Podcast Episode 163: HPA Axis, Thyroid Optimization & Metabolism

How can you take control of your metabolism and optimize your fitness goals? Functional medicine dietician and founder of UpliftFit Nutrition, Lacey Dunn talks about hormones and the what’s and the whys to figure out how you can look and feel your very best.

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Topics Discussed in This Episode:

What is the HPA axis
How the HPA axis can malfunction and what to look out for
Thyroid issues and the biggest contributors impacting thyroid health
The connection between your thyroid and metabolism
How you can optimize and take control of your metabolism
Tips and tricks that you can incorporate to optimize your fitness and physique goals
Training based on your cycle
Some key strategies for having the perfect sleep

Key Takeaways:

When there’s a stressor, our body perceives that as a threat. And what can happen is that, over time, that internal or external stressor causes us to have a down-regulation in the HPA axis. That’s when we start developing the irregular cycle or loss of our menstrual cycle.
Micronutrient diversity is one of the most important things that you can do to facilitate a healthy gut and a healthy microbiome.
The thyroid is the powerhouse of our metabolism.
In order to manipulate our physique, we have to know our food intake and how much energy we’re outputting.
Sleep is basically our house cleaning service. It helps to get all the inflammation and toxins out of our body and helps us to renew ourselves.

Action Steps:

Get a good, high-quality anti-inflammatory diet.
Look at those endocrine disruptors.
Make sure you’re balancing your blood sugar.
If you want to heal your gut, start with your adrenals and your stress. Also, look at your nutrient status and your liver health.
If you have high or low cortisol, the best thing that you can do is focus on resistance training 1 hour maximum, 4 to 5 times a week.
Strategies to have the perfect sleep:

Have a sleep routine.

Block blue light at least 2 hours before bed.
Cut all the electronics at least 30 minutes before you go to bed.
Have a little bit of carbohydrates before bed.
Keep your bedroom cool.
Make sure you have a good, high-quality mattress.
Avoid caffeine late in the day.

Lacey said:

“Train. And when you feel like you need a rest, listen to your body and rest.”

“Cup the crap. Cut the crappy food, cut the crappy water, crappy air filter, crappy people. Because all these things can impact our health.”

Thanks for listening!

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