Episode 009: Thyroid health decoded 101: navigating your path to thyroid healing and wellness

In today’s episode I was joined by Dr Amy Gajjar

Dr Amy qualified at the Imperial College School of Medicine, University of London. She worked in hospital medicine and as a GP (family physician) for several years before deciding to experience working and living abroad. In Sydney, Australia, she undertook postgraduate training with ACNEM (Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine), ASLM (Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine) and the IFM (Institute for Functional Medicine). Dr Amy attained her Fellowship with ACNEM and ASLM and is an International Board of Lifestyle Medicine Certified Physician. She is also a Lecturer, Examiner and part of the Education Faculty for ACNEM. 

Dr Amy integrates mainstream and functional medicine with coaching, yoga and an ayurvedic lifestyle. She believes in taking a holistic approach to patient care, embracing all aspects of health – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. 

In today’s episode, we covered -  

1. What is the thyroid gland 
2. What are the main thyroid hormones (T3/T4)  
3. The function of the thyroid gland  
4. Hypothyroidism – what is it? What are the causes and management options  
5. What is hyperthyroidism and the common causes and management option 
6. Listener questions – many related to why people can still be symptomatic despite being on thyroid replacement  
7. What can people do in their lifestyles (e.g diet) to improve their thyroid health  
8. What supplements can be beneficial for the thyroid gland 
9. Why thyroid issues are more common in women especially in the perimenopause and menopause phase  
10. Whether gut health has been implicated in thyroid disease 

Connect with Dr Amy: 

https://linktr.ee/dramygajjar  

Website: www.dramygajjar.com 

Instagram: @dramygajjar 

Facebook: Dr Amy Gajjar- Integrative Medicine 

Medium: http://dramygajjar.medium.com/ 

Twitter: @dramygajjar 

Linked In: Dr Amy Gajjar 

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