Health with Hashimoto’s - Thyroid or Immune Education for Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

By Esther Yunkin - Registered Nurse, Holistic Health EducatorMedicine Alternative Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement

Health with Hashimoto’s - Thyroid or Immune Education for Autoimmune Thyroid Disease episodes

October 01October Slide: Why Fall Hits Your Hashimoto’s Harder ⎸ Ep. 220
Do you feel worse every fall and can't figure out why? It may be the "October slide."
The October slide is not a diagnosis, but it's common enough in autoimmune groups to have a name. If you feel worse every fall, you're not imagining it, and you get to look at why.
In episode 220, Esther recaps episode 120 and goes back through the research on seasons and autoimmune conditions.
In this episode, you'll learn:
What SLIDE stands for
What a 2021 study found about TSH and the seasons
Which parts of the October slide you can control
Hit play and build your fall game plan.
RESOURCES MENTIONED
Blog post: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/220-october-slide/
Episode 14, winter wellness: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/14-winter-wellness-with-hashimotos/
Episode 9, low vitamin D and Hashimoto's: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/low-vitamin-d-and-hashimotos/
Episode 62, how to pick a vitamin D supplement: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/choosing-a-vitamin-d/
JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO’S COMMUNITY
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Find all links on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/

ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER:
The Health with Hashimoto’s podcast will help you explore the root causes of your autoimmune condition and discover holistic solutions to address your Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. It is hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse, holistic health educator, and Hashimoto's warrior.

This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
21 min
September 24 Can a parasite cleanse help your Hashimoto's symptoms ⎸ Ep. 219
You grind your teeth at night. You bloat after a glass of water. You crave sugar and salt, you are wide awake at 2am, and your labs still come back fine.
What if some of that is not your thyroid?
Hashimoto's is two things and not one. Medication helps the thyroid side. The immune side is the part that is yours to work on, and part of that work is looking at what else your body is carrying.
In episode 219, Kim Rogers (the Worm Queen) teaches you all about parasites and Hashimoto's. If you’re curious but nervous (or grossed out,) this episode breaks down symptoms to watch for, how the kit works, and easy steps to get started.

RESOURCES MENTIONED
Rogers Hood (the Parify cleanse kit and the lymph kit)
I'm an affiliate for Rogers Hood, which means I earn a commission if you buy through my link. My listeners get 10% off with the code below.
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https://rogershood.com/ref/3790/
Beautifully Balanced Wellness castor oil
The organic, cold pressed castor oil Kim uses, including her thyroid castor oil pack.
https://beautifullybalancedwellness.store/collections/all
Thyro Light red light device
Kim mentioned using red light with castor oil. The red light I use and recommend has four wavelengths.
Use my affiliate code to save $10: esther-yunkin-434010
https://www.restartmed.com/shop-thyroid-devices/?sld=hwh

NEW HERE? START HERE.
New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions
READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/
JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITY
Join the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.
https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about
Find all my other resources, including products and supplements I recommend, on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/
ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER
The Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
30 min
September 17How to manage Hashimoto's when life is busy ⎸ Ep. 218
Practices to drive to. A full workday. A to-do list that keeps growing. When your week fills up, are your healthy habits the first thing to go?
"I'll start that when things calm down." But a busy week doesn't pause the stress on your body. It adds to the load. Your thyroid and your immune system still need daily, consistent action, even when your plate is full.
You don't need a whole life overhaul. In episode 218, you'll find out how to manage Hashimoto's when life is busy, so your habits keep going in your hardest weeks.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why skipping today's walk or water can't be made up tomorrow
Three simple moves to keep your habits going on hard weeks (shrink it, hold it, and come back without restarting)
How to get back on track after a missed week, without starting over or feeling like you failed
Hit play and find the version of your habits that fits the week you're in right now.
Resources mentioned
Simple Habits Program: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/simple-habits-program/
Spoon theory and Hashimoto's fatigue: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/spoon-theory/
Episode 217, what to focus on first with Hashimoto's: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/217-what-to-focus-on-first-hashimotos/
Find all links on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/

ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER:
The Health with Hashimoto’s podcast will help you explore the root causes of your autoimmune condition and discover holistic solutions to address your Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. It is hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse, holistic health educator, and Hashimoto's warrior.

This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
21 min
September 12How are you doing - Guest Post by Pastor Jason Lang
Someone asks how you are doing. You say fine. You both move on.
Fine is not an emotion. And most of the time, it is not the truth either.
This bonus episode is a little different. Instead of a book review, I am sharing a sermon from my church, because this message applies to everyone. It is the full meaning of "how are you doing?"
Pastor Jason Lang walks through the five questions hiding inside that one simple question. If you have gotten good at saying fine while you are running on empty, this one is worth your time.
How are you doing? (five questions in one)
Physically: eating, sleeping, moving, fighting off illness
Mentally: healthy thoughts about yourself, godly thoughts, kind thoughts about others
Emotionally: stuffing or exploding, using feeling words
Spiritually: how God sees you in Christ, and living in Christ
Relationally: relationship with God first, then others (anger, strife, kindness, openness)
This will be an ongoing series at Word of Life Church in southern Minnesota. Get the rest of the series on YouTube or Podcast or join us live in person.
29 min
September 10Which one first when everything needs attention ⎸ Ep. 217
You finished the list. You sorted everything into thyroid or immune. And somehow that made it worse, because now you are looking at two full buckets and every single thing in them looks like it should be the thing you do today.
So you did nothing. Or you picked five things, went hard, and lasted about eleven days.
That is not a discipline problem.
Sorting is triage, not treatment. It tells you what to work on first. But nobody ever explains the "first" part, and that gap is where most women get stuck. In this episode I walk through the three rules I use to decide what actually comes next, why the most important thing is almost never the right place to start, and what six winters of working on one single trigger taught me about doing less at a time.
What you'll learn
Why "address everything at once" sounds responsible and still falls apart in eleven days
Why the thyroid bucket comes first (fatigue, brain fog, cold, and weight resistance show up in both buckets, and you cannot tell them apart through the static)
How to pick your first immune bucket step by choosing the cheapest repeatable thing instead of the most dramatic one
Why changing five things at once teaches you nothing, even when you feel better
The question that replaces "which one is most important" and actually gets you moving
Resources mentioned
10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor (free guide)
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions
Episode 214, Sorting Hashimoto's labs into thyroid or immune buckets
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/214-sorting-hashimotos-labs/
The Simple Habits Program. Twelve weeks of structure, not intensity. One small habit each week. This is a text message based program. Enrollment opens Sunday, September 13 and closes Saturday, September 26 at 10pm Central. The cohort runs September 27 through December 19. This is the last time it runs as a cohort.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/simple-habits-program/

NEW HERE? START HERE.
New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions

READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/

JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITY
Join the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.
https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about

Find all my other resources, including products and supplements I recommend, on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/

ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER
The Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.

This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
21 min
September 03How Serious is Hashimoto's Disease? ⎹ Ep. 216
How serious is Hashimoto's disease? Nobody answered that at your appointment.
You got a prescription and a follow-up in six weeks. Or you got told your numbers are fine for now and we are just going to keep an eye on things. Either way, you walked out not knowing whether to brush this off or worry about it every day.
The answer sits in between those two. Hashimoto's is two things and not one. It is a thyroid that cannot keep up, and it is an immune system attacking that thyroid. Medication can help handle the first one. The second one is all yours to work on.
In episode 216, Esther gives you the facts without the fear, including what she reads in her own thyroid books about what happens when hypothyroidism goes unwatched, and why she gets most serious about this with women who are pregnant or trying to be.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why the immune attack is not the life-threatening part, and what actually is
How long your antibodies can be elevated before symptoms or your TSH ever reflect it
The five labs to look at so you know which side is asking for your attention right now
Hit play and get the answer you did not get at your appointment.
Resources mentioned:
Esther's first episode, where she shares her own diagnosis story: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/my-journey/

NEW HERE? START HERE.
New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions
READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/
JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITY
Join the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.
https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about
Find all my other resources, including products and supplements I recommend, on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/
ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER
The Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
21 min
August 27 What to do first once you have sorted your root causes ⎸ Ep 215
You did the sorting. Thyroid on one side, immune on the other. So why does it feel like nothing has actually changed?
Here is the trap. Sorting feels like progress, and it is, but so far it is all in your head. The buckets are full and nothing in either one has moved. Sorting feels safe. Starting feels like a risk.
In this final episode of the summer sorting series, Esther walks you through what to do after sorting Hashimoto's into thyroid and immune. Not twelve things to do tomorrow. One thing, chosen on purpose, small enough that you will still be doing it next month.
Hit play and pick your one next thing.

RESOURCES MENTIONED
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune, inside the classroom in the Skool community
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/

Jumpstart to Refreshing Sleep and Rest, also in the Skool classroom

Single coaching sessions. You do not have to book the full six sessions of Hashimoto's Discernment Coaching. If you have sorted your two buckets and just need help with one thing, a single session is built for that.

NEW HERE? START HERE.
New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions

READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/

JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITY
Join the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.
https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about

Find all my other resources, including products and supplements I recommend, on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/

ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER
The Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
11 min
August 20Sorting Hashimoto's labs into thyroid or immune buckets ⎹ Ep. 214
You have the lab printout in front of you. You circled the flagged numbers, looked them up, and maybe compared them to somebody else's results in a group. So why do you still not know what they mean?
In episode 214, Esther walks through the full panel and sorts every lab into thyroid or immune, so you can do the same thing with your own results in about five minutes. Sorting Hashimoto's labs is simpler than it looks once you know which list each one belongs on.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Which labs report on your thyroid gland and which ones report on your immune system
Why reverse T3 is the lab that goes missing most often, and what a high number is asking you to look at
Why vitamin D and C-reactive protein are helpful even though they are not on the standard thyroid panel
Hit play, then pull out your most recent results and start sorting.

RESOURCES MENTIONED
Episode 1, my diagnosis story: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/my-journey/
Episode 3, What Do My Thyroid Labs Mean: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/thyroid-labs/
Episode 39, Beyond TSH: How to Get the Thyroid Labs You Actually Need Using an Independent Lab: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/039-labs/
Episode 78, Success at the Doctor's Office: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/thyroid-questions-for-your-doctor/
Episode 80, Labs: T4 vs Free T4: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/t4-not-converting-to-t3/
Episode 94, Labs: T3, Free T3, Reverse T3: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/t3/
Episode 103, Thyroid Labs to Check: [link needed, page not live yet]
Episode 190, Why Your TSH Looks Normal but You Still Feel Tired with Hashimoto's: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/190-tsh-normal-but-still-tired/
10 Thyroid Questions to Ask Your Doctor (free guide): https://healthwithhashimotos.com/questions-for-your-doctor/

NEW HERE? START HERE.
New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions

READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/

JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITY
Join the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.
https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about

Find all my other resources, including products and supplements I recommend, on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/

ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER
The Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
11 min
August 13Thyroid or Immune? Sorting the 6 Symptoms Every Woman with Hashimoto’s Knows ⎸ Ep 213
Six common Hashimoto’s symptoms: fatigue, weight resistance, brain fog, hair loss, constipation, and feeling cold all the time.
You've been told they're all just your thyroid. Some of them are. And some of them were never going to be fully fixed by your thyroid.
In episode 213, Esther sorts the six most common Hashimoto's symptoms into thyroid or immune. Two landed in the thyroid bucket. Four landed in both. That isn't bad news. Two buckets is not two problems. It's two places to look instead of one dead end.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why feeling cold all the time is the cleanest thyroid bucket symptom, and what to ask about if you're still cold on medication
How constipation, hair loss, brain fog, and weight resistance end up in both buckets for two different reasons
Why weight gain when you're eating the same and moving the same is physiology, not willpower
Hit play and start sorting.

Resources mentioned in this episode
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune ($27, about an hour, self-paced)
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/
One-time coaching call with Esther
Hashimoto's Discernment Coaching, six one-on-one sessions
Episode 80, Labs: T4 vs free T4
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/t4-not-converting-to-t3/
Episode 94, Labs: T3, Free T3, Reverse T3
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/t3/

NEW HERE? START HERE.
New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions

READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/

JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITY
Join the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.
https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about

Find all my other resources, including products and supplements I recommend, on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/

ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER
The Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
13 min
August 06Hashimoto's thyroid or immune ⎸ Root Cause Series Ep 212
You started the summer with a question. Now you have a longer list of root causes and the exact same question you had in May.
Which one am I supposed to do something about first?
That is not an information problem. It is a sorting problem.
In this episode, Esther goes back through the summer root cause series and sorts every topic covered into one of two buckets using the Hashimoto's thyroid or immune framework. Each one gets sorted out loud so you can see how the filter actually works when you apply it to real information, including the one topic that landed in both buckets and changed how she thinks about minerals.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why vitamin D belongs in the immune bucket even though it matters for every cell in your body
Why the hair mineral test lands in both buckets, and what changed Esther's mind about it
How to take 25 saved screenshots and sort them down to one next step
Hit play and get a filter for everything you already know.

Resources mentioned
10 Thyroid Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune
Episode 204, the hair mineral test with Dee

NEW HERE? START HERE.
New to the podcast? Start with the free guide, 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor.
https://health-with-hashimotos.kit.com/10-questions

READY TO SORT YOUR HASHIMOTO'S?
Hashimoto's Decoded: Thyroid or Immune walks you through sorting everything into thyroid or immune, in under an hour, with a workbook to help you figure out your next step.
https://healthwithhashimotos.com/hashimotos-decoded/

JOIN THE HEALTH WITH HASHIMOTO'S COMMUNITY
Join the free Health with Hashimoto's community on Skool. It's a supportive space for women navigating Hashimoto's, and it's free to join.
https://www.skool.com/health-with-hashimotos/about

Find all my other resources, including products and supplements I recommend, on my resource page: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/resources/

ABOUT THE PODCAST & ESTHER
The Health with Hashimoto's podcast helps you sort your Hashimoto's into thyroid or immune, so you can finally understand what's happening in your body and what to do about it. Hosted by Esther Yunkin, a registered nurse and holistic health educator with 25 years of nursing experience.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
12 min