Dr. Becky Campbell is a functional medicine practitioner who has been there, through the ringer of sickness to health and down the modern medical route of disappointment multiple times. She knows what it’s like to be sick, sick and tired of feeling sick, and like no doctor you’ve gone to can give you a freaking answer. This week on the podcast Dr. Becky is sharing her personal health journey through sickness with conventional medicine to health with functional medicine.

We’re diving into the causes of thyroid dysfunction and why we need to go so much more beyond food for true healing, from stress management, to healing gut and liver issues, other hormonal imbalances, addressing heavy metal toxicity or parasites, and the list goes on. I’ve personally done a LOT of research on thyroid conditions and healing diets for them, since it runs in my family, and Dr. Becky’s book, the 30-Day Thyroid Reset Plan, is honestly one of the most comprehensive yet easy-to-understand books about thyroid health and healing I’ve ever come across in my years of personal research with my own family’s thyroid conditions and years in school as well.

We discuss:

Dr. Becky’s personal health journey through sickness with conventional medicine to health with functional medicine
The multiple functions of the thyroid gland (way beyond metabolism!)
The difference between hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and hashimoto’s
The connection between leaky gut, thyroid issues, and low stomach acid
Connections between the thyroid and adrenal fatigue
The best and worst foods for thyroid health and healing, plus the most important foods + nutrients to support thyroid health and why
Should we be eating goitrogenic vegetables if we have thyroid issues?
The best macronutrient ratio for healing from thyroid hormone imbalances
What labs to ask your doctor for if you suspect you have thyroid issues – T3 free and total, T4 free and total, reverse T3, T3 uptake, TSH, TPO (thyroid peroxidase antibodies), anti-thyroglobulin, other inflammatory markers – CRP homocysteine