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BONUS: The Thyroid Debacle: All About Thyroid Health with Dr. Eric Balcavage


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I’m delighted to reconnect with Dr. Eric Balcavage today! He is the owner and founder of Rejuvagen, a functional medicine clinic in Pennsylvania. He is also a nationally recognized speaker and educator on various health-related topics, including thyroid physiology, detoxification, methylation, and chronic illness.

Dr. Eric Balcavage joins me for the third time today to discuss his new book, The Thyroid Debacle, co-authored with Dr. Kelly Halderman. We dive into his motivation for writing his book, discuss cellular hypothyroidism and its triggers, and get into the impact of chronic low-grade inflammation on our mitochondrial health. We go into why hypothyroidism is a spectrum, the role of bile in thyroid functioning, and the impact of hypothyroidism on our sex hormones. We also discuss the incidence of Hashimoto’s, why iodine is so controversial, labs we want to look at more closely with thyroid issues, and supplements and nutrition.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Dr. Eric explains why clinicians are failing their patients concerning thyroid management and diagnosis.

  • A better clinical approach to thyroid issues.

  • Dr. Eric unpacks cellular hypothyroidism.

  • Why weight loss is a lot more complicated than simply counting calories and fasting.

  • The function of bile, apart from breaking down and emulsifying fat

  • Problems that might occur after having the gallbladder removed.

  • The impact of hypothyroidism on the sex hormones.

  • How a broader approach could ultimately result in more effective treatment strategies.

  • Dr. Eric shares his view on what triggers the development of goiters. 

  • Is iodine supplementation necessary?

  • Dr. Eric shares his thoughts on nutrition for thyroid health.

  • The best supplements for reducing inflammation.

    Bio

    Dr. Eric Balcavage is the owner and founder of Rejuvagen, a functional medicine clinic in Chadds Ford, PA. He is a nationally recognized speaker and educator on various health-related topics, including thyroid physiology, bile physiology, detoxification, oxidative stress, methylation, and chronic illness. 

    Dr. Balcavage is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.), a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Board Certified in Integrative Medicine, along with being a licensed Chiropractor in Pennsylvania. 

    Dr. Balcavage is the co-host of the Thyroid Answers Podcast. The podcast focuses on answering the pressing questions that those suffering from chronic hypothyroid symptoms can’t get answered elsewhere. You can find his educational Thyroid Thursday videos on Vimeo and YouTube.

    Dr. Balcavage has made it his mission to change the way medicine looks at hypothyroidism. He is the co-author of the book The Thyroid Debacle. The book, co-written by Dr. Kelly Halderman, addresses the problems with current allopathic and functional medicine approaches to hypothyroidism as well as the solutions to restoring thyroid physiology.

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