Thyroid Answers Podcast

Episode 246: The Optimal Free T3 Myth: Does Your Free T3 Really Need to Be 4.0–4.5?

Have you been told your Free T3 needs to be above 4.0 for you to feel good, lose weight, or have "optimal" thyroid function? It's a common claim in the thyroid world. B

Episode 245: Is Your Phone Keeping Your Body in Protection Mode? Digital Stimulation, Sleep Rhythm, Nervous System Activation, and Thyroid Physiology

You finally crawl into bed after a long day, grab your phone, and start scrolling. It feels like downtime. But is your body actually experiencing it as recovery? In t

Episode 244: Are Your Healthy Habits Helping You Recover or Keeping You in Protection Mode?

What if the things you're doing to improve your health are actually creating more demand than your body can handle? Exercise, fasting, cold plunges, sauna, breathwork,

Episode 243: Are You Nourishing for Optimal Thyroid Physiology or Signaling Scarcity?

Can eating "healthy" actually make your thyroid symptoms worse? In this episode, Dr. Eric Balcavage continues his series on rhythms and thyroid physiology by exploring

Episode 242: Why Thyroid Recovery Starts With Better Signals and How Healthy Rhythms Shape Thyroid Physiology

Dr. Balcavage's new book, Is This The Hill?, is now available. Go to drericbalcavage.com/hill for the information or to order. ---------- Is your thyroid medication h

Episode 241: Why Mitochondrial Support Isn't Always Supportive

Dr. Balcavage's new book, Is This The Hill?, releases at the end of July. Get on the waitlist to receive updates, exclusive bonus content, and early announcements at drer

Episode 240: What Mitochondrial Testing Can and Cannot Tell You - Why a Bottleneck is Not Always a Deficiency

Mitochondrial testing has become increasingly popular for people dealing with fatigue, hypothyroidism, chronic illness, brain fog, and low energy. But what does an abnorm

Episode 239: Stress, Food, and the Hypothyroid Body with Ginny Mahar

In this episode of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, Dr. Eric Balcavage welcomes back functional medicine health coach, chef, and cookbook author Ginny Mahar to discuss the ro

Episode 238: Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The New Functional Medicine Rabbit Hole?

In this episode of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, Dr. Eric Balcavage challenges one of the biggest trends in functional and integrative medicine: the idea that chronic fati

Episode 237: Why Thyroid Medications and Supplements Work at First… Then Stop

In this episode of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, Dr. Eric Balcavage explains why temporary improvement does not always mean true recovery. He explores how thyroid medicati

Episode 236: Why Does Cholesterol Rise When Thyroid Physiology Slows Down?

Many people are told their elevated cholesterol and LDL levels are simply the result of diet, lack of exercise, or genetics. But what if rising cholesterol is actually a

Episode 235: Your Thyroid Labs Are "Normal"… But Are They Appropriate?

If you've ever been told your thyroid labs are "normal" but you still feel exhausted, cold, constipated, anxious, inflamed, or unable to lose weight, this episode is for

Episode 234: The GI Connection to Hormone Disorders with Dr. Cassie Smith

Why do so many people continue to struggle with thyroid symptoms, hormone imbalances, fatigue, weight gain, digestive issues, and poor health even when their lab work loo

Episode 233: Why So Many People with Thyroid Problems Have Gut and Gallbladder Issues

Many people with hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's are surprised when they begin experiencing symptoms like bloating, constipation, food sensitivities, gallstones, fat intole

Episode 232: Why Your Thyroid and Iron Protocols Aren't Working

If you've been trying everything to fix your thyroid or iron issues — medications, supplements, protocols, lab optimization, detoxes, gut healing, hormone balancing — and

Episode 231: The Low Ferritin Trap

If you've been told your ferritin is low and that you need iron supplements because you're "iron deficient"… this episode may completely change how you understand iron, f

Episode 230:   Understanding Thyroid Health: Immune System Insights

If you're dealing with fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, or stubborn symptoms that won't go away… you've probably been told it's your thyroid. So you test your labs

Episode 229: Why Your Body Reduces T4 to T3 Conversion and Why That's Protective

Low T3 Isn't a Conversion Problem… It's a Protective Response If your thyroid labs show low free T3 and high reverse T3, you've probably been told your body isn't conve

Episode 228: Why Your Metabolism Slowed Down (And Why Nothing Is Fixing It)

If you are struggling with fatigue and cannot lose body fat no matter what you do, this episode will challenge how you think about metabolism. Most people are told their

Episode 227: Why Your Metabolism Isn't Broken (And Why You're Still Tired)

Episode 227: Why Your Metabolism Isn't Broken (And Why You're Still Tired) If you're struggling with fatigue, low energy, or a "slow metabolism," you've probably been t