Daily Steps To Heal The Most Common Autoimmune Disease
The Dr. Hyman Show
Dr. Mark Hyman
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🗓️ 5 August 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
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Every day, 80 million Americans are dealing with some form of autoimmune disease, including Hashimoto’s. Hashimoto’s is the leading cause of hypothyroidism (i.e., an underactive thyroid) in the US, and roughly 14 million people are struggling with this diagnosis. The conventional approach to treating it is based almost entirely on suppressing symptoms with drugs. However, with a Functional Medicine approach, there are so many other steps for treating the thyroid.
I talk with Dr. George Papanicolaou, Dr. Elizabeth Boham, and Dhru Purohit about why thorough testing is necessary for identifying Hashimoto’s and how lifestyle changes, such as removing gluten, could help to treat this condition.
Dr. George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is board certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for four years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility, where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. Dr. Papanicolaou joined The UltraWellness Center in 2017.
Dr. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing.
Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top 50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy, Hashimoto's is the most common cause of hypothyroidism |
| 0:07.4 | It's seen as a thyroid condition |
| 0:09.6 | Yeah, and it's really an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid |
| 0:13.4 | And this is the most common autoimmune disease in America, right? |
| 0:17.6 | Hey everyone, it's Dr. Mark now |
| 0:19.7 | I know there are a lot of functional medicine practitioners out there like I am and we're all trying to get the best data |
| 0:24.8 | We can to help our patients optimize their health and that means we're often looking at things like hormones or |
| 0:29.9 | organic acids, nutrient levels, inflammatory factors, gut bacteria and more to help us find the most effective path to health and healing |
| 0:37.7 | But it usually means having to order multiple tests from multiple different labs which makes the whole process of ordering, tracking and compound and lab results really difficult and time consuming |
| 0:46.4 | And that is where Rupa Health can help |
| 0:49.2 | Rupa Health is a place for functional medicine practitioners to access more than 2000, especially tests |
| 0:54.9 | From over 20 labs like Dutch, vibrant America, Genova, great planes and more |
| 0:59.0 | They make the process of ordering labs simple and fast and allow you to cut down on the paperwork and give you more time to spend with your patients |
| 1:06.2 | This is a much needed option in the functional medicine space |
| 1:09.5 | It means better service for you and your patients |
| 1:12.2 | You can check out our free live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com |
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| 1:21.4 | Now I'm a big proponent of practicing what you preach |
| 1:24.0 | And when I sit down and record a podcast, I truly believe in the information that I'm sharing because I usually try it myself |
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| 1:38.3 | Even with a helpful diet, it can be super hard for your body to get all the nutrients you need throughout the day |
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