BONUS: Hashimoto's: What Is It and How It Impacts Our Health with Dr. Anshul Gupta

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

I am delighted to connect with Dr. Anshul Gupta today! Dr. Gupta is a best-selling author, speaker, researcher, and world expert on Hashimoto’s. He educates people worldwide on reversing Hashimoto’s disease. He is a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician who worked at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic alongside Dr. Mark Hyman. In this episode, Dr. Gupta shares his personal story, and we discuss the root of autoimmunity, how Hashimoto’s disease causes the slow destruction of the thyroid gland, and the impact of chronic stress, diet, and an imbalanced gut microbiome. We also discuss toxins and infections, labs to watch out for, fasting and thyroid disease, as well as medication options, peptides, and the issues surrounding iodine supplementation. I sincerely hope you enjoy listening to today’s conversation with Dr. Gupta as much as I did recording it! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How Dr. Gupta’s personal health journey sparked his passion for thyroid issues. What is autoimmunity, and what is Hashimoto’s? How increasing doses of thyroid medication indicates a deterioration of the thyroid gland Dr. Gupta shares five major root causes of Hashimoto’s. Gluten and dairy, and how they impact the thyroid gland Why are heavy metals such a big issue? Impact of exposure to mold and mycotoxins. Epstein-Barr virus and how it interacts with the thyroid to make people more susceptible to Hashimoto’s. How does exposure to stress impact thyroid function? Natural ways to detoxify the body Dr. Gupta talks about lab testing for the thyroid and Hashimoto’s. Benefits of fasting for mitochondrial health, particularly for people with thyroid issues Different medication options for people with Hashimoto’s, including peptides and LDN (low-dose naltrexone) Dr. Gupta shares his thoughts on iodine. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X Instagram ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Check out Cynthia’s ⁠website⁠ Connect with Dr. Anshul Gupta On his ⁠website⁠ YouTube⁠ and other social media (@AnshulGuptaMD)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.
0:03.7	I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.4	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:13.9	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and
0:21.5	impact over a million lives.
0:29.0	This is the start of bonus Mondays, a compilation of the top episodes over the past three years for everyday wellness.
0:40.8	And I have to tell you, when I went through all of this research and data, it was apparent to me that we have a very eclectic, diverse group of clinicians, science writers, personal trainers, and experts. I know you will love this new series. Every
0:57.8	Monday, we're dropping some of the biggest podcasts of the last three years. These are your
1:03.3	favorites, the most downloaded, ones that have resonated with you. And I love that we're
1:09.1	going to be able to share these every Monday so that you can
1:11.6	revisit some of these amazing episodes.
1:16.7	Today I had the great fortune of connecting with Dr. Gupta. He's a bestselling author,
1:21.6	speaker, researcher, and the world expert in Hashimoto's. He educates people worldwide on reversing Hashimoto's diseases.
1:29.8	He is also a board certified family medicine physician who worked at the prestigious
1:34.2	Cleveland Clinic alongside Dr. Mark Hyman. Today, we spoke at great length about the root of
1:39.9	autoimmunity, his personal story, how Hashimoto's causes the slow destruction of the thyroid
1:46.4	gland, the impact of chronic stress, food, and imbalanced gut microbiome, toxins, and
1:52.6	infections, labs to look out for, the role of fasting in thyroid disease, and yes, you can
1:58.9	fast with thyroid disease, medication options, pept disease, and yes, you can fast with thyroid disease, medication options,
2:03.5	peptides, and the issues surrounding iodine supplementation. I hope you will enjoy this
2:09.2	podcast as much as I did recording it.
2:14.9	Dr. Gupta, it's so wonderful to connect with you.
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