Laurena and Vanessa interviews Amy, a clinical nutritionist and nutritional researcher, and the managing director of Vallotte Nutrigenomics Limited in Hong Kong. She also has a law degree and is a mother of 3!
Amy talks about her own health journey with her thyroid condition, which set her path to becoming a nutritionist to use food as her medicine and reverse her own autoimmune condition.
We talked about the blood test markers for hypothyroidism and what autoimmunity means
The 5R framework - Remove, Replace, Re-innoculate, Repair, Rebalance
How gut health, thyroid health and food are related in autoimmunity
Common foods to remove during the first 3 weeks of elimination diet, and how to personalise it for different people
How to improve Immune tolerance to food, toxins and other allergens
Why Amy finds stool testing useful in making a nutritional plan for her clients
What functional foods and nutrients Amy finds helpful for gut and thyroid health
Lifestyle changes that support recovery in thyroid conditions
Peptides that may be promising adjuncts in the management of thyroid conditions
You can find Amy here and you can see her a client through her virtual practice
