#111 Why You're Having Thyroid (+ Bloating, Craving) Issues With Functional Nutritionist, Vinka

Vinka is a functional nutritionist, whose mission is to help everyone feel their best. 

She uses modern and traditional diagnostic tools including blood work analysis, genetics, hormone testing and the symptoms of the body to diagnose root cause issues for her clients. 

Vinka's a self-professed science geek who loves learning about the human body. She says
she gets a buzz helping her clients set and reach their health goals by learning how to implement realistic diet and lifestyle changes.  

In this episode, we talk about:

• What is a functional nutritionist? (1:47)
• Let's talk thyropause (4:02)
• What a thyroid test should encompass (5:04)
• Breathwork tools (14:50)
• Signs and symptoms of thyroid disorders (16:04)
• Perimenopause is a window of opportunity for health (20:50)
• How to look after your thyroid with food (24:23)
• The importance of soil for our food (28:18)
• You are what you absorb (30:28)
• How's your poop? (31:37)
• Fermented foods for your gut (32:25)
• About bloating (36:15)
• Do you have food sensitivities? (37:54)
• Cravings, what gives? (39:57)
• Cholesterol (41:42)

Episode Resources:

• The Thyroid Debacle
• Wild Fermentary
• Turmeric Soda recipe
• Seaweed Chips
• 40+ Club For Ageless Goddesses

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