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What Doctors Won't Tell You About Your Thyroid, Little-Known Hacks To Improve Thyroid Function, The Best Thyroid Supplements & Much More With Dr. Amie Hornaman

Ben Greenfield Life

Ben Greenfield

Education, Fitness, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Every once in a while, a personal story serves as a stark reminder that your body, while resilient, isn't infallible. Sometimes, it sends signs—like unexpected weight gain before a major event or constant fatigue—that something's off.

But what if those signals are misunderstood? Or worse, overlooked?

Meet Dr. Amie Hornaman, doctor of clinical nutrition and host of the top-rated podcast in medicine and alternative health The Thyroid Fixer™, with listeners around the globe. The title of "The Thyroid-Fixer" didn’t just fall into Dr. Amie's lap; she earned it. Not only through her groundbreaking work but because she knows the frustration of being misdiagnosed, not once or twice, but six excruciating times. It's not just about the wrong diagnosis; it's the emotional upheaval, the self-doubt, and grappling with a system that often doesn't look beyond the superficial. But adversity has a way of shaping trailblazers.

The founder of The Institute for Thyroid and Hormone Optimization, an organization with transformational, proven approaches to address thyroid dysfunction and support people in returning to full health, Dr. Amie is also the creator of The Fixxr™ supplement line, offering revolutionary, proprietary supplements that are changing the lives of many people.

So, why the focus on the thyroid?

Because this tiny, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck wields immense influence in your body. The thyroid plays a pivotal role in determining how your cells use energy, affecting almost every organ in your body. Its proper functioning is essential for heart rate, body temperature, and even cognitive functions, underscoring its central role in overall health and well-being.

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0:00.0

My name is Ben Greenfield, and on this episode of the Ben Greenfield Life Podcast.

0:04.3

Your thyroid's the master. I mean, that is the start of all metabolic processes, including fat burning.

0:11.1

So if your thyroid isn't working, there's nothing that is working. There's nothing that you can do.

0:16.5

And this is what I see with the people that I work with. They're doing the most perfect diet,

0:21.6

the perfect exercise regimen. They're doing all the supplementation. They're doing peptides.

0:26.6

They're doing all the things, and they're not seeing the results. They'll say,

0:30.2

listen, the scale is not moving down, and in fact, it's moving up. And that is the thyroid's control

0:36.0

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