The thyroid gland plays a major role in regulating our metabolism. It releases hormones that influence nearly every system in the body, in addition to other hormones. Because of its far-reaching effects, the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction are widely variable and often over-looked. In today’s episode we discuss how to identify thyroid abnormalities, how to measure it properly, and some functional medicine interventions to improve thyroid function.

 

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:45 What is the thyroid and what does it do?
• 4:20 Symptoms of thyroid dysfunction
• 8:08 Thyroid hormone production and its physiologic cascade
• 12:45 Factors that influence each step of the thyroid hormone cascade
• 16:15 Autoimmunity and thyroid antibodies
• 17:45 T₃, T₄, and Reverse T₃
• 19:05 Laboratory measurement of thyroid function
• 24:10 Addressing root causes in treatment
• 26:00 Question of the Day:
  • What can you do about an elevated reverse T₃?
    
    

Additional Resources:

Genova's Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment

 

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