The Energy Balance Podcast

BV #12: Gary Brecka Doesn’t Understand Thyroid & Natural PUFA vs. Seed Oils


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In this episode we discuss:
 
  • Gary Brecka’s misrepresentation of thyroid function – are thyroid hormones methylated?
  • How thyroid hormone conversion actually works and the factors that can inhibit it
  • Whether taking thyroid hormone replacement suppresses or harms your thyroid gland
  • Seed oils vs. unprocessed PUFA from nuts and seeds – is there a difference?
  • Whether PUFA are “essential” and if there are actually any benefits to consuming them  
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    Timestamps:

    0:00 – intro 

    1:21 – Gary Brecka’s claim that methylation is responsible for T4 to T3 conversion 

    5:43 – how T4 to T3 conversion really happens and factors that inhibit it 

    10:17 – whether a lack of T3 is the primary problem in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis 

    12:53 – whether taking exogenous thyroid medications harms the thyroid gland 

    18:19 – Gary Brecka’s advice on how to fix Hashimoto’s and why we disagree 

    24:14 – be careful of quick fixes and magic pills  

    26:38 – pros and cons of using thyroid hormone replacement therapy 

    30:17 – issues with thyroid supplementation recommendations within the Bioenergetic sphere 

    37:38 – whether you can reverse hypothyroidism without using thyroid supplementation 

    41:31 – Joe Rogan and Gary Brecka discuss why the processing of seed oils is responsible for their harm  

    47:30 – whether processed foods are inherently bad 

    49:23 – are there any benefits to eating PUFA and are they “essential”? 

    52:28 – the toxic effects of PUFA, including from nuts & seeds 

    55:19 – potential benefits from nuts & seeds are not due to PUFA content 

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