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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 whether your body is actually able to digest, absorb, and utilise those nutrients effectively.

We look at how bile production, liver function, and gallbladder activity influence the breakdown and absorption of fats — and why this matters so much for fat-soluble vitamins essential for hair growth.

I also explore the role of gut health, including how certain bacteria and endotoxins such as LPS can disrupt digestion and contribute to inflammation, alongside the impact of toxins and mould exposure on bile flow and detoxification pathways.

This episode will help you understand why you might feel like you are doing everything right, yet still not seeing progress — and how supporting digestion at a foundational level can shift that.

Key Topics

• Why fat digestion is essential for hair growth and follicle resilience
• The role of bile, the liver, and the gallbladder in nutrient absorption
• How hormonal shifts, including perimenopause and menopause, influence bile flow
• The impact of gut bacteria, dysbiosis, and LPS on inflammation and hair health
• How toxins — including mould — are processed and excreted through bile
• Why sluggish bile flow can lead to toxin recirculation
• Signs that fat digestion may not be working optimally
• Practical ways to support digestion, absorption, and detoxification

📥 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.

🧪 Want to understand what’s happening beneath the surface?
→ I use functional testing in clinic to assess gut health, nutrient status, and digestion — including markers related to bile flow, microbial balance, and inflammation.
You can explore the tests I use here:
https://theautoimmunitynutritionist.com/functional-testing/

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→ Download my free The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan
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The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Thanks for listening! You can join The Autoimmune Forum on Facebook or find me on Instagram @theautoimmunitynutritionist.

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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.

🧘‍♀️ Need nervous system support?
→ I personally use and recommend Nurosym, a vagus nerve stimulation device clinically shown to support immune balance, inflammation, and stress recovery.
Use this link: https://link.nurosym.com/VJ10 for 10% discount at checkout.

📥 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.

Thanks for listening! You can join The Autoimmune Forum on Facebook or find me on Instagram @theautoimmunitynutritionist.

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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.

We explore what is really happening beneath the surface when hair isn’t growing as expected, why regrowth can stall at fine, vellus hair, and what may be blocking the transition to stronger, terminal hair.

Rather than focusing on quick fixes or isolated solutions, this episode takes a systems-based view — looking at how immune activity, inflammation, energy, hormones, and the nervous system all influence hair growth.

I also share insights from emerging research, including how hair is not simply “pushed” from the follicle but involves coordinated cellular activity, and where tools like red light therapy may fit in.

This is about shifting your perspective — from trying to force hair growth… to understanding what your body needs in order to support it.

🔑 Key Topics Covered

• Why “speeding up hair growth” isn’t always the right focus
• What’s really happening in alopecia and autoimmune-related hair loss
• Vellus vs terminal hair — and why regrowth can stall
• The role of immune activity and unresolved inflammation
• How cellular energy and mitochondrial function impact hair growth
• The connection between stress, the nervous system, and hair
• Nutrient sufficiency vs nutrient utilisation
• Where treatments like Minoxidil and Finasteride fit
• The science behind red light therapy and why wavelength matters
• Why hair growth is a systems issue — not a single pathway problem

Ready to go deeper and understand your own “why”?
→ Learn about the functional testing and 1:1 analysis I offer in clinic
— the same root-cause tests I used to rebuild my own health, with personalised guidance so you know exactly what to do next. You can learn more about the tests offered at the Autoimmune Nutrition Clinic here.

🧘‍♀️ Need nervous system support?
→ I personally use and recommend Nurosym, a vagus nerve stimulation device clinically shown to support immune balance, inflammation, and stress recovery.
Use this link: https://link.nurosym.com/VJ10 for 10% discount at checkout.

📥 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 to all clients as they begin calming the immune response and rebuilding resilience.

Thanks for listening! You can join The Autoimmune Forum on Facebook or find me on Instagram @theautoimmunitynutritionist.