HHP3: How Stress may be Sabotaging your Thyroid Health with Janet Walker, DOMP

Janet Walker is a midlife women’s wellness specialist. And as a health and wellness coach, she helps overwhelmed women with thyroid conditions balance their bodies, enhance their energy and master their mindset. She is particularly passionate about helping women align with their true nature for optimal lifelong health. Janet is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner and Restorative Exercise Specialist with over 25 years of clinical experience. Her own recent health challenges inspired her to study holistic nutrition and health coaching. She is currently thriving with thyroid cancer while helping others navigate their wellness journeys.

In today's episode:

• Introduction with Janet Walker
• Thyroid affecting women during transition phases of life
• Prevalence of thyroid disease
• Subclinical thyroid dysfunction or Subclinical Hypothyroidism
• Janet's personal story and her thyroid cancer diagnosis
• What are the common signs and symptoms of thyroid disease
• Role of stress on thyroid physiology
• Integrative approach to thyroid health through mental-emotional and spiritual well being
• Getting around blaming and shaming with your health
• Top 3 strategies and next steps for optimal thyroid care
• Thyroid physical examination and self-assessing thyroid
• Thyroid testing and a complete assessment
• The 3 types of stress: chemical, physical and emotional
• Water filtration and fluoride's effect on thyroid hormone
• Exercise prescription and thyroid health
• Gratitude journal
  

Resources & Goodies referenced in today's episode:

Link to Thyroid Self-Exam

Recommended Water Filters: Countertop Filter and Tap Filter

Connect with Janet Walker

Website: www.janetwalkerosteopathy.com

Email: jw@janetwalkerosteopathy.com

Facebook Page: Janet Walker Osteopathy Facebook Group: TSH: Thyroid Self-Help

Instagram: @jwalkerosteo

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Website: www.antoinettefalco.com

Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com

If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!