Welcome back to the Down to Earth PCOS Nutrition Podcast.

In today’s episode, we are talking about the connection between PCOS and thyroid health with our special guest Laura Dragon. Laura is a Registered Dietician, specializing in nutrition in women’s health and hormones. She works with a variety of conditions such as PCOS, hyperthyroidism, and painful periods. Laura works with clients virtually to help guide them in making individualized diet and lifestyle changes. to help support their hormones. Importantly, she has made it her mission to arm women with the tools they need to dig into the root causes of their symptoms to learn how to nourish their bodies and reduce stress around food. She can be found educating others and spreading awareness about conditions such as PCOS, which you can find linked below. 

Laura speaks about how not to just treat your symptoms, but how to really get to the root cause. Additionally, you’ll learn what the thyroid is, and how it works and how it affects hormones. You’ll learn what to look out for to identify if you are having thyroid problems and what you need to ask your doctor for, to get the help you need to get to the solution that works for you. You’ll also discover how to learn if the solution provided is truly working for you. 

What You’ll Learn on This Podcast Episode:

• Learn not to just treat the symptom but the root cause

• What the thyroid is and how it works

• How does the thyroid affect hormones

• What to look out for to identify if you’re having thyroid symptoms

• What you should ask your doctor if you feel you might have thyroid symptoms

• What is included in a thyroid panel & what blood test you should be taking

• Discover how common is the connection between thyroidism and PCOS’

• Solutions to thyroidism

• Learn how to transition into a gluten-free lifestyle

• MRT & IGG food sensitivity testing

• Foods that are good for thyroid health

• Endocrin disruptors that can affect the thyroid & toxin reductions

• Supplements to help with your thyroid health

• Challenges in managing your thyroid health when you’re vegan or vegetarian

• First steps and what to ask for to get help for your thyroid health

• How to know if your treatment is working for you

Helpful PCOS Links:

Checkout Laura’s resources at: www.laurarosenutrition.com

Connect with Laura on IG: www.instagram.com/hormone_nutriton

Connect with me on Instagram @pcos.nutritionist.dafna

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