067 - Unexplainable Weight Gain, Cortisol & Cushing’s Syndrome With Samantha Weakland

@samantha.weakland on Instagram 00:49 - Today’s guest is Samantha Weakland bringing awareness to a rare disease called Cushing’s syndrome 2:34 - Her first symptom was a 50lb weight gain 5:18 - She saw several doctors 7:25 - None of her doctors tested her for Cortisol 11:10  - Two places that a tumor could be located - the Pituitary gland, or the Adrenal glands  17:00 - Sam’s surgery was at the Mayo Clinic  19:40 - Brain Surgery through the nose which affected her taste and smell 22:00 - Symptoms - weight gain on tummy area, moon face, buffalo hump on the back of the neck, elevated blood pressure, brain fog. etc. 24:00 - https://requestatest.com/?aff=237 to order a Cortisol test, not available in some states. Not covered by insurance.  28:45 - Amy Schumer was diagnosed with Cushing Syndrome from long term use of glucocorticoids which function like cortisol in the body 32:25 - Vote with your $   39:56 - Prenuvo MRI  prenuvo.com/ashley  looks for 500 things 42:44 - Samantha is doing FNTP 47:05 - Symptoms are messages from the body 50:24 - Ashley uses the Oura Ring and Sam started using one after surgery https://ouraring.com/ashleytaylorwellness 53:00 - Sam adopted a dog and has been slowing down, MRI came back clean and has to get them a few more times.  55:10 - Biggest takeaway - Listen to your gut if you think something is wrong and don’t back down. Take responsibility for yourself. Interested in 1:1 coaching? Click here: https://ashleytaylorwellness.as.me/schedule/8230ed17 Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ashleytaylorwellness/ https://www.instagram.com/ashleytaylorwellnesspodcast/