Solving the Hypothyroid Epidemic with Elle Russ
The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance
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Functional Medicine and Hypothyroidism
The thyroid is a signal from the pituitary at the base of the brain that is sent to the thyroid TSH signal when it senses that your blood is low in thyroid hormones. There are two primary ones we really care about, which is T4 and T3. If you get those all done in one blood draw, that's pretty comprehensive. And then there's also a little side thyroid related test, DHA sulfate. So once thatYour blood isLow: The pituitary senseslow in thyroid hormones; It sends a signal to kind of wake up the thyroid gland and say, hey, hey, produce more energy. Then it can't execute properly or maybe not executed
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