288: Adrenal Fatigue, Steroids + Skin Rashes: What's The Connection? w/ Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD - a podcast by Jennifer Fugo, CNS, MS, Skin Rash Expert

Many people in my audience are interested in adrenal health because steroid exposure is a common issue for many (especially those who end up with HPA axis dysfunction because of the steroids). So, I brought in a very popular expert... on thyroid health. Wait, what's the connection between your thyroid and adrenals? Most people who have thyroid issues end up having some form of adrenal dysfunction. So today, she's giving tips on what to do if you actually have adrenal dysfunction and how you can take back your health.

My guest today is the compassionate, innovative, and solution-focused integrative pharmacist, Dr. Izabella Wentz. Dedicated to finding the root causes of chronic health conditions, her passion stems from her own diagnosis with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in 2009, following a decade of debilitating symptoms. As an accomplished author, Dr. Wentz has written several best-selling books, including the New York Times bestseller Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause, the protocol-based #1 New York Times bestseller Hashimoto’s Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back, and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Hashimoto’s Food Pharmacology: Nutrition Protocols and Healing Recipes to Take Charge of Your Thyroid Health. Her latest book, Adrenal Transformation Protocol, is set to be 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.

Do you have symptoms of adrenal fatigue? If so, what are you doing about it? Let me know in the comments below!

In this episode:

• What is adrenal fatigue (and is it even real)?
• The feedback loop between your thyroid + adrenals (hello, cortisol!)
• Why chronic or unprocessed stress (including unresolved trauma) is a very crucial part of the puzzle
• Dr. Wentz's helpful tips to get better sleep to regulate the circadian rhythm
• Pituitary suppression from the use of hydrocortisone (as seen in TSW) from a pharmacist perspective
• Why cholesterol is IMPORTANT!

Quotes

"As the stress progresses and whenever we have low levels of cortisol that are too low, this can also be a signal to the body to make more reverse T3 and to slow down the thyroid gland because thyroid hormone breaks down cortisol." [06:31]

"I joke about positive affirmations are amazing, but they're like putting a Band-Aid over a leaky fishbowl if you're not working on trauma." [26:47]

Links

Find and Follow Dr. Wentz on her website | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok

Order your copy of Dr. Wentz's newest book -- Adrenal Transformation Protocol: A 4-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving (coming April 18th!)

Learn how to heal Your adrenals and get your energy back with The ABCs of Adrenals free download

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