If you've been told your TSH is "normal" but you still feel exhausted, foggy, inflamed, or hypothyroid — this episode is for you.
In this deep-dive Q&A episode, Dr. Eric Balcavage answers 25 of the most common and misunderstood questions about TSH, the lab marker most often used — and misused — in thyroid care.
You'll learn:
What TSH actually measures (and what it doesn't)
Why TSH can go up in some stress states and down in others
How inflammation, stress, sleep, dieting, and medication timing distort TSH
Why "normal" TSH doesn't guarantee healthy thyroid function
How to tell true hypothyroidism from adaptive physiology
Why chasing TSH often keeps people stuck
How thyroid medications affect TSH differently (T4 vs T3)
Why tissue hypothyroidism can exist even when labs look "fine"
This episode is designed for:
Patients frustrated by "normal labs"
Clinicians who want better thyroid interpretation
Anyone trying to understand thyroid physiology beyond numbers
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🎧 Listen now and finally understand what your thyroid labs are really telling you.
