Thyroid Mystery Solved: Hashimoto's and Hypothyroidism Revealed

Everyone has a story about why life feels the way it does. It is the diagnosis, the marriage, the job, the childhood, the year everything fell apart, and the hardest part is that the story is usually true. Inna sits down with Rachel Blumberg, a coach and writer who had every reason to blame her circumstances and decided to do something far more interesting instead.

Rachel says out loud what most of us only admit to ourselves at two in the morning, and she does it with so much warmth and humor that it feels like permission...

If your shoulders tend to creep up toward your ears, your neck often feels tight or puffy, or the bloating and fog seem to come and go without a clear reason, your body may be pointing to a system that almost never comes up in thyroid care. Inna sits down with John Ossipinsky, known as LymphMan, a former New York City firefighter who has spent decades studying how this overlooked network affects nearly every part of the body, and why the thyroid happens to sit in the one spot where trouble tends to show up first.

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If you have spent months or even years going after an infection with antibiotics, herbs, and one protocol after another, only to feel like you keep circling back to where you started, this conversation offers a completely different way in. Inna sits down with Alayna Bellquist, who spent two decades bringing collapsing ocean ecosystems back to life and then found herself bedridden with chronic Lyme and a long list of coinfections. The approach that finally turned her recovery around came straight from her years on the water.

What she discovered reaches far beyond Lyme. It is a...

If you have ever told yourself you will start really living once you feel better, once the fatigue lifts or the labs come back right, this conversation may change how you see that waiting. Inna sits down with Eric Bigger, trainer, coach, and author of Spiritual Fitness, a man who got nearly everything he ever wished for and then watched it fall apart because something underneath was missing. What he found on the other side is a kind of strength most of us were never taught to build, and it has a lot to do with how well a...

Food is a constant conversation for anyone with Hashimoto's or a thyroid condition, but this episode looks at the part almost no one addresses, the relationship with food itself and the emotions driving it. Inna sits down with Kim Shapira, a celebrity dietitian and nutrition therapist with almost three decades of experience and the author of This Is What You're Really Hungry For, to explore the question at the center of her work. Kim's answer reframes why so many people stay stuck with food even when they know exactly what they should be eating, and it has very little...

Cortisol has become the hormone everyone loves to blame, the go-to villain for stress, stubborn weight, and feeling wired all the time. But that reputation misses what cortisol is actually doing in your body, and it skips right past the role your thyroid plays in the whole thing. Inna sits down with Dr. Jaclyn Smeaton, a naturopathic physician and the Chief Medical Officer at Dutch Test, who reads cortisol panels all day long and has watched even trained clinicians get them wrong for years. What she has come to understand points to a connection between cortisol and your thyroid...

A lot of you have been wondering how Inna's son Jake is doing, and in this episode she gets personal about it. A few years ago, their family found out Jake has PANS/PANDAS, a condition where the immune system reacts to strep and other infections by inflaming the brain, and it can look like anxiety, OCD, tics, and tantrums that show up out of nowhere. It's a lot more common than people think, especially in kids whose moms have autoimmunity like Hashimoto's.

Inna traces the two years it took to understand what was happening, the symptom...

There's a moment in almost every day when you feel something is off and immediately reach for a fix. Inna and Andrea Nakayama zero in on what happens if you don't reach quite so fast, and why that tiny space might be the thing that changes everything.

It's a different kind of conversation than usual, one that gets personal and honest about what real healing with Hashimoto's actually asks of you. Andrea shares part of her own story that reframes the whole way you might look at your symptoms.

Inna has said this is one...

If you have ever been told your estrogen looks normal while your body clearly says otherwise, this conversation is for you. Inna sits down with Dr. Carrie Jones, the internationally recognized hormone expert known to many as the Hormone Queen, to talk about the part of estrogen almost no one is looking at. It turns out the number on your lab is only a fraction of the picture, and what your body does with estrogen after it is made may matter far more than how much you have.

Dr. Carrie walks through what actually happens to estrogen...

The feelings you push down don't disappear. They sit under the surface, keep your nervous system on high alert, and that ongoing load may be the very reason your Hashimoto's isn't reaching remission.

In this episode, Anat Peri reveals why suppressing hard emotions works against your healing, what happened when one client finally stopped running from a feeling, and the four protective patterns that take over when life feels threatening. She also walks through a simple way to start releasing what your body has been holding, so your affirmations and everything else you're doing can actually take...

What if feeling like things are stalling with Hashimoto’s has nothing to do with what you are doing, and everything to do with the order you are doing it in? Inna sits down with Dr. Meg Mill for a conversation that challenges where most people start.

There is one step almost everyone rushes to first, and Dr. Meg explains why it may be the very thing keeps you back. She also reveals a surprising connection between your mind and your gut that changes how you think about protocols.

Plus, a simple tool you can us...

The diagnosis that feels like it took so much from you might be the very thing protecting you.

In this personal episode, Inna shares something she has come to believe about living with Hashimoto's, a truth that took her years to see for herself. By the end, you may find yourself rethinking your own diagnosis and where it has actually been taking you all along.

This is one you will want to sit with.

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If you have Hashimoto's and have been told your blood sugar is "borderline" or "fine for now," this conversation will change how you think about it. Inna sits down with Dr. Jason Shumard, a functional medicine practitioner with more than two decades of experience in diabetes and insulin resistance, to unpack why blood sugar troubles and thyroid autoimmunity so often travel together. The surprising takeaway is that elevated blood sugar usually isn't a sugar problem at all. It's a signal that something has gone wrong at the level of the cell, and chasing the number alone tends to leave...

If you have Hashimoto’s and still feel exhausted, inflamed, foggy, or “not yourself” even after trying many things, this episode is a must-listen.

I’m joined again by Dr. Kasia Kines, one of the leading voices in Epstein-Barr Virus research and education, to talk about the inte- connection between EBV and Hashimoto’s

Even if you have heard about this connection, this episode goes much deeper into what you need to know.

• Why EBV can reactivate years later
• The symptoms most people miss
• The labs that actually important
• Why your doctor may no...

So many people with Hashimoto’s are shopping at health food stores, choosing organic, avoiding processed foods, and making what they believe are healthier choices.

But what if some of those “healthy” foods are not as clean as they seem?

In this episode, Inna is joined by Jen Smiley, founder of the Read the Labels movement, to uncover what is really hiding in everyday foods. They break down how marketing can be misleading, why ingredient quality matters just as much as the type of food you are eating, and how hidden additives can drive inflammation.

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There’s something I started noticing over this past year that I didn’t expect.

Not just how people with thyroid issues felt physically… but how they felt about what they were doing.

Because with Hashimoto’s, it’s usually not about not knowing what to do. It’s what happens a few days or a few weeks in, when everything starts to feel like a lot and things slowly fall off.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why that happens, what actually makes something easier to stay consistent with, and what I’ve seen chan...

In this episode, Inna sits down with integrative cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj to unpack everything that you need to know about cholesterol when you have a thyroid issue.

These are things your doctor is likely not telling you but you NEED to know:

Hashimoto’s is often treated as a thyroid problem. But in reality, it is a problem of immune confusion. When the immune system loses tolerance and begins reacting to the body’s own tissues, inflammation and symptoms follow.

In this conversation, Inna Topiler sits down with Michael Antonelli to explore a fascinating area of emerging research that may change how we think about immune regulation in Hashimoto’s. Instead of trying to stimulate or suppress the immune system, the focus shifts to something much more intelligent, helping the immune system regain balance and recognize what truly belongs in the...

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Shivani Gupta to talk about Ayurveda, inflammation, and what this 5,000 year old system of medicine reveals about Hashimoto’s and thyroid health.

There are moments in clinical practice where you realize the conversation around inflammation has been too narrow. We measure antibodies. We look at gut markers. We talk about nutrients. But there is another layer that often gets overlooked, the way daily rhythm and nervous system patterns shape immune behavior.

Ayurveda does not separate digestion from stress or stress from immune signaling. It looks at the en...

You can follow a solid protocol for Hashimoto’s and still feel like something is not fully clicking.

Your labs may look better. Your inflammation markers may improve. But your body still feels braced, wired, or unable to truly settle.

In this episode, Inna sits down with Dr. Karyn Shanks to talk about a layer of healing that rarely gets addressed, hypervigilance.

We explore how overfunctioning, overworking, and constantly being on can become a stress pattern that keeps cortisol elevated and the immune system reactive. Not because you are failing, but because your ne...

There is a point many people with Hashimoto’s reach where exercise becomes a constant question mark. You are moving your body, trying to be consistent, and still wondering if you are doing too much, not enough, or the wrong kind altogether.

This conversation with Inna Topiler and Angela Brown sits right inside that uncertainty. The space between being told to push harder and starting to wonder if pushing harder is exactly why your body feels the way it does. They talk about why exercise can feel so confusing with Hashimoto’s and why so many people end...

Cooking with Hashimoto’s often becomes the hardest place to stay consistent, not because you do not know what foods are supportive, but because figuring out how to cook in real life takes energy, planning, and the right setup.

In this conversation Inna and Hypothyroid Chef Ginny Mahar talk about how to actually cook in a way that supports your body without turning food into another source of stress. You will see how anti inflammatory eating looks in real life, why personalization matters, and how to think about meal prep, leftovers, freezing, and cooking methods in a wa...

Weight loss with Hashimoto’s often feels harder than it should, even when you’re doing all the things. This episode explores why that frustration is so common and why most weight loss advice doesn’t fully apply to a Hashimoto’s body.

In this conversation, Inna explains how weight loss with Hashimoto’s follows a different set of rules and why understanding that difference changes how you approach food, metabolism, and progress.

If weight loss has felt confusing, inconsistent, or resistant, this episode will help you see it through a very different lens.

And if y...

So many people with Hashimoto’s carry emotional patterns they don’t even realize are affecting their thyroid. Today we take a closer look at the invisible habits we learn early in life, the ones that quietly shape how safe we feel being ourselves.

Sometimes you minimize what hurt you. Sometimes you feel responsible for other people’s reactions. Sometimes you stop trusting your own knowing, even when your body is nudging you in the right direction. These patterns may seem emotional on the surface, but they create real physiological stress, and your thyroid feels every bit of it...

There is always a deeper story behind emotional eating, and in this episode Inna and guest Lisa Schlosberg open up the layers most people never connect to food. They explore the moments when you eat without hunger, the childhood patterns that shaped your sense of safety, and the reasons your body may turn to food even when your mind insists you are “fine.” What begins as a conversation about eating quickly becomes a conversation about emotional wiring, nervous system responses, and the parts of you that learned to cope long before you had words for it.

Lisa shar...

Fasting is everywhere these days, but most traditional fasting approaches are too harsh when you have Hashimoto’s. Long stretches without food can feel destabilizing, draining, and completely unrealistic for a thyroid that is already under stress. 

However there is a different approach called fasting mimicking that creates the deeper cellular benefits of fasting while you are still eating real food. Fasting mimicking has been heavily researched for decades and is designed to activate the same fasting pathways that support things like metabolism, energy, longevity, and overall cellular renewal. Instead of pushing the body into stress, it use...

Your surroundings can either calm your body or keep it in constant overdrive. In this episode, HGTV designer Sabrina Soto shares how the way we organize, decorate, and even rest inside our homes directly affects the nervous system and thyroid health.

Sabrina opens up about her own turning point, from a safe but unfulfilling career to creating a life and home designed with intention, and how that same mindset applies to healing. You’ll hear how clutter impacts cortisol, why your bedroom setup matters more than you think, and how small, thoughtful changes can bring more calm, cl...

This episode will change how you think about stress, support, and what it really means to “do it all” with Hashimoto’s.

Renee Warren joins Inna to share how she built a thriving business, raised two babies, and recovered from deep burnout, not by pushing harder, but by learning how to delegate, receive help, and create real systems of support at home and work.

You’ll hear how Renee uses “family SOPs” to keep her nervous system calm, what boundaries actually protect thyroid health, and why doing less doesn’t mean settling for less. In fact, it’s oft...

If you’ve ever wondered whether your own Hashimoto’s could be connected to what’s going on with your child’s health, this conversation will open your eyes.

In this episode, Inna sits down with Dr. Nancy O’Hara,  a leading expert in PANS and PANDAS (and also her son Jake’s pediatrician)  to talk about something most parents never hear about: how autoimmune thyroid disease in moms can raise the risk of PANS/PANDAS, and other neuroimmune conditions in kids.

They share what the research shows, how this link develops, how to find it and most im...

GLP-1s are everywhere right now, but most people may not use them in the best way especially with thyroid issues. McCall McPherson joins Inna to explain why standard dosing creates all the side effects you hear about, and how a specific way of microdosing changes everything,  especially for those with thyroid conditions.

This conversation goes beyond weight loss. McCall breaks down how to use GLP-1s properly for thyroid bodies so food, muscle, and metabolism stay intact. She shares why slower loss is actually healthier, how to know if your doctor’s approach is too aggressive and...

In this second part of my conversation with Dr. Felice Gersh, we shift the focus to progesterone and what it really means for your health. You’ve probably heard that progesterone is only important if you have a uterus, or that it’s just about preventing uterine cancer, but that’s far from the whole story.

You’ll hear why oral progesterone, the most common form prescribed, may actually be doing more harm than good, how it creates unnaturally high levels of certain metabolites that can sedate the brain, and why this could even impact memory long-term. We also...

In this episode of Thyroid Mystery Solved, Inna welcomes back the brilliant Dr. Felice Gersh for a conversation that takes Hashimoto’s and hormones to a whole new level. 

Together, they dive deep into the role of estrogen and progesterone in regulating the immune system, inflammation, and thyroid health. Most people have only heard the basics about these hormones, but as Dr. Gersh explains, the story goes far beyond reproduction. From Hashimoto’s flares that appear around menstrual cycles to the critical impact of hormones during perimenopause and menopause, this discussion unpacks what most doctors never...

In this powerful episode, Inna is joined by transformational leader and inner child expert Anat Peri to explore an unexpected twist in the Hashimoto’s healing journey. Together, they dive into the case of Jessica, who was doing all the “right” things, following the AIP diet, taking supplements, working on her mindset, but still felt exhausted and stuck. Her symptoms weren’t improving, and her doctor’s solution was to increase her medication yet again.

The turning point came when she uncovered something deeper. Jessica was trying so hard to stay positive, think positive, do her affirmations because th...

If you have Hashimoto’s, there’s a very real chance you’re also an empath and you may not even realize it.

This matters more than you think. Because when you’re highly sensitive and constantly absorbing everything around you (other people’s energy, emotions, even stress), your nervous system takes the hit. And when the nervous system is in overdrive, it becomes very hard to heal, no matter how clean your diet is or how many supplements you take.

In this episode, Inna is joined by trauma-informed coach and empath expert Kristen Schwartz to talk ab...

When you’re living with Hashimoto’s,  it’s easy to end up overwhelmed, especially when you’re getting conflicting advice from different practitioners. In this episode, Inna shares a real-life case where a client was stuck in that very situation, caught between protocols and unsure how to move forward. What helped wasn’t more advice, instead it was learning to trust her own intuition.

To explore this idea further, Inna is joined by Karly Ashworth, a transformational coach and intuitive guide who helps people reconnect to their inner voice and find clarity. Together, they talk about how tuning...

When a patient has tried every clean-eating plan, every supplement protocol, and every practitioner,  but is still exhausted, anxious, and foggy  it’s time to look where no one else has. In this episode, Inna teams up with functional dentist Dr. Michelle Jorgensen to explore a very overlooked trigger and aggravator for Hashimoto’s symptoms: your mouth.

Through the case of “Cindy,” a Hashimoto’s patient who did everything right but still wasn’t getting better, Inna and Dr. Michelle reveal how hidden dental infections, past root canals, and even the materials used in old dental work can silently d...

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve tried everything…very diet, every supplement, every protocol, but your Hashimoto’s symptoms still aren’t budging, this episode might be the missing link. In this tender and deeply personal conversation, Inna sits down with her dear friend and colleague Lizzy Swick, RDN, to explore a part of healing that’s so often overlooked: the emotional and nervous system layer. Lizzy shares her own journey of chronic migraines, pain, and doing all the right things until she discovered that true progress began when she stopped doing more and started feeling more.

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When you’re in the thick of it, whether it’s fatigue, brain fog, a flare, or something even bigger, it’s so easy to feel like you’re losing yourself. But what if something deeper is happening beneath the surface? In this heartfelt solo episode, Inna shares a powerful reframe that might just change how you see your Hashimoto’s journey… and your life.

Drawing from her own healing path with Hashimoto’s and the ongoing challenges she’s facing with her son Jake’s autism and PANDAS diagnosis, Inna opens up about what it means to go through some...

There’s one hidden factor that could be draining your energy and clouding your brain, and most people with Hashimoto’s have no idea it’s happening.

In this episode, Inna reveals the overlooked role that poor blood and lymph flow play in fatigue and brain fog, and very specific things that can make a big difference in how your brain functions and how your body feels.

She walks you through the exact steps you can take right now to improve circulation, clear your head, and start feeling better with gentle, doable strategies that actually work f...

Ever feel like sticking to a healthy routine is way harder than it should be? In this episode, Inna shares the one mindset shift that can completely change how you approach your habits, especially when living with Hashimoto’s.

She introduces the concept of “99% is hard, 100% is easy” and explains how partial commitment, whether to diet, sleep, supplements, or stress management, can actually make things feel more overwhelming. But when you go all in, in a very specific way that she explains, everything gets simpler.

Inna walks through real-life examples from her own routine, from skippi...