
Thyroid Answers podcast is focused on providing answers to the most common question people who have a thyroid problems and thyroid symptoms need and want answers to. The podcast is hosted by Dr Eric Balcavage and Dr Erica Riggleman. Both are doctors of functional medicine, chiropractors and certified nutrition specialists. Their practices focus on helping people with thyroid conditions improve the... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessAlternative Health | |||

The conversation around T3 is one of the most confusing — and divisive — topics in thyroid care.
Conventional medicine often ignores T3 entirely. Integrative and functional medicine frequently treats free T3 as the number that must be optimized at ... more
Why Doing More Is Making You Worse — And Why Recovery Usually Starts With Less
If you've been dealing with persistent thyroid symptoms and feel like you're doing everything right — supplements, medications, protocols, lifestyle changes — but still ... more
T3-based thyroid medications, including desiccated thyroid extract and combination T4/T3 therapy, are some of the most misunderstood and controversial tools in thyroid care.
Some patients feel dramatically better. Others feel briefly improved, then... more
Why does T3 feel life-changing for some people — and destabilizing for others?
In this episode of Thyroid Answers, Dr. Eric Balcavage explains why the answer isn't about the medication itself, but about the physiologic state of the person receiving... more
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Dr. Belcavage hooks a firehose to your brain and delivers the best insights on anything thyroid. But he doesn’t stop there. There are actionable steps in every episode on all kinds of health and performance optimization.
Thank you Dr. Eric! Your podcast has been a lifesaver. I’ve learned so much! I’ve struggled with Hashimoto’s for 20 years and doctors have always just “managed” my condition by what they see on the blood test results. Finally, I found you who agrees that our bodies aren’t broken! I passionately want to recover and I’m getting great advice through your podcast!
I agree with another 3 star review about Eric talking over and arguing with the guest speaker in the interview excessively many times. I really want the opinion of the guest speaker! Sometimes I think he bangs on about cell danger response too much. I keep downloading when there are guests. It us goid he reminds people prescribing isn’t always the solution but because he doesn’t prescribe medication I feel ge sometimes is too dogmatic about “no pharma and supplements are pharma too “opinions.
Wow! Never considered that the current state of my mind or body would directly affect supplements etc, that I’m supposedly taking to fix my condition. Very informative and interesting.
Wow I listen to podcasts with guests all the time. This one really bothered me. He asks for her story then argued and said she was confusing it when he really did it S he explained how she didn’t think like him. I was interested in the thyroid topic but I just got upset by the host self righteousness. The guest is not there to bring the host glory! But to talk about in settled science. If he needs praise find a different platform and he totally owes his guest a bunch of apologies. By the... more
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Thyroid-focused conversations consistently center on understanding thyroid function through a functional medicine lens. Episodes commonly explore lab markers beyond the standard tests, how inflammation and stress influence thyroid hormones, and the complex interplay between T4, T3, and reverse T3. Hosts emphasize reducing overload rather than adding more interventions, with practical guidance around sleep, stress management, foundational health habits, and a measured approach to medications or supplements. A notable strength is the willingness to tackle controversial topics—such as overprescription, patient experiences, and brain-body connections—while drawing on a mix of clinical insights and patient-centered perspectives. Some episodes fe... more
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Recent guests on Thyroid Answers Podcast include:
1. Dr. Cam McDonald
2. Susan Robbins
3. Dr. Mani Kukreja
4. Kate King
5. Kara Siedman
6. Anu Simh
7. Nagina Abdullah
8. Dr. Munir Ghesani
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