5 Surprising Causes of Hypothyroid

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Dr. Josh Axe

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

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🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease, with up to 60% being unaware of their condition. In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Josh Axe dives deep into the top 5 causes of autoimmune thyroid disorders like Hashimoto's and reveals groundbreaking secrets to finally heal your thyroid for good. You'll discover: How common viral infections like COVID, Epstein-Barr, and Lyme could be the root cause triggering your thyroid condition The truth about certain nutrient deficiencies that rampantly fuel thyroid dysfunction The gut health connection: Why bacterial overgrowth and leaky gut are sorely overlooked thyroid disruptors Stress management strategies to overcome the emotional toll driving autoimmunity Dr. Josh Axe's cutting-edge 3-step approach to facilitate full thyroid regeneration Don't resign yourself to a lifetime of thyroid medication and symptoms. Tune in to learn how thousands have completely reversed their hypothyroid and Hashimoto's conditions through cellular healing. Walk away empowered to reclaim your energy, metabolism and thyroid health once and for all! Want to go a step further? Check out my free training on navigating thyroid autoimmune disease: https://bit.ly/free-thyroid-class Want more of The Dr. Josh Axe Show? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Dr. Josh Axe Instagram Twitter Facebook Tik-Tok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to the Dr. Josh Axe Show where each and every week I help you grow body,
0:04.9	mind, and spirit by covering principles and the science behind how to take your life to the next
0:10.2	level. On today's episode, I'll be covering the top five causes of autoimmune thyroid conditions,
0:17.2	including Hashimoto's thyroiditis. And there are five unexpected triggers
0:23.4	behind your thyroid autoimmunity
0:25.7	that you have to know about
0:27.2	if you're going to heal your thyroid
0:29.0	and help it function at the highest level possible.
0:33.1	I want to start off with a couple examples
0:34.6	of patients and a family member
0:36.5	that I helped overcome their thyroid issues.
0:40.0	The first was a patient, Janet, and she had come into me, and she had been to 15 other doctors.
0:45.0	She'd been to conventional doctors.
0:47.2	She had been to natural practitioners, including functional medicine doctors, and she still was struggling with major autoimmune issues,
0:55.4	major thyroid issues, and had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Well, after a short
1:01.0	time in my office, one of the things I came to discover is that basically what everybody was trying
1:05.6	to do is treat it with just a few pills. She went into her conventional doctor, and they said,
1:09.8	you've got to be on this immunosuppressant, and you need to be on this thyroid drug. And that's all they put her on her.
1:15.4	They never told her to change her diet, improve her lifestyle or anything. And it's a very similar
1:20.2	thing, even with the functional medicine doctor. Now they said you should go gluten and dairy-free.
1:25.6	They recommended her take a few vitamins and supplements.
1:28.4	But that was really it as well.
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