Doctors trained in Western medicine do a stellar job addressing acute conditions. Take COVID-19 for example. They are on the front lines of what's happening to humanity currently, risking their lives to save ours. So, when it comes to acute care, hands down, we have some of the best care money can buy.
 
When it comes to chronic-care, however, those who have been dealt the unfortunate hand of hormonal, thyroid and autoimmune conditions know all too well - medical care falls short of a miracle.
 
It took me FIVE years to get a diagnosis. Five long years of being told that it's all in my head, that I need to exercise more, eat less and...just live with it.
 
For some of my clients, it takes as long or longer. However, even once diagnosed, things do not often get better. And, frequently, things get worse. Medicines, prescribed to deal with such conditions, come with a long list of possible side-effects. For example, Levothyroxine, prescribed to those with hypothyroid conditions, lists over 67 possible side effects!
 
Supplements are not much better. Many have multiple side effects possibilities, and most are powerless to address the root cause of the problem.
 
And surgeries, which should be the last resort, used only to save a life, since many lead to extraction of one or more organs, leave women feeling maimed and hopeless.
 
To make things even more hopeless, because the Western system focuses on sickness management, most of us hear that what we have is not fixable, not curable, and certainly, not healable. And that we will suffer for the rest of our lives.
 
So, while well-meaning, inadvertently, our doctors often set us up for a lifetime of misery and hopelessness.
 
But...it does not have to be this way!
 
On today's podcast, we discuss how we can stop our doctors from destroying our health. We also share a few things you can do to take charge of your health condition and achieve your desired health goals.

You can find us at www.360impacthealth.com

Are you giving it all you got to resolve a hormone imbalance (such as PCOS, endometriosis, infertility, etc), a thyroid condition (such as hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism), or an autoimmune disease (such as Hashimoto's, Grave's Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease, etc.) but getting little or no results in return?

It could be these four things that you do not know about a healthy diet that are working against all your health efforts and might be screwing up your health. 

Tune in as we talk about: 

1. Protein vs carb diets

2. Fats - what to do and what not to do

3. The best source of vitamins, and

4. What to do about grains

Listen up! And then let us hear from you. 

I did a little research recently while putting together my media page. I pulled up every hormone imbalance I've ever worked with to see how many people are impacted by them. Then, I pulled up how much money is spent annually on health practices that do not work.

Ready for some light stats?

• Up to 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases while costing our economy more than $100 billion annually
• Projected 2030 costs of thyroid cancer will exceed $3.5 billion. This does not include the cost of health conditions such as hypo- and hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, Hashimoto's and TED (thyroid eye disease).
• In 2002, the cost of endometriosis on the US economy was estimated to be $22 billion. This number is rapidly increasing. An article on CNBC website in 2016 stated that globally, endometriosis costs $119 billion USD annually.
• The estimated total annual cost of evaluating and providing care to reproductive-aged women with PCOS in the United States is $4.37 billion (as of 2005).
• According to preliminary calculations, the cost of diagnosing and treating infertility and its sequelae exceeds $5 billion per year (as of 2019)

And this is only the financial piece of such conditions.

Let's look at the human cost.

• One in eight women will develop a thyroid condition during her lifetime
• PCOS affects one in ten women in the USA
• Endometriosis affects an estimated 1 in 10 women during their reproductive years, which is approximately 176 million women in the world.
• Out of 100 couples in the United States, about 12 to 13 of them have trouble becoming pregnant
• About 10 in 100 (6.1 million) women in the United States ages 15–44 have difficulty becoming pregnant or staying pregnant
• About 20-80% of women develop fibroids by the time they reach age 50.
• Up to 50 million Americans suffer from some form of autoimmune disease

The numbers are staggering. It looks like we either know someone suffering from one of these conditions or are suffering ourselves. But these numbers fail to show the real cost - the quality of life sacrificed by women who suffer and the people in their lives.  They do not tell us about their suffering, pain, fear and the feeling of hopelessness. 

Here is the good news, however...

Most of these conditions can be prevented and reversed with simple dietary and lifestyle changes.

The bad news is that the medical industry says that THERE IS NO CURE for any of them.

Could it be because they get to benefit from the plight of millions of women?

While billions are spent annually in an attempt to treat these conditions, it seems that the only winners in this game are the insurance companies, Big Pharma and the medical industry. The longer these women stay sick, the more money they stand to make.

What's unfortunate is that these women are stuck using outdated health principles that cause them more harm than good.

If you are one of these women, who already tried everything there is to try to get better...listen up!

In today's podcast, I am sharing 3 common health practices that do more harm than good. This will be music to your ears - all three of these practices are in YOUR control! So...

Get to know what they are, then...

Avoid them!

And instead, use the wisdom I am sharing in this podcast to change the course of your health.

I am relaunching THE HEALTH WIZARD podcast! 

Thank you for your patience.

I have a lineup of episodes ready to fill up your podcast cue. 

In the next few days I will share with you: 

- The 3 common health practices that do more harm than good (you might be stuck using at least one of these now)

- Achieving health even after you feel that everything you've tried already failed you, and there is no hope for the future; and

- Health is ageless - becoming healthy regardless of your age, or how long you had suffered from your health condition...

And much more! 

Please take a few minutes to catch up on this announcement, so you know what changes to expect this season. 

Be sure to subscribe and share this podcast with your friends and on social media. 

Much love and light! 

Elena