Heal in 10: What Your Body Does (& Doesn’t) Need to Heal Your Thyroid w/ McCall McPherson

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Hey Heal Squad! Have you ever wondered, “Am I actually supporting my healing, or just pushing harder?” Remember this: Your symptoms are signals, so start listening. In today’s Heal in 10, McCall McPherson breaks down the surprising truth about popular wellness trends (like cold plunging 🥶) and how they may actually harm your healing if you're dealing with thyroid issues or chronic stress. We also talk about the hidden link between thyroid dysfunction, adrenal stress, and hormone imbalance, what most women are missing in their healing (hint: testosterone + detox pathways), how endocrine disruptors like plastics, fragrances, and pesticides silently impact your thyroid, and the healing power of saunas for detox, hormone balance, and true restoration. It’s time to stop chasing the trends and start tuning into what your body actually needs. Start here! Don’t forget to listen to our FULL episodes with McCall Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1133-lets-talk-thyroid-symptoms-lifestyles-treatments/id1320060107?i=1000722633299 Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1134-how-to-read-your-lab-results-like-a-thyroid/id1320060107?i=1000722779409 HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront Prenuvo: Prenuvo.com/MARIA for $300 off EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ Join In-Person Heal Retreat Waitlist! https://mariamenounos.myflodesk.com/heal-retreat-waitlist GUEST RESOURCES: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mccallmcphersonpa https://www.instagram.com/modernthyroid Website: https://www.modernthyroidclinic.com/ Thyroid Lab Guide: https://gift.modernthyroidclinic.com/ ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	Friends, as you know, I'm always searching for cleaner products and just trying to do better.
0:04.4	Right now, I'm super inspired by EWG certified brands, and Macy's has me and you covered.
0:10.6	They have some amazing end of summer sales, and they're bringing back their 10 days of glam.
0:14.9	Check out well people.
0:16.7	If you're looking for an EWG certified beauty brand to try out, I'm ordering some products myself,
0:21.9	and I'll link them below in my wish list.
0:23.9	I'm so happy Macy's is carrying clean products, and you can find it all right now at macy's.com.
0:29.6	Enjoy.
0:33.8	I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:38.8	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menunoz, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:46.2	Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:51.4	I saw on your Instagram that if you have thyroid issues, you can't or shouldn't cold plunge.
0:57.7	Curious for you to explain that to everybody.
1:01.1	Yeah, that was quite the controversial post, wasn't it?
1:04.0	I mean, people, they were really dogmatic in their responses.
1:07.8	So this is people earlier on in their thyroid journey. So essentially when your
1:11.9	thyroid is low functioning, your adrenal glands, your glands that are responsible for your stress
1:17.4	response are upregulating. They're more stressed. They're trying to pick up the slack. So you're
1:24.4	walking around every day in this manufactured stress state because your body just isn't in homeostasis.
1:31.4	It's not in a good place.
1:32.9	So it's just pushing, pushing, pushing.
1:35.6	And what cold plunge inherently is is it creates a state called hormesis.
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