Where is the truth? There are sooo many thyroid supplements out there from conversion helpers to T2 (like in the Thyroid Fixxr!). So what SHOULD you be taking? Should you use iodine? Join me today as Sara Banta and myself break down this controversial topic. Sara is the owner of Accelerated Health Products in addition to the host of Accelerated Health Radio and TV. She helps her clients and listeners reach their optimal state of health through proper frequency enhanced detox supplements, cutting...
Sep 20, 2022•52 min•Ep. 240
Are you taking care of your outside as well as you are taking care of your inside? My guest today is Amitay Eshel who is an entrepreneur in the biohacking and beauty fields. He has held executive roles in the health, wellness, and beauty industry for over a decade. In this episode, Amitay will bring us detailed info on the science behind skincare and the benefits of NAD+ and its role in the aging process of our skin. As co-founder and CEO of Young Goose, the biohacking skincare company, and host...
Sep 16, 2022•44 min•Ep. 239
SHBG...Sex Hormone Binding Globulin! I bet you are going to be pissed off that your doctor did not test this lab value for you! If you are not losing weight, you don't feel well, still suffering with low energy, no libido, no motivation, you can't build muscle, your losing your hair, it may not be that you need to increase your thyroid medication but it may mean you need to lower your SHBG level. Having a high SHBG will bind to your free thyroid hormones, testosterone and estrogen rendering them...
Sep 13, 2022•44 min•Ep. 238
IT"S THE TRUTH...even with Hashimoto's, lifting heavy shit and getting off that hamster wheel is THE way to gain strength and help with weight loss! This episode features Dr. Emily Kiberd who is the owner of Urban Wellness Clinic in NYC and Boulder, Colorado and the founder of Thyroid Strong, a strength based workout program helping women with Hashimoto's learn how to work out without the burn out to lose weight and boost their energy. Instagram: @dremilykiberd Free Thyroid Strong FB Group: http...
Sep 09, 2022•40 min•Ep. 237
My special guest today is Paul Robinson, creator of the CT3M (Circadian T3 Method for improving cortisol levels using thyroid medications that contain T3). Paul is a British author and thyroid patient advocate. The focus of his books and work is on helping patients to recover from hypothyroidism as fast as possible. Paul himself, is a thyroid patient who became ill with hypothyroidism in his late twenties. He was eventually able to recover. During his process of understanding and recovery, he ac...
Sep 06, 2022•49 min•Ep. 236
Grab this mini lesson that is for practitioners working with thyroid and hormone patients but also for patients themselves. Remember on this journey to feel and be your best, you must always keep learning. Where are practitioners missing the mark? Why are they so fearful of prescribing T3? And WHY are they not taught these methods in medical school? Let me address all these questions and more in this busting thyroid treatment myth episode. Shop ALL of Dr. Amie's Fixxr Supplements: https://dramie...
Sep 02, 2022•33 min•Ep. 235
My guest today is Danielle Hamilton who is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Restorative Wellness Practitioner who specializes in blood sugar regulation & digestion. She became interested in blood sugar issues when she learned that Insulin Resistance was at the root of her PCOS. She was able to reverse her PCOS, cystic acne, PMS & weight loss resistance by reversing Insulin Resistance. Her mission is to help others uncover their blood sugar & insulin issues (as most...
Aug 30, 2022•51 min•Ep. 234
It is time to love on your liver! What does this mean? Metabolism and its connection to your liver does not get enough attention and we must address the role your liver plays. I have heard from so many of you about the struggles of losing weight, how it won't budge and how others just continue to gain. We must always start looking at your thyroid first, then followed by your hormones, and insulin markers, but we just cannot leave out the impact your liver plays in metabolism , weight and overall...
Aug 26, 2022•24 min•Ep. 233
What is this all meat carnivore thing? Can it help with weight loss and improve thyroid function? Have you done carnivore and experienced tremendous results? In developing a deep connection and interest in improving her health and wellness, Jill started her evidence-based health journey at age 16. In 2000, after giving birth to her 4th of 5 children, Jill had a partial thyroidectomy (removing half of the thyroid gland), which was the beginning of a cascade of chronic health conditions for decade...
Aug 23, 2022•35 min•Ep. 232
I will be referring so many of you to this episode because these questions are asked on the daily so...let me provide your answers here in a short, quicky episode. How should you space out thyroid medication, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, supplements (including T2 in Thyroid Fixxr), food and coffee throughout the day. The truth is here...the correct way is important in getting the most absorption of your medication as possible! Shop ALL of Dr. Amie's Fixxr Supplements: https://dramie...
Aug 19, 2022•17 min•Ep. 231
Peptides are just awesome! I believe they are the NEXT BIG THING in health and longevity. But you need to know what they are, what they do, what all of those letters and numbers mean and how to us them. My guest Nat Niddam is a ROCKSTAR when it comes to peptides. She will be breaking it down for you so you can learn, implement and see results! As of today Nathalie’s Biological Age is a full 14 years younger than her Chronological age with Telomeres matching someone 23 years younger…her goal is t...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 230
No excuses week! We all need a swift kick in the pants sometimes to bring us back to reality and to REALLY allow us to look at ourselves and the choices we make. Are you sleeping? Are you moving? Are you eating processed foods ? Sometimes it’s NOT your thyroid, hormones or your lack of meds it’s all what YOU are doing. Listen to Bobby Maximus, UFC fighter, author, coach and tell it like it is, in your face kind of guy. We’re dropping truths today folks! It could change your life. Bobby Maximus W...
Aug 12, 2022•47 min•Ep. 229
Protein! Please do not take offense when I say the only thing worse than being a vegetarian is being a vegan. It really is coming from a place of caring. I don't want to see you struggle with weight loss, hair loss and outright just plain suffering. I want to talk to you about maybe bringing you over to the dark side of meat...you're invited to come on over. But truly, I want to go over the importance of protein and what is does for you in your body. Shop ALL of Dr. Amie's Fixxr Supplements: htt...
Aug 09, 2022•25 min•Ep. 228
Is a 16 or 18 hour fast good for you to do...especially if you have thyroid, hormone or insulin issues? Let me break this down for you...the how to, the benefits and the why. I will also answer the question...is coffee in the morning breaking my fast? The whole purpose of fasting is really to get your body into a declutter state...like a spring cleaning state. When this occurs after a 15-16 hour fast, the process that can occur is called autophagy...the body's way of cleaning out damaged cells, ...
Aug 05, 2022•33 min•Ep. 227
If you look in the mirror and you keep pulling on your skin wishing for a younger version of you and thinking how the hell did all these wrinkles show up? Beyond taking control of your thyroid and hormones, take control of your skin care as well. When it comes to skin care, we look for the experts just as in looking for the experts for thyroid and hormone conditions. We are bringing you the best of the best. Celebrity skin care specialist, Rachel Varga. Rachel is a Double Board Certified Aesthet...
Aug 02, 2022•56 min•Ep. 226
Is your doctor dosing you up and up or randomly having you disperse your T4 medication throughout the week? If this is the case, you need to run and fire that doctor! Feeling like garbage and not having any other solution given to you other than the same med with increased dose changes is not going to fix you. Let me give you insight to why T4 only just does not work. So many factors play a part in this puzzle, and all of these factors must be addressed to get you on your way back to being the p...
Jul 29, 2022•40 min•Ep. 225
Have you been scared away needlessly from lifesaving hormones because your doctor told you no? Were you diagnosed with breast cancer and told you could never have hormones again because of it? It's time to look at the real science and not have false fabricated fears from uneducated doctors who are not willing to grasp the truth and are stuck in their archaic learnings! Join me in this one-of-a-kind episode with Dr. Lindsey Berkson, distinguished hormone scholar, who will give us the science and ...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 224
The SCIENCE of T2...the forgotten hormone! I want you to understand this forgotten, unsung thyroid hormone! So the other name for T2 is 3, 5-Diiodo-L-Thyronine which is the in my Thyroid Fixxr™ supplement. Let me break the science of T2 down for you in the bonus episode! A must listen if you are having difficulty with that stubborn weight that will not budge along with a lack of energy. Increased energy + fat burning while preserving muscle tissue...that should perk your interest! Shop ALL of Dr...
Jul 25, 2022•46 min•Ep. 223
Hashimoto's, detox pathways, genetics, nutritional genomics are the topics we will be deep diving into today with my friend and special guest, Dr. Rajka Milanovic Galbraith. Dr. Rajka has successfully been leading women and their families to optimal health for over 2 decades as a board-certified Family Medicine doctor and leading Functional Medicine Consultant. Dr. Rajka's ultimate goal is to empower women to optimal health and in turn have them empower their families and their tribes to optimal...
Jul 22, 2022•47 min•Ep. 222
My Hashi people...did you know 95-99% of you most likely have insulin resistance as well as Hashimoto's. I can guarantee you, most likely your conventional doc has not mentioned this to you before. So let me break this down for you. Join me in this episode where it is paramount that you understand what insulin resistance is, what labs values are important to access insulin resistance, why so many of us suffer with it and of course what things you can do to be sure it is managed throughout the re...
Jul 19, 2022•52 min•Ep. 221
Emotional eating, food and sugar addictions...Can they be overcome and why is it so difficult to get under control? My guest in this episode of the Thyroid Fixer Podcast is Tricia Nelson who lost fifty pounds by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. Tricia has spent over thirty years researching the hidden causes of the addictive personality. Tricia will share her PEP test and explain how it can be valuable in understanding emotional eating. Challenge: 5-Day Quit...
Jul 15, 2022•47 min•Ep. 220
Have you wondered...why am I feeling worse on Synthroid (T4) or Levo...what is going on here? T4 only doesn't work my friends. A process needs to occur where T4 must convert to T3 in order to get into the cell and do its job. This is why it is so important to understand YOUR labs...its the little things we can find in your labs that interfere in this conversion process. Let me break this down in this episode so you can understand WHY T4 by itself is doing you a disservice. Podcast Episode mentio...
Jul 12, 2022•22 min•Ep. 219
Have you heard? Did you doc fail to even mention the T2 hormone that your thyroid produces as well as T4 and T3? Well, let me clue you in about the amazing forgotten hormone...T2, the central component of my first born supplement...Thyroid Fixxr™! In this episode, I deep dive into the studies surrounding the benefits of the T2 hormone. Believe this... the power of T2 can burn body fat while preserving muscle tissue as well as increasing energy at the cellular level! Losing fat and getting your e...
Jul 08, 2022•57 min•Ep. 218
Here we go in this all and everything thyroid and hormone episode...deep conversations with questions posed from the Attuned Thyroid community. Attuned Thyroid is one of only 2 powerhouse Facebook communities where I trust the advice given. Of course the other powerhouse is my "Love Your Mirror" Facebook group! In this episode, members from Attuned asked some great thyroid and hormone related questions for me to answer...and remember someone else's question maybe be your question one day too. Sh...
Jul 05, 2022•57 min•Ep. 217
Everything Keto, intermittent fasting and carb cycling with Ben Azadi. Ben tells of his own personal health transformation of shredding 80 pounds of pure fat. Ever since, Ben has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. In this episode, Ben will help us understand why being in ketosis is one tool, one powerful tool for any who suffer with hypothyroidism. Yes, and the reason it is so powerful...one word...Inflammation! Ketones are super powerful and when keto is done...
Jul 01, 2022•49 min•Ep. 216
What is the connection between autoimmune disease and breast cancer? How can you approach breast cancer differently now compared to 20 years ago? What can people do to decrease their risk of breast cancer? If you do, or did, have breast cancer, what should you be doing now to prevent recurrence? All these questions and more are discussed in this show with my guest Dr. Jenn Simmons, who has a family history of breast cancer, is a surgeon and now breast cancer expert. Dr. Jenn's Website: https://w...
Jun 28, 2022•55 min•Ep. 215
You know something is wrong and your doctor dismisses your symptoms by saying everything is "normal", you're fine! Then they try to offer you the bandaid treatments of an antidepressant or the old "eat less and exercise more" statement! And with that, in comes the fat shaming by your doc. Let me tell you, you are not alone in this and this "gaslighting" is a real thing. In moving from the medical part of this episode to the nutrition part, I will break down physical cravings vs. hunger vs. want ...
Jun 24, 2022•27 min•Ep. 214
Oh the controversy that surrounds the topic of IODINE! Should you take it, should you avoid it, especially if you have Hashimoto's or other thyroid or hormone problems. The functional medicine community is divided on this topic. Let's break this down with my special guest Sara Banta. We are going to give you truth...we are going to give you science and we are going to dispel some of those myths about taking iodine for your health! Acceleradine - Sara Banta’s Accelerated Health Products https://a...
Jun 21, 2022•57 min•Ep. 213
Do you have lack of energy? You can't always blame that on adrenal fatigue or adrenal blowout. Could it be linked to mitochondrial dysfunction? My guest, Ari Whitten, will break this topic down...with the influence of research, studies, literature and experience, he will explain what the influences of mitochondria are on chronic fatigue and why we can't scream "adrenal blowout'! Ari Whitten's website: https://theenergyblueprint.com/ Book: Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mit...
Jun 17, 2022•51 min•Ep. 212
You’re trying everything to lose weight...so you think...but it’s not coming off and you’re on the struggle bus big time! Let’s review ALL the reasons why you’re stuck! Some you might not be thinking about. Lab and Symptom Checklist: https://amie-hornaman.mykajabi.com/pl/123092 Berberine (this is now my Blood Sugar Fixxr™): https://dramiehornaman.com/products/blood-sugar-fixxr Shop ALL of Dr. Amie's Fixxr Supplements: fixxrsupps.com Subscribe to my Text Club to be in the "know" for all Fixxr™ su...
Jun 14, 2022•52 min•Ep. 211
