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Apr 2024
51m 17s

Thyroid Health 101: Hashimoto's and Beyo...

Dr. Adrian Chavez
About this episode

I am so excited to welcome a very special guest to the show today Dr. Arti Thagudu. Dr. Thangudu is a triple board-certified physician and is a specialist in endocrinology, diabetes, and thyroid disease the founder of Complete Medicine, a direct care endocrinology practice based out of Texas, and Hey Healthy, a company providing accessible and supportive diabetes and hormonal care for self-insured businesses. 

Dr. Thangudu is a wealth of information on a variety of topics, but I invited her on the show today to talk all about the thyroid because this is a hot topic that I often get questions about.

 So today, we are going to discuss: 

  • What the thyroid is and what it does
  • The different types of thyroid diseases and the signs and symptoms of each
  • How to test for thyroid disease 
  • Available treatments for thyroid disease 
  • Red flags to look out for to avoid thyroid misinformation
  • Nutrition and lifestyle strategies for improving thyroid health

You can follow Dr. Thangudu on Instagram here: 
https://www.instagram.com/drartithangudu/

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