10 Thyroid Healing Tips This New Year
It’s now 2026 and if you want to move your thyroid health forward, this episode will help you rethink where to focus. In this episode, I share ten (10) healing priorities for Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s to focus on as we settle into the new year. We talk about why stress management and nervous system support remain foundational, how extreme fasting can actually slow progress, and why small, consistent adjustments tend to be more sustainable and more effective than drastic changes. I also ...
6 Tammi 34min
The Overlooked Link Between Brain Healing and Thyroid Health with Dr. Louise Swartswalter
There’s a point where labs, diet, and protocols stop explaining why symptoms linger and that’s where this episode begins. Healing doesn’t always stall because the body lacks the right nutrients or protocol. Sometimes it’s because the brain and nervous system are still holding unresolved trauma. Dr. Louise Swartswalter explains how neurobiofeedback and trauma release work can influence regulation, resilience, and the body’s ability to heal. So If you’re open to exploring how brain health...
30 Joulu 202548min
Can a Gut Cleanse Really Help Graves’ Disease?
If gut cleanses are supposed to help with different health conditions, why do so many people feel worse or unchanged? Gut cleanses, detoxes, and parasite protocols are often positioned as the missing piece for autoimmune thyroid conditions, but the results don’t always match the promise. This conversation breaks down what people really mean when they say “gut cleanse,” where these approaches can be helpful, and why focusing only on clearing things out can leave the immune system stuck in high...
23 Joulu 202525min
Thyroid and Weight Loss: What Actually Helps
If your body hasn’t been cooperating lately, you might be relieved to hear why that’s more common and more fixable than you think. Philip Pape and I dug into the deeper reasons why so many people struggle with fat loss, muscle loss, and long-term consistency, especially when thyroid health or chronic stress is part of the picture. We talked about protein needs, the role of strength training as we age, why fasting isn’t a magic solution, and how undereating can work against your goals. Philip ...
16 Joulu 202551min
Reverse Hyperthyroidism Step by Step
Hyperthyroidism can feel chaotic until you understand the system behind your symptoms. Are you recognizing them? This episode walks through the five (5) parts of the SAVED Thyroid Method, a healing framework that I recommend to my patients. SAVED serves as an acronym for each step, detailing how every component can gently influence antibody activity in hyperthyroidism. If you’ve been trying to make sense of your hyperthyroidism and want a grounded, root-cause roadmap, this is a conversa...
9 Joulu 202536min
5 Ways to Lower Thyroid Antibodies
The path to lowering antibodies isn’t always quick, but it becomes clearer once you know which five areas matter most. In this conversation, I walk through what thyroid antibodies actually mean and why they can fluctuate from one test to the next. I then break down five approaches that consistently make a difference, strengthening the foundations of health, addressing personal triggers, supporting gut health, reducing oxidative stress, and understanding when something like Low-Dose Naltrexone...
2 Joulu 202532min
Stop Believing This Hair Loss Myth
Many people reach for biotin the moment they notice more hair in the shower drain. But only few realize it can do more harm than good… Today, Julie Olson returns to talk through what’s really going on behind hair loss and the confusion around biotin. We get into why true biotin deficiency is rare, how high doses can interfere with other nutrients, and why it’s so important to step back and look at the bigger picture things like gut health, inflammation, toxin exposure, and hormone balance. Ju...
25 Marras 202550min
Why Healthy People Still Get Bone Loss
What happens when even surgery and supplements can’t get a broken bone to heal? When Dr. Ben Weitz fractured his femur and was told it might never heal, he turned to the same principles he’s used with patients for decades: ‘root cause, functional medicine’ thinking. In this conversation, he shares how he designed a bone-healing protocol that combined targeted nutrition, vitamin K2 and vitamin D optimization, growth factors, and the right kind of exercise stimulus. We also discuss why bo...
18 Marras 202557min
