The Three Minerals Standing Between You and a Functioning Thyroid

About this episode

Dr. Terri discusses the overlooked factors contributing to thyroid dysfunction in women, including mineral deficiencies and the impact of gut health and stress.

Your Free T3 Is in Range — and That's the Problem Women are diagnosed with thyroid conditions at far higher rates than men — but what if the real thyroid crisis isn't being diagnosed at all? In this episode, Dr. Terri breaks down the overlooked, under-tested, and misunderstood reasons why women's thyroid systems fail, and why the standard lab panel almost every clinician runs is only telling half the story. From the gut's central role in hormone conversion, to the three minerals most women are chronically deficient in, to the enzyme that stress quietly dismantles — Dr. Terri maps out a comprehensive picture of thyroid dysfunction that goes far beyond what most patients hear at a routine checkup. If you've ever been told "your thyroid is normal" but you're still cold, fatigued, foggy, or stuck — this episode was made for you. This episode is for women who've been dismissed with a normal TSH, anyone on Synthroid or levothyroxine who's still symptomatic, and clinicians ready to expand their thyroid testing approach. What you'll discover: Why women are more vulnerable to thyroid conversion failure — and how hormones, gut health, and chronic stress all play a compounding role [6:21]…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Terri DeNeui

Topics covered

• thyroid dysfunction
• women's health
• hormone conversion
• mineral deficiencies
• gut health
• chronic stress

Keywords

• thyroid
• Free T3
• TSH
• ferritin
• selenium
• Hashimoto's
• hormones
• gut health
• chronic stress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Synthroid, levothyroxine

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