BONUS: Optimizing Adrenal Health: The Power of Lifestyle Changes with Dr. Izabella Wentz

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

I’m delighted to connect with Dr. Izabella Wentz today! She is a PharmD, an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist, and a licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease. She is also the author of three books. Her most recent book is The Adrenal Transformation Protocol. Dr. Wentz joins me to dive into how to identify what is going on with our adrenal health and why adrenal issues tend to occur along with thyroid issues. We speak about her background and how it influenced her life’s work, the myth of adrenal fatigue, and HPA dysfunction. We also discuss the physiology of the adrenals, acute versus chronic stress, signs of a dysregulated HPA axis, lifestyle, the impact of trauma, and how Dr. Wentz’s protocol works. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Wentz explains what led her to write The Adrenal Protocol. What happens in the body when we experience significant amounts of fatigue? How the physical impact of acute stress differs from that of chronic stress. Symptoms of adrenal dysfunction (other than chronic fatigue). How does sleep apnea tie to Hashimoto’s and mitochondrial health? Lifestyle factors that may contribute to adrenal fatigue. Adaptogens and supplements that can assist in balancing cortisol levels. How to know when to cut back on exercise. Foods that support thyroid and adrenal health, and foods that could negatively impact thyroid and adrenal health. What is molecular mimicry? How does trauma impact adrenal health? Dr. Wentz talks about her latest book, The Adrenal Transformation Protocol. Something you can do right now to improve your adrenal health. Bio: 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. Dr. Wentz currently lives in Texas with her husband, Michael, and their son, Dimitry. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Dr. Izabella Wentz On her website Facebook and Instagram Get Dr. Wentz’s adrenal healing guide: The ABCs of Adrenal Support Find Dr. Wentz’s new book, The Adrenal Transformation Protocol Book Mentioned: From Fatigued to Fantastic by Jacob Teitelbaum

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:04.2	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.5	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and impact
0:22.1	over a million lives.
0:29.0	This is the start of bonus Mondays, a compilation of the top episodes over the past three years for everyday wellness.
0:40.8	And I have to tell you, when I went through all of this research and data, it was apparent to me that we have a very eclectic, diverse group of clinicians, science writers, personal trainers, and experts. I know you will love this new series. Every
0:57.8	Monday, we're dropping some of the biggest podcasts of the last three years. These are your
1:03.3	favorites, the most downloaded, ones that have resonated with you. And I love that we're
1:09.1	going to be able to share these every Monday so that you can
1:11.6	revisit some of these amazing episodes. Today, I had the honor of connecting with Dr. Isabella
1:20.2	Wentz. She is a farm d and an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and a licensed
1:25.6	pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root
1:28.8	causes of autoimmune thyroid disease. She is also the author of three books, most recently
1:34.1	the adrenal transformation protocol. Today we spoke at length about her background, how that
1:39.8	has influenced her life's work, the myth of adrenal fatigue and the role of HPA dysfunction,
1:46.8	hypothalamus pituitary adrenal dysfunction, physiology of the adrenals, acute versus chronic
1:52.4	stress, signs of a dysregulated HPA access, common symptoms, the role of lifestyle,
2:00.0	the impact of trauma, and how her protocol works.
2:03.3	I hope you will enjoy our conversation as much as I did recording it.
2:10.3	Dr. Wence, it is such a pleasure to connect with you. I've been a huge supporter and follower
2:15.4	for many years, so it's such an honor to have you on the podcast.
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