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A wellness cheat sheet from an integrative health coach | The Curl Code
Episode 2
Monday, 17 February, 2025
Lori Fish Bard is a wellness expert, licensed clinical nutritionist and board certified integrative health coach, and long-time client of Oasis. After finally becoming comfortable with her curls, Lori's hair began thinning after childbirth. She discovered she had an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Her wellness journey began, leading her to the importance of gut health, integrated effects on the body of hormones and more. Now, as a nutritional counselor, Lori takes a holistic functional approach to wellness, focused on digestive and gut health, metabolic syndrome, thyroid health, autoimmunity, celiac disease/gluten sensitivity, and food allergies or sensitivities to help people develop sustainable habits and live a healthy, nourished, balanced life. She played a significant role in helping Wafaya and the team at Oasis learn how to better their own health, including some tricks that benefit hair and scalp health as well. Learn all about those and some other simple things to help improve your health from head to toe!In this episode:Postpartum hair loss is a fairly common, but temporary, phenomenon resulting from hormonal changes during and after pregnancy.A study on black seed oil's effect on thyroid in rats. Essential oil aromatherapy reducing fatigue in women with hypothyroidism. More on the microbiome and immune system.GI-MAP (Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus) testing is a relatively new technology, and while manufacturer Diagnostic Solutions defends the results, independent testing has shown low reliability and high false positives. If you are experiencing gastrointestinal issues you should consult your physician about options. Studies have linked sugar to inflammation and metabolic disorders, and shown addictive qualities which may indeed trigger a higher reward response than cocaine in test animals.Studies have linked pesticides to gut microbiome changes and secondary effects on hosts.The Environmental Working Group provides the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists based on up-to-date USDA data. While the link of specific foods to inflammation is often debated, certain diets have been linked to anti-inflammatory results. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
