Thyroid Thursday Episode 50: Environmental Factors Linked to Thyroid Autoimmunity Environmental Factors Linked to Thyroid Autoimmunity Today we are going to continue on this theme that I’ve been talking about this paper, “Environmental Issues In Thyroid Disease”, that was published in Frontiers in Endocrinology in March 2017. I want to talk about environmental factors that…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 49: Do Your Genes Cause Thyroid Autoimmunity? Hi everybody, this is Dr. Balcavage. We’re back for another edition of thyroid Thursday. Today we want to answer a question that I get from a lot of people, and that is: are their genes the cause of their thyroid autoimmunity? The short answer is no,…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 48: Why Do More Women Have Thyroid Autoimmunity Than Men? I want to answer a question that I get quite often, and that is, “Why do more women have Thyroid Autoimmunity than men?” (and, we could say, “Why do more women have any form of Autoimmunity more than men?”) …
Thyroid Answers Podcast #15: Interview with Dr Maggie Ruiz-Paedae Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman discuss Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance, Gut function and Hypothyroidism in this interview with their colleague Dr. Maggie Ruiz-Paedae. The doctors discuss topics that include: Celiac Disease Gluten Intolerance Leaky Gut Syndrome Cellular Hypothyroidism Hashimoto’s Methylation SIBO Genetics Dr Maggie is…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 47: New Insights into Thyroid Hormone Action Hi everybody, it’s Dr. Eric Balcavage, we’re back for another edition of Thyroid Thursday and today I want to talk about a paper that recently came out on February of 2017 and it’s called New Insights into Thyroid Hormone Action. If you’ve been following any…
Thyroid Answers Podcast #14: Functional Neurology and Thyroid Physiology with Dr Brady Wirick Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman discuss functional neurology in this interview with their colleague Dr. Brady Wirick. Dr. Brady is a Doctor of Chiropractic, Functional Neurologist and Functional Medicine Doctor. The discussion on today’s podcast delves into the connection between functional…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 46: Thyroxine Binding Globulin Thyroxine Binding Globulin Welcome to another edition of Thyroid Thursday, in this post I want to clear up some confusion about this thing called thyroxine binding globulin, so I want to explain what that is. Sometimes I get patients who are confused about what it is and how it…
Thyroid Answers Podcast #13: Cellular Hypothyroidism, the GI Tract, and Constipation Part 2 Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman continue their discussion on the relationship between thyroid hormones and GI Tract function. Many patient who have thyroid hormone problems have constipation or other GI symptoms. The symptoms may include reflux, heartburn, gas, bloating, indigestion, diarrhea,…
Thyroid Answers Podcast #12: Cellular Hypothyroidism, the GI Tract, and Constipation Drs. Eric Balcavage and Erica Riggleman discuss the relationship between thyroid hormones and GI Tract function. Many patient who have thyroid hormone problems have constipation or other GI symptoms. The symptoms may include reflux, heartburn, gas, bloating, indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation. While medication can be…
Thyroid Thursday Episode 45: Hypothyroidism and Reflux Many people with Hypothyroidism have gastroesophageal reflux commonly referred to as reflux. Is there a link? Absolutely. Remember thyroid hormone impacts every cell in the body either directly or indirectly. It’s thought that acid reflux may actually be an early indicator of Hypothyroidism. The science of this is not…