Thyroid Thursday Episode 63: Why You Can’t Trust TSH and T4 If You Have Hypothyroid Symptoms! Hey everybody, it’s Dr Eric Balcavage. We’re back for another edition of Thyroid Thursday. Today I want to talk about why you can’t trust TSH and T4 if you still have hypothyroid symptoms. You know, whether you’ve been diagnosed…
https://vimeo.com/251358407 Thyroid Thursday Episode 62: Hypothyroidism and MTHFR I’ve had many people come to my office for support with Hypothyroidism who have found out they have a gene polymorphism of the MTHFR gene and want to know if there is a connection and what to do about it. The first thing I need to review…
Thyroid Answers Podcast #24 : Thyroid Physiology, Autism, and Down’s Syndrome with Dr. Shelese Pratt Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman interview Dr. Shelese Pratt regarding Autism, Down’s Syndrome and developmental disorders and the connection to thyroid physiology. Some of the topics discussed include: MTHFR Methylation Thyroid physiology Hashimoto’s Developmental disorders Nutritional needs of mother…
Thyroid Answers Podcast #23: Thyroid Physiology and Organic Acid Testing with Elizma Lambert (Released: Dec 16, 2017) Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman Interview Naturopath Elizma Lambert regarding Organic Acid Testing and the connection to thyroid physiology. Some of the topics discussed include: What are organic acids What Organic Acid Testing evaluates Oxalates Neurotransmitter physiology…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 60: Hypothyroidism and Fatty Liver Today we want to talk about the connection between hypothyroidism and something called fatty liver. Fatty liver is a condition where fat is accumulating in the liver. We’re seeing more and more people showing up in the office with fatty liver. I want to talk about how…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 59: Why You Can’t Lose Body Fat! Why can’t you lose body fat? Hi everybody. It’s Dr. Eric Balcavage, and we’re back for another edition of Thyroid Thursday. Today I want to talk about why you can’t lose fat. It’s one of the biggest challenges I hear from people when they come into…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 58: Why Don’t Doctors Run T3? Hey everybody, it’s Dr. Eric Balcavage, and we’re back for another addition of Thyroid Thursday, and today, we want to answer a question that many of my patients have, and that is, why do doctors not want to run T3 or free T3? And the answer for…
Thyroid Answers Podcast #22: The Thyroid – Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO) Connection Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman interview Dr. Nirala Jacobi regarding Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth and the connection to thyroid physiology. Dr. Jacobi is undoubtedly one of the leaders in the world of SIBO. She has an amazing amount of knowledge regarding…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 57: What Happens When You Take T4 Hormones? What Happens When You Take T4 Hormones? Hey, everybody. It’s Dr. Eric Balcavage, and we’re back for another edition of Thyroid Thursday. And today, I want to talk about what happens when you take T4. Whether your gland makes T4 or when you get…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 56: Thyroid Allostasis and TSH Hi everybody, it’s Dr. Eric Balcavage. We’re back for another edition of Thyroid Thursday. Today I want to talk about TSH again. I’ve been beating this drum, but TSH is not a valid marker of thyroid physiology in the body. I talk about cellular hypothyroidism and the fact…