In this in-depth episode of Thyroid Shorts, Dr. Eric Balcavage addresses one of the most misunderstood aspects of thyroid physiology: T4 to T3 conversion problems. What You'll Learn:

• Why conventional medicine ignores conversion issues and focuses only on TSH
• The critical difference between "broken" physiology vs. adaptive responses
• How deiodinase enzymes (D1, D2, D3) actually control thyroid hormone conversion
• Why your body might be intentionally reducing T4 to T3 conversion
• The real reasons behind elevated reverse T3 levels
• Why T3 medication often backfires and creates more problems
• Practical steps to naturally improve conversion through addressing root causes

Dr. Balcavage explains how reduced T4 to T3 conversion isn't a malfunction—it's often your body's intelligent response to cellular stress, inflammation, or danger signals. Instead of forcing conversion with medication, he advocates for identifying and addressing the underlying stressors through his Strategic Thyroid Solution approach. Key Topics: Thyroid conversion, T4 to T3, functional medicine, reverse T3, deiodinase enzymes, cellular physiology, stress response, inflammation, homeostasis vs allostasis Resources Mentioned:

• The Thyroid Debacle book
• Free discovery calls at DrEricBalcavage.com
• Thyroid Recovery Blueprint

Perfect for anyone struggling with hypothyroid symptoms despite "normal" labs or those on T3 medication without lasting results.