Thyroid Dysfunction: Why Tests and Meds Aren’t Helping You Get Better

The Trusted Pharmacist

Far too many people visit their doctors with low thyroid symptoms, get tested, and the test results say their levels are normal. Or they’re already on thyroid medication, but are still symptomatic. Or their doctor keeps upping their thyroid numbers, but they still feel cruddy.

This sums up all the things conventional medicine gets wrong about diagnosing and treating thyroid issues.

Most of the time, doctors are using the wrong tests and ignoring critical nuances that give a true picture of a patient’s thyroid function.

A true functional medicine approach evaluates the full thyroid panel and looks at your symptoms to get a clear picture of what's really going on in your body.

It even looks at factors like stress, gut issues, and nutrient deficiencies, and how they might be affecting your thyroid.

Why does traditional medicine constantly miss the mark on thyroid treatment? How can someone be on thyroid meds but still feel awful? How does compounding help thyroid patients increase their quality of life?

In this episode, I’m laying out all you need to know about thyroid dysfunction, what doctors miss, and how to finally get better.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-“Normal” isn’t optimal A normal TSH doesn’t mean your thyroid is functioning. How does the brain mask what your body truly needs?

-The labs your doctor isn’t running What are T3, reverse T3, free T4, ferritin, and thyroid antibodies, and how do they reveal the real story?

-Your meds might be making you worse Why does Synthroid-only treatment fail? How do stress, gut issues, and nutrient deficiencies block your body from converting hormones?

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About Your Host

Steve Hoffart is an award-winning pharmacist, entrepreneur, speaker and podcaster. As the visionary founder of Magnolia Pharmacy, Steve saw a need for a more personal pharmacy that could make a bigger impact. Today Steve and his team of experts deliver on that promise, working with patients and their physicians to solve medication problems and offer personalized solutions to achieve better health and wellness. As host of The Trusted Pharmacist podcast and through his combined reach of over 250,000 on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare.

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