Episode 065: New Lifestyle, New Normal: Overcoming Obstacles with Hashimoto’s During Family Gatherings
In this episode, we tackle the common challenges faced by individuals embracing a new lifestyle due to Hashimoto's. From family resistance to navigating the holiday season, we explore strategies to maintain your commitment to a Hashimoto's-friendly diet and lifestyle amidst external pressures. Join us as we share practical tips, personal anecdotes, and insights on fostering understanding within your family while staying true to your health goals. Discover how to create a new normal that aligns with your Hashimoto's journey, even during family gatherings and festive occasions. Tune in for guidance on striking a balance between self-care and familial connections, making your health a priority without compromising the joy of togetherness.
Episode 064: Breaking You Fast the AIP Way
In this episode, we embark on a culinary journey through the lens of the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet, specifically focusing on the most important meal of the day—breakfast. We explore delicious and nutritious AIP-friendly breakfast options that cater to individuals with Hashimoto's. Join us as we uncover a variety of creative and mouthwatering recipes, shedding light on how to kickstart your day with foods that promote thyroid health and minimize inflammation. Whether you're newly diagnosed with Hashimoto's or a seasoned AIP veteran, this episode offers practical insights and culinary inspiration to help you nourish your body and embrace breakfast the AIP way for improved well-being.
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Episode 063: Hashimoto’s Labwork 101: Ensuring Comprehensive Testing for Optimal Care
In this informative episode, we take a deep dive into the essential laboratory tests that are paramount for individuals living with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism. We discuss the importance of comprehensive lab work and provide insights into the specific tests that every patient should ensure their doctor is running regularly. From thyroid function to autoimmune markers, we shed light on the critical data needed to manage Hashimoto's effectively. Join us as we empower listeners with the knowledge required to advocate for their health, ensuring they receive the best care and optimal treatment for their Hashimoto's condition.
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Episode 062: Listening to Your Body: The Importance of Rest for Hashimoto’s
In this episode, we dive into a crucial aspect of managing Hashimoto's, a common autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid gland: the importance of rest. Living with Hashimoto's often means dealing with chronic fatigue, and pushing through exhaustion can exacerbate symptoms. We explore why it's vital to listen to your body and prioritize rest as a fundamental component of self-care. We discuss practical strategies, share personal experiences, and offer insights from experts to help those with Hashimoto's strike a balance between their health and their daily routines. Join us as we emphasize the significance of honoring your body's signals and embracing rest as an essential part of the journey towards better health with Hashimoto's.
Episode 061: Stress Less, Live Better: Managing Hashimoto’s with Mindfulness
Chronic stress and your adrenal system is a major factor in whether or not your Hashimoto’s is healing or getting worse. If you’re ready to heal your Hashimoto’s and get into remission, learning how to de-stress is imperative.
Join me in this episode to learn tips and tricks for managing stress to allow your thyroid to heal.
Episode 060: Spooky Sweets and Smart Eats
This episode is for everyone who is trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
How are you doing now that Back-to-School is in full swing? Here is your plan to get through Halloween without sabotaging your health.
Episode 059: Hashimoto’s Healthcare Hurdles
In this episode, we explore the issues around talking with your doctors, why they are tough to communicate with, and how to advocate for your care.
Episode 058: Hashimoto’s and Post-Meal Fatigue
The Empire Wellness Podcast is taking a new direction: We are going to start focusing on how to live will with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism.
If you know someone that lives with Hashimoto's or hypothyroidism, I'd love for you to share this podcast episode with them.
Episode 057: Exploring Factors Behind Thyroid Medication and Fatigue
The Empire Wellness Podcast is taking a new direction: We are going to start focusing on how to live will with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism.
If you know someone that lives with Hashimoto's or hypothyroidism, I'd love for you to share this podcast episode with them.
Episode 056: The Hashimoto’s Puzzle: Strategies for Thriving After Diagnosis
The Empire Wellness Podcast is taking a new direction: We are going to start focusing on how to live will with Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism.
If you know someone that lives with Hashimoto's or hypothyroidism, I'd love for you to share this podcast episode with them.
Episode 055: Unmasking Food Toxicity and Battling Fatigue
Join us on this week's episode as we delve into the hidden dangers lurking in our daily diets and explore the profound impact they have on our energy levels. In this thought-provoking episode, we uncover the truths behind toxic food and its correlation to chronic fatigue, discussing the science, health implications, and practical solutions to reclaiming vitality.
Episode 054: Unlocking the Secrets: Hormones and Fat
In this episode, learn about the 4 body types, where they accumulate fat, and which hormones or imbalances are to blame. When your nutrition and exercise is dialed in, but the weight won't come off...hormones are often to blame. Learn how to fix it here.
Episode 053: Make Time For Wellness
Just like you make time for the things that are important to you, you get to make time for your wellness too. If you don't make time for wellness, your body will make time for illness. Learn how to make time for healthy meals, meal prep, exercise and your mental health in this week's episode.
Episode 052: Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat, Sugar Makes You Fat
Let's take a walk through History and Biology class and learn why fat is healthy and sugar is toxic.
Episode 051: Stuff Your Face
Thank you for joining me to learn the proper way to stuff your face, I mean, to eat healthy :)
Episode 050: Wellness Is Not a Dogma with Justin DiPego
Justin is an author, screenwriter, horseman and artist with a passion for storytelling across multiple genres and media. He lives in a 100 year old haunted house in South LA and is slowly fixing it up (but not exorcising it) with his wife and their dog.
Justin has written such films as Ghost of New Orleans (starring Terrence Howard, Lake Bell and Josh Lucas) and Tempting Fate (starring Tate Donovan and Ming-Na Wen). He wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award-winning independent horror feature, #1915House. Development deals include Touchstone Pictures and MGM. His debut novel, exploring the mean streets of LA’s skid row, Seven o’Clock Man, launched to five-star reviews. His second novel, an illustrated urban fantasy, Wrong Side of a Workingman is out now.
You can connect with Justin on his website at www.dipegonow.com.
Episode 049: Ground Into Your Power with Justin Frandson
Join Justin Frandson on his journey through wellness where he has been a trendsetting wellness advocate for most of his life. Justin Frandson is an Athleticism Performance Coach that has worked with amateur and professional athletes for over the past two decades. He saw his athlete breaking down from the excessive levels of EMF from their SMART watches, wireless earbuds, and electric cars. He has tested hundreds of homes and clients. He sells the Grounding and Faraday Bags at doctor clinics throughout the country. The Grounding Bags are hand-mined crystals with moisture and magnetic properties to ground and repel EMF, all for a deeper night's sleep. This is Mother Nature's way of protecting us from the excess rollout of man-made radiation, not a man-made device attempting to keep up with the other man-made levels.
You can connect with Justin on Instagram: @EMFRocks and @athleticismneurostacking
Check out his websites:
https://emfrocks.com/
https://athleticism.com/
Episode 048: When the Heck Should I Eat?
This week's solo episode, Sharleen talks about when it's best to eat and who should try different styles of fasting.
Episode 047: What the Heck Should I Eat?
This week's solo episode, Sharleen talks about the many different ways to figure out what the heck to eat.
Episode 046: Sleep: It Does a Body Good
This week's solo episode, Sharleen drops so much information, so many tips & tricks to help you get a better night's sleep.