Let's Talk Thyroid

Symptoms for both thyroid disease and menopause overlap. Brain fog, fatigue, weight gain, lack of libido... So, how do you know what's what? Which comes first... the chicken or the egg?Dr Labbe has been working with women with both thyroid problems and hormonal issues for well over 20 years and so I was thrilled to pick her brains about the connection between thyroid & menopause. Like many professionals in this space, Dr Labbe has Hashimoto's so we touch on some of her thyroid story too.Personally, I'm on the cusp of peri-menopause at 46, so I was keen to get the low-down so I can be as prepared as I can be!The key topics covered in this discussion are:The connection between menopause & thyroid.Can menopause trigger Hashimoto's or 'reignite' Hashimoto's that has been in remission?Test not guess - know where your body is actually at and get to the root cause of what's going on for you at the stage of life.InflammationBirth control - the IUS in particular and whether it can help with menopause symptoms.Foods to avoid and a few to make sure to include for thyroid support.Dr Labbe's top 3 tips for those with both thyroid & menopause issues going on.Sex! Or lack of it, more to the point.------------------------DR. JONI LABBE (DC, CCN, DCCN, FCCN) IS A FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER AND BOARD-CERTIFIED CLINICAL NUTRITIONIST. SHE SPECIALIZES IN SCIENCE-BASED NUTRITION WITH A FOCUS ON HYPOTHYROID, HASHIMOTO’S, AND HORMONES.Connect with Dr Joni Labbesupport@thyrosisters.comhttps://www.thyrosisters.com/------------------------Start your year on the front foot.Design your 2021 before 2020 is out.Set aside a whole day just for you!Vision Day RetreatSat 28 Nov 8.30am to 3pm BrisbaneOR ONLINE DIY option.-------------------------Let's talk further...Book your 60 min thyroid Strategy SessionSubscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Pre-purchase your digital pack of Thyroid Love Notes (Affirmations)Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookHave you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

What is hope?"desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in ..."a strong and confident expectation... it deals with things we can't see or have received.. hope is never a static or passive thing. It's dynamic, active, directive and life-sustaining". In this episode, I'll talk about these questions:What does it mean to have HOPE?What does it mean to be HOPE-less?How can you actually live in HOPE? Be the hope for someone else!------------------------Start your year on the front foot.Design your 2021 before 2020 is out.Set aside a whole day just for you!Vision Day Retreat Sat 28 Nov 8.30am to 3pm BrisbaneOR ONLINE DIY option.-------------------------Let's talk further...Subscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo Cookbook. Book your 60 min thyroid strategy sessionMy KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

Every cell in your body needs thyroid hormones, including your reproduction cells! It follows that if our thyroid isn't working properly that that can contribute toward period problems.In this episode, I talk about the most common period related problems/symptoms for both those with hypo and hyperactive thyroid conditions AND some practical things you could try to see if they help! The most important is to check that your thyroid is operating optimally.There are lots of links for further reading in the associate blog post found on annabelbateman.com/podcast------------------------Start your year on the front foot.Design your 2021 before 2020 is out.Set aside a whole day just for you!Vision Day Retreat Sat 28 Nov 8.30am to 3pm BrisbaneOR ONLINE DIY option.-------------------------Let's talk further...Book your 60 min Thyroid Strategy SessionSubscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookHave you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

I'd love to introduce you to my friend Nikki. She was diagnosed with Hashimoto's about 10 years ago when she went to the doctor because she was having trouble catching her breath. I have heard other's describe this as 'air hunger'. Looking back she was also experiencing brain fog, hair loss & migraines and not long before she was diagnosed went through a very stressful time after her sister passed away.Like many of us, when she was diagnosed she'd never heard of Hashimoto's and has done a lot of reading and research - although after wearing herself out with research has learnt to find her feet with how to manage her health.Nikki is a church Pastor (of the church I go to) and has had to learn over time how to manage her personal boundaries in a very people-oriented line of work. We chat in this podcast episode a fair bit about stress, how she's protected her physical, mental and emotional health.-------------------------Let's talk further...Subscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookHave you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

As it happens the last few weeks I’ve seen a theme emerge: stress & mood management!We know that stress has a whole lot of negative impact on our overall thyroid health. There are quite a few tools in my stress/mood management toolkit, including diet, sleep, saying no, creating ‘white space’ but my essential oils are a very important tool in that toolkit!In this episode I talk about:My experience with essential oils – going from a smell hater (because they made me feel sick!) to a smell lover.What essential oils areHow essential oils work (aromatically with our olfactory system and topically entering our bodies through the skin).What essential oils are NOTDifferent essential oils, that because of their chemistry are lovely for when you want to lift your mood/feel happy and energised.Different essential oils, that because of their chemistry are perfect for when you want to calm and settled during the day, and restful at night.A few of my favourite ways I use these oils in my daily routine.If you’d like my current sleep roller recipe that I rub on my temples, forearms, bottoms of my feet… pretty much all over at bedtime as part of my bedtime rituals fill out the form on the shownotes and if you’d like a simple place to start with using essential oils as your own powerful & gentle tool in YOUR toolkit, check out the Emotional Wellness Starter Kit on the same page.----------------Let's talk further...Book your 60 min Strategy Session.Subscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookHave you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

As both a patient and a practitioner, Bronte shares so much practical advice for thyroid warriors of all kinds!As a Graves Disease patient, she created her own treatment option when those offered by her doctor didn't sit well with her. She was able to significantly reduce her antibodies through diet and stress management, something many doctors don't see as possible.We talk a lot about stress, the process of healing and mindset. You'll love Bronte's Mario Bros analogy of how we 'level up' our healing as we learn along the way in our health journeys. "Love yourself enough to give yourself 5 mins out of your day just for you""I send love to my thyroid everyday""Create your own options ... you know best what your next step is"- Bronte May.I tell you, you'll want to listen to this thyroid chat. Thank you Bronte!-------------------Bronte is a Naturopath with a passion for thyroid health. She knows firsthand the complicated and multi-layered journey to heal from an autoimmune disease. Having had a negative experience within the mainstream medical system, she decided to educate her way to recovery… and did... healing herself from Graves disease and became a qualified Naturopath in the process.Having learned so much about lifestyle medicine and the medical modality of Naturopathy during her own healing journey she became very passionate about helping others navigate, improve and heal their own autoimmune issues and now helps her clients by systematically uncovering the root cause of the problem, not just suppressing symptoms, and more importantly, simplifies the process of getting well again. And when she isn’t doing that, her Instagram tells us that you can find her earthing with a cup of bone broth.Connect with Bronte MayInstagram @brontemay.naturopathhttps://www.bronte-may.com/----------------Let's talk further...Book your 60 min Thyroid Strategy Session now.Subscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookContribute to the podcast via Paypal (even $5 is great!)Have you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

Michelle was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid in her early twenties and was put on medication but her thyroid antibody levels were never tested. It wasn't until about 25 years later she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's.Trusting her instincts that she wasn't 'crazy' she kept trying to get help. This seems to be a common story for those not yet diagnosed with Hashimoto's... they know something isn't 'right' but have trouble identifying what it is.Michelle has done a lot of inner work on her attitude, mindset and taken responsibility for managing her health. She's taken time to build a supportive 'team' around her - moving to a quieter place, some good friends, a doctor & naturopath to work with and loves our online Let's Talk Thyroid Community too.It's funny because without her realising, she covers a few things we covered in last weeks episode too about saying no! Thank you Michelle for sharing your thyroid story with us all, I know many will benefit.---------------Kickstart Your Thyroid Wellness LifestyleIs a 30 day challenge I've developed over the years based on my 20+ years of living and learning with a thyroid issue. It incorporates the keys to thyroid health: a nutrient-dense and anti-inflammatory diet, mindset, stress management and the ability to work these into a long-term, sustainable, enjoyable wellness lifestyle. It's about being kind to your body and introducing common key elements to help you feel more energy and vitality over the long-term.And it also offers the community and accountability of being in a private Facebook Group of people who really understand all that you're going through.More info & to sign up: Let's Kickstart Your Thyroid Wellness Lifestyle today.----------------Let's talk further...Book your 60 min Thyroid Strategy SessionSubscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookContribute to the podcast costs via PayPal  - even $5 helps ;-)Have you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

Managing our day to day stress is important for our thyroid health but what if we could remove some of the things that cause this stress?A root cause approach to stress management? Makes more sense doesn't it?In order to do this, we need to learn how to say no!You'd think it would be simple. Just say no. But we know that it's not that simple. We know that many of us with thyroid issues tend to have personalities that like to take on more than we can handle, we bottle things up and don't always express our ourselves well. It's no surprise to me that most of us have trouble saying no!This episode is just as much for me as it might be for you!I cover questions like:Why don't we just say no?How can you actually say no and keep your friends and self-respect? We also explore the idea of setting boundaries, knowing our core values, not over-scheduling our days and lots of practical tips on how to actually say no!---------------Kickstart Your Thyroid Wellness LifestyleIs a 30 day challenge I've developed over the years based on my 20+ years of living and learning with a thyroid issue. It incorporates the keys to thyroid health: a nutrient-dense and anti-inflammatory diet, mindset, stress management and the ability to work these into a long-term, sustainable, enjoyable wellness lifestyle. It's about being kind to your body and introducing common key elements to help you feel more energy and vitality over the long-term.And it also offers the community and accountability of being in a private Facebook Group of people who really understand all that you're going through.More info & to sign up: Let's Kickstart Your Thyroid Wellness Lifestyle today.----------------Let's talk further...Book your 60 min Thyroid Strategy SessionSubscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookContribute to the costs of the podcast via PayPal - every $5 helps! Have you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

I’ve been promoting a lifestyle approach to wellness, for years. But what does it actually mean?Let's talk about what a lifestyle approach IS, what it is NOT and the key factors that make up a thyroid wellness lifestyle.If you want to have long term benefits for your thyroid health, then you have to take a lifestyle approach. Your lifestyle will be different to mine, but there are core features that should be there in some form or other! -----------------Kickstart Your Thyroid Wellness LifestyleIs a 30 day challenge I've developed over the years based on my 20+ years of living and learning with a thyroid issue. It incorporates the keys to thyroid health: a nutrient-dense and anti-inflammatory diet, mindset, stress management and the ability to work these into a long-term, sustainable, enjoyable wellness lifestyle. It's about being kind to your body and introducing common key elements to help you feel more energy and vitality over the long-term.And it also offers the community and accountability of being in a private Facebook Group of people who really understand all that you're going through.More info & to sign up: Let's Kickstart Your Thyroid Wellness Lifestyle today.----------------Let's talk further...Book your Thyroid Strategy SessionSubscribe to the podcast, share & review. Thank you!Go to annabelbateman.com for shownotes, download my thyroid freebie, book a strategy session...Join the Let's Talk Thyroid Community on Facebook.-------------------------This episode is proudly supported by ⭐️ ME ⭐️Here is how you can support me & the Let's Talk Thyroid Podcast:Essential oilsWhat Annabel Cooks Paleo CookbookContribute to the costs of the podcast via PayPal - every $5 helps!Have you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.

Brain fog, lack of concentration & focus and fatigue are neurological symptoms that are also common thyroid disease symptoms. Dr Philippe Douyon says in this episode, that in his neurology practise, that many of his patients present with these neurological symptoms and have not been diagnosed with thyroid issues. Once tested and treated for the underlying thyroid condition, these neurological symptoms resolve.In this conversation about the brain & thyroid health connection, we cover topics such as:The connection between thyroid and brain health.The difference in brain health problems for those with Hashimoto’s v GravesWhen to see a neurologistDo we lose brain function over time with thyroid conditions?The metaphysical & personality connection with thyroid health.Diet for good brain health.The type of exercise that's good for brain & thyroid health.The impact of stress. Did you know that stress kills neurons?Dr Douyon's 5 top tips for brain health.You'll love Dr Douyon's whole person, collaborative approach to brain health. His advice is practical, positive and gives me hope for my long term thyroid/brain health!-------------------Philippe Douyon, MD is a  Board Certified Neurologist who completed his residency in Neurology at New York University and fellowship at New York Presbyterian-Cornell in Clinical Neurophysiology. He has spent the last several years caring for people with neurological disorders with a special emphasis on those with a history of epilepsy, seizures, and non epileptic events. After spending years witnessing the deleterious effects of neurological disorders, watching people take medications that at best ameliorate symptoms, but do little to modify the underlying disease process, and observing the delicate balancing act between side effects and symptom relief, he began to realize that we could do better for the people we serve. Therefore, he decided to create a therapeutic, supportive environment, aimed at using a multimodal approach to improve the lives of people with neurological disorders and promote brain health. Connect with Dr DouyonInstagram @philippe.mdhttps://www.inlebrainfitinstitute.com/Email: philippedouyon@gmail.com-------------------Links referred to in this episodeTake Charge of your Brain in 30 Days. Dr Douyon's brain course.Dr Douyon's BrainFit AppNeuroplasticity. Your Brain's Superpower. Book.----------------Let's talk further...Book your 60 min Thyroid Strategy SessionSuHave you got your copy of my book, Let's Talk Thyroid: Positive & Practical Thyroid Help yet?If not, you can grab a yours from Amazon or from letstalkthyroid.com My KISS Thyroid Coaching Program is now available as a 1 on 1 program to work with my directly.For more information: letstalkthyroid.com/kissSupport the show⭐️ NEW Become a monthly supporter from $3/monthIf you get value from the Let's Talk Thyroid podcast, I'd love to invite you to become a monthly supporter from US$3/month. This will help me enormously to cover the costs of producing the podcast and making the content available freely.