RecordedUnderstand the bigger picture when it comes to thyroid symptoms
Thyroid health is more than just your hormone levels alone. Understanding how nutrition, nutrient deficiencies, stress, gut health, and other body systems that are related to thyroid function is an important part of keeping your body actually healthy from the inside and out. This particular course gives you a functional approach to thyroid assessment and nutrition strategies through various practical concepts and case discussions.
RecordedWhat you’ll actually learn
- Understand how the thyroid works, what the role of thyroid hormones is in the body, and how they affect overall health.
- Learn more about what the root causes of thyroid dysfunction could be and the factors that can contribute.
- Learn about different diagnostic tests that are used to look at thyroid health and what they can tell you about the body.
- Discover how the thyroid connects with other systems in our body, like the adrenal glands, gut, liver, and the reproductive system.
- Understand how nutrient deficiencies, our daily food choices, supplements, and other environmental factors can influence how our thyroid functions.
- Learn about different thyroid medications and how they all work in the body.
- Explore the various approaches to functional nutrition with the help of case studies and concepts that are connected to real-world situations.
Who’s this for?
This course is suitable for dieticians and functional nutritionists who want to learn in depth about thyroid health and how this organ plays an important role in our overall well-being. It can also be useful for practitioners who are interested in learning about thyroid health from a functional nutrition point of view. Health coaches and fitness trainers who want to build a strong foundation in nutrition can also enroll in this course. It is a good fit for those who want to deepen their knowledge of nutrition-based support strategies and get a better understanding about how thyroid functions, normal or abnormal, affect our entire body.
Why this course
is important
- Understand thyroid health that goes beyond just your symptoms and hormone levels.
- Understand how small, everyday factors like diet, stress, gut health, deficiencies and sleep can impact how your thyroid functions.
- Learn about how the thyroid works with relation to other systems in our body, and how all these connections impact us.
- Learn about the different types of tests that are used to catch thyroid imbalances and what all they can tell us about a person’s health.
- Understand different types of nutrition approaches with real-life case studies.
Where it leads
Getting a better understanding of thyroid health can help you bridge all the gaps between various aspects like nutrition, metabolism, hormones and your overall wellbeing. This course will give you a strong hold over thyroid physiology and functional nutrition, and you can also build on your existing work or expertise with this. Whether you are a nutritionist, healthcare professional, fitness trainer or even a health coach, this particular course can help you make more informed decisions about thyroid health and explore nutrition-related support strategies that can fit within your professional field of practice.
Topics
- Introduction to Thyroid
- Exploring Connections of Thyroid
- Thyroid Medications and Supplements
- Functional Nutrition Therapy for Thyroid Diseases
Taught by
Mugdha Pradhan
Founder & CEO of iThrive | Functional Nutritionist | Certified Breathwork Facilitator
- Education
- M.Sc. in Food Science & Nutrition; PGCHRM, XLRI; Breathwork Facilitator, International Breathwork Foundation
- Experience
- 15 years experience
- Teaches
- Stress, Mental Health, the Nervous System and Functional Nutrition
Shagun Arya
Certified Functional Nutritionist
- Education
- M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics; B.Sc. in Home Science (Hons.), specialising in Food and Nutrition
- Experience
- 5 years experience
- Teaches
- Stress, Mental Health, the Nervous System and Functional Nutrition
Sana Vyawahare
Certified Functional Nutritionist
- Education
- B.Tech in Biotechnology; Certified Functional Nutritionist
- Experience
- 7 years experience
- Teaches
- Functional Nutrition Therapy
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Things You’re Probably Wondering
The warning signs of bad thyroid health are weight changes, hair issues, digestive issues, fatigue, sleep issues, sensitivity to temperature changes, skin issues, and changes in mood and memory.
