Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP, is an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and a licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in 2009. She is the author of three books on Hashimoto’s: Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause, Hashimoto’s Food Pharmacology, and Hashimoto’s Protocol, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller. Her latest book, Adrenal Transformation Protocol, was released on April 18th, 2023. The book focuses on resetting the body’s stress response through targeted safety signals and features a 4-week program that has already helped over 3,500 individuals. The program has an impressive success rate, with over 80% of participants improving their brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, sleep issues, and libido. Dr. Wentz currently lives in Austin and Los Angeles with her husband, Michael, and their son, Dimitry.
Tune in as Dr. Wentz shares:
- how she became interested in thyroid health
- what symptoms she experienced when she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s
- how she applied her pharmacological knowledge to reverse her own Hashimoto’s
- how lifestyle changes (especially nutrition shifts) supported her healing
- how the concept of adrenal dysfunction became a new focus for her — and allowed her to reverse sleep and anxiety issues
- that if you have a thyroid issue, you’re likely also experiencing adrenal dysfunction
- what adrenal dysfunction means: that your body is stuck in a chronic stress response
- what a cortisol rollercoaster feels like
- how ME/CFS and fibromyalgia patients can also experience adrenal dysfunction
- why the adrenal response to stress makes sense biologically — even if it doesn’t feel like it’s serving us
- where the term “adrenal dysfunction” came from — and why it’s an oh so real biological response, despite the naysayers
- why so many people who identify as female live with adrenal dysfunction
- why it’s so important to balance our blood sugars and eat more protein in order to begin to treat adrenal dysfunction
- the success rates of her Adrenal Transformation Protocol, and how it works
- suggestions for supplementation (which should always be reviewed with your MD!)
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