Thriving With Hashimoto's: Interview with CPT and NPC Bodybuilder, Mindy Irish

Welcome to the SYNC Your Life podcast episode #61! On this podcast, we will be diving into all things women’s hormones to help you learn how to live in alignment with your female physiology.

Too many women are living with their check engine lights flashing. You know you feel “off” but no matter what you do, you can’t seem to have the energy, or lose the weight, or feel your best. This podcast exists to shed light on the important topic of healthy hormones and cycle syncing, to help you gain maximum energy in your life. 

In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Mindy Irish of Mindy Irish Fitness. Mindy wears many titles! She has 4 children ages 12-18 and really enjoys being Mom to them in this fun season of their lives. Mindy was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroid Autoimmune disease 20 years ago in her mid 20s. Mindy had 5 pregnancies in 6 years and was living sugar addicted and in a lifestyle of obesity 12+ years ago at the age of 35. She slowly reset her lifestyle to a now very holistic way of living, became a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and is a national-level competitive bodybuilder in the Bikini division of the NPC. Mindy has a teaching degree in Physical Education from Indiana University and presently works as an online fitness coach and in-person personal trainer at her private gym in her home at Mindy Irish Fitness. She coaches and trains women of all ages who are competitors, general fitness clients, and/or those who may not want to ever compete, but look like they do!

We dive into what it’s like to live with Hashimoto’s, what Mindy has learned about nutrition through her own journey, and what women living with Hashimoto’s can do to control the controllable. 

Mindy appeared once before on our podcast. You can find that episode, all about strength training and protein intake for women, here.

Most of the evidence-based information provided on this episode comes from Rupa Health. Specifically, this article.

Finally, Mindy mentions the only protein shake she refers clients to, which is Kion shakes, found here.

In this episode, we reference a previous SYNC Your Life episode featuring Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, functional dentist, which can be found here.

Mindy references the book, “Sleep Smarter” by Shawn Stevenson, found here.

You can find Mindy online at: Mindyirish.com Facebook.com/mindyirish or Instagram.com/fitgalmindy

Mindy also offers 2 private Facebook groups for all things health and wellness and also one for past, current, and aspiring Bikini competitors. See her website to request to join!

If you feel like something is “off” with your hormones, check out the FREE hormone imbalance quiz at sync.jennyswisher.com. 

To learn more about the SYNC Digital Course, check out jennyswisher.com. 

Let’s be friends outside of the podcast! Send me a message or schedule a call so I can get to know you better. You can reach out at https://jennyswisher.com/contact-2/.

Enjoy the show!

Episode Webpage: jennyswisher.com/podcast