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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.
The Autoimmune RESET
Friday 5 - Signs You Need a More Structured Approach to Your Health
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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 about effort. It’s about structure.
In this episode, I explore five key signs that your current approach may be missing that structure — and why this can keep you stuck in cycles of inflammation, histamine reactivity, fatigue, and inconsistent symptoms.
From a functional medicine perspective, we look beyond isolated symptoms and into the underlying systems driving them — including gut health, immune signalling, nervous system regulation, and detoxification capacity.
You’ll also understand why “healthy” foods can sometimes exacerbate symptoms, why you may feel better only temporarily, and how a lack of consistency can subtly perpetuate dysregulation in the body.
This episode is designed to help you move away from guesswork and towards a more intentional, physiology-led approach — one that supports stability, resilience, and long-term change.
What You’ll Learn
- Why doing “all the right things” doesn’t always translate into results
- How histamine can present beyond allergies — and why it often sits at the centre of fluctuating symptoms
- The difference between supporting your body and correcting underlying imbalances
- Why symptoms can “move around” the body — and what this reveals about systemic health
- How conflicting health advice becomes clearer when viewed through your individual physiology
- The role of consistency and structure in regulating inflammation, energy, and immune function
📥 Ready for a more structured, personalised approach?
→ Apply to work with me
— we’ll create a clear, step-by-step plan tailored to your body, your symptoms, and your goals.
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📥 New to the podcast or need a starting point?
→ Download my free The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan
— a simple guide that outlines the steps I recommend
The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.
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