Episode 250: When Thyroid Optimization Becomes Another Hill
What if the reason you keep getting stuck in thyroid care isn't that you haven't found the right treatment yet? What if you've simply been given another number to chase? You started this process becau...
29 Sep 55min
Episode 249: Why More Effort Can Make Thyroid Recovery Harder
You can be doing everything you've been told is "healthy" and still feel like you're getting worse. You cut calories. You cut carbohydrates. You exercise more. You add strength training, cardio, sauna...
22 Sep 24min
Episode 248: Your State Determines Whether a Thyroid Strategy Works
Before you decide you need more T4, more T3, a different diet, another supplement, a gut protocol, or hormone replacement, there is a more important question: Did you correctly interpret what was happ...
15 Sep 53min
Episode 247: Are You Defending the Wrong Hill?
Are You Defending the Wrong Hill in Your Thyroid Recovery? What if the reason you're still struggling with your thyroid symptoms isn't that you haven't tried hard enough? What if you're spending enorm...
8 Sep 1h 11min
Episode 246: The Optimal Free T3 Myth: Does Your Free T3 Really Need to Be 4.0–4.5?
Have you been told your Free T3 needs to be above 4.0 for you to feel good, lose weight, or have "optimal" thyroid function? It's a common claim in the thyroid world. But where did that number actuall...
1 Sep 1h 3min
Episode 245: Is Your Phone Keeping Your Body in Protection Mode? Digital Stimulation, Sleep Rhythm, Nervous System Activation, and Thyroid Physiology
You finally crawl into bed after a long day, grab your phone, and start scrolling. It feels like downtime. But is your body actually experiencing it as recovery? In this episode of the Thyroid Answers...
25 Aug 35min
Episode 244: Are Your Healthy Habits Helping You Recover or Keeping You in Protection Mode?
What if the things you're doing to improve your health are actually creating more demand than your body can handle? Exercise, fasting, cold plunges, sauna, breathwork, supplements, and other popular w...
18 Aug 53min
Episode 243: Are You Nourishing for Optimal Thyroid Physiology or Signaling Scarcity?
Can eating "healthy" actually make your thyroid symptoms worse? In this episode, Dr. Eric Balcavage continues his series on rhythms and thyroid physiology by exploring one of the most overlooked aspec...
11 Aug 1h 1min
