20kg Lighter, Thyroid Balanced After 15 Years, and Medications Reduced from 7 to 3 Tablets in Just 1 Month: Deepti’s Remarkable Transformation

Deepti’s story of choosing faith over fear

 
“Luke, you really are a blessing to me, and Vidhi Shah, my nutritionist, is an angel sent by you. Before joining your program in December 2022, I prayed to God to either take or heal me. But certainly, a miracle happened. I joined your program and started getting healthy and energetic day by day.”
 

When Deepti came to us, her challenges were both physically and emotionally draining.

 
Her thyroid levels, blood sugar, and blood pressure were all out of range.
 
But beyond these, she grappled with:
 

• Poor lifestyle habits
• Lack of encouragement or motivation
• Excess weight gain
• Dull skin
• Low energy
• Emotional health challenges
• Low self-confidence
  And more.

 
In 6 months, this would all change.
 

How did we help Deepti unleash her potential and turn a new page in her journey?

• Worked very closely to analyze her past and current lifestyle and habits
• Charted a plan of action that kept her at the center
• No extreme, drastic lifestyle overhauls. But small and gradual changes
• Handheld her every step of the way and ensured she adapted seamlessly
• Avoided changing food plans very quickly. Kept it practical and within her comfort zone

What was the hardest aspect to crack?

 
Addressing her deep-rooted emotions
 

Cut to today, Deepti is:

• 20 kgs lighter
• Her thyroid levels have improved for the first time in 15 years
• Her blood pressure is under control
• Her diabetes is in range without any medications
• She is more confident, happier, and emotionally resilient

 
“Vidhi is a very humble, caring, and intelligent person. She helped me step-by-step and always answered even my silliest queries instantly and politely. Taarika, my yoga instructor, brought liveliness into my life. She has been very nice, sweet, and a great support throughout my journey with Luke.
 
Your team is very skilled. They trained us so that even after leaving your program we can manage our lifestyle easily. My gratitude to all of Team Luke and especially to you, Luke, for launching such helpful programs,” shares Deepti.
 

 
Our holistic approach to addressing thyroid conditions revolves around:
 

• Liver health because the T4 to T3 conversion takes place, particularly in your liver
• Gut health because your gut regulates hormones
• Building lean muscle for efficient metabolism
• Specific asanas and breathing exercises to repair the thyroid gland
• Addressing the strong link between suppressed emotions and thyroid dysfunction
• Fixing nutrient deficiencies like selenium, Vitamin D3, and B12
• Deep restorative rest because this is where ‘repair’ takes place
• And putting it all together with a strong backing of belief and faith.

What Luke Says

 

 

Our 2 cents

Your thyroid health goes beyond just normal levels of TSH, T4, and T3.

 
It is also connected with your:
 

• Metabolic health
• Liver health
• Hormone health
• Gut health

 
It requires work and correction at all levels to eventually help the thyroid gland perform optimally.
 
Thousands of our patients and people across the globe have been able to reverse or manage their thyroid condition better, and you can be one of them, too.
 
The power and ability is in each one of you.
 
Addressing your thyroid condition extends beyond a pill. While it is prescribed for the right reasons, it seems to do the work only at a superficial level. You take it for a few months, thinking you are fine, while you are actually not. You are slapped on these meds for a lifetime. And you choose to accept it and make it your truth without questioning anything.
 
Soon, you need a stronger dose because no one actually checked why your thyroid gland was working suboptimally.
 
In Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine, we don’t ask you to stop taking your meds. We work with the root cause and correct it, so eventually your body’s intelligence kicks in, and sooner or later, you don’t need to be dependent on meds or atleast a higher dose anymore because your thyroid gland can do its job on its own!
 
When Deepti came to us, her ultimate goal was to seek fat loss. But we first looked at repairing her metabolism, thyroid, and hormonal health.
 
People today chase fat loss by adopting extremes, not realizing why they aren’t able to lose that extra weight. With thyroid dysfunction and hormonal imbalance, it is impossible to shed excess weight, no matter how extreme your dieting and workout is. In fact, anything that’s stressful for the body can further suppress thyroxine. Our most successful thyroid health cases have followed the simplest things like yoga and walking, with discipline and consistency.
 
In Deepti’s case the beauty was in seeing so many parameters fall in range, including her sugar and B.P levels, as she started losing weight the right way. The challenges were many, including the floods that recently hit Haryana. Yet her determination remained unaffected. She never complained. Her only complaint was her clothes getting too baggy, and how she had to jazz up her wardrobe.
 
Now that she has lost oodles of inches, and her thyroid and sugar levels are back on track, her focus is now on building lean muscle to feel stronger than ever.
 
If she can do it, so can you.
 

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Disclaimer: While this may inspire you, please remember that every case is unique. What worked for her doesn’t necessarily have to work for you. Her protocol designed by us kept her past and current lifestyle, case, and situation in mind. If you have a medical condition or are on medications, please keep your doctor in the loop before trying anything new. Always make an informed decision