Unlocking Thyroid Health and Autoimmune Secrets
5/8/202614 min
Could your "thyroid problem" actually be an underlying autoimmune condition that is currently being ignored? I sat down with Dr. Heather Stone, a practitioner dedicated to uncovering what’s really going on when your labs say you're "fine" but you feel anything but. We dive deep into why the vast majority of thyroid cases are actually Hashimoto’s and how environmental triggers like gluten and glyphosate are fueling the fire. You'll learn how to stop being "patted on the head" by conventional medicine and start taking control of your hormones and immune health through comprehensive testing. (00:00) A "normal" TSH range doesn't always mean your thyroid health is functioning optimally. (00:52) Common symptoms of thyroid issues that are frequently dismissed as simple aging or perimenopause. (02:05) The majority of women diagnosed with low thyroid actually have an underlying autoimmune condition called Hashimoto's. (03:33) Shift your focus from the thyroid as the victim to the underlying immune system triggers causing the attack. (04:05) The feedback loops between insulin surges and immune system attacks on your thyroid. (05:56) The specific 12 markers needed for a comprehensive dysglycemia panel to truly assess your metabolic health. (06:39) Two specific antibodies are required to accurately diagnose Hashimoto's disease beyond standard lab tests. (08:21) Gluten sensitivity and glyphosate exposure are significant factors in thyroid-related molecular mimicry. Watch the full episode:https://youtu.be/l-f7xXIn2cw?si=kznm8Jjd5QfQVkfg Full show notes (including all links mentioned): https://jjvirgin.com/drheather Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsHeather Stone· Guest0:00
Once the TSH is in a normal range, there's not much else they can do, and it's like, "Okay, then, you know, uh, your labs look fine, so you just need to go eat less and exercise more, and, you know, get used to it. This is kind of what you're gonna feel like if you have low thyroid," or, "Oh, it's your age. You're post-menopausal, so this is what life is supposed to be like." And they kind of just get brushed off and shooed out and patted on the head and... [laughs] And, and it's frustrating.
JJ Virgin· Host0:26
Yeah, I'm, I'm really thrilled with the menopause movement going on now, because I don't think that most doctors are going to get away with the, "It's just your age, you're just post-menopausal" statements anymore.
Heather Stone· Guest0:37
Mm-hmm.
JJ Virgin· Host0:38
So thank God. And I mean, part of the title we're doing for this show is You're Not a Hypochondriac. [laughs] What are the symptoms that women are experiencing that are real thyroid issues that quite often get dismissed?
Heather Stone· Guest0:52
The most typical is that you start to gain weight, and no matter what you do, you're, you are not able to lose weight. Fatigue, a really chronic fatigue, brain fog, your hair's falling out, you're not sleeping very well, you can't fall asleep or stay asleep. Also, anxiety and depression. You know, those symptoms are not only just for low thyroid. Those- Right, those are perimenopause too. [laughs] Those are literally, you can set them on top of perimenopause, you can set them on top of dysglycemia and insulin resistance. But when, when women get labeled as low thyroid, they just push all of those symptoms into that label of low thyroid and- Mm ... and kind of just say- Wow