Thyroid & Hormone Health with Dr. Elizabeth Bright | TNS Podcast | E59 

She’s a gem!

Yay, Florida 🙌 And, yes, it’s frustrating when docs only look at TSH!

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Agreed - love her non-judgmental approach. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for sharing!

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That would be interesting. I’m not sure what Dr. Bright would say, but I have lots of clients I help with sleep issues. You might want to explore my Quantum Health videos.

@@DrKelliRitter I believe it is a cortisol issue.. high cortisol in evening

Carbohydrates produce serotonin which is connected to melatonin. The carnivore diet doesn’t allow carbs. I’ve heard of many people on strict keto suffering with insomnia due to lack of carbs which are pre-cursors to serotonin & melatonin

Thanks! I feel better than I did at 32 :) I have clients on HRT that do well.

@@DrKelliRitterhi I’ve just come off HRT after around 10 yrs I was unable to cope with stressful life & Symptoms of Menopause & against different Drs over the yrs fearing cancer . I got lumps turned out were Cysts . HOWEVER diagnosed With Fibromyalia ( & DDD & Hip Displasia same day !) the Fatigue has to b worse than anything & since 4 yrs ago I have been trying to tackle / cure my Fatigue it has robbed me of over a decade now ! My first thought was Food is not feeding me & I thought I must be crazy !? & I’ve touched on Thyroid problem but not approached Drs because they say weight gain or weight Loss I don’t believe il get much help I’m In the UK . I’m 62 now & I am in touch with my Body . I’m currently doing No Sugary treats & low Carbs & love Veg so to hear Dr Bright saying Greens inhibit Iron Unheard of !!!!!!!??? ❤x

Also this makes a lot of sense , Prior to Fatigue / life ruined ! I ate very little Meat esp red meat no fat lots of Sugar & cheap Cakes puddings ! Believed all health advice here in UK Fat makes u fat ! . I’m trying to do keto ish diet .. Meat Fat Is so hard Fat I’d SO hard to go against all the advice I’ve listened to & passed on to all my kids !! But I don’t believe Gov advice now aways & tend to go with my Gut feeling & Brain x

@@margomoore4527 thank you so much for this…unfortunately as much as i would like it , i also suffer from debilitating migraines which could be a reason for me missing the appointment and then i would have to pay for missing… it s sad that people who need it the most might not get the help.. thank you again

That’s a good point. I wonder if you ask her to talk more about people who have no thyroid or who have had a hysterectomy? You could comment on her Instagram ~ especially when she asks for problems to include in her next book. Thanks for your comments ❤️

I've been listening to her videos and serching for his same info, for us with no thyroid. I am setting up an appt with Dr. Bright. Hopefully, she can help bc I'm struggling tremendously also, with heart issues

Sorry to hear you have been struggling. Hope you find answers in the consult.

Yes! ❤️

That’s a great idea. I’m guessing she would be open to that!

Me too x

Thank you!! ❤

Yes! 🙌

Hi! Thanks so much for sharing. I wish you the very best on your continued health journey ❤

I forgot about iud which were put in women in 1980s. Iam a surgical technician & a surgical assistant & the iuds were popular in 1980s & a nurse I worked with had ear rings made out of iuds.

Florida here too… love Dr Bright and invested in being her patient… 💕🌺

Thanks for the feedback!

She is great! Thanks for your kind comment!

Wonderful!

I know how frustrating that can be! Have you had a consult with Dr. Bright? Not sure what she would say about HRT. I’ve found supporting the adrenals (with lots of quantum health strategies!) helps with night sweats.

Thanks but I'm in Canada. We don't have doctors. We have pill dispensers. And I have no idea what a quantum health strategy is.@@DrKelliRitter

Can I ask how you incorporate high fat? I hate eating straight fat but need more than just fatty meat.

Butter by the spoonful. I use as a side with steak. Don't melt it first or it might cause stomach issues. @@lhenkle13

Try eating a side of butter with your meat. @@lhenkle13

Yes. From my training in nutritional therapy I learned that there are two camps ~ iodine and no iodine for Hashimoto’s. I’ve worked with and interviewed practitioners in both camps. I think we have to trust our own instincts and do our own research. Dr. Bright is definitely an advocate for iodine supplementation.

Dr Brownstein has changed his mind about iodine supplements and hashimotos. He now says take iodine. Said this in his recent interview with Dr. Berry.

@@martaktollerup1969 yep, I watched that as I'm in Dr. Berry's group. He's also said it in several other interviews as well. Also for graves it is used, though some will say otherwise

Great, sounds like you’ve figured out what works for you.

She says 80/20 which she says is about one pound of beef and one stick of butter.

Thanks!

I love that you’ve cured your IBS! Hope you’re doing well and the book has answered your questions. You can also book a session with Dr. bright if needed

@@DrKelliRitterwhat weight is a stick of butter. Am in South Africa

Try eating fattier meat, sounds like your eating very lean meat and butter isn't always enough to build muscle as its very easily processed, I'm am the opposite always been skinny and struggled to gain muscle, soon as I went carnivore and eating fatty meat and eggs and milk cheese butter, I gained muscle like never before within a matter of a month, and make sure your doing high intensity sprints or resistance work outs GL

@Ryancrw I am eating fatty chuck, mince with tallow added, tbones with butter, scotch fillet and butter in coffee... I'm definitely getting enough fat, when I log it in the app it's around 80/20

Thanks for sharing. Have you thought about doing a consult with Dr. Bright? I also did Kelly Hogan’s group for a month when I was about a year into carnivore. Each person is unique so we each have to find what works for us. I’m now animal-based but not strict carnivore

@DrKelliRitter I see a carnivore Dr and nutritionist, Dr is also stumped and trying to help me figure it out... I'm thinking something to do with malabsorbtion (both nutrients and acid bile) as I have has 2 gastric surgeries...

​@@mahlianeville4395protein is difficult to digest and you may need enzymes and herbs like ginger for low stomach acid. I put on weight when I went carnivore and ended up Mediterranean because I needed vegetables for micronutrients and fibre

Great! Thanks for sharing!

I’m happy to share my experience, but I’ve learned that it doesn’t matter what others say, you have to trust your own body. My TSH is low but I feel good so I work with my doc & keep checking bloodwork every couple of months. I had a lot of healing on carnivore and even more since focusing on mitochondrial health, but still use NP thyroid too. You might want to get a consult with Dr. Bright.

@@DrKelliRitter thank you so much!!! 💕

I’m not sure about a link. Dr. Bright offers consults if you need specific help. You can reach out to her for assistance www.elizbright.com

Yes I am a patient , and I’m just trying to give this information to my clients so they can be aware of things that would encourage optimal health. Thank you

Same here, I can do 65-70% fat, but anything more runs right through me. Someone suggested to look up bile acid malabsorption.

Oxbile.

Yes - each of us have to find our own balance. Digestion is a north to south process that begins with our mind too.

Thanks for sharing

Not to mention all tea has high flouride which displaces iodine

Wow, that's crazy!

I think it’s great that you have a cycle ~ in many cultures (animal-based) women continue to have a menstrual cycle into older age. Dr. Bright has shared a lot more on this topic, you might want to explore her thoughts here. While the average age for menopause in American women is 52 - there’s no doubt many healthy women continue to cycle much later.

Thanks for sharing. You might want to get a consult with Dr. Bright ~ it’s via zoom and she’s reasonably priced. Her book is also excellent

Potassium- are you getting enough? Do you over consume protein which the body converts to glucose via gluconeogenesis and this causes the insulin to stay up so you cannot lose weight?

I will ask Dr. Bright!

Thanks for your question. Dr. Bright is the hormone expert - you may want to reach out to her for a consult.

I had a total hysterectomy in 2008. 65 yrs old now. Never went on any HRT other than estrogen vag cream occasionally.

I haven’t looked ~ wondering if Dr. Bright discusses this in her new book. I plan to read it as soon as it’s available in print. You can always message her.

yes, good idea. I will do that. I read her first book some time ago and cannot remember her writing about olive oil. @@DrKelliRitter

I just saw Dr Bright turned off the comment section on her channel so I cannot ask her 🙂

I think she’s wrong about that. Olive oil was THE cooking oil, not just in Greece and Rome, but in Israel. It’s mentioned in many places in the Bible. Yes, it was also used as a lamp oil, and even a sexual lubricant, but there was not any other oil so easily available. The highest grade was costly and was used as a prize in athletic games. But the widow woman who made pancakes for a prophet, had only two things left in her kitchen: flour and oil. Then he provided her a large supply of oil, enough to sell. That was olive oil. Ask any Biblical scholar.

She may respond to comments on Instagram

I like to look at triglycerides in relation to HDL. Would be a good question for Dr. Bright.

Thank you!

I do not ~ sorry about that

It’s $30 for a 1 oz bottle of 5% solution. That’s 600 drops. It will last months.

⁠@@kkkristi So how many drops per day did she recommend? 2 drops per day?

@@npcarnivore it depends whether it’s the 2% or the 5% solution. Which do you have?

Hi! I’m in the St. Pete area. I haven’t found great thyroid docs here which is why I consulted with Dr. Bright!

@@DrKelliRitter Hi thanks for your reply! I'm coming to St Pete to see a Chinese medicine doc next week, hearing good things about him! I had Graves Disease over 30 years ago and they killed my thyroid with radiation! I was near death and not as informed as I am today! It's been a real hassle ever since! 😟

Hope that is working! Thanks for sharing your experience

You can book on her website elizbright.com

That’s a great question for your prescribing practitioner or in a consult with Dr. Bright. I’m sure Dr. Bright would be happy to help you www.elizbright.com

That’s a good question for Dr. Bright. From what she shares in her book and in interviews I think she would say no. There are no essential carbohydrates. However, I recommend my clients follow what helps them feel best.

That’s a great suggestion. I’m working on a blog article and will create a video on this soon. Thanks!

I don’t know that brand. You may want to check with Dr. Bright

Good question, I have not seen Dr. Bright discuss iodine and young children. You might want to get a consult with her. I only work with adults in my consulting practice.

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Check out the interview with Dr Ken Berry and Dr Braunstein. They talk about this.

Get a Berkey water filter that removes fluoride from the water.

I’m not sure what she’s charging these days. You can check her website.

I sent an email a few days ago, and this is what Dr. Bright’s assistant sent back to me. I’ve copied and pasted below. She offers consultations via video. The first consultation is $280 which provides a 45-minute consultation via Zoom, 60 minutes spent analyzing your information, and 60 minutes preparing your personalized protocol after the initial consultation. She will send you the questionnaires after you have paid, along with an invoice. She needs both the questionnaires and any lab or medical reports you have one week before the consultation for analysis. She cannot analyze any information before that time. She is only able to book an appointment with prior payment. Her questionnaires include some functional tests you can easily do at home. You can send her your blood tests, or any other kind of tests, in pdf or jpg format. The lab work does not have to be current.She can figure a lot out from previous labs and analyze up to 6 years of tests. During the consultation, she explains a protocol with dietary changes and a food diary and send you various pertinent handouts. She will detail recommendations for short-term supplement support and give you a list of blood tests if necessary. Usually, she can diagnose and create a protocol without much or any testing. After the session, she will be available for one week for questions via email. The first consultation is 45 minutes. Then, consultations are 30-minute consultations, at $150, so she can address changes that occur with the protocol. She usually recommends two or three 30-minute consultations depending upon symptom resolution. She tries to instill confidence in her patients so they understand how to take over their healing process after two or three months. She can respond to emails for one week after each consultation. Unfortunately, due to her workload, she must begin to charge for emails outside of this time. Please send her proof of payment to record when payment is made. If a cash payment is made to Chase we don’t get a notice from the bank. When you pay, please type a reference with the name you emailed her with and the name and last name of the person the consultation is for. Otherwise she cannot know who the payment is for. Often she receives payments, and it is not clear who they are from. Please only pay for one consultation at a time. If you need to cancel your appointment within 14 days after making the appointment we must charge 50€ or $50 in administrative fees. If you cancel one month after making the appointment you will have to pay 50% of the cost of the appointment in administrative fees. If you cancel one month before the appointment without choosing another date we cannot refund the payment

Add selenium first and do carnivore

I would consider reading Dr. Bright’s book and possibly seeing her for a consult www.elizbright.com

This is a good question. It comes up frequently ~ I am not the thyroid expert, Dr. Bright is and you may want to consider working with her. I have done very well on an animal-based diet and I am healing my thyroid. Carbs are non-essential so it doesn’t make sense that we “need” them for anything in the body. As an anxiety & stress doc, I have my clients base nutrition decisions based on how they feel. Lots of trial and error.

I just googled her to get her website: www.elizbright.com

@@DrKelliRitter thank you!

Some days we are just off. I don’t remember feeling off or brain fog during this interview. Interesting that’s what you picked up on. Glad you enjoyed Dr. Bright

She seemed very alert and engaged to me.

Obviously don’t take it! And, you might ask Dr. Bright what she recommends. www.elizbright.com

Yes ~ she’s referring to animal fats like grass-fed butter, ghee, tallow, lard, etc. Hope that helps.

Sure! If Ketovore is how you feel best ~ absolutely.

Look for a doctor that follows through on your wishes. You may have to search long and hard but it’s possible… all the best

That sounds so frustrating! You definitely deserve a doc that listens to you and honors your wishes. Dr. Bright does virtual consultations if you ever want to talk with her.

Hey I had normal bloods A goitre the size of grapefruit I wish I could share photos I researched myself I have resistance to T3 at peripheral level I have to flood the receptor sites with z T3 so hypothyroid I was given t 4 It has to convert to T3 However , if I am resistant at cellular level My bloods mean nothing I need 8 times T3 as prior to pregnancy It is genetic My mum My daughter got the goiter at puberty She is okay 29 But so was I We are both naturally on the slim side Not thin I did go through hyper period . Japan California rolls after dance show nightly Seaweed is all iodine Iodine overload made me over active but didn’t affect heart greatly Sweating Weight loss My hypo post pregnancy was horrific I had every symptom Round face , puffy but the dry scaly skin I have soft velvety skin Halr loss Feeling cold p Low low pulse So increased T3 gradually I take 8x 20 mcg Liothyronine , T3 daily I adjust tweej according to heat / cold season Or activity like ballet , need tad more I think many women have undiagnosed hypothyroidism ! Tragic

You must not be in the usa?

Buy the 5% iodine

So sorry to hear that! Hope you were able to contact your health care provider!

She does say that. Hard to believe when we’re going through what seems like perimenopause. She explains more in her book.

Good question. I’m wondering if Dr Fit and Fabulous (OBGYN, Dr. Jamie Seeman) talks about this? Or, you might consider a consult with Dr. Bright?

Thanks for the feedback