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.
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Can Better Gut Health Alleviate Perimenopause Symptoms?
In this episode of The Autoimmune Reset, we explore the powerful connection between your gut health and perimenopause symptoms, with a focus on autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Host VJ Hamilton breaks down the science behind how your gut microbiome interacts with your sex hormones, highlighting the role of key players like beta-glucuronidase and the estrobolome. Learn how gut imbalances can lead to estrogen dominance, disrupt sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and amplify perimenopausal symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, and mood swings.
The episode also dives into how inflammation in the gut contributes to systemic inflammation, impairing thyroid hormone conversion and worsening symptoms for those with autoimmune conditions. With a clear explanation of the gut’s role in hormone regulation, VJ offers research-backed, natural strategies to support your gut health, including the use of fibre-rich foods, polyphenols, and anti-inflammatory nutrients—without relying on probiotics.
Whether you’re navigating perimenopause or managing an autoimmune condition, this episode provides actionable insights to help you balance your hormones, reduce inflammation, and feel empowered to take control of your health. Don’t miss this informative and practical discussion!
You can learn about The Gut Health Testing Package here.
Watch Nutrition Essentials for Health Menopause here.
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