HealthCast Now - The Intersection of Health, Wellness & Circadian Optimization - Dr. Amy Myers - The Thyroid Connection - Tired, Brain Fogged and Overweight? Get your life back - Part 2

Dr. Amy Myers - The Thyroid Connection - Tired, Brain Fogged and Overweight? Get your life back - Part 2

11/28/17 • 29 min

HealthCast Now - The Intersection of Health, Wellness & Circadian Optimization

Thyroid health expert Dr. Amy Myers joins Kevin on the show today to discuss the importance of thyroid health and what simple things you can do to improve your thyroid health and get your life back on track. Amy is a renowned leader in functional medicine, a New York Times bestselling author, and has helped thousands of people around the world recover from chronic illnesses through her dietary-based program – The Myer’s Way.

Amy received her doctorate degree in medicine at the LSU Health Science Center and has spent five years working in emergency medicine before training at the Institute for Functional Medicine. Moreover, she has personally experienced thyroid dysfunction issues, and understands the thyroid epidemic from the patients point of view as well as the medical professional. Today, she shares her story and describes in detail about the small changes you can make in your diet and lifestyle that can significantly – and positively – impact your health and well-being.

“Your thyroid can’t grow back, but your adrenals can recover. There are things you can do to get your life back.” – Dr. Amy Myers

In This Episode You Will Learn:

Why 60% of the estimated 27-million Americans suffering from thyroid dysfunction are unaware of the problem.
How thyroid problems can manifest.
What is Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto Disease?
Why Amy believes so many conventional doctors overlook or misdiagnose thyroid problems.
What nutrients your thyroid needs in order to function at optimal levels.
What you can do to get your thyroid tested.
Amy’s opinion on taking iodine supplements for thyroid health.
What are the risks or side effects of taking too much iodine?
How stress can affect thyroid function and health.
What is a “leaky gut?”
Amy’s perspective on the importance of air quality.
Amy’s perspective on drinking water quality, water with chloride, and plastic bottled water.
What are BPA’s and how do they affect the thyroid?
Why morning and evening sunlight is important to your health and how it contributes to your overall health.
What areas in your body and health does your circadian rhythm affect?

Mentioned in This Episode:

Amy Myer’s book: The Auto-Immune Solution
Amy Myer’s book: The Thyroid Connection
My Labs for Life
Amy Myer’s website
The Myer’s Way Multi
The Iodine Crisis book by Dr. David Brownstein
F.lux software

Key Takeaway:

There are natural ways to approach thyroid dysfunction problems. There is hope and there are things you can do to get to the root of the cause and get your life back!

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Dr. Amy Myers - The Thyroid Connection - Tired, Brain Fogged and Overweight? Get your life back - Part 2

“Your thyroid can’t grow back, but your adrenals can recover. There are things you can do to get your life back.” – Dr. Amy Myers

In This Episode You Will Learn:

Why 60% of the estimated 27-million Americans suffering from thyroid dysfunction are unaware of the problem.
How thyroid problems can manifest.
What is Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto Disease?
Why Amy believes so many conventional doctors overlook or misdiagnose thyroid problems.
What nutrients your thyroid needs in order to function at optimal levels.
What you can do to get your thyroid tested.
Amy’s opinion on taking iodine supplements for thyroid health.
What are the risks or side effects of taking too much iodine?
How stress can affect thyroid function and health.
What is a “leaky gut?”
Amy’s perspective on the importance of air quality.
Amy’s perspective on drinking water quality, water with chloride, and plastic bottled water.
What are BPA’s and how do they affect the thyroid?
Why morning and evening sunlight is important to your health and how it contributes to your overall health.
What areas in your body and health does your circadian rhythm affect?

Mentioned in This Episode:

Amy Myer’s book: The Auto-Immune Solution
Amy Myer’s book: The Thyroid Connection
My Labs for Life
Amy Myer’s website
The Myer’s Way Multi
The Iodine Crisis book by Dr. David Brownstein
F.lux software

Key Takeaway:

There are natural ways to approach thyroid dysfunction problems. There is hope and there are things you can do to get to the root of the cause and get your life back!

Rate, Review, Connect, Inspire

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Dr. Amy Myers - The Thyroid Connection - Tired, Brain Fogged and Overweight? Get your life back

“Your thyroid can’t grow back, but your adrenals can recover. There are things you can do to get your life back.” – Dr. Amy Myers

In This Episode You Will Learn:

Why 60% of the estimated 27-million Americans suffering from thyroid dysfunction are unaware of the problem.
How thyroid problems can manifest.
What is Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto Disease?
Why Amy believes so many conventional doctors overlook or misdiagnose thyroid problems.
What nutrients your thyroid needs in order to function at optimal levels.
What you can do to get your thyroid tested.
Amy’s opinion on taking iodine supplements for thyroid health.
What are the risks or side effects of taking too much iodine?
How stress can affect thyroid function and health.
What is a “leaky gut?”
Amy’s perspective on the importance of air quality.
Amy’s perspective on drinking water quality, water with chloride, and plastic bottled water.
What are BPA’s and how do they affect the thyroid?
Why morning and evening sunlight is important to your health and how it contributes to your overall health.
What areas in your body and health does your circadian rhythm affect?

Mentioned in This Episode:

Amy Myer’s book: The Auto-Immune Solution
Amy Myer’s book: The Thyroid Connection
My Labs for Life
Amy Myer’s website
The Myer’s Way Multi
The Iodine Crisis book by Dr. David Brownstein
F.lux software

Key Takeaway:

There are natural ways to approach thyroid dysfunction problems. There is hope and there are things you can do to get to the root of the cause and get your life back!

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Ben Greenfield is one of the country’s most well-known personal trainers, not only due to his numerous certifications and popularity, but also due to his passion for biohacking - a concept of increasing our body’s efficiency by means of taking supplements, adjusting our diet and exercise, or making use of technology without losing focus on health and longevity.

Today, Ben tells us his thoughts on testosterone decline, the tips and tools he uses to keep his testosterone in check without injections, as well as the different ways he maintains his body, especially when it comes to getting quality sleep.

“You want to make sure everything's unplugged. Make sure your eyes can't see anything and make sure your skin can't see anything.” Ben Greenfield

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Once you reach 30 years of age, testosterone is said to decline at a rate of 1% a year.
Aside from proper nutrition, one of the most recent methods you can do to biohack your testosterone is by shining low-level laser light or infrared light on your testicles.
Ben says it’s better to eat buffalo or bison meat than tuna or nuts for testosterone production.
An herb called Cistanche acts like Viagra. It results in an increase in blood flow and libido.
Not wearing tight underwear (or no underwear at all) might boost testosterone due to a cooler temperature as a result of going commando.
PEMF or Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy is able to negate the deleterious effects of waves from continuous smartphone use.
Chronic cardio or excess workouts may crash testosterone. Some exercises done in moderation are capable of increasing testosterone include sprinting, weight lifting particularly those largely involving legs, and HIIT or high intensity interval training.
For cardio, try to limit endurance training such as marathon running to once a week to preserve testosterone.
Sleep is also an important factor when it comes to testosterone production. Ben recommends a lot of tools you can use to get quality sleep. Some of them include essential oil diffusers, a full/wrap-around face mask, and even a few sleep supplements.

Key Takeaways:

To get the best quality of sleep, you must have what we call sleep hygiene. The room must be dark, quiet, cold, and definitely not stressful.

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