258: Samantha Gladish - Healing Hashimoto's • Coming Off The Pill • Tracking Your Cycle

Samantha Gladish is a registered holistic nutritionist, weight loss coach & hormone fixer-upper. She is the founder of HolisticWellness.ca; a website dedicated to helping women lose weight and balance their hormones with delicious food. Samantha coaches and supports women from around the world on natural beauty care, holistic health and nutrition.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why Samantha focuses on weight loss and women’s hormonal health
• The foundation of nutrition that applies to everyone
• Stop snacking
• What is your water intake?
• Pay attention to your cravings
• What is PCOS?
• The link between women with PCOS and Hashimoto’s
• It’s 100% possible to reverse PCOS
• The birth control pill does not fix PCOS or PMS
• The beauty of your cycle
• The 4 phases of the menstrual cycle
• Diet & lifestyle are the biggest factors when it comes to PMS symptoms
• Stress causes hormonal chaos
• Create time for self-care
• Becoming more in-tune with our bodies
• The best option is natural family planning
• Tracking your cycle
• What is pill bleed?
• Coming off the pill
• Nourish your body with healing foods
• Samantha explains her Hashimoto's diagnosis
• The changes Samantha made to lower her thyroid antibodies
• Hashimoto’s disease is a lifelong journey
• You need to commit to heal
• Why Samantha & Marni created the Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s program
• Flexibility on AIP (Autoimmune Protocol)
• Enjoying vitamin N - Nature
• Vitamin D is essential for Hashimoto’s and hormonal health
• Avoid junk light
• Creating day-to-day balance
• Samantha’s morning routine
• Schedule travel and time off
• The self-care checklist

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Related links:

Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s (Marni & Samantha’s Online Course)

Samantha Gladish's website

Follow Samantha Gladish on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Healthy Hormones for Women (Samantha's podcast)

Samantha Gladish's ebooks

Listen to Samantha Gladish previously on TUHP (episode #10)

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254: Sarah Ballantyne - Pregnancy And Hypothyroidism • Reintroductions On AIP • The Cruciferous Vegetable Myth

228: Focus Friday - Healing and Dealing With Hashimoto's

119: Dr. Amy Myers - The Thyroid Connection • The Impact of Goitrogens • Hyper vs Hypothyroidism

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