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Hi, this is Dr. Roushau, and let's discuss the connection between your gut and your thyroid,

which is a fairly profound connection, but is oftentimes overlooked. And the main point I'm

hoping to impress

upon you with these few data points is that if you're floundering with thyroid symptoms

or an ambiguous thyroid diagnosis, or you've been unable to find the ideal dose of medication,

either to rectify aberrancies in TSA or T4 or in your symptoms,

then an examination of your gut health is a very good idea

because it may be your gut health that's actually causing

this litany of symptoms. But let's look at what the data shows

so we can make a more confident decision

to investigate our gut health. I'll start with some association data, which associates your gut

as implicated in causing problems with the thyroid. And up here in the screen, I will list a study from Poland. And in this

study, and what you're seeing in this chart is essentially the TSA-levels, free T-3, and free T-4 levels

of a healthy group of controls as compared to those with SIBO and diarrhea or SIBO and constipation.

And what I've highlighted here for you in Orange is the real main thrust of this paper,

which is the TPO antibody levels, or the thyroid antibody levels,

which assesses the degree of

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