About this episode

The episode discusses the gap between normal bloodwork results and real-life symptoms related to thyroid health.

Send us Fan Mail Your doctor says your labs are “normal,” but you’re exhausted, foggy, not sleeping well, and doing all the right things with no payoff. That gap between results and real life is where this conversation starts and where it gets practical fast. We sit down with returning guest Lisa Marie, a nurse practitioner with a PhD in holistic nutrition and a functional medicine doctor, to unpack why traditional care often waits until symptoms are severe enough to treat. Together, we talk...

People in this episode

Host: Shelly Jefferis

Guest: Lisa Marie

Topics covered

• thyroid health
• bloodwork
• holistic nutrition
• functional medicine
• traditional care

Keywords

• thyroid
• bloodwork
• holistic
• nutrition
• functional medicine
• health
• symptoms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: holistic nutrition, functional medicine

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