Raging Hormones Part 4 Client Guide
Personal Guide: Raging Hormones-Part Four Audio #4: Your Tricky Thyroid and Tricks of the Trade Description: In this part of the series we’ll discuss how the Thyroid function can be affected or influenced by many topics already discussed in this series. Online downloadable notes are available.
Personal Reflection We have talked about a lot this series including cortisol, adrenaline, our people pleasing complex, estrogen, progesterone, liver loaders, sleep, alcohol, coffee, taking timeouts and deep breathing just to name a few. We are going to end this series, briefly touching on thyroid issues. Thyroid function can be affected or influenced by many topics already discussed including estrogen dominance, elevated cortisol brought on by stress, poor liver detoxification, poor management of stress and other factors OVERACTIVE THYROID The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland that sits in your throat area and it makes hormones that play a huge role in your metabolic rate, temperature regulation and energy levels. The thyroid gland can become overactive, known as hyperthyroidism and include symptoms such as: Heat intolerance or easily overheating
Breathlessness
Increased bowel movements
Light or absent menstrual periods
Muscle Weakness Warm, moist skin
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Personal Guide: Raging Hormones-Part Four UNDERACTIVE THYROID An underactive thyroid is what is known as hypothyroidism. These types of people may feel coffee makes them happy and chocolate helps them because of the dopamine enhancing actions of chocolate. The classic symptoms of hypothyroidism are: Gradual weight increase over months for
Often feeling cold, feeling you can’t get warms
no apparent reason Tendency to depressed mood, forgetfulness, and a sense of being easily confused
What is most likely connected with poor liver detox, mineral deficiencies (such as iodine and selenium), estrogen dominance and elevated cortisol brought on by stress?
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The
(located in the brain) releases something called TSH which is . TSH signals the thyroid to make one of its hormones called T4 or thyroxin.
T4 must then be converted into T3, which is your
__
that drives your
metabolic rate and capacity to burn body fat. ©BY THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Personal Guide: Raging Hormones-Part Four How are you giving yourself permission to make changes in your life to slow down the pace…smell the roses…remember the precious moments that are passing you by and can never be recaptured? What are you committed to doing to make sure this happens?
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What are some things you can do to create a gratitude tradition for yourself and family?
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Challenge For The Week: Personal Challenge #1: Create little time outs throughout your day (schedule them in) for you to relax and unplug. It is also suggested to choose one day during the week that you are unplugged from your phone, email, work, and any other obligations you would consider stressful or work related. Personal Challenge #2: Show your Thyroid gland some love by getting adequate selenium, iodine and iron. A great source of selenium includes Brazil nuts, tuna, eggs, rice. Celtic sea salt and seaweeds can provide iodine. For iron, good food sources include beef, lamb, eggs, mussels, sardine, lentils, green leafy vegetables and dates. Iron absorption is also enhanced by Vitamin C. -week trial of no dairy or gluten. following the suggestions for supporting your liver covered in this series. Personal Challenge #3: Listen to your body. What is your body telling you that you need to pay more attention to, or eliminate, or begin doing? ©BY THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Personal Guide: Raging Hormones-Part Four Focus for the Week: 1. Commit to The Wellness Tracker. If you don’t have a Wellness Tracker, please contact your coach OR visit our store at www.amberthiel.com/store to purchase one today. 2. Begin/continue living The Five Healthy Edge Daily Goals. 1. Eat healthy and low-glycemic every 2-3 hours. 2. Eat 6 or more whole foods. 3. Drink 80 oz. or more of water. 4. Exercise 45 minutes or walk 10,000 steps. 5. Take a high quality supplement as directed.
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©BY THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Personal Reflection We have talked about a lot this series including cortisol, adrenaline, our people pleasing complex, estrogen, progesterone, liver loaders, sleep, alcohol, coffee, taking timeouts and deep breathing just to name a few. We are going to end this series, briefly touching on thyroid issues. Thyroid function can be affected or influenced by many topics already discussed including estrogen dominance, elevated cortisol brought on by stress, poor liver detoxification, poor management of stress and other factors OVERACTIVE THYROID The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland that sits in your throat area and it makes hormones that play a huge role in your metabolic rate, temperature regulation and energy levels. The thyroid gland can become overactive, known as hyperthyroidism and include symptoms such as: Heat intolerance or easily overheating
Breathlessness
Increased bowel movements
Light or absent menstrual periods
Muscle Weakness Warm, moist skin
©BY THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
1
Personal Guide: Raging Hormones-Part Four UNDERACTIVE THYROID An underactive thyroid is what is known as hypothyroidism. These types of people may feel coffee makes them happy and chocolate helps them because of the dopamine enhancing actions of chocolate. The classic symptoms of hypothyroidism are: Gradual weight increase over months for
Often feeling cold, feeling you can’t get warms
no apparent reason Tendency to depressed mood, forgetfulness, and a sense of being easily confused
What is most likely connected with poor liver detox, mineral deficiencies (such as iodine and selenium), estrogen dominance and elevated cortisol brought on by stress?
_____________________________________________________________________________
The
(located in the brain) releases something called TSH which is . TSH signals the thyroid to make one of its hormones called T4 or thyroxin.
T4 must then be converted into T3, which is your
__
that drives your
metabolic rate and capacity to burn body fat. ©BY THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
2
Personal Guide: Raging Hormones-Part Four How are you giving yourself permission to make changes in your life to slow down the pace…smell the roses…remember the precious moments that are passing you by and can never be recaptured? What are you committed to doing to make sure this happens?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What are some things you can do to create a gratitude tradition for yourself and family?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Challenge For The Week: Personal Challenge #1: Create little time outs throughout your day (schedule them in) for you to relax and unplug. It is also suggested to choose one day during the week that you are unplugged from your phone, email, work, and any other obligations you would consider stressful or work related. Personal Challenge #2: Show your Thyroid gland some love by getting adequate selenium, iodine and iron. A great source of selenium includes Brazil nuts, tuna, eggs, rice. Celtic sea salt and seaweeds can provide iodine. For iron, good food sources include beef, lamb, eggs, mussels, sardine, lentils, green leafy vegetables and dates. Iron absorption is also enhanced by Vitamin C. -week trial of no dairy or gluten. following the suggestions for supporting your liver covered in this series. Personal Challenge #3: Listen to your body. What is your body telling you that you need to pay more attention to, or eliminate, or begin doing? ©BY THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Personal Guide: Raging Hormones-Part Four Focus for the Week: 1. Commit to The Wellness Tracker. If you don’t have a Wellness Tracker, please contact your coach OR visit our store at www.amberthiel.com/store to purchase one today. 2. Begin/continue living The Five Healthy Edge Daily Goals. 1. Eat healthy and low-glycemic every 2-3 hours. 2. Eat 6 or more whole foods. 3. Drink 80 oz. or more of water. 4. Exercise 45 minutes or walk 10,000 steps. 5. Take a high quality supplement as directed.
Reflection: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
©BY THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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