In today's episode Samantha Gladish shares her expertise on how stress affects your body and the impact it has on your adrenals & thyroid. Did you know this can have an impact on your metabolism too?

Samantha is a holistic nutritionist & women's hormone & weight loss coach. I have been following her for years, she shares so much great information over on Instagram and her website so you will want to go follow her and check her out see links below.

In this episode we dive into:

- Samantha's story and health/healing journey
- The impact the birth control pill can have
- Nutrition first when healing hormones, the role nutrition can have on your hormones
- How to simply balance your macronutrients
- Vitamins that can be diminished from the pill, supplements to replenish
- Why you need to have fat in your diet for hormonal health
- The role of protein and why it is so important
- How to choose good carbohydrates and why it matters
- Adrenal imbalances and why you need to be patient with healing
- What the Dutch test is, what it tests for and the information it can provide
- The effects of imbalanced blood sugar in your body
- The importance of stress management and self-care
- The importance of sleep and how to create a solid evening routine
- How lifestyle impacts our adrenals
- What happens in your body when you experience stress
- What happens when you hit burnout
- Stress and cravings
- High insulin effects on ovaries and hormones
- Understand the thyroid's function on the body
- A quick stress management exercise
- The importance of hydration in your body, work up to 3 litres a day
- Why you should add minerals into your water, your adrenals need sodium & potassium
- The benefit of electrolytes and Samantha shares her favourite brands  - LMNT, Ener-C
- Why light exposure matters, another reason to get outside each day
- Supplements that can support your adrenals and thyroid
- Signs and symptoms of thyroid, adrenal or hormone imbalances
- What testing you should get done or look at if you have these signs and symptoms
- Health ranges for thyroid hormones
- Estrogen dominance
- The importance of being proactive and preventative with your health

Connect with Samantha on Instagram @holisticwellnessfoodie or on her website:
www.holisticwellness.ca or www.samanthagladish.com
If you have the signs and symptoms or feel like your hormones are out of balance I highly recommend connecting with Samantha she has a ton of great information over on her website and in her hormone solution program. You can also grab her book here: https://samanthab98d12.clickfunnels.com/pre-order31558418

Connect more with me over on Instagram @pam_rocca or on my website: www.pamrocca.com
I am a nutritionist and health coach, my goal is to simplify health and creating health habits that last so more people can enjoy a life they love. If you are interested in improving your health this year I would love to work with you and help you achieve this.