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Ep. 420: Essential Oils for Thyroid Health

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What You Will Learn:

In this episode, I share how essential oils can support thyroid health. First, I provide a brief overview of the thyroid and why it is so vital for health. I also highlight how to determine if this endocrine gland is imbalanced. Finally, I focus on the main part of the show: essential oils and how they influence thyroid function.

Topics include:

  • What is the thyroid gland? (1 min)

  • Why thyroid health is so critical for overall wellness (1 min 30 sec) 

  • The different types of thyroid dysfunction (2 min)

  • How to know if you have a thyroid imbalance (symptoms and labs) (2 min 30 sec)

  • Why conventional medicine may be missing thyroid dysfunction (3 min) 

  • Statistics on thyroid disease and why natural interventions are important (4 min 30 sec) 

  • The various ways essential oils can support thyroid function by modulating specific thyroid triggers (5 min)

  • Some popular calming and hormone balancing essential oils for addressing thyroid symptoms (7 min)

  • How blood sugar impacts hormones and which oil benefits blood sugar the most (9 min)

  • How essential oils effect on the microbiome influences thyroid health (11 min)

  • Essential oils that enhance detoxification, based on preclinical studies (12 min)

  • How essential oils modulate immune activity which can benefit autoimmune thyroid disease (13 min 30 sec) 

  • A list of popular essential oils for common hypothyroid and hyperthyroid symptoms including pain, inflammation, skin issues, digestive disturbances, detoxification support, and anxiety (15 min)

  • The interwoven connection between essential oils, hormones, and the brain (17 min)

  • Why essential oils are the perfect blend of mind-body medicine (18 min)

  • Essential oils shown in clinical studies to directly impact hypothyroid and hyperthyroid symptoms and thyroid disease symptoms (18 min)

  • What oil was found to lower cortisol and enhance mood in menopausal women (23 min)

  • How naturopathic and functional medicine doctors can help patients with thyroid imbalances (25 min)

  • Closing comments (26 min)


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Hi! I’m Sarah!

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