In this episode, I discuss gratitude and how it can be a tool to help recover from chronic illness with Health Coach Holly Bertone.

Topics discussed:

• The impact thought and mindset can have on health and illness
• How your identity defines your life and health
• Gratitude, fortitude, and how they shape your health
• How to have gratitude in the face of chronic illness
• Gratitude builds fortitude, fortitude drives healing and recovery
• Strategies for improving gratitude, fortitude, and emotional fitness
• And much more...

Holly Bertone is a Certified Natural Health Coach, Certified 6 Phase Meditation Facilitator, #1 Amazon bestselling author, and host of the Gratitude Builds Fortitude Podcast.

Holly spent 20 years rising through the ranks of federal government service before a breast cancer and autoimmune diagnosis created an opportunity to combine her background in project management and analytics with solving a different set of problems. These days, she is known as the transformative coach who helps you achieve better physical health, better emotional health, and better relationships with yourself and your loved ones, with the power of gratitude.

She has been featured on over 200 TV and radio segments, articles, podcasts, and summits as an expert on gratitude and mindset.

In this episode, I discuss uncovering the causes of chronic illness with Functional Nutritionist Allison Samon. 

Topics discussed:

• The role of functional medicine
• Some of the root issues that lead to chronic illness
• The three non-negotiables and ways to address them
• Insomnia, what is causing it?
• Does how you breath matter?
• Strategies for quieting the monkey mind
• The role of toxins causing chronic illness
• And much more...

www.allisonsamon.com

www.allisonsamon.com/roadmap

info@allisonsamonfunctionalnutritionist.com

In this episode, I discuss mineral status and adrenal function with Functional Medicine Nutritionist, Christa Biegler.

Topics discussed include:

• The challenges of elimination diets
• Minerals and why they are so important
• How to evaluate mineral status
• Blood Testing vs Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis
• Possible tissue patterns of mineral deficiency or need
• And more ...

Christa Biegler is a Functional Medicine Nutritionist and the host of the Less Stressed Life Podcast. 

• https://www.christabiegler.com/
• IG: lessstressedlife

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 of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, I talk about Gut Health with Dr. Christopher Damman. 

Topics discussed on this episode include:

• How is the gut microbiome connected to whole health?
• The four pillars of health.
• What determines someone's gut biome?
• How can you support a healthy gut microbiome through diet?
• Why are all fibers not equal in their effect on gut health?
• What other than diet is important for gut and whole health?
• And more ...

Dr. Damman is a board-certified, actively practicing gastroenterologist, and holds an M.D. from Columbia University and an M.A. in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry from Wesleyan University. He is also the Chief Science Officer of Supergut.

https://supergut.com/