420: Essential Oils for Thyroid Health

What You Will Learn:

In this episode, I share how essential oils can support thyroid health. First, I provide a brief overview of the thyroid and why it is so vital for health. I also highlight how to determine if this endocrine gland is imbalanced. Finally, I focus on the main part of the show: essential oils and how they influence thyroid function.

Topics include:

• What is the thyroid gland? (1 min)
• Why thyroid health is so critical for overall wellness (1 min 30 sec) 
• The different types of thyroid dysfunction (2 min)
• How to know if you have a thyroid imbalance (symptoms and labs) (2 min 30 sec)
• Why conventional medicine may be missing thyroid dysfunction (3 min) 
• Statistics on thyroid disease and why natural interventions are important (4 min 30 sec) 
• The various ways essential oils can support thyroid function by modulating specific thyroid triggers (5 min)
• Some popular calming and hormone balancing essential oils for addressing thyroid symptoms (7 min)
• How blood sugar impacts hormones and which oil benefits blood sugar the most (9 min)
• How essential oils effect on the microbiome influences thyroid health (11 min)
• Essential oils that enhance detoxification, based on preclinical studies (12 min)
• How essential oils modulate immune activity which can benefit autoimmune thyroid disease (13 min 30 sec) 
• A list of popular essential oils for common hypothyroid and hyperthyroid symptoms including pain, inflammation, skin issues, digestive disturbances, detoxification support, and anxiety (15 min)
• The interwoven connection between essential oils, hormones, and the brain (17 min)
• Why essential oils are the perfect blend of mind-body medicine (18 min)
• Essential oils shown in clinical studies to directly impact hypothyroid and hyperthyroid symptoms and thyroid disease symptoms (18 min)
• What oil was found to lower cortisol and enhance mood in menopausal women (23 min)
• How naturopathic and functional medicine doctors can help patients with thyroid imbalances (25 min)
• Closing comments (26 min)

Resources From the Show:

• So You Have Hypothyroidism, Now What?
• The Thyroid-Gut Axis: How to Nourish Your Microbiome with Food and Nutrients for Better Thyroid Health
• A Naturopathic Doctor’s Approach to Thyroid Health Using Essential Oils: Video Recap & Additional Resources (Direct research from my blog)
• Essential Oils for Thyroid Health (Addressing symptoms from my blog)
• Treating Common Thyroid Problems with Essential Oils (Healthline)
• 10 Essential Oils for Thyroid Support & Roll-On Recipes (Natural Living Family)
• 7 Best Essential Oils for Thyroid Health (Dr. Mariza Synder)
• Do Essential Oils Help Treat Thyroid Problems? (VeryWell Health)
• Essential Oils and Hashimoto’s (Dr. Izabella Wentz) 
• American Thyroid Association (Thyroid information and resources)