TTE 100: Fighting Back From Chronic Illness and Hypothyroidism
In this episode, I chat with UFC veteran Leah Letson. We discuss her involvement in the world of mixed martial arts and the UFC.
While Leah is a professional athlete that does not mean she was optimally healthy. We might think that being a professional athlete would mean you are healthy, but what we often see is that professional athletes are often some of the most unhealthy people trapped inside a fit appearing physique.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Leah got involved in fighting and mixed martial arts
 - The health struggles she was struggling with that forced her to temporarily step away from the UFC
 - The struggle to get her doctors and coaches to believe she was struggling with her health
 - The health challenges we eventually uncovered
 - The work it took to get her health back and be able to fight again
 - more ...