Episode 4: How Stress Affects Your Thyroid
How many times a month do you feel stressed? Well, when you feel stressed your thyroid gland does too. And, it's not all psychological stress. For the thyroid gland, stress comes in many different forms. In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, Co-Host Melissa Schenkman discusses the critical relationship between stress and your thyroid health with fellow millennial and Registered Dietitian, Lindsay O'Reilly of Kansas-based Lindsay O'Reilly Nutrition.
They explore how stress affects thyroid function, the importance of nutrition, and the many different forms of stress that can impact thyroid health. Lindsay shares insights on managing stress, optimizing thyroid function, and the challenges faced in achieving thyroid health. The conversation emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to health, particularly for millennials navigating these issues.
Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction to Thyroid Health and Stress
(03:02) Understanding Thyroid Function and Disorders
(05:48) The Impact of Stress on Thyroid Health
(09:07) Nutrition's Role in Thyroid Health
(11:57) Identifying Various Stressors Affecting Thyroid Health
(14:46) Strategies for Managing Stress and Optimizing Thyroid Health
(17:57) Challenges in Optimizing Thyroid Health
(21:11) Conclusion and Key Takeaways
Links:
Are you a millennial interested learning more about healthcare issues specifically related to your generation? Start here: https://www.ymyhealth.com/ and follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ymyhealth_/
Learn more about this episode's guest, Lindsay O'Reilly, RD, and her practice here: https://www.lindsayoreillyrd.com/
And follow Lindsay on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thyroidnutrition.rd/
Learn about YMyHealth's Founder, Melissa Schenkman here: https://www.ymyhealth.com/team/melissa-schenkman
Thanks again to our sponsor Dr. Sarah Diekman, Director of Diekman Dysautonomia! If you’d like to learn more about our sponsor and her practice that provides care to patients with POTS and Long COVID, go to https://dysautonomiaexpert.com/.