About this episode

Dr. Izabella Wentz interviews Melissa Schreibfeder about her journey with chronic Lyme disease and Hashimoto's, discussing overlooked root causes of autoimmune diseases.

In this episode of Thyroid Pharmacist Healing Conversations, Dr. Izabella Wentz interviews Melissa Schreibfeder, registered nurse, board-certified functional medicine practitioner, and founder of the Functional Nurse Academy. Melissa shares her personal story of navigating postpartum thyroiditis, Hashimoto’s, chronic fatigue, and chronic Lyme disease after years of being dismissed by both conventional and functional medicine providers. Together, they discuss why Lyme disease is often overlooked as a root cause of autoimmune disease and chronic symptoms, how postpartum immune shifts can trigger illness, and why many patients continue struggling despite following restrictive diets and expensive supplement protocols. Melissa also shares the therapies that helped her finally recover and explains why nurses and healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to transform chronic illness care through functional medicine. What you’ll learn in this episode: Why many people with chronic illness feel failed by both conventional and functional medicine. Melissa shares how she was repeatedly told her symptoms were “just anxiety” before eventually being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and chronic…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Izabella Wentz

Guest: Melissa Schreibfeder

Topics covered

• Chronic Lyme disease
• Hashimoto's
• Autoimmune disease
• Postpartum thyroiditis
• Functional medicine
• Chronic fatigue

Keywords

• Chronic Lyme
• Hashimoto's
• Postpartum thyroiditis
• Chronic fatigue
• Functional medicine
• Autoimmune disease
• Healthcare professionals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Functional Nurse Academy

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