About this episode

Dr. Izabella Wentz interviews Dr. Shivani Gupta about how Ayurveda can support thyroid health and gut healing.

In this episode of the Thyroid Pharmacist Healing Conversations podcast, host Dr. Izabella Wentz interviews Dr. Shivani Gupta, an Ayurvedic expert, author of The Inflammation Code, and founder of Fusionary Formulas. Dr. Gupta shares how her own childhood health struggles and a damaged gut microbiome led her to India to discover Ayurveda – an ancient, preventative system of healing that transformed her health and inspired her life's work. Dr. Wentz and Dr. Gupta dive deep into how Ayurvedic principles can be directly applied to modern thyroid and autoimmune health. They break down the concept of "elemental design" (otherwise known as the doshas – vata, pitta, and kapha) to help listeners understand their unique mind-body constitutions, why different body types experience different thyroid symptoms, and how to use targeted lifestyle practices, warm foods, and grounding techniques to bring the body back into balance. They also explore the therapeutic power of high-dose turmeric for reducing inflammation, healing the gut lining, and supporting cellular longevity, along with practical routines to optimize sleep and align daily habits with the Ayurvedic circadian clock. What You'll…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Izabella Wentz

Guest: Dr. Shivani Gupta

Topics covered

• Ayurveda
• thyroid health
• gut healing
• inflammation
• autoimmune health
• lifestyle practices

Keywords

• Ayurveda
• thyroid
• gut microbiome
• inflammation
• doshas
• turmeric
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fusionary Formulas

Books & works: The Inflammation Code

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