Ep234: The Power of Nutrition in Autoimmune Health with Risa Groux, CN

In this episode, Tina chats with Risa Groux, CN, who shares her personal experience with Hashimoto’s and how she was able to overcome it. Risa also discussed how her curiosity led her to functional nutrition, which paved the way for coaching others with autoimmune diseases. She tackles fundamental information you need to know about autoimmune disease, the root causes of Hashimoto’s, and the role of leaky gut. Risa talks about: - Her personal health journey with Hashimoto’s - What sparked her interest in functional nutrition and autoimmune coaching - Her four pillars of health and healing - MTHFR genetic mutation and how it can affect your health - Root causes of Hashimoto’s - How leaky gut plays a role in autoimmune disease - Tips for starting and sticking with a restrictive diet - Misconceptions about autoimmune disease Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: Carrots 'N' Cake https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: Tina Haupert https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake Pinterest: Carrots 'N' Cake Hormone Testing & Nutrition Coaching https://www.pinterest.com/carrotsncake/ About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Risa Groux, CN: https://www.risagrouxnutrition.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risagrouxnutrition/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/risagrouxnutrition/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/risagroux Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/risagroux/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPrEkb2SzlzJIBVgTp0byg About Risa Groux, CN: RISA GROUX, CN is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California. She has always been passionate about nutrition and good health. Risa was so concerned about purity that she made her children’s baby food from scratch. Today she is passionate about cooking and creating healthy, nutritious food. She works with a wide array of clients from professional athletes, adults, and kids to the Biggest Loser from season four. Risa works with issues like diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances, to name a few. Risa firmly believes that the body can heal itself with whole foods we obtain from the earth and sees living proof of that in her office each day. She looks at root causes using functional nutrition guidelines, blood and stool tests, and knows that weight loss is a side effect of wellness.