The Wellness Mama Podcast
The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Normal Doesn’t Have Side Effects: Holistic Women’s Health With Dr. Aimee Duffy
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Katie Wells/Dr. Aimee Duffy
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Episode 962
Episode Highlights With Aimee
- The pivotal moment in her career that led her to blend conventional and holistic medicine
- Normal doesn’t have side effects and what this actually means
- How normal lab ranges are calculated and why they aren’t as straightforward as you think
- Thyroid and thyroid testing: what to know and what results mean
- The actual ideal TSH range, what to look for, and what ideal lab results should be
- Her approach to natural thyroid balancing
- My own lab results that show that my Hashimoto's is entirely gone
- Importance of selenium and iodine
- How gut health and inflammation come into play in thyroid and autoimmunity
- Her gut healing and detox phase for liver support
- The effect of hormones on thyroid issues and why these spike in pregnancy and menopause
- The connection between adrenal dysfunction and thyroid health
- Understanding high cortisol and what else we need to look at
- Vitamin D and sunshine - understanding optimal ranges and why 50-70+ is ideal
- How to support your liver and therefore support your hormones + How to know if it needs support
Resources Mentioned
- Carolina Integrative Medicine - Website
- Normal Doesn't Have Side Effects - Book
- Dr. Aimee on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram
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