947: The Hypothyroid Hoax
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2019
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
This this episode of Mind Pump, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Dr. Michael Ruscio about thyroid health, the misdiagnosis of hypothyroidism and how to improve thyroid function.
- Measuring the success of live events and the value of ones like #PodcastHard. (5:11)
- The potential for Mind Pump & Friends Tour. (8:11)
- Getting the best bang for your buck, right dose when it comes to red light therapy and products like Joovv. (9:08)
- Is he finding that there are more zealots in the space? (14:45)
- The propensity to make things more complicated than they have to be. Why you should always cross reference with a clinician. (17:35)**
- The misdiagnosed epidemic of hyperthyroidism. (18:50)
- Does this group benefit from taking the medication that gets prescribed? (27:30)
- What does a low FODMAP diet look like? (31:35)
- Why the majority of hyperthyroidism is diagnosed as thyroid autoimmunity. (32:30)
- What do thyroid autoimmunity symptoms look like and how to go about treating it? (34:15)
- What are the connections with thyroid and progesterone? (40:56)
- Is there a negative feedback loop when you're on thyroid hormones? (43:13)
- Is there any evidence to show your thyroid may be normal but you have low receptor density? (46:23)
- Does he have cases where someone has hyperthyroidism and fixing their gut issue solves the problem? (49:12)
- Are there potential dangers with taking thyroid hormones when you haven’t been properly diagnosed? (50:29)
- How dangerous can this be for a competitor doing this? (54:20)
- What has the feedback been from his space on this subject? (57:22)
- Thyroid antibodies and their importance in the grand scheme of things. (1:03:50)
- Is hyperthyroidism a death sentence or can you reverse it? (1:09:19)
- How is Hashimoto's disease diagnosed? (1:11:25)
Featured Guest/People Mentioned:
- Dr. Michael Ruscio (@drruscio) Instagram
- Mike Matthews (@muscleforlifefitness) Instagram
- Dr. Jordan Shallow D.C (@the_muscle_doc) Instagram
- Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfieldfitness) Instagram
- Ari Whitten | Facebook
- Dr Paul Turek
- Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt) Twitter
Products Mentioned:
- January Promotion: MAPS Anabolic ½ off!!
- **Code “RED50” at checkout**
- Joovv
- **MAPS Prime w/purchase of $500 or more and free shipping**
- Healthy Gut, Healthy You - Book
- Lack of interest in sex successfully treated by exposure to bright light -- ScienceDaily
- The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy: How to Use Red and Near-Infrared Light Therapy for Anti-Aging, Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Performance Enhancement, and Brain Optimization – Book by Ari Whitten
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism: An Update for Primary Care Physicians
- File: Low FODMAP Diet Guide - Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC
- Take Gut Root Cause Quiz NOW
- The predominant form of non-toxic goiter in Greece is now autoimmune thyroiditis.
- Cycling Toward Childlessness? | The Turek Clinics
- A Successful Patient Case Study Treating Insomnia, Weight Gain, Thyroid, and Arthritis
- Motivated Reasoning Is Why You Can't Win an Argument Using Facts
- Anti-Thyroperoxidase Antibody Levels >500 IU/ml Indicate a Moderately Increased Risk for Developing Hypothyroidism in Autoimmune Thyroiditis.
- What Are Healthy Levels for Thyroid Antibodies - Dr. Michael Ruscio
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, it was a good time with Dr. Ruscio. |
| 0:16.0 | This put it almost a year since we've had him on the show. |
| 0:18.0 | Yeah, almost. I didn't realize how fast time and flu there, man. |
| 0:22.0 | I thought it was just after he dropped his book, but I guess he dropped his book in February of last year. |
| 0:28.0 | So yeah, we're coming up on a year. |
| 0:30.0 | I must recommend his book, at least a few days a week for people with gut health questions. |
| 0:36.0 | Healthy gut healthy use, like that's like the gut health Bible. |
| 0:39.0 | Oh, one I always recommend. |
| 0:41.0 | Yeah, it's highly recommended. It's helped my wife tremendously, especially the way that Mike presents information, |
| 0:46.0 | which is one of my why he's one of my favorite people to talk to is he is not dogmatic about anything at all. |
| 0:54.0 | And he's very careful about how he presents information. |
| 0:58.0 | And so I really appreciate that because it can, especially a topic like gut health, |
| 1:03.0 | can just become a little bit overwhelming. |
| 1:06.0 | And this is a part of the reason why we invited him down. |
| 1:10.0 | Did something a little bit different in today's episode. |
| 1:13.0 | We did cover some other topics, but the big bulk of this episode was really centered around thyroid. |
| 1:21.0 | And it was funny. He reached out to me about a month ago, and he says, Hey, Adam, you know, |
| 1:27.0 | you know, I'd like to come on the show and I really want to address thyroid. |
| 1:31.0 | And right before that, like literally two days before that, Cassie had emailed me and asked if we could create some more content around thyroid, |
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