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Energized with Dr. Mariza

499: All Of Your Thyroid Questions Answered with McCall McPherson

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8974 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Several years after struggling with the mismanagement of hypothyroidism, McCall McPherson finally discovered how to manage her condition to enhance her daily living. Now, as a thyroid practitioner and an advocate for thyroid care, she helps women with low-thyroid function live their best lives. So often thyroid conditions get overlooked because the proper labs aren’t being drawn, and the right diagnoses aren’t being made. Plus, many women who struggle with thyroid issues have been given mixed information on the appropriate and available management methods. In this podcast, McCall McPherson sets the record straight and answers your questions about thyroid function– including some that you didn’t even know you needed! We’ll discuss hypothyroidism symptoms, and what labs you should be getting annually to check your thyroid function. Then we dive into treatments like Levothyroxine and Armour, lifestyle changes, symptom management tips, and more. It’s so important to be an advocate for your health and work with a provider that you trust. McCall talks about making sure to work with a doctor who wants to partner with you. It’s YOUR body, and it’s YOUR health. So knowing the best ways to take care of it is essential. McCall is so passionate about perfecting thyroid treatment, especially after her own struggles. So now she lives, breathes, and thrives in understanding the nuances of proper thyroid care. Her philosophy is simple– There’s no reason to still have thyroid symptoms. She helps tons of women get back on track with managing thyroid disease. And now she’s here to help you! So tune in, because you won’t want to miss all the details, and all the knowledge she has to offer to you. It truly can be life-changing. PLUS– we’re so grateful for the incredible audience that’s helped to get us 1 episode away from 500 podcasts! So, to celebrate the 500th episode, I’ll be hosting a giveaway from March 3rd to March 7th. I’ll be giving away over $500 in prizes– from Apple AirPods Pro to my complete Women’s Hormone kit and more. Listen to this podcast ASAP for the exact details on how to enter, and you could be a lucky winner! McCall McPherson McCall Mcpherson is the founder of Modern Thyroid Clinic, a thyroid-centered functional medicine practice in Austin, Texas. She is also the owner and chief of Thyroid Nation. She’s a physician's assistant, a TEDx speaker, and an expert in thyroid health having been a thyroid patient herself. IN THIS EPISODE Symptoms of Low Thyroid Function Thyroid Screening and Diagnosis Treatment Protocols Symptoms Management How to Live with Low Thyroid Function Your Thyroid Questions Answered Bonus: Dr. Mariza’s 500th Episode Giveaway Details! Resources Mentioned Modern Thyroid Clinic Website Thyroid Nation Website: Connect with McCall McPherson! TikTok Facebook Instagram Related Episodes #248: The Truth Behind The Undiagnosed Epidemic Of Cellular Hypothyroidism With Dr. Eric Balcavage And Dr. Kelly Halderman #221: Root Causes Of Hashimoto’s And How To Address It #219: How To Identify Low Thyroid Function And What Labs To Immediately Request #205: What Are The Best Supplements For Your Thyroid?#105: What If Your Thyroid Actually Is Your Problem? With Mccall Mcpherson (2019 Podcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Pets bring so much joy from those happy greetings at the door to the warm

0:05.2

cuddles on the sofa so give a little love back with dental life from Purina a

0:10.6

range of delicious chews made for dogs and tasty snacks for cats that help clean and support your pets teeth and gums.

0:18.5

Essential for their overall well-being and a happy healthy life. They give you plenty of smiles so

0:25.2

look after theirs with dental life. Pick up dental life in the pet food aisle. Gosh it feels like a lifetime ago but over four years ago during the summer of

0:41.2

2018 while I was wrapping up the

0:43.6

essential oils hormone solution book a series of symptoms screamed so

0:47.4

loud at me that I finally decided to run a full thyroid panel along with two thyroid antibody tests thyroid peroxidase antibody

0:56.1

known as TPO and thyroid globulin antibody T GAB.

1:00.5

Now the diagnosis came shortly after the labs were ran and it was low thyroid function

1:06.0

driven by a number of root causes including the autoimmune condition hajimoto's

1:11.0

thyroiditis. Now I want you to know that I went undiagnosed

1:14.1

for about three to five years,

1:15.9

and that's the case for most women.

1:18.2

It takes an average of five to ten years

1:20.0

to get an official diagnosis

1:21.5

for low thyroid function and Hajimoto's.

1:24.1

It gets undiagnosed for millions of women every single year.

1:28.6

And to be honest, I, like most women, initially thought it was just stress, or it was my was just stress or it was my

1:33.8

adrenals or it was my energy levels and I thought it had a lot to do with my

1:38.0

book deadline that was coming up very tight but after implementing some

1:41.9

protocols that had worked for me in the past I still felt

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