Ep #8 | Healing + Dealing with Hashimoto’s
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Today we are talking all things Thyroid + Hashimoto’s with my good friend & Holistic Nutritionist Samantha Gladish. When Samantha started to feel differently a few years back (and not in a good way!), she paid even closer attention to the signs her body was giving her and explored her health more deeply. She was finally diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s.
In this episode, Samantha shares how everything started, the symptoms she first felt as well as her life experiences since birth that created the conditions for an autoimmune disease. Sam explains which lab tests to get and how to read the results. Most importantly, Sam explains how to implement the changes in your life, as well as diet and supplements that will help you gain your health back.
Signs of Hashimoto and predispositions:
Trouble using hands and joints – Autoimmune genetic disposition in the family – Antibiotic use – Birth Control use – Sleep Disturbance – Brain Fog – Headaches.
Getting tested and diagnosed:
Ask for a full thyroid panel. 6 tests to have: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, Anti TPO and Anti TG. (roughly $200 cost).
Once you have being diagnosed:
Start eating a clean, organic diet. Avoid gluten and dairy. Basically slow down by creating healthy boundaries. Have healthy sleeping habits.
How should you use your body:
Slow down in order to speed up! Start walking and do yoga. Get slowly back into weight training.
Key supplements to support you:
Quality fish oil as an anti inflammatory, Magnesium, Probiotics, Selenium, Zinc, Sea Salt.
Join Sam’s Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s 4 Week Program
When we know more and understand, we can start making better decisions for ourselves. Join Sam and Marni on the 4 week program Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s that will help you make the changes in your life needed to deal with autoimmunity so you can find the balance and health you have being missing. Click here to register for the Healing and Dealing with Hashi’s program.
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How to connect with Sam
Follow Sam on Instagram or @holisticwellnessfoodie
Sam’s Website
Quotes:
“Antibiotics damages the microbiome and kill all the good bacteria.”
“Don’t ignore the signs and symptoms of your body, you know your body better than anyone.”
“Ultimately the best medicine for Hashimoto’s is to really slow down.”
“Gluten and dairy are very inflammatory, specially when suffering for Hashimoto’s.”
“Our gut is like the second brain in our body.”
“Choices are often much more harder than a transaction.”
“If you have high functioning adrenals you have a low functioning thyroid.”
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Additional Information About Jenn:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.