194: Thyroid help
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Known as a "master gland," the thyroid works with other endocrine system glands and hormones to govern our body's growth, metabolism, and reproduction. Thyroid diseases like Hashimoto's or hypothyroidism are increasingly common, and can cause a host of issues, including stunted growth, weight gain, fatigue, or infertility. What factors cause thyroid problems? What role does iodine play in supporting the thyroid? And how can we heal the thyroid naturally?
Today, holistic nutritionist and master herbalist Ronda L. Nelson, PhD, MH offers insights on how the thyroid works, how to heal it using nature as our guide, and why it's important to look beyond the symptoms when health problems arise. She also tells us how her daughter's diagnosis with terminal bone cancer led her on a path toward discovering the inextricable link between the food we eat and our health.
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| 0:00.0 | The thyroid has a whole bunch of moving parts, meaning it's like a Swiss watch. |
| 0:05.6 | Every part has to be working well and there's a bunch of different components to it. |
| 0:10.2 | But I think the number one thing that I would say a problem for us in managing the thyroid |
| 0:17.2 | has to do with iodine. From the Westin A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for |
| 0:29.0 | Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and The Healing Arts. |
| 0:32.6 | We are your source for scientific knowledge |
| 0:34.7 | and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. |
| 0:37.9 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tolda Labrada Gore. This is episode 194 and our guest today is |
| 0:49.8 | Ronda Nelson. Dr. Ronda Nelson holds a PhD in holistic nutrition, |
| 0:55.0 | along with a master's degree in herbal medicine. |
| 0:58.0 | Her expertise includes supporting hormone health, |
| 1:01.0 | particularly thyroid and adrenal function. |
| 1:05.0 | Have you noticed how conditions like Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism are on the rise? |
| 1:10.2 | These can lead to all kinds of health complications like stunted growth, weight gain, fatigue, and even |
| 1:16.4 | infertility. What causes these thyroid problems and what can we do about them? Today, nutritionist and Master Erbilis, |
| 1:24.0 | Ronda Nelson, offers insights on how the thyroid works, how to heal it |
| 1:29.0 | using nature as our guide, and why it's important to look beyond the symptoms when health problems arise. |
| 1:35.7 | She discusses the role iodine plays and what toxins we should take care to avoid to shore up |
| 1:40.6 | our hormone health. |
| 1:41.8 | And she also tells the dramatic story |
| 1:44.5 | of how her daughter's diagnosis of terminal bone cancer |
| 1:48.3 | led her to some important discoveries |
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