurodegenerative diseases linked to environmental toxins and how can these diseases evolve and progress if no action is taken?
• Which practical steps can you take right now to protect yourself from environmental toxins?
• Which supplements—if any—should you explore for better overall immunity and why?
• What should you completely eliminate from your routine or lifestyle?

Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFM certified practitioner, is passionate about helping women optimize their health and lives as a functional medicine gynecologist. Through her struggles with mold and metal toxicity, Celiac disease, and other health issues, Trubow has developed a deep sense of compassion and expertise for what her patients are facing.

She is the co-author of Dirty Girl: Ditch the Toxins, Look Great, and Feel Freaking Amazing and has been regularly featured in MindBodyGreen and Huffington Post.

She is an accomplished speaker and previously had her own television show. She is on the faculty at A4M and a speaker for their conferences, along with other national societies. She and her partner will be releasing their next book in mid-2023.

web: fivejourneys.com

fb: fivejourneys

insta: @5journeyshealth

twitter: @5JourneysHealth

In this episode I bring back Wellness Coach, Jessie Thomas. Jessie was my co-host for the last Q & A episode and she did such a great job I brought her back for a second round as moderator.

Topics covered in this podcast include:

• Can chronic hives be associated with a thyroid problem?
• How should someone support their liver to improve thyroid hormone conversion?
• What are the best ways to support Methylation, bile flow, and digestion?
• What are your thoughts on Keto for women with insulin resistance and hypothyroidism, 30 pounds to lose?
• May your thyroid dose need to change during pregnancy
• Could Ammonaps (sodium phenylbutyrate) together with LT3 be a possible treatment for patients with D2 polymorphisms?
• Is there a connection between developing chronic Achilles tendonitis and thyroiditis?
• How do you know if your detox pathways are open? Are there specific labs? Symptoms?
• What is the optimal TSH, fT3, and fT4?
• Have you seen anyone with Hashimoto’s actually lose weight?
• Thyroid or adrenal which needs to be treated first?
• And more ...

Jessie Thomas is a nutritionist and holistic health coach based in Missoula, Montana. After spending years in a depleted state from the effects of overspending her internal resources she now coaches people through their health challenges to empower and inspire agency on their health journeys. 

You can find her at:

www.sustainablewellness.net

On IG @sustainablewellness

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Aumatma Simmons to discuss infertility. Dr. Aumatma is a Naturopathic Doctor and Endocrinologist specializing in fertility.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The staggering decline in fertility
   
• The factors driving infertility
• The problems caused by birth control
• The role of thyroid physiology in fertility
• What can men and women do if they want to have a baby?
   
• And so much more

Dr. Aumatma 

Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for close to 15 years. She specializes in fertility and is the best-selling author of two books: "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making” and “(In)Fertility: Struggles, Secrets, & Successes” Dr. Aumatma was awarded the “Best Naturopathic Medicine Doctor″ award locally in 2015 & 2020 and recognized as a top “Women In Medicine” Doctor in 2020 & 2021. Dr. Aumatma is also the Creator of Fertile Foundations™ supplements, a line of research-driven nutrients to support your fertility journey and the Host of the Egg Meets Sperm podcast. 

In addition to supporting couples through individualized care in person and long distance, Dr. Aumatma also trains practitioners who want to specialize in fertility. She has been featured as the holistic fertility expert on ABC, FOX, CBS, KTLA, MindBodyGreen, The Bump, etc., along with being interviewed for countless podcasts on topics of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum health.

In this episode, I discuss the impact of trauma on our health with Heather Herington. Heather is a naturopathic medical doctor.  We cover the following topics in this podcast:

• Trauma; what it is, and how it impacts our physiology
• Why two people can experience the same experience and why it is traumatic for one person and not the other
• The 3 E's of trauma
• Strategies for evaluating if your chronic health issues may be related to known or hidden trauma
• Strategies people can use to heal from trauma
• More...

In this episode, I discuss autoimmunity with Naturopath Elizabeth Yarnell.

Topics discussed include:

• Common threads that cause autoimmune conditions
• Autoimmunity or Adaptive Response
• The role of inflammation
• What gets measured gets managed
• The potential role of parasites
• The role of diet in driving immune disorders
• More...

Due to her own health challenges (Multiple Sclerosis), Elizabeth was forced to find a way to improve her health and quality of life. This led her to get her degree in traditional naturopathy. Elizabeth is an author, inventor, speaker, and traditional naturopath. She is the director of Fight MS with Food. The Fight MS with Food project exists to explore the link between undiagnosed food and chemical sensitivities and multiple sclerosis.

Credentials
Elizabeth is a traditional naturopath (Trinity School of Natural Health) with a nationwide virtual clinic empowering people to reclaim their health through natural protocols. Additionally, she is a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC, Trinity School of Natural Health), a Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT, Oxford Biomedical Technologies MRT food sensitivity testing), and a Certified Natural Health Professional (CNHP, Trinity School of Natural Health). Elizabeth is a member of the American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC). She earned her Bachelor of Arts at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and a Masters in Liberal Studies (MLS) from the University of Denver.

https://elizabethyarnell.com/

Blog: Effortless Eating For Healthier Bodies

The latest edition of her cookbook: Glorious One-Pot Meals: A Revolutionary New Quick and Healthy Approach to Dutch Oven Cooking

In this episode, I interview Annabel Bateman about her new book Let’s Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help. We discuss her journey, her struggles with hypothyroidism, and the medical model of addressing hypothyroidism.

It was her struggles and frustrations that led her to write Let’s Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help to help others who find out they have hypothyroidism have a roadmap to get started reclaiming their health and improving their thyroid physiology.

In this episode we discuss:

• Setting goals and expectations for yourself and your health
• Why your immune system isn't attacking you, it is protecting you
• Why it is beneficial to "Kiss and make up with your thyroid"
• Two key factors that every newly diagnosed person needs to understand
• What people can do to improve their health and thyroid physiology
• and so much more...

Annabel Bateman is a Hashimoto’s patient, author, advocate & coach. She has learned in 25+ years of living with Hashimoto's that the key is developing a lifestyle that supports (and doesn't stress) her thyroid health. 

Drawing on skills learned in previous careers as a lawyer, life coach, family law mediator, and author, Annabel seeks to empower, educate and encourage women with thyroid conditions to develop their own thyroid-friendly lifestyle approach to their health so they can thrive and not just survive. 

She hosts a successful podcast, Let’s Talk Thyroid which seeks to spread thyroid awareness and information and is active on social media to spread positive & practical thyroid related information.

Annabel's latest book, Let’s Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help, is all about how to live a thyroid-friendly lifestyle. Whilst there is no magic “happy thyroid” formula or protocol, you’ve got to start somewhere. This book is that somewhere. 

Annabel lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband and 3 teenage sons.

* The book, Let’s Talk Thyroid was initially published under the name: Kiss & Make Up With Your Thyroid. New name, same book.

Connect:

annabel@annabelbateman.com

https://annabelbateman.com

FB + IG: @annabel.bateman.wellness

Facebook Group: Let’s Talk Thyroid

Podcast: Let’s Talk Thyroid (on all the podcast platforms + YouTube)

Book links

Let’s Talk Thyroid - info and purchase directly

Let’s Talk Thyroid - Amazon link

In this episode, I have a conversation with functional nutritionist and certified autoimmune coach Risa Groux. Her new book, FOODFRAME: Diet is a Four-Letter Word [Archway Publishing | January 7, 2022], is a comprehensive guide to using functional nutrition guidelines to help readers identify the root causes of various health issues and then eat according to their health status and begin the healing process

We discuss:

• How functional nutritionists differ from traditional nutritionists and dieticians
• The 6 most popular mainstream diets, including Paleo, Ketogenic, Autoimmune Protocol, Vegan, Low FODMAP and Low Lectin, and the benefits and drawbacks of each
• The best diet to adopt according to a particular health issue
• The benefits of detoxification and why your listeners should do it regularly
• The most common drivers of disease
• How to boost your immune system naturally
• Which supplements are imperative for optimum health
• and more ...

Risa Groux, CN is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California. She has always been passionate about nutrition and good health. Risa was so concerned about purity that she made her children’s baby food from scratch. Today she is passionate about cooking and creating healthy, nutritious food. She works with a wide array of clients from professional athletes, adults, and kids to the Biggest Loser from season four. Risa works with issues like diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances, to name a few. Risa firmly believes that the body can heal itself with whole foods we obtain from the earth and sees living proof of that in her office each day. She looks at root causes using functional nutrition guidelines, blood and stool tests, and knows that weight loss is a side effect of wellness.

web: risagrouxnutrition.com

Fb: Risa Groux Nutrition

IG: @risagrouxnutrition

Twitter: @RisaGroux

In this episode, I interview Intermittent Fasting expert Cynthia Thurlow. 

Some of the topics covered include:

• What Intermittent Fasting is and why it is beneficial
• 4 faulty nutrition dogmas
• Why losing weight is not as simple as calories in vs calories out
• 3 key hormones to fat loss and optimal health
• Her new book: Intermittent Fasting Transformation
• and more ...

Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, CEO, and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 10 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique). With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and nutritional health and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. She was listed in Yahoo Finance as one of the, “21 Founders Changing the Way We do Business.”

Cynthia hosts the Everyday Wellness podcast, considered one of "21 Podcasts To Expand Your Mind in 2021” by Business Insider. Her mission is to educate women on the benefits of intermittent fasting and overall holistic health and wellness, so they feel empowered to live their most optimal lives.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_CynthiaThurlow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthia_thurlow_/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1004505663061383

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-thurlow-50395a9/

Website: https://cynthiathurlow.com/

Book Pre-order: https://cynthiathurlow.com/book/

In this episode of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, I discuss the concept of cellular hypothyroidism with functional nutritional therapist Marek Doyle.

Topics discussed include:

• The common theme at the root of thyroid and chronic health conditions.
• A common mistake in both allopathic and functional medicine.
• Adaptive vs "broken" physiology
• Why focusing on "fixing" the thyroid is often the wrong approach to "fixing" thyroid physiology and improving symptoms and health.
• How to identify and address cellular hypothyroidism
• More...

Marek Doyle is a nutritional therapist working out of the UK. He offers both one on one consulting for patients and a teaching academy for providers.

www.marekdoyle.com

IG: @marekdoylenutrition

In this episode, I discuss hypothyroidism, the cell danger response, and micronutrient deficiencies with the organic dietitian, Sara Korzeniewski.

Some of the topics covered in the podcast include:

• What impact do our cells have on thyroid function and our overall health?
• What things might negatively impact our cell's ability to function optimally?
• How do minerals play a role in our cells and the thyroid?
• What things can impact our minerals?
• Lab tests that identify micronutrient deficiencies.
• More ...

Sara is a Registered Dietitian and a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She is known as the "Organic Dietitian".

If you would like to learn more about Sara head over to her website or follow her on Instagram.

www.theorganicdietitian.com

#theorganicdietitian

Topics covered in this episode:

• What FODMAP stands for
• Foods that are high and low FODMAP
• Why someone might try a low FODMAP Diet
• The potential link between high FODMAP foods and GI disorders
• The potential connection between dysbiosis and the immune system
• and more ...

Dr. Kelly Halderman completed a Family Practice Medicine internship with the University of Minnesota. She has a Naturopathic Medical Degree from Kingdom College of Natural Health where she is the current Academic Dean of Students. She holds certification in MethylGenetic Nutrition by the Nutrigenetic Research Institute and certification from The American Functional Neurology Institute in Functional Neurology and Neurofeedback. She is an active member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, President and founder of The American Association of Nutraceutical Formulators, as well as a member of The American Medical Association and Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr. Halderman is also board certified in Clinical Nutrition by the CNCB, has certification in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University and health coaching certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.  

She coined "Phase 2.5 Detoxification" which involves properly restoring bile physiology, our body's built-in toxin transport system and has successfully developed novel nutraceutical products and clinical strategies to support this new, important phase of detoxification.  

She works alongside her husband, who is also a doctor at Halderman Wellness LLC in western WI. Her interests include proper detoxification, Chronic Lyme, of which she has personally experienced and beat as well as regenerative therapies such as ozone and stem cell therapies. She also serves as science advisor to both Professional Health Products and Randal Optimal Nutrients.