Ep. 267 Hashimoto's: What Is It and How It Impacts Our Health
I am delighted to connect with Dr. Anshul Gupta today!\xa0\nDr. Gupta is a best-selling author, speaker, researcher, and world expert on Hashimoto\u2019s. He educates people worldwide on reversing Hashimoto\u2019s disease. He is a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician who worked at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic alongside Dr. Mark Hyman.\nIn this episode, Dr. Gupta shares his personal story, and we speak about the root of autoimmunity, how Hashimoto\u2019s causes the slow destruction of the thyroid gland, and the impact of chronic stress, food, and an imbalanced gut microbiome. We also talk about toxins and infections, labs to look out for, fasting and thyroid disease, as well as medication options, peptides, and the issues surrounding iodine supplementation.\xa0\nI sincerely hope you enjoy listening to today\u2019s conversation with Dr. Gupta as much as I did recording it!\xa0\n\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nHow Dr. Gupta\u2019s personal health journey sparked his passion for thyroid issues.\n\nWhat is autoimmunity, and what is Hashimoto\u2019s?\n\nHow increasing doses of thyroid medication indicates a deterioration of the thyroid gland.\n\nDr. Gupta shares five major root causes of Hashimoto\u2019s.\n\nWhy do foods like gluten and dairy make it much harder for the thyroid gland to function?\n\nWhy are heavy metals such a big issue?\n\nThe impact of exposure to mold and mycotoxins.\n\nHow the Epstein-Barr virus interacts with the thyroid, to make people more susceptible to Hashimoto\u2019s.\n\nHow does exposure to stress impact thyroid function?\n\nSome natural ways to detoxify the body.\n\nDr. Gupta talks about lab testing for the thyroid and Hashimoto\u2019s.\n\nThe benefits of fasting for mitochondrial health- particularly for people with thyroid issues.\xa0\n\nDr. Gupta discusses different medication options for people with Hashimoto\u2019s, including peptides and LDN (low-dose naltrexone).\n\nDr. Gupta shares his thoughts on iodine.\n\n\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s website\nConnect with Dr. Anshul Gupta\nOn his website\nOn YouTube and other social media (@AnshulGuptaMD)