The last couple of weeks I put together a compilation of the many hypothyroid questions I’ve gotten on social media, from 1:1 clients, and from my Club members. In this multi-part series I’m answering them all. 

Today we're covering... 

• Any ideas on how to shop for Hashimoto's on a budget?
• If you have other hormonal imbalances should you get your thyroid to an optimal range first or work on it all at once?
• What is considered a full thyroid panel? What do I do if my doctor won't run one?
• What is your take on gluten free oatmeal in th...

Digging through all the nutrition info out there and figuring out what you should or shouldn’t be doing is already quite the task these days. Add in being hypothyroid and that detective work gets a lot more complicated. 

You read article after article, listen to podcast after podcast, read book after book, and at the end of it all you’re left with more questions than answers. You’re stuck in a state of freeze, certain one wrong move is going to only send you deeper into the hole of stubborn weight, constipation, gas, bloating, fatigue, an...

Last week we started a deep dive conversation on the 5 root causes that drive Hashimoto's so you can be empowered to address them and significantly reduce - if not entirely demolish - stubborn symptoms. 

If you missed that episode do not skip ahead, click here to head back and take a listen. Or if you were with us last week, go ahead and jump right in! 

3. Chronic Stress: The Silent Thyroid Killer

We often think of stress as a mental health issue, but stress has a direct biochemical impact on your thyroid—and it’s a HUGE factor in trigger...

 Did you know most doctors won’t test for Hashimoto’s in their hypothyroid patients because it doesn’t change their course of treatment? Regardless of why you’re hypothyroid, they’re going to do one thing and one thing only: put you on thyroid medication. 

This is a massive disservice to us hypothyroid warriors given the fact that roughly 95% of hypothyroid cases are caused by hashimoto’s (if you’re unfamiliar, hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks your thyroid gland). 

If we know why our thyroid is malfunctioning, we...