You may have heard many people saying that "You are What You Eat" as this quote is used a lot in day to day conversation. Some of you may believe in this and some may not. Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, we designed this course for those who want to eat healthy proactively to avoid thyroid issues due to family history or for those who are dealing with thyroid health issues currently and want to take control of their health for better.
Many experts and scientists claim that most of the modern health issues can be managed easily by eating the right type of foods.
You may have heard many people saying that "You are What You Eat" as this quote is used a lot in day to day conversation. Some of you may believe in this and some may not. Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, we designed this course for those who want to eat healthy proactively to avoid thyroid issues due to family history or for those who are dealing with thyroid health issues currently and want to take control of their health for better.
Many experts and scientists claim that most of the modern health issues can be managed easily by eating the right type of foods.
Imagine your life If you start eating only those food which are good for your specific situation.
Do you remember how healthy and fit you always felt until you were told about the thyroid health issues?
It doesn't matter what's your current personal situation as eating healthy can never go wrong.
So sign up for this course and start your healthy lifestyle journey with us. See you inside the video training.
Jay Author
Healthy Lifestyle Show Coach and Trainer
For some eating healthy comes naturally and for some it can be a struggle. No matter what your situation is, you can eat healthy if you have decided to do so. Everything starts with a thought. If you are ready to help yourself, we are here to support you.
Like any other diet program, it is important that you talk to your doctor before changing foods as you may have some food allergies or you may not be allowed to eat certain foods due to any type of health issue. So please download our health disclaimer before taking this video training course.
Our entire Healthy Lifestyle Show team and the coach Jay Author are here to support you. So please keep asking us the questions so that we can help you.
Welcome on board and thanks for taking time to be part of this training.
Eat healthy for better health,
Jay Author, Healthy Lifestyle Champion, Podcaster and Trainer
In life if you eat the right type of foods and exercise daily, you can enjoy life more. Like a car, our body needs the right type of fuel and oils and when we don't provide it, our body starts showing the breakdowns through various health challenges such as thyroid.
Watch the video to learn all about the training framework so that you can get the best out of this video training. Remember to eat healthy to start enjoying healthier life.
The human anatomy is a difficult subject and we are going to just focus on the thyroid gland and its' function so that we can understand better about its impact on our health.
The attachment is a step towards simplifying the concept and making it easier for you. Download the attachment and listen to video a few times because you will find how complex our body system is.
We will try to keep everything simple and just focus on understanding the basics.
Thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system. There are many glands in the endocrine system and you can watch the video to learn all about it and also download the attachment to learn more about it.
In order to understand the connection between the nutrients and the thyroid function, it is important to understand thyroid hormone production and its' conversion. How T4 thyroid hormone converts into T3 hormone and what happens when this conversion process gets impacted.
Download the attachment to learn more about the thyroid hormone production and conversion.
We all know that nutrients are important for our health. But many a times we don't pay attention to how important it is for our body to function. Also how it impacts our thyroid function. What are the essential 26 nutrients which are needed for our body. Learn all about this here and also don't forget to download the attachment to learn more about the 26 essential nutrients.
Please download the attachment to learn about the symptoms of hypothyroid and hyperthyroid.
In this video you'll learn about the lifestyle changes suggestions so that you can stop the weight gain and start feeling more energetic. Here are the suggestions and watch the video to learn more:
1. Reduce stress
2. Sleep better
3. Exercise daily
4. Cut Coffee
5. Cut Gluten
6. Cut Calories to STOP Weight Gain
7. Increase water intake
8. Avoid snacking if you want to work on your weight - Correction: by mistake the presenter said smoking in the place of snacking.
9. Cut alcohol
10. Balance your blood sugar
11. Focus on your diet in a holistic way - Plan your meals to ensure you are eating thyroid-friendly foods.
12. Choose Low-GI Foods
13. Understand the difference between the acidifying foods and alkalizing foods and focus on alkalizing your body pH with alkaline foods.
14. Make your routine automatic - Learn to do healthy meal planning
Keep watching the videos in this module and in the next module to learn more about these tips.
In this video you'll learn the techniques on how to reduce the stress naturally. Here are the suggestions:
1. Daily meditation for 15 to 30 minutes in the morning or any other time when you can do it.
2. Visualize your day ahead of time - Golf shot visualization technique where you visualize everything in your mind before hitting the golf ball. Your mind is very powerful and if you can visualize your day with more positive thoughts and positive energy, surprisingly you will behave more positive automatically and you may avoid stressful situations. Of course this needs practice and it needs to be done consciously first before it becomes your second nature.
3. Share your stressful situations with friends and family members as this is a quick way to get a different perspective because the other person is not emotional like you may be.
4. Deep Breathing
In this video, you'll learn some of the practical easy to follow suggestions on how to sleep better. Here is the list of the suggested tips and tricks:
1. Go to bed at the same time - Make it a routine because your body knows that it is sleep time. Stick to your schedule no matter what the situation is.
2. Avoid those bedtime snacks which increases the blood sugar
3. Exercise daily to sleep well
4. Eat a well balanced diet for good sleep
5. Remove the electronic items from your bedroom and make your room dark enough so that you can sleep well as some people get disturbed even if there is slight light in their bedroom.
Watch the video to learn more...
In this video you'll learn why it is worth trying to remove the gluten for few weeks and go gluten-free to see if you feel better and healthier. Learn more in this video how you can still eat healthy without relying on the wheat or any other gluten products. Here is a list of some other alternative grains in case you need it:
As the title of the video says this is important for those who are dealing with the hypothyroid or feel that they gain weight very quickly. Watch the video and learn about 3 different body types and see which one you belong to because that defines what type of foods you should be eating. Your body types also defines what type of exercises you should be doing.
Download the attachment and watch the video to learn about 3 different body types.
Watch this video to learn why it is important to manage your blood sugar level as there is a direct connection between the blood sugar and thyroid gland function.
Learn to control the blood sugar with our tips shared in the video and also in the attachment.
In this video you'll learn what are the low GI Foods and why it's important to eat low GI foods. In brief it is recommended that we eat low glycemic index (GI) foods or those foods which have a low glycemic load in order to maintain the steady supply of glucose to our body without spiking the blood sugar levels.
Learn more about these low glycemic index foods by downloading the attachment.
In this video, you'll learn about few fundamental principles of how anyone can lose weight. Even though this video training is all about eating the right type of foods for healthy thyroid function and then focus on stopping the weight gain, we are still sharing the tips on how to lose weight if you are aiming for it.
Download the attachment to learn more about it.
In this video you'll learn why it is important to automate your daily routine. The simple system like auto deduction from your pay every month for saving works great. Why? Because you never see that money. When you don't see that money, your budget gets adjusted accordingly. If you leave it to your mind, it starts playing tricks and it will find the reason for spending that money. That's why most of the financial planner recommend saving should be made automatic. The same principle works for eating healthy and living healthy.
For eating healthy, make an investment into a good quality meal planner so that you can plan healthy meals every week and eat healthy and balanced meals. This insignificant investment into your health can make a significant difference in your life.
For exercises, choose those activities where you can have fun and look forward to doing it rather than making it a task to finish. Also build a buddy group where the like-minded people can support each other.
For right type of foods and diet for your health, invest in your education like a video training course such as this one or others based on your interest level.
Remember healthy living starts from your mind. Once you start thinking healthy, you will act healthy.
In this video you'll learn about the Thyroid-Friendly diet and the type of foods you should eat for better thyroid health and its function. Please download the attachment to refer about this diet.
Here is the overview of the thyroid friendly diet:
Don't forget to watch the video training...
In this video you'll learn about the type of proteins and what is the connection between the proteins and thyroid health. Please download the attachment to see the list of high quality proteins as shown below:
In this video you'll learn about the low-GI vegetables and you can download the attachment to learn all about the low glycemic vegetables as well as the higher glycemic vegetables which you should eat but in moderation.
Please download the attachment to learn more about this and here is a short list of low glycemic vegetables:
In this video we'll talk about the examples of low glycemic index fruits and encourages you to find more low GI fruits for yourself based on the low GI Foods reference link. Also download the attachment and refer the list shared in this video.
Here is a short list of low glycemic suggested fruits:
In this video you'll learn all about the starches which you should eat. Please download the attachment to see what type of starches you should take and what type of starches you should avoid.
Here is a short list of recommended starches for your reference:
In this video you'll learn about the good fats and why avoid some fats. Please download the attachment to learn further about these fats.
In this video you'll learn why you should drink more water and please download the attachment to refer the benefits for your ready reference.
In this video you'll learn about the importance of eating fiber and its benefits, Please download the attachment to learn all about these benefits.
In this video you'll learn about the benefits of cutting down the coffee and you can replace it with tea. Please download the attachment to learn more about it.
In this video you'll learn about the importance of why eat more alkalizing foods and minimize the acidifying foods. Download the attachment to refer these foods.
Watch this video to learn why meal planning is important and please download the attachment to learn more about the meal planning benefits.
Watch the video to learn how you can use the free meal planner and create your own meal plans. You'll also learn the limitations of the free meal planners and the availability issue. The current meal planner developed by the USDA will be out of operation by end of June'2018. Even after the shutdown of the meal planner, they will still have a lot of information available for free so watch the video and use whatever they still keep it active.
Also please download the attachment.
In this video you'll learn why paid meal planners are better and what you should be looking for while selecting a good paid meal planner. Download the attachment to refer the evaluation criteria for the selection of a good paid meal planner.
Watch this video to learn about how to create weekly meal plans based on your specific health needs and you can also refer the attachment for the sample weekly meal plans.
Watch this video to learn about the natural herbs you can use to support your thyroid health along with healthy diet, daily exercises and healthy lifestyle habits. Also please download the attachment to refer to the list of natural herbs for your reference.
Watch this video to learn about the power of amazing medicinal mushrooms for thyroid health when it is combined with other herbs, healthy diet, daily exercises and healthy lifestyle. Please download the attachment to refer to the list of medicinal mushrooms.
Watch the video to learn about the available help for starting your healthy lifestyle journey with the useful books and online resources. Get all the resources mentioned in the video through the attachment. So don't forget to download the attachment.
Watch this video to learn about the 4R protocol and why it is important for the thyroid health. Download the attachment to learn more about the 4R Gut Restoration Protocol.
Watch this video to learn about the introduction to the paleo diet system and how it can help you with the thyroid health. Download the attachment to learn further about the paleo diet.
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