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The Autoimmune RESET
VJ Hamilton is a nutritionist, scientist, and autoimmune disease expert who founded The Autoimmunity Nutritionist Clinic, a Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine clinic specialising in autoimmune disease.
VJ combines her lived experience overcoming autoimmune disease symptoms with her knowledge of nutrition, health, biochemistry, and immunology to provide you with the most up-to-date research on autoimmune disease.
The Autoimmune RESET aims to provide you with the education and resources to empower you to take steps to transform your health and feel better than ever.
In each episode, VJ will share simple ways to uplevel your diet and lifestyle, key learnings from her own journey reversing autoimmune disease, and inspirational stories from those who have reset their autoimmune symptoms and are now thriving in life.
Health practitioners, mind and body experts, and scientists will be joining VJ as guests on the show, as well as those who have inspirational stories to share and are now thriving in everyday life!
And don't miss the short episodes every Friday, The Friday 5, in which VJ shares five healthy must-haves for you to explore over the weekend.
Episodes
227 episodes
FRIDAY 5 - "Your Blood Tests Are Normal” — But Are They Really?
In this week’s Friday Five, I’m breaking down some of the standard blood markers I commonly look at in clinic when somebody is dealing with autoimmune disease, inflammation, fatigue, or hair loss — including alopecia.One of the biggest m...
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Why Fat Digestion Matters for Hair Growth (And What Most People Miss)
In this episode, I explore a frequently overlooked but fundamentally important driver of hair health — fat digestion.While much of the conversation around hair loss focuses on nutrients, hormones, and stress, what is often missed is whet...
Friday 5 - Signs You Need a More Structured Approach to Your Health
If you feel like you’re doing everything “right” — eating well, taking supplements, trying to manage stress — but your symptoms aren’t fully shifting, this episode will give you a different lens to look through.Because often, it’s not ab...
Can You Actually Speed Up Hair Growth? What’s Really Going On with Alopecia and Regrowth
Can you actually speed up hair growth — or is that the wrong question?In this episode, I’m unpacking one of the most common questions I hear in clinic, particularly from those navigating hair loss and conditions like Alopecia Areata....
FRIDAY 5 - Why Progress Plateaus In Autoimmune Disease Recovery
At some point in any health journey, there is often a phase where progress appears to slow — or stop altogether.You may be doing many of the “right” things, yet symptoms persist, energy remains low, or improvements are not as consistent ...
What to Do After an Autoimmune Diagnosis: A Practical Guide to Your First Steps
Being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition can feel like a turning point — but also an incredibly uncertain one.In this episode, I’m walking you through what to do next. Not in a complicated or overwhelming way, but in a way t...
Friday 5 - How to Reset Your Body for Spring (Energy, Gut & Immune Health)
Spring is not just a change in season — it is a biological shift that influences your immune system, metabolism, gut health, and energy.In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, VJ Hamilton shares five simple but powerful...
Endometriosis Root Causes: The Nervous System, Hormones & Immune Connection Explained
In this episode, I explore a more integrative and systems-based understanding of endometriosis — moving beyond the conventional narrative of it being “just a hormonal condition” or “just about pain.”Drawing on emerging research and what ...
Friday 5 - Vagus Nerve Stimulation: How to Reset a Wired, Exhausted Nervous System
In this episode, VJ Hamilton explores the often-overlooked role of the nervous system in healing, and why vagal tone may be the missing piece for those feeling wired, exhausted, and stuck.Drawing on both clinical experience and personal ...
What Causes Alopecia? Root Causes of Hair Loss Explained
In this episode, I take a deeper look at hair loss through a functional and root-cause lens, exploring why it is so often a signal from the body rather than a standalone issue. We move beyond surface-level solutions and begin to understand hair...
Friday 5 - Ways to Rebuild Connection and Thrive with Autoimmune Disease
Living with autoimmune disease can often feel isolating. Many people find themselves navigating fatigue, pain, or uncertainty while also trying to keep up with everyday life. In clinical practice, conversations often focus on tests, supplements...
Why Blood Sugar Balance and Protein Matter More Than Wellness Trends with Jenn Trepeck
In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m joined by health and lifestyle coach Jenn Trepeck to explore the foundations of true wellness in a world that is increasingly saturated with confusing health advice.Jenn ...
Friday 5 - Why Your Hands Hurt: Autoimmune Clues, Circulation & Practical Solutions
In this Friday 5 episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m talking about something that many people with autoimmune conditions experience, but that isn’t always discussed in enough depth — hand health.For many individuals, the hands a...
What Causes Arthritis? The Gut–Immune Link Behind Joint Pain and Inflammation
In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m sharing some of the key ideas from a full-day practitioner training I recently delivered on arthritis — and why the way we think about joint pain needs to change.For decades, ar...
Friday 5 - Foods That Calm Anxiety and Support Your Nervous System
In this episode of The Autoimmune Reset Podcast, VJ Hamilton explores anxiety from a physiological perspective — not just an emotional one.Anxiety rarely exists in isolation. It often sits alongside autoimmune disease, gut dysfu...
Friday 5 - Hair Loss Isn’t Random: 5 Tests That Reveal the Root Cause
Hair loss is rarely random — and it is almost never just about iron or shampoo.In this episode of The Autoimmune Reset, VJ Hamilton explores the deeper physiology behind alopecia and autoimmune-related hair loss, and explains why ...
Why Midlife Triggers Emotional Eating: Holly Bertone on Hormones, Autoimmune Health & Food Freedom
In this episode, I’m joined by Holly Bertone — a former FBI Chief of Staff turned Emotional Eating Profiler and coach — whose own journey through breast cancer, autoimmune disease, and high-pressure corporate life led her to completely r...
Friday 5: How to Stop Headaches Naturally with Root-Cause Fixes (Not Just Pain Relief)
Headaches are often dismissed as stress, dehydration, or “just one of those things.” But in clinic, I rarely see headaches as random.In this Friday 5 episode, I’m sharing five functional, root-cause ways to stop headaches naturally
Friday 5: What to Do When Healthy Habits Don’t Stick
What do you do when you know what to do for your health — but the habits just don’t stick?In this Friday 5 episode, VJ explores why healthy routines so often fall away, especially when you’re living with autoimmunity, fatigue, h...
Autoimmune Health in 2026: Wellness Trends That Support Healing (and Those to Avoid)
As we move into 2026, the wellness landscape — particularly in autoimmune health — is undergoing a quiet but important shift.In this episode, I explore the wellness trends that are genuinely supporting autoimmune healing, and the popular...
Friday 5: Five Areas I’m Focusing on in 2026 for a Better Life
The start of a new year is often framed as a time for reinvention, big goals, and dramatic change — but for many people, especially those living with alopecia or autoimmune disease, that pressure can feel overwhelming and counterproductive....
Friday 5: Making the Most of the Holiday Season — Without Burning Yourself Out
The holiday season is often framed as a time of rest, but for many people it becomes physically and emotionally demanding — disrupting routines, increasing stress, and triggering symptom flares.In this Friday 5 episode, VJ shares five pr...
Is It MCAS? Understanding Histamine, Flare Triggers & Immune Reactivity with Dr. Jill Carnahan
In this episode of the Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m joined by Dr Jill Carnahan, MD — functional medicine physician, author of Unexpected, and someone whose clinical work is deeply shaped by her own lived experience of ch...
Friday 5: The Sleep Edition — 5 Ways to Support Deeper, Restorative Rest
In this episode, we dive into one of the most underestimated foundations of autoimmune healing and hair recovery: sleep.So many people insist they “function fine” on six hours, a midnight bedtime, or restless nights — but the body...
Low Ferritin and Hair Loss: What Your Blood Tests Are Really Telling You
Low ferritin is one of the most misunderstood markers in the hair-loss world — and today, we’re breaking it down properly.In this episode, I unpack the real relationship between ferritin, iron metabolism, and hair sheddin...