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VJ Hamilton is a nutritionist, scientist, and autoimmune disease expert who founded The Autoimmunity Nutritionist Clinic, a Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine clinic specialising in autoimmune disease.
VJ combines her lived experience overcoming autoimmune disease symptoms with her knowledge of nutrition, health, biochemistry, and immunology to provide you with the most up-to-date research on autoimmune disease.
The Autoimmune RESET aims to provide you with the education and resources to empower you to take steps to transform your health and feel better than ever.
In each episode, VJ will share simple ways to uplevel your diet and lifestyle, key learnings from her own journey reversing autoimmune disease, and inspirational stories from those who have reset their autoimmune symptoms and are now thriving in life.
Health practitioners, mind and body experts, and scientists will be joining VJ as guests on the show, as well as those who have inspirational stories to share and are now thriving in everyday life!
And don't miss the short episodes every Friday, The Friday 5, in which VJ shares five healthy must-haves for you to explore over the weekend.
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Send us Fan Mail Being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition can feel like a turning point — but also an incredibly uncertain one. In this episode, I’m walking you through what to do next. Not in a complicated or overwhelming way, but in a way that helps you feel more grounded, informed, and supported from the very beginning. Because what I see time and time again in clinic is this: people leave with a diagnosis, but very little clarity on how to actually support their body. So instead of re...
Send us Fan Mail Spring is not just a change in season — it is a biological shift that influences your immune system, metabolism, gut health, and energy. In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, VJ Hamilton shares five simple but powerful ways to reset your health as we move into spring. Rather than focusing on restriction or extreme protocols, this episode explores how to work with your body’s natural rhythms to support energy, reduce inflammation, and build resilience. You will lear...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I explore a more integrative and systems-based understanding of endometriosis — moving beyond the conventional narrative of it being “just a hormonal condition” or “just about pain.” Drawing on emerging research and what I see daily in clinic, I introduce the neuroendocrine–immune axis — the dynamic relationship between the nervous system, hormones, and immune system — and explain why this interconnected network is key to understanding both the development an...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, VJ Hamilton explores the often-overlooked role of the nervous system in healing, and why vagal tone may be the missing piece for those feeling wired, exhausted, and stuck. Drawing on both clinical experience and personal insight, she shares her top vagus nerve stimulation tools—from accessible, entry-level options to more advanced, personalised devices—alongside simple, natural techniques you can begin using immediately. If you’re navigating chronic stress, b...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I take a deeper look at hair loss through a functional and root-cause lens, exploring why it is so often a signal from the body rather than a standalone issue. We move beyond surface-level solutions and begin to understand hair as a reflection of internal health—shaped by energy production, immune balance, nutrient status, and environmental exposures. I share how the hair growth cycle is intricately tied to mitochondrial function and energy availability, and ...
Send us Fan Mail Living with autoimmune disease can often feel isolating. Many people find themselves navigating fatigue, pain, or uncertainty while also trying to keep up with everyday life. In clinical practice, conversations often focus on tests, supplements, and dietary protocols. While these are important, healing rarely happens in isolation from the rest of our lives. Emotional wellbeing, nervous system safety, and meaningful connection all play a significant role in how the immune syst...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m joined by health and lifestyle coach Jenn Trepeck to explore the foundations of true wellness in a world that is increasingly saturated with confusing health advice. Jenn shares her personal journey with weight, nutrition, and metabolic health, and how those experiences shaped the work she now does with clients. Together we unpack why so many people feel overwhelmed by wellness messaging and why returning to the biological ...
Send us Fan Mail In this Friday 5 episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m talking about something that many people with autoimmune conditions experience, but that isn’t always discussed in enough depth — hand health. For many individuals, the hands are one of the first places symptoms show up. Cold fingers, colour changes, stiffness, pain, weakness, or reduced dexterity can all reflect deeper processes happening in the body, including circulation instability, nervous system dysregulation...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m sharing some of the key ideas from a full-day practitioner training I recently delivered on arthritis — and why the way we think about joint pain needs to change. For decades, arthritis — particularly osteoarthritis — has been framed as a simple story of wear and tear. Something mechanical. Something inevitable. Something that happens as we age. But that explanation is incomplete. Joint health is not just about cartilage. I...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Autoimmune Reset Podcast, VJ Hamilton explores anxiety from a physiological perspective — not just an emotional one. Anxiety rarely exists in isolation. It often sits alongside autoimmune disease, gut dysfunction, blood sugar instability, and nutrient depletion. In this episode, VJ breaks down how simple dietary shifts and targeted nutrient support can significantly reduce anxiety by stabilising the nervous system at its root. The conversation is divide...
Send us Fan Mail Hair loss is rarely random — and it is almost never just about iron or shampoo. In this episode of The Autoimmune Reset, VJ Hamilton explores the deeper physiology behind alopecia and autoimmune-related hair loss, and explains why standard blood tests often leave people stuck with answers but no real direction. Because while tests like ferritin and thyroid markers can tell you what is low, they rarely explain why the body is struggling in the first place. Drawing from both he...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by Holly Bertone — a former FBI Chief of Staff turned Emotional Eating Profiler and coach — whose own journey through breast cancer, autoimmune disease, and high-pressure corporate life led her to completely rethink what health and success truly mean. Together, we explore why midlife can feel like a turning point for so many women, particularly when it comes to food, weight, and energy. Hormonal shifts, stress physiology, and years of pushing throu...
Send us Fan Mail Headaches are often dismissed as stress, dehydration, or “just one of those things.” But in clinic, I rarely see headaches as random. In this Friday 5 episode, I’m sharing five functional, root-cause ways to stop headaches naturally — not by masking symptoms, but by understanding what your body is actually asking for. We explore why headaches so often stem from blood sugar crashes, mineral imbalances, nervous system overload, histamine build-up, and restricted circulation, an...
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you know what to do for your health — but the habits just don’t stick? In this Friday 5 episode, VJ explores why healthy routines so often fall away, especially when you’re living with autoimmunity, fatigue, hormonal imbalance, or chronic symptoms. Rather than blaming willpower or motivation, this episode reframes habit failure as a sign of mismatch between the body, the nervous system, and unrealistic expectations. You’ll learn why habits need to be built...
Send us Fan Mail As we move into 2026, the wellness landscape — particularly in autoimmune health — is undergoing a quiet but important shift. In this episode, I explore the wellness trends that are genuinely supporting autoimmune healing, and the popular approaches that no longer serve people living with chronic inflammation, fatigue, hormone imbalance, and immune dysregulation. We move beyond optimisation and “doing more,” and instead look at what actually helps the body feel safe enough to...
Send us Fan Mail The start of a new year is often framed as a time for reinvention, big goals, and dramatic change — but for many people, especially those living with alopecia or autoimmune disease, that pressure can feel overwhelming and counterproductive. In this Friday 5 episode, recorded on VJ’s birthday eve, she shares five areas she’s consciously focusing on in 2026 to support a better, more sustainable life — rooted in regrowth rather than optimisation. You’ll hear why building support...
Send us Fan Mail The holiday season is often framed as a time of rest, but for many people it becomes physically and emotionally demanding — disrupting routines, increasing stress, and triggering symptom flares. In this Friday 5 episode, VJ shares five practical ways to move through the holidays in a way that supports your nervous system, digestion, immune health, and energy levels — without striving for perfection or adding more to your to-do list. You’ll learn why being truly present with f...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Autoimmune RESET Podcast, I’m joined by Dr Jill Carnahan, MD — functional medicine physician, author of Unexpected, and someone whose clinical work is deeply shaped by her own lived experience of chronic illness. Jill shares her extraordinary personal journey, from growing up on a farm with heavy chemical exposure, to being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at just 25, followed by Crohn’s disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and later mould-related i...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into one of the most underestimated foundations of autoimmune healing and hair recovery: sleep. So many people insist they “function fine” on six hours, a midnight bedtime, or restless nights — but the body tells a very different story. When you finally experience restorative sleep, the kind that calms inflammation, regulates the immune system, stabilises cortisol, and gives hair follicles the safety signals they need to grow, everything begins to shi...
Send us Fan Mail Low ferritin is one of the most misunderstood markers in the hair-loss world — and today, we’re breaking it down properly. In this episode, I unpack the real relationship between ferritin, iron metabolism, and hair shedding, and why so many people feel lost when their blood tests come back “normal” but their symptoms don’t match. We dive into: • What ferritin actually means — and what it doesn’t • Why inflammation and autoimmunity can disguise iron deficiency &nbs...
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Great show. VJ is a mine of information about auto-immune diseases. Well worth a listen.