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Is Liver Health Crucial for Optimal Thyroid Function?

17 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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Short YouTube segment by Dr. Tabatha Barber explaining that the liver performs the majority of peripheral conversion of thyroid hormone (T4 → T3). The speaker lists liver stressors — fatty liver, daily alcohol, regular use of medications such as Tylenol PM or Benadryl — that can impair conversion, and reports a clinical pattern where T4 appears normal but T3 is decreased, emphasizing the need for liver support, particularly in women.

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The other caveat is the majority of that conversion happens in your liver. So if your liver is stressed out because you have fatty liver or because you drink alcohol every day, or you take Tylenol PM or Benadryl on a regular basis or any of the other medications that cause the liver to not do its natural processes that can affect your conversion. And sometimes I see women whose T4 levels look okay, but their T3 levels are decreased. And it's because we need liver support. You always need liver support, ladies. Like, the liver is where it's at, okay?