Thyroid Updates: Treating Hypothyroidism and Interpreting Labs

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Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

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🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The latest thyroid health findings are in and are about hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. This research reveals what medications—either taken solo or combined—are effective at reducing symptoms of brain fog, fatigue, and pain. Listen in to learn more about what each study shows, how to accurately interpret a thyroid lab, and how to best treat your thyroid with diet, lifestyle modifications, and gut health interventions.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Rousho Radio, providing practical and science-based solutions to feeling your best.
0:15.4	To stay up to date on the latest topics, as well as all of our prior episodes, make sure to subscribe in your podcast player.
0:22.9	For weekly updates, visit Dr. Russo.com. That's dr. r-R-R-U-S-C-I-O.com.
0:30.6	The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or
0:36.0	treat any disease. Please do not apply any of this information
0:39.6	without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Hi, everyone. This is Dr. Michael
0:45.9	Rucho, and welcome back. Let's go into some research updates on thyroid health. And just as a
0:52.9	quick reminder, we have dedicated a lot of resources
0:56.2	toward monitoring new research in a myriad of areas. One, of course, is thyroid. And we filter
1:05.6	these studies for those that are applicable. We throw out most animal data because I'm sure you know
1:10.7	that doesn't have a lot of carryover translation into humans. And we try to those that are applicable. We throw out most animal data because I'm sure you know,
1:15.9	it doesn't have a lot of carryover translation into humans. And we try to consolidate toward items that our audience would be concerned with. Some obscure thyroid condition that may
1:21.9	affect one in 500,000 people, we will filter out and focus mostly on Hashimoto's, thyroid autoimmunity,
1:30.8	hypothyroidism, dietary, nutritional lifestyle solutions, the optimum way to interpret lab work,
1:37.9	the optimum use of medication, etc. So that is what we will focus on today. The first study that we'll look at was entitled
1:47.0	benefits and harm of libo-thiroxin L-triotothyronine versus levitroxin monotherapy for adults with
1:59.0	hypothyroidism, a systematic review with metanalysis.
2:02.5	So I said simply comparing combination T4 plus T3 versus just T4 monotherapy.
2:10.1	Eighteen clinical trials were examined comparing these two different therapies.
2:15.4	No difference between monotherapy, just T4, versus combination
2:20.6	therapy, T4 plus T3, was found in thyroid function, depressive symptoms, fatigue, quality
2:28.9	of life, or adverse effects. However, and this is important to highlight, patients did have a higher
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