Episode Details

Dr. Bianco recently published the book, Rethinking Hypothyroidism: Why Treatment Must Change and What Patients Can Do.

Today I'll be speaking to Dr. Bianco, whom I deeply respect, about his approach to thyroid health—and mine.

While we already had a lot of overlap in our approaches, I walked away with new, incredible insights on hypothyroidism.

I think you'll feel the same way.

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• Rethinking Hypothyroidism: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo183892827.html

• Thyroid Self-Management Course: https://drruscio.com/thyroid-course/

• My articles: https://drruscio.com/blog/

• My book: https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/

• Courses, free guides, and more: https://drruscio.com/resources?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=drruscio.com_resources

00:00 Intro

03:33 Diagnosis is pretty straightforward

08:00 2 ways to diagnose hypothyroidism

12:20 Hypothyroidism prevalence

24:13 1 in 3 might be on meds they don't need

29:15 TSH is 6. Should we tre