Overview
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Stone, a licensed naturopathic physician in Arizona, owner of Stone Naturopathic, and my own personal naturopathic doctor. Dr. Stone specializes in helping women with thyroid disorders and adrenal dysfunction who feel brushed off by conventional medicine and deserve a more thorough, root-cause approach. She herself has Hashimoto’s, which she now manages entirely through lifestyle and nutrition, and her clinical experience combined with her personal journey makes this one of the most practical and grounded thyroid conversations on the show. If you have been told your thyroid levels are normal but you still feel terrible, this episode is for you.
You’ll Learn
- Why fluoride from drinking water, toothpaste, and dental treatments competes directly with iodine in the thyroid, and what water filters and toothpaste alternatives actually work
- Why eating sufficient protein is one of the most overlooked tools for thyroid health, including how much to eat, when to eat it, and why animal protein provides nutrients that plant protein simply cannot match gram for gram
- The minerals that matter most for thyroid and adrenal function including magnesium, selenium, zinc, and iodine, and why supplementing iodine without testing first can actually make Hashimoto’s worse
- Why interrupted sleep may be just as damaging to thyroid function as not sleeping enough, and how TSH actually follows a circadian rhythm that gets disrupted when you wake in the night
- The full picture of a complete thyroid panel including TSH, free T3, free T4, TPO antibodies, and thyroglobulin antibodies, and why the TSH alone tells you almost nothing about how your thyroid is actually functioning
- What HPA axis dysfunction really is, how it differs from Addison’s disease, and why the tired-but-wired feeling at night is one of its most telling signs
- Why coffee can be problematic for both adrenal and thyroid patients specifically due to its effect on the lower esophageal sphincter and potential mold content, not its acidity
- Why having a practitioner in your corner matters more than any single supplement, protocol, or program you find on the internet
Resources
Connect with Dr. Carolyn Stone:
Dr. Stone Naturopathic- https://www.drstoneaz.com/
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