In this episode, Tina chats with fellow FDN practitioner, Angela Brown. She shares how she stumbled upon functional testing through her own health journey and being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. Angela discusses thyroid health, including symptoms, why you need a full thyroid panel and how to ask your doctor for it, and potential diet and supplement recommendations to support your thyroid health.
Angela talks about:
- Her health journey and Hashimoto’s diagnosis
- Common symptoms associated with underactive thyroid
- Why TSH falls short for comprehensive thyroid health
- Advice for asking your doctor to run a full thyroid panel
- At-home options for testing your thyroid
- Nutrition recommendations for optimal thyroid function
- Thyroid supplements versus glandulars versus medications
- Why Keto and low-carb diets are harmful to thyroid function
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About Tina Haupert:
Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P).
Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.
Connect with Angela Brown:
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About Angela Brown:
Angela is a holistic health coach from St. Louis, MO. She is a board certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), a licensed physical therapist, as well as a personal trainer. She specializes in advanced testing and thyroid healing for women. She has recovered from hypothyroidism herself after being diagnosed at the age of 22. She used her experience and education to create her program called “The Sexy Thyroid Solution” to help women no longer suffer like she did and get to the root cause of their health issues.