Ep. 74 - All Things Thyroid with Hypothyroid Expert Angela Brown

<p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Time to talk about the thyroid! As you all know, the chronic illness I deal with is Hashimoto’s, which is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid. So as you can imagine, I was super excited to talk to Angela Brown today - a hypothyroid expert! Angela has dealt with hypothyroidism for half of her life and decided she wanted to help other women dealing with the same things as her.</span></p> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Unfortunately thyroid conditions are one of the most “popular” (I hate saying that, haha!) chronic illness. While there’s a lot of research out there, it can be a very confusing space to be in, especially if you’re new. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or not, this episode will help answer so many of your questions. Make sure to listen in!</span></p> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>In today’s episode we chat about:</strong></span></p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Angela's story with hypothyroidism and what brought her to become an expert in the area</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Gaslighting in the chronic illness space with a thyroid conditions and the complexities of the thyroid</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The importance of thyroid medication, but there's more that you need to support!</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What to do when you're just diagnosed with a thyroid condition</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Why she does hair testing to see what else is going on and why metals/mold can be a HUGE part of your thyroid condition</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The connection between adrenals, sex hormones and your thyroid and why they mess with one another</span></p> </li> <li> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Chronic Stress - BIG red flag for thyroid conditions!</span></p> </li> </ul> <p class=""><span s