Hormone Healing RD

We have our first case study this week and joining me to break it all down for you is one of my clinical nutritionists, Erin. We will be covering a thyroid case this week since that’s what my patrons wanted the most and then next week we will dig into a digestive/gut health case. We will wrap up the case study series with a final review of a client that struggled with fatigue and energy issues. 

Our first case is of a previous course student and 1:1 client, Tina. I reached out to her to ask if we could share her story since I think many people will relate. We did change her name, but all other details are accurate.

Tina’s main concern was thyroid health and specifically, Hashimoto’s. She did an HTMA through the course and noticed her calcium was really high. When she got 1:1 support we worked on rebalancing calcium through her nutrition and lifestyle primarily, as stress was a big part of her high calcium. This gave her the energy she was looking for and greatly reduced her thyroid antibodies since high calcium can slow down our metabolism and impact all systems in the body. 

This episode covers:

• Tina's main concerns and symptoms, including what she had previously tried
• Create her stress timeline and determine foundational interventions
• Her HTMA lab testing results
• Additional interventions based on her HTMA results
• Tina's healing ups and downs

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In this episode, I am digging into important minerals to consider for midlife women. There are five common mineral imbalances that I tend to see in perimenopausal and menopausal women. These are not always the case, but the majority of midlife women that I’ve worked with fall into this category. I’m going to break down each one and how they can impact symptoms and health concerns women experience during menopause as well. If you want to get access to the bonus episode I did for menopause and tools that can help, you can join me over on patreon.com/hormonehealingrd. 

Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes.

This episode covers:

• The impact of excess calcium in midlife women
• Imbalance of low magnesium and why it's a big concern
• Effects of low sodium and its stress on the body
• The importance of potassium
• Imbalances in the body due to high iron levels

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In this episode, I am focusing on an important topic that has been heavily requested, menopause! When I think about how to thrive during menopause and set yourself up for success, I think of four main areas: thyroid, stress, nutrition, and our daily habits. If you’ve already gone through menopause, I just want to say it’s never too late to work on the things I cover today. Also, if you did a lot of work and feel like you’ve tried all the things but are still really struggling through menopause, I know that can be really hard, but making nutrition and lifestyle changes is still supporting your long term health. It’s easy to forget that everything we’ve done our entire lives is going to impact our menopausal experience. When we’ve lived a certain way for a long time it can take time to undo a lot of that dysfunction. Be patient and know you are still doing really good things for your body and future health. 

As always, this episode is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making nutrition, lifestyle, or supplement changes.

This episode covers:

• How suboptimal thyroid function leads to symptoms experienced during menopause
• Recommendations to reduce stressors
• Tips for supporting a healthy stress response
• Three nutrition tips for menopausal women
• Daily habits to support your body through menopause

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Last week I interviewed Irene Lyon and focused on the nervous system, so this week I thought it would be fun to follow up that episode with how our nervous system affects certain minerals and testing we can use to get a visual of this. I have bonus episodes on all of these minerals inside Patreon. You can go to patreon.com/hormonehealingrd and join the exclusive tier to get access to all of the bonus episodes I’ve ever shared and submit questions for Q&As.

As always, this podcast episode is not medical advice. Please talk with your provider before making any changes to your nutrition, lifestyle, or supplements. 

This episode covers: 

• Calcium, Phosphorus, and the Ca/P Ratio
• How our nervous system plays a major role in our regulation of sodium
• The relationship between stress and an increase in magnesium loss
• About the cyclical relationship with cortisol and zinc

Mineral Quiz: https://hormonehealingrd.com/guides-support/mineral-quiz/

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Joining me on today's episode is Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert. Irene teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives.

To date, her online programs and classes have reached over 9,500 people in over 90 countries. Irene has a Master’s Degree in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice). Irene spends her free time eating delicious food, hiking in the mountains or walking along the Pacific Ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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In this episode, we cover:

• Irene's background and what brought her to the work she does today
• Signs that your nervous system is out of balance
• What you need to know when it comes to healing your nervous system
• Survival stress and how it impacts our nervous system
• Constantly calming ourselves and the window of tolerance
• The best way to start healing our nervous system

Connect with Irene:

https://irenelyon.com/field-guide-to-your-nervous-system

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBkXgr0E9ZWUg4iSDEUKqVA 

https://irenelyon.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/irenelyon/

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In this episode, we are continuing the topic of mental health from our previous episode with my mentor, Brendan Vermeire, and diving into how three specific minerals can impact our mental health: copper, zinc, and iron.  Since all of the minerals covered today have their own separate deep dives that go into all the nuance of their functions, testing, etc., you can also find bonus episodes for them inside patreon.com/hormonehealingrd when you join at the exclusive tier. This gives you access to ALL content I’ve ever shared on Patreon, where the $10 tier gives you access to what has been shared that month and every month moving forward.

Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes.

This episode covers:

• Mental health during the postpartum period and excess copper
• How to support excess copper
• The connection between zinc deficiency and mental health conditions
• Whether you should supplement with zinc
• Iron deficiency and excess iron's impact on our mental health
• How to support optimal iron status

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In today's episode, I am chatting with Brendan Vermeire, a Mental and Metabolic Health Scientist & Researcher, Functional Medicine Educator, Writer, and Speaker.  He is a Board-Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Master Nutrition Coach, Master Personal Trainer, USAW Sports Performance Coach, and Crossfit Trainer.

He is the proud owner and founder of the Metabolic Solutions Institute for Functional Health and Fitness Practitioners and the creator of the Functional Mental Health Practitioner Certificate Course. He is also the founder of the Metabolic Solutions Research & Education Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to ‘changing the way the world views mental health’ through advancing the science of Mental Health Dysfunction.  He is also the creator of The Mental M.A.P.™, a cutting-edge Lab Panel for Mental Health. 

In this episode, we cover:

• Brendan's background and journey to the functional mental health field
• Mental health issues and chemical imbalances, with Brendan's viewpoint about the root of our mental health concerns
• What is driving epigenetic changes and how can they show up as mental illness
• How early life stress in childhood can alter our behavior
• Chasing root causes of health issues and trauma responses
• How mold impacts our brains, and its connection to mental health
• Brendan's advice for individuals struggling with their mental health

Connect with Brendan:

www.metabolicsolutionsllc.com

https://www.facebook.com/metabolicsolutionsllc/

@the_holistic_savage

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-vermeire-23754693/

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We covered how to have good digestion and support detox in the last two episodes, so the natural next step is to dig deeper into understanding our gut health and how we can begin optimizing it. Digesting our food well is crucial for a healthy gut, so make sure you listen to that one too! I’ll be referencing it a bit throughout to tie it all together. 

As always, this podcast episode is not medical advice. Please talk with your provider before making any changes to your nutrition, lifestyle, or supplements.

This episode covers:

• Key functions of gut bacteria
• What impacts our gut microbiome
• The role of our immune system
• What happens when things get out of balance
• How you can start supporting your gut health today 

Mineral Quiz: https://hormonehealingrd.com/guides-support/mineral-quiz/

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While the internet would have you believe that you need a supplement or cleanse to support your body’s detox pathways, our bodies detoxify daily on their own. We can absolutely have difficulty with certain organs that can negatively impact our ability to detox, but you might be surprised at what will actually help you detox better. No, it’s not milk thistle. While I do love this herb, there’s a lot more to supporting liver detoxification and detoxification in general than just taking a supplement. If you want to learn more about specific foods and supplements that can support detoxification once you have the foundations in place, join patreon.com/hormonehealingrd to get access to this week’s bonus episode where I dive different options for detox support depending on what you have going on. 

As always, this podcast episode is not medical advice. Please talk with your provider before making any changes to your nutrition, lifestyle, or supplements. 

This episode covers:

• How our bodies detox on their own
• Signs and symptoms of poor detoxification
• Four areas that can hinder detoxification
• How to support and enhance your liver and natural detoxification 

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As we continue to work through the foundations for season 5, we have an important topic this week: digestion! Many women struggle with their digestion whether that be bloating, constipation, loose stools, reflux, etc. A lot of our digestive struggles come back to our body’s inability to produce optimal digestive juices and enzymes because a lot of us are living in a constantly stressed state or have lived in one in the past. 

In this episode, I am going to break down exactly how our bodies digest our food and how you can support your own digestion right now at home. If you want to learn more about how to specifically support constipation and loose stools, make sure you join my Patreon at patreon.com/hormonehealingrd. I go into specific things you can do for those two digestive issues in the bonus episode. 

As always, this podcast episode is not medical advice. Please talk with your provider before making any changes to your nutrition, lifestyle, or supplements. 

This episode covers:

• How our body digests food
• Tapping into your vagus nerve for relaxation
• How digestive bitters work to support digestion and overall gut health
• Benefits of apple cider vinegar on digestion and overall health

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