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In this episode we answer a bunch of super common listener questions around thyroid health and thyroid healing. We dive into questions around:
- Why thyroid issues come on after pregnancy
- What can help boost thyroid function and how thyroid function relates to absent periods
- Whether the medical medium is right that all thyroid disease is caused by Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)
- Celery juice and whether it is really good for your thyroid
- How to find out if you have EBV and how to approach treatment
- Thoughts on Ray Peat's advice about sugar and thyroid health
- Foods you should include and avoid with an underactive thyroid
- Migraines and thyroid health
- Food intolerances
- Underactive thyroids in males
Plus don't forget to sign up for Nat's upcoming Thyroid Rescue 12-Week Program launch webinar. It's free! Head on over to nataliekdouglas.com/thyroid-rescue to get on the list
Jeff Chilton has been in the mushroom industry since 1973. He has been heavily involved in both the study of mushrooms and their farming. He is a founding member of the World Society for Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products and a member of the International Society for Mushroom Science. Jeff co-authored the highly acclaimed book, The Mushroom Cultivator, which was published in 1983.
Then in 1989 he started Nammex, a business that introduced medicinal mushrooms to
the US nutritional supplement industry. He traveled extensively in China during the 1990’s, attending conferences and visiting research facilities and mushroom farms. In 1997 he organized the first organic mushroom production seminar in China.
Jeff’s company, Nammex was the first to offer a complete line of Certified Organic mushroom extracts to the US nutritional supplement industry. Nammex extracts are used by many supplement companies and are noted for their high quality, based on scientific analysis of the active compounds.
Topics include:
- What medicinal mushrooms are and how they are different to button mushrooms from the grocer
- What mushrooms actually are and how they grow
- Growing medicinal mushrooms at home
- The main active ingredients in mushrooms producing their benefit
- Why its important to know what your buying
- The secret lingo of the mushroom supplement industry and how not to get caught buying an inactive product
- Debunking concerns around mushrooms sourced from China
- The importance of testing mushrooms for contaminants
- The health benefits and uses of some of Jeff's favourite mushies
- LOADS more
Social & Website Links
All information about Jeff’s company, and links to further information including other podcasts Jeff has generously donated his time to can be found at http://www.nammex.com
Topics Include:
This podcast is dedicated to answering all your thyroid questions. We touched on areas such as:
- Identifying an underactive thyroid and how to test it properly
- Improving thyroid function despite having Hashimoto's and being on medication
- Fertility, pregnancy and thyroid health
- Foods that hurt and heal your thyroid
- What are the top triggers and root causes of thyroid issues
- Thoughts on thyroid medications
- Nat's epic upcoming Thyroid Rescue Program to take you from tired and confused to thriving and confident
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