{"podcast":{"title":"About Health and Hormones","slug":"about-health-and-hormones-6620336","podcast_index_feed_id":6620336,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/healthandhormonesla/","website_url":"https://healthandhormonesla.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3d6f628e-b5da-46c3-bf21-54e02cce7cb8/kXfBrbpDnxDIHIgLmnjsCc7v.jpg","author":"Lauren Allen","episode_count":105,"summary":"Welcome to the about health and hormones podcast. I'm your host, Lauren Allen, a recovered sugar addict turned certified nutrition coach on a mission to help women learn how to balance their hormones and optimize their fertility. On this podcast, we have conversations with experts about all things, health hormones, wellness, nutrition, and more to give you the information tips and tricks you need to take control of your health and feel amazing in your body. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T20:19:15.772222+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/about-health-and-hormones-6620336"},"episode":{"title":"80. They Said Your Labs Were Fine, But You Know Something’s Off. What Your Standard Thyroid Labs Aren’t Telling You","slug":"80-they-said-your-labs-were-fine-but-you-know-something-s-off-what-your-standard-thyroid-labs-aren-t-telling-you","published_at":"2025-05-13T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/about-health-and-hormones-6620336/80-they-said-your-labs-were-fine-but-you-know-something-s-off-what-your-standard-thyroid-labs-aren-t-telling-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/about-health-and-hormones-6620336","url":"https://healthandhormonesla.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8cdeafa7-2dd0-4442-b76c-dc61311c4b8b.mp3","summary":"Nicole Fennell, RDN, is a functional Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with nearly 15 years of experience helping women uncover the root causes behind frustrating symptoms like bloating, fatigue, brain fog, and stubborn weight. As the founder of Chews Food Wisely, Nicole leads a team of expert dietitians who specialize in thyroid health, hormone balance, gut support, and metabolism mastery. Through her signature BRAIN Method—balancing blood sugar, regulating inflammation, supporting adrenal resiliency, optimizing the gut, and replenishing nutrients—Nicole empowers her clients to finally feel like themselves again through a food-first approach. Whether she’s teaching at the University of Texas at Tyler or teaching her clients from her computer screen, Nicole blends science, soul, and sustainability into everything she does. Listen in to hear Nicole share: Her journey getting diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease as a registered dietician and how that inspired her to help women treat the root causes of thyroid dysfunction Why so many women with thyroid issues get told their labs are ‘normal’ when they feel awful What role nutrition actually plays in thyroid health and how minerals, blood sugar balance, and inflammation affect your thyroid The link between PCOS and hypothyroidism How to tackle stubborn weight gain with hypothyroidism The importance of stress management, consistent routines, and rest for healing your thyroid + so much more! -------- Connect With Nicole: Instagram Work With Nicole Connect with Lauren: Instagram Courses Apply to work with me Recipes Get my FREE eBook: How to Boost Your Egg Quality- a Step by Step Guide Thank you so much for listening to the About Health and Hormones Podcast! If you loved today’s episode, I would love to know! Please leave a rat…","meta_description":"Nicole Fennell, RDN, is a functional Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with nearly 15 years of experience helping women uncover the root causes behind fru…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3164,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/about-health-and-hormones-6620336/episodes/80-they-said-your-labs-were-fine-but-you-know-something-s-off-what-your-standard-thyroid-labs-aren-t-telling-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/about-health-and-hormones-6620336/80-they-said-your-labs-were-fine-but-you-know-something-s-off-what-your-standard-thyroid-labs-aren-t-telling-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}