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You’ve been given a positive ANA, raised thyroid antibodies or an anti-CCP result. After months or even years of symptoms, you might be wondering whether this is finally an explanation, whether it points to something that could develop in the future, or what you’re supposed to do with the result.

In this Friday 5 episode of The Autoimmune RESET, I walk through five autoantibody results and explain what I look for when putting them into context. I also share why my own ANA was negative when I had alopecia areata and psoriasis, and how living with unexplained joint pain in my twenties shaped the way I listen to people whose symptoms haven’t yet been explained.

The five results we cover

1. Antinuclear antibodies (ANA). Why a positive ANA can be a starting point when investigating lupus, Sjögren’s disease or other connective tissue conditions, and how the titre, staining pattern and your symptoms help put the result into context.
2. Anticentromere antibodies (ACA). What these antibodies can tell us when limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis is being considered, and why symptoms such as Raynaud’s phenomenon matter when deciding whether further assessment is needed.
3. Thyroid antibodies (TPO and Tg). How thyroid antibodies can be elevated while TSH and free T4 are still within range, and why I look at thyroid autoimmunity and thyroid function separately.
4. Coeliac disease antibodies (tTG-IgA and EMA). Why coeliac disease can come into the conversation when someone has persistent iron deficiency or fatigue, how total IgA helps guide interpretation, and why it’s worth discussing testing before going gluten-free.
5. Anti-CCP antibodies. How this result can inform an assessment for rheumatoid arthritis, and why persistent joint swelling and morning stiffness still matter when antibody tests or inflammatory markers are normal.

Some autoantibodies can appear before symptoms develop, and what they mean for you depends on the specific antibody and your wider clinical picture. If you’ve received a result you’re unsure about, take these three questions to your next appointment:

• What does this particular antibody tell us?
• How does the result fit with my symptoms and health history?
• Does it change what we should do next?

If you know someone trying to make sense of their own autoimmune blood results, please share this episode with them.

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Important: This episode is for educational purposes and isn't intended to diagnose the cause of your hair loss. Sudden, unexplained or significant hair loss should be medically assessed, and suspected scarring hair loss requires prompt specialist assessment.

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What if managing stress were not simply about trying to relax, but about improving the body’s ability to move between activation and recovery?

In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, VJ is joined by Jane Ollis, a medical biochemist, environmental scientist and health-tech entrepreneur exploring the science of stress, neuroplasticity and the vagus nerve.

Jane shares the personal story that led her into this field and explains why she became interested in developing technology designed to support the nervous system. Together, Jane and VJ explore what the vagus nerve does, how chronic stress can affect the brain and body, and why recovery is particularly relevant for people living with chronic or autoimmune symptoms.

They also discuss the emerging use of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation, including how stimulation through the ear may influence nervous-system activity and neuroplasticity. Jane explains how measures such as heart rate variability and sleep can offer useful insights into stress and recovery, while also recognising that responses are highly individual.

This conversation is not about eliminating stress or promising an instant nervous-system “reset.” It is about understanding your own stress response and finding practical, sustainable ways to improve your capacity to recover.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• What the vagus nerve is and how it communicates between the brain and body
• The difference between short-term stress and prolonged nervous-system activation
• How chronic stress may affect sleep, cognition, inflammation and wider health
• Why the ability to return to a calmer state matters as much as the initial stress response
• How vagus nerve stimulation technology is being developed
• The relationship between vagal stimulation and neuroplasticity
• What heart rate variability can—and cannot—tell us about stress and recovery
• Why sleep can be a valuable marker of nervous-system health
• How individual responses to nervous-system interventions can differ
• Practical ways to support recovery within everyday life

The aim is not to avoid every source of stress. A resilient nervous system is one that can respond when necessary and then return to a state of recovery. Technology may provide additional support, but sleep, movement, relationships, self-awareness and consistent daily habits remain important foundations.

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Bone health is often something we only think about later in life—but the foundations are laid much earlier.

In this Friday Five episode, VJ explores five important influences on bone health, particularly for women living with autoimmune or chronic inflammatory conditions. She explains how bone is continually being broken down and rebuilt, and why factors such as declining oestrogen, inflammation, medication, nutrition and physical activity can disrupt this balance.

You’ll also learn why corticosteroid use deserves particular attention, how protein and key micronutrients contribute to bone strength, and why walking alone may not provide all the stimulus our bones need.

This episode is not about creating fear. It is about understanding your individual risk and taking practical, proactive steps to protect your bones before problems arise.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why bone is living tissue that changes throughout your life
• How peak bone mass influences bone health later in life
• Why declining oestrogen during perimenopause and menopause can accelerate bone loss
• How autoimmune conditions and chronic inflammation may affect fracture risk
• The potential impact of corticosteroids and other medications on bone density
• Why protein, calcium, vitamin D and other nutrients all matter
• How weight-bearing movement and resistance training stimulate stronger bones
• When it may be helpful to discuss your personal risk or bone-density testing with a healthcare professional

Strong bones are not built through one supplement or a single lifestyle change. Bone health reflects the combined effects of hormones, inflammation, medication, nutrition and movement over time. The earlier we understand our own risk factors, the more opportunity we have to act proactively.

Chapters

00:00 Why Bone Health Matters
01:07 How Bone Remodelling Works
02:01 Peak Bone Mass and the Role of Oestrogen
03:11 Autoimmune Conditions and Bone Health
05:13 How Medication Can Affect Bone Density
07:23 Nutrition for Stronger Bones
09:05 Exercise and Mechanical Loading
11:17 Understanding Your Risk and Taking Action

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If my podcast, articles or clinical work have helped you in any way, I would be incredibly grateful for your vote:

Vote here: https://flamingobusiness.co.uk/fba-public-vote-2026

Thank you so much for your support.

Important: This episode is for educational purposes and isn't intended to diagnose the cause of your hair loss. Sudden, unexplained or significant hair loss should be medically assessed, and suspected scarring hair loss requires prompt specialist assessment.

🧘‍♀️ Need nervous system support?
→ I personally use and recommend SONA, a vagus nerve stimulation device clinically shown to support immune balance, inflammation, and stress recovery.
Use code VJ10 for 10% discount at checkout. 

📥 New to the podcast or need a starting point?
→ Download my free The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan
— a simple guide that outlines the steps I recommend to all clients as they begin calming the immune response and rebuilding resilience.

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Have your joints started aching more as the weather has become colder?

Although some people feel that they can sense changes in temperature or atmospheric pressure through their joints, the research remains mixed. Autumn also changes far more than the weather: we may move less, spend less time outside, experience different environmental exposures and enter one of the busiest periods of the year.

In this Friday Five episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I explore five areas I would investigate when joint or tendon pain keeps returning.

This subject is personal to me. Throughout my teens and twenties, I experienced significant pain around my wrists and hands, accompanied at times by itching, swelling and growing ganglion cysts. It was presented to me as tendonitis, despite the fact that I was also living with psoriasis.

I cannot retrospectively diagnose what was happening, but I now wonder whether those apparently separate symptoms formed part of the same wider immune and inflammatory picture. I wish somebody had stepped back and asked what else was happening within my body.

In this episode, I discuss:

• Why colder weather may not be the complete explanation for aching joints
• The difference between mechanical and classically inflammatory patterns of pain
• Why mechanical pain can still involve local inflammatory processes
• The clues to notice, including morning stiffness, swelling, warmth and night pain
• How psoriasis, nail changes and tendon pain may sometimes be connected
• Why pain around the heel, Achilles tendon or sole of the foot can be relevant
• The importance of looking beyond the joint at digestion, fatigue, skin, eye and mouth symptoms
• How to build a symptom timeline and identify what changed before the pain began
• The potential influence of infections, stress, sleep, exercise and hormonal changes
• Why joint pain during perimenopause should not automatically be dismissed as “just hormones”
• The roles of protein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D and wider nutrient status
• When thyroid function, iron, vitamin B12 and folate may be worth exploring
• How gut health may fit into the picture without assuming that every joint problem begins in the gut
• Why both avoiding movement and pushing through significant pain can be unhelpful
• The importance of matching exercise to your present capacity to recover

The five areas to investigate

1. The pattern of the pain: When does it appear, what makes it better or worse, and is there swelling, warmth or prolonged morning stiffness?
2. What else is happening in the body: Consider skin, nail, digestive, eye and energy changes alongside the joint symptoms.
3. The timeline: Look at infections, injuries, medication, stress, sleep, hormones and changes in physical activity.
4. Nutrition and gut health: Is the body receiving, digesting and absorbing the building blocks required to support muscles, connective tissue and immune regulation?
5. Movement and recovery: Has the exercise changed—or has the body’s ability to recover from it changed?

This is an example of Symptom Intelligence™: not assuming that every symptom has one cause, but remaining curious enough to ask whether apparently separate symptoms may belong to the same wider story.

Persistent joint pain should not automatically be dismissed as ageing, tendonitis or the weather. If you have ongoing swelling or warmth, prolonged morning stiffness, night pain, or joint and tendon symptoms alongside psoriasis or nail changes, speak to your doctor. A hot, suddenly swollen joint—particularly with a fever or feeling unwell—requires urgent medical assessment.

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I have been nominated for a Flamingo Business Award in the Health and Wellness Warrior category. These awards recognise the impact we make through our work.

If my podcast, articles or clinical work have helped you in any way, I would be incredibly grateful for your vote:

Vote here: https://flamingobusiness.co.uk/fba-public-vote-2026

Thank you so much for your support.

Important: This episode is for educational purposes and isn't intended to diagnose the cause of your hair loss. Sudden, unexplained or significant hair loss should be medically assessed, and suspected scarring hair loss requires prompt specialist assessment.

🧘‍♀️ Need nervous system support?
→ I personally use and recommend SONA, a vagus nerve stimulation device clinically shown to support immune balance, inflammation, and stress recovery.
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📥 New to the podcast or need a starting point?
→ Download my free The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan
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• Anik’s experience of developing psoriasis and its emotional impact
• The circumstances she personally associates with the onset of her symptoms
• Why the search for healing can sometimes become another source of stress
• The moment she stopped fighting her body and changed her internal narrative
• What happened during her five-day mindset practice
• The relationship between the brain, nervous system and immune system
• What the placebo effect can—and cannot—tell us about healing
• How neuroplasticity may help us establish new patterns of thought
• Why mindset work should support rather than replace appropriate medical care
• The possible relationship between emotional stress, gut health and immune regulation
• Simple affirmations and daily practices that may help create a greater sense of safety
• Anik’s advice for somebody newly diagnosed with psoriasis

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September is Alopecia Awareness Month, so in this Friday Five episode of The Autoimmune RESET, I’m talking about a subject that is very close to my heart, both personally and professionally: hair loss.

Having experienced alopecia myself, and now working with women, men and children experiencing alopecia and other forms of hair loss in my clinic, I see how quickly the conversation can become focused on the hair itself.

Which shampoo should I use? Is my ferritin high enough? Should I take biotin? What can I do to make my hair grow back?

These are understandable questions. But hair loss isn't one single condition, and there are many different reasons why somebody's hair may begin shedding, thinning or disappearing in patches.

Hair loss isn't simply a cosmetic concern. Sometimes the most useful information comes when we stop looking only at the hair and start looking at the person experiencing it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why identifying the type of hair loss should come first
• Why something that happened months ago may be relevant to shedding today
• Why ferritin isn't the only nutritional consideration for hair growth
• How inadequate calories and protein can affect the hair cycle
• Where thyroid, postpartum and perimenopausal changes may fit
• Why seemingly unrelated symptoms can provide useful clinical context
• How Symptom Intelligence™ can change the way we investigate hair loss

Important: This episode is for educational purposes and isn't intended to diagnose the cause of your hair loss. Sudden, unexplained or significant hair loss should be medically assessed, and suspected scarring hair loss requires prompt specialist assessment.

🧘‍♀️ Need nervous system support?
→ I personally use and recommend SONA, a vagus nerve stimulation device clinically shown to support immune balance, inflammation, and stress recovery.
Use code VJ10 for 10% discount at checkout. 

📥 New to the podcast or need a starting point?
→ Download my free The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan
— a simple guide that outlines the steps I recommend to all clients as they begin calming the immune response and rebuilding resilience.

Thanks for listening! You can join The Autoimmune Forum on Facebook or find me on Instagram @theautoimmunitynutritionist.

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Many of us have become so accustomed to being the capable one—the person who helps, fixes and takes responsibility—that we rarely stop to ask whether everything we are carrying is actually ours to carry.

In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET, I’m joined by Dr Rachel Morris, former GP, host of the You Are Not a Frog podcast and creator of The Shapes Toolkit.

Rachel introduces us to what she calls the responsibility trap: the gradual accumulation of responsibility without it ever being consciously or explicitly handed over. Although particularly common among healthcare professionals, it is a pattern that will resonate with anyone who feels responsible for keeping everything—and everyone—together.

We explore the three mechanisms that can keep us trapped: the silence gap, the helping reflex and the mismatch between control and responsibility. Rachel also explains why “just say no” is rarely useful advice when saying no feels like a failure of identity rather than a straightforward practical decision.

This is an important conversation about shame, boundaries, capacity and the difference between genuinely caring for others and automatically carrying responsibility for them.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why caring about something does not necessarily make you responsible for it
• The subtle ways responsibility can land on us without being explicitly assigned
• The silence gap, the helping reflex and the control–responsibility mismatch
• Why shame often sits beneath an automatic “yes”
• Why logical advice about boundaries may not reach the real source of the problem
• How to distinguish what you care about from what you can genuinely control
• Why saying yes when you cannot sustain it may simply create a deferred let-down
• The limitations of telling people to become more resilient within structurally unhealthy systems
• How to begin making more conscious and sustainable choices about what you carry

About Dr Rachel Morris

Dr Rachel Morris is a former GP, the host of the You Are Not a Frog podcast and the creator of The Shapes Toolkit. Her work helps healthcare professionals and other people working in high-pressure roles beat stress, set healthier boundaries and work more sustainably—without believing they simply need to become tougher or more resilient.

Connect with Rachel

Website: youarenotafrog.com
Instagram and LinkedIn: @drrachelmorris
Free Overwhelm SOS Toolkit: youarenotafrog.com/overwhelm
Beat Stress and Thrive course: The Shapes Toolkit

If this episode resonates with you, please subscribe to The Autoimmune RESET, leave a review and share it with someone who may be carrying more than is truly theirs.

📥 Ready for a more structured, personalised approach?
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→ Download my free The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan
— a simple guide that outlines the steps I recommend

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.

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If you have hypothyroidism, take thyroid medication and have been told that your blood tests are “normal”, it can be incredibly frustrating to still feel exhausted.

Sometimes your thyroid function or medication does need another look, but fatigue is not specific to hypothyroidism, and your thyroid does not operate in isolation. Thyroid hormones interact with your nutrient status, gut health, stress response, sex hormones, cellular energy production and whether you are eating enough to meet the demands being placed on your body.

I remember living with chronic fatigue and hoping that an endocrinologist would prescribe levothyroxine and everything would fall back into place. Although there were issues with my thyroid, there was far more contributing to how I felt.

In this Friday Five episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I explore five areas I would investigate when someone with hypothyroidism continues to feel exhausted.

In this episode, I discuss:

• Why TSH does not give us the complete thyroid picture
• The difference between T4 and the more metabolically active T3
• What can influence thyroid hormone conversion and utilisation
• Why it may be useful to consider free T4, free T3 and thyroid antibodies
• The relationship between iron stores, ferritin, fatigue and hair loss
• Other nutrients involved in thyroid function and energy production
• Why a “clean” diet is not necessarily a nutrient-dense one
• How restrictive eating and chronic under-fuelling can affect energy, recovery, hair and menstrual health
• Why more exercise and health optimisation are not always the answer
• The importance of considering your overall stress load and capacity to recover
• How gut health may affect nutrient absorption, immune health and thyroid hormone metabolism
• Why symptoms of hypothyroidism and perimenopause can be difficult to distinguish
• How apparently unrelated changes in digestion, sleep, skin, hair, periods and stress tolerance can help reveal the wider picture

If you are still exhausted, the answer may not be to focus more intensely on your thyroid. It may be time to widen the lens and consider what else has changed around the same time.

Please continue to have your thyroid appropriately monitored and treated by your doctor, and never alter prescribed thyroid medication without speaking to the clinician responsible for your care.

🧘‍♀️ Need nervous system support?
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📥 New to the podcast or need a starting point?
→ Download my free The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan
— a simple guide that outlines the steps I recommend to all clients as they begin calming the immune response and rebuilding resilience.

The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Thanks for listening! You can join The Autoimmune Forum on Facebook or find me on Instagram @theautoimmunitynutritionist.

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What does success really mean if achieving it comes at the expense of your health?

In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET, I’m joined by business strategist and entrepreneur Lisa Johnson for an honest conversation about chronic illness, ambition and the pressure to keep going—even when your body is asking you to stop.

Lisa shares what it was like to build an extraordinarily successful business while dealing with persistent health problems and the uncertainty of not always knowing what was wrong. Despite feeling mentally motivated and capable, her body was telling a different story.

We explore why financial success does not necessarily translate into happiness or wellbeing, and how Lisa began to reconsider what “enough” looked like—not only financially, but across her work, relationships and health.

Lisa also discusses the small but significant changes she made to create a more sustainable life, the importance of asking for help and why being open about what we are experiencing can deepen relationships rather than weaken them.

This is a thoughtful conversation about recognising when the way you are living is no longer working, listening to the signals your body is sending you and finding a version of success that leaves room for your health.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Lisa’s experience of managing chronic illness while building a multimillion-pound business
• The disconnect between feeling mentally well and being physically unwell
• Why ambition can make it difficult to recognise—or respond to—the body’s warning signs
• The emotional impact of unexplained symptoms and diagnostic uncertainty
• How stress, pressure and perfectionism can affect our health
• Redefining success beyond income, growth and external achievement
• The question Lisa asked herself when deciding what needed to change
• Why one strategic change can sometimes have a positive effect across your entire life
• Balancing ambition with health, relationships and happiness
• The value of authenticity, vulnerability and asking other people for support
• Lisa’s advice for anyone considering leaving employment and starting a business

Key takeaway

Your body can be struggling even when your mind feels ready to keep going. Sustainable success is not simply about what you can achieve—it is also about creating a life that your health can support.

Chapters

00:00 — Introduction to Lisa Johnson and her journey
Meet Lisa and hear how her experiences with health and entrepreneurship began to intersect.

02:08 — The intersection of health and ambition
Why being mentally driven does not always mean that your body has the same capacity.

06:08 — Navigating chronic illness and business success
Lisa discusses ongoing symptoms, diagnostic uncertainty and building a highly successful business alongside chronic illness.

12:00 — Redefining success and prioritising wellbeing
Why money and achievement alone were no longer enough—and what Lisa began to prioritise instead.

17:46 — Finding balance: What is enough?
A conversation about ambition, growth and recognising when continually striving for more comes at a cost.

23:57 — The power of authenticity and vulnerability
How honesty, asking for help and allowing other people in can strengthen relationships and create meaningful support.

30:04 — Helping others transition into entrepreneurship
Lisa shares her perspective on starting a business and creating success in a more intentional and sustainable way.

Listen now to discover how Lisa began redefining success, responding differently to her body and creating space for both ambition and wellbeing.

Connect with Lisa Johnson

You can find Lisa on Instagram at @lisajohnsonstrategist, where she shares more about business, success and building a career on your own terms. Lisa personally responds to her Instagram messages, so you can also contact her there with any questions.

📥 Ready for a more structured, personalised approach?
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The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.

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We are constantly being told what we should be doing for our health: fasting, tracking our sleep, exercising more, cutting out certain foods, taking supplements, regulating our nervous system, improving our gut health…the list goes on.

But what happens when all those healthy habits actually start working against us?

In this episode, I explore something I see increasingly both online and in clinic: people doing all the right things for their health, yet feeling more stressed, more restricted and sometimes even worse than when they started.

I talk about why a health strategy that works brilliantly for one person may be completely wrong for another, and why even objectively “healthy” practices can become unhelpful when they stop matching what your body actually needs.

We look at everything from restrictive diets and gut health protocols to exercise, fasting, wearables and stress-management routines, and why more information doesn’t always lead to better health. In fact, sometimes the more data, rules and advice we accumulate, the further we move away from noticing our own responses.

Because your body is giving you information too.

The question is whether we are still listening to it.

In this episode, I discuss:

• Why healthy routines can sometimes make us feel worse rather than better
• How dietary restrictions can gradually become unnecessarily restrictive
• Why gut testing can be useful when it helps us personalise rather than guess
• How to recognise when your exercise intensity isn't right for your body
• Why stress-management practices shouldn't become another item on your stressful to-do list
• The influence of wellness trends, social media and conflicting health advice
• Why enjoying the things you do for your health actually matters
• How tracking and health data can be useful without allowing them to override how you feel
• Why reconnecting with your body's own signals can help you make better health decisions

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📥 New to the podcast or need a starting point?
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The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Thanks for listening! You can join The Autoimmune Forum on Facebook or find me on Instagram @theautoimmunitynutritionist.