84: Carnivore Approach: Less Plants More Healing for Hashimoto’s? With Caitlin Weeks

In this episode of Thyroid Pharmacist Healing Conversations, Dr. Izabella Wentz interviews nutrition consultant and educator Caitlin Weeks about how a carnivore-style diet helped put her Hashimoto’s into remission after years of fatigue, digestive issues, and so-called “normal” thyroid labs. Together, they explore why some people with autoimmune thyroid disease feel worse on plant-heavy diets, how anti-nutrients and gut irritation can drive symptoms, and why personalized nutrition – not one-size-fits-all advice – is essential for healing. What you’ll learn in this episode: Why a carnivore-type diet can act as a powerful reset for Hashimoto’s: Caitlin shares how removing plant foods (and eating meat) helped calm gut irritation, bloating, and constipation and coincided with her thyroid antibodies dropping from the 600s into single digits. How “normal” thyroid labs can mean undiagnosed autoimmune disease: Caitlin explains why she was dismissed for years due to a normal TSH, and how testing thyroid antibodies was the key to finally identifying and addressing Hashimoto’s. The link between vegetables, anti-nutrients, and gut inflammation: This conversation explores how compounds in veggies, such as oxalates and lectins, may aggravate gut inflammation, bloating, and pain in sensitive individuals, particularly those with autoimmune conditions. Why diet alone is not enough for healing: From shifting away from punishing exercise to addressing stress, toxic environments, and self-expectation, Caitlin explains the non-diet lifestyle changes that supported true recovery. Who may benefit most from trying the carnivore diet, and who should proceed cautiously: Digestive issues, IBS, bloating, histamine intolerance, and stubborn thyroid antibodies may all be clues that the carnivore diet could help – but preparation, personalization, and context matter. Tune in to learn whether less plants and more nutrient-dense foods could be the missing piece in your Hashimoto’s healing journey. Be sure to subscribe to the Thyroid Pharmacist Healing Conversations podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Sign up for the Thyroid Pharmacist Weekly Thyroid Solutions Newsletter here: https://thyroidpharmacist.com/gift/ For the full list of resources and products mentioned in this episode, and to get the full episode transcript, see complete show notes here: https://thyroidpharmacist.com/articles/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices