How to Heal Your Thyroid

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Are birth control pills and other medications increasing your risk of hypothyroidism? Long-term use of birth control pills may be putting women at much higher risk of developing an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism. In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Josh Axe dives into the latest research showing a strong link between extended birth control use and thyroid dysfunction. Tune in as Dr. Axe reveals: Shocking statistics on hypothyroidism rates in women taking birth control pills How birth control hormones deplete nutrients crucial for thyroid function Best natural remedies to support thyroid health if on birth control Top foods, herbs, and lifestyle tips to heal hypothyroidism In this must-listen episode, you'll learn if you're at risk for thyroid issues, steps to protect yourself, and how to restore optimal thyroid function naturally. 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 ------ Links: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/6/e046607 https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-estrogen-and-what-does-it-do-to-my-body-4142677 https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-thyroid-gland-and-thyroid-hormones-4149834 https://www.verywellhealth.com/thyroid-binding-globulin-test-4691368 https://www.verywellhealth.com/iodine-deficiency-overview-4582557 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/adrenal-glands https://honehealth.com/edge/health/ashwagandha-and-thyroid-health/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6057754/ https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28829155/ https://www.livestrong.com/article/483255-vitamin-b-complex-hypothyroidism https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/23/7084 https://www.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046607 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	Hey everyone, welcome to the Dr. Josh Axe show. I am your host, Dr. Axe. And each and every
0:34.9	week on the show, we dive deep into the science and principles
0:37.8	behind how to grow in body, mind, spirit, and take your health and your life to the next level.
0:43.1	Today, I'm going to be talking about thyroid health, and I'm going to blow your mind with one statistic.
0:48.2	Let me start off with it here. Did you know that if you've taken birth control pills long term,
0:53.6	your chance of having hypothyroidism
0:55.8	goes up by 283 percent?
1:00.6	So there are things that you might be doing, and you have no idea, that are impacting your
1:07.0	thyroid in a negative way.
1:08.1	And I'm also going to go through the exact vitamins and nutrients that have been shown
1:11.6	according to clinical studies to actually improve thyroid function.
1:17.2	Now before I dive into this, make sure to subscribe to this channel and hit the notification
1:21.4	bell so you don't miss a single thing.
1:24.6	All right, so a study was done on over 5,000 women and they found a higher prevalence
1:30.5	of hypothyroidism in women who have ever taken in their life birth control in a much higher
1:37.7	rate in those women who have taken birth control for, birth control for 10 years.
1:43.4	Now the study specifically discovered those women who took birth control pills birth control for 10 years. Now the study specifically discovered those women
1:45.5	who took birth control pills for more than 10 years had a 283.7% greater odds of developing
1:55.8	hypothyroidism compared to those without such a history. So as you can see here, the longer you take birth control pills,
2:04.6	the greater your risk of hypothyroidism is.
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