TSH Explained: 25 Thyroid Questions Your Doctor Never Answered
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TSH Explained: 25 Thyroid Questions Your Doctor Never Answered
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About this listen
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:
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What TSH actually measures (and what it doesn't)
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Why TSH can go up in some stress states and down in others
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How inflammation, stress, sleep, dieting, and medication timing distort TSH
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Why "normal" TSH doesn't guarantee healthy thyroid function
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How to tell true hypothyroidism from adaptive physiology
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Why chasing TSH often keeps people stuck
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How thyroid medications affect TSH differently (T4 vs T3)
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Why tissue hypothyroidism can exist even when labs look "fine"
This episode is designed for:
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Patients frustrated by "normal labs"
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Clinicians who want better thyroid interpretation
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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.