In this episode we discuss:
- Gary Brecka’s misrepresentation of thyroid function – are thyroid hormones methylated?
- How thyroid hormone conversion actually works and the factors that can inhibit it
- Whether taking thyroid hormone replacement suppresses or harms your thyroid gland
- Seed oils vs. unprocessed PUFA from nuts and seeds – is there a difference?
- Whether PUFA are “essential” and if there are actually any benefits to consuming them
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Timestamps:
0:00 – intro
1:21 – Gary Brecka’s claim that methylation is responsible for T4 to T3 conversion
5:43 – how T4 to T3 conversion really happens and factors that inhibit it
10:17 – whether a lack of T3 is the primary problem in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
12:53 – whether taking exogenous thyroid medications harms the thyroid gland
18:19 – Gary Brecka’s advice on how to fix Hashimoto’s and why we disagree
24:14 – be careful of quick fixes and magic pills
26:38 – pros and cons of using thyroid hormone replacement therapy
30:17 – issues with thyroid supplementation recommendations within the Bioenergetic sphere
37:38 – whether you can reverse hypothyroidism without using thyroid supplementation
41:31 – Joe Rogan and Gary Brecka discuss why the processing of seed oils is responsible for their harm
47:30 – whether processed foods are inherently bad
49:23 – are there any benefits to eating PUFA and are they “essential”?
52:28 – the toxic effects of PUFA, including from nuts & seeds
55:19 – potential benefits from nuts & seeds are not due to PUFA content
