Optimizing your thyroid health has incredible benefits for your overall health, wellness, and longevity. I’m joined by Dr. Amie Hornaman, also known as The Thyroid-Fixer, to talk about the symptoms associated with thyroid immunity. She talks us through the tests your doctor should request, what the optimal thyroid hormone levels are, and how you can start healing your thyroid through diet and supplements.   Symptoms of Thyroid Dysfunction Weight gain and an inability to lose weight no matter what you do or what you try Brain fog, anxiety, and depression Constipation Low energy Hair falling out Low libido Inflamed joints   About Dr. Amie Hornaman Dr. Amie Hornaman, a.k.a The Thyroid-Fixer,  is a woman on a mission to optimize thyroid patients around the world and give them their lives back using her proprietary transformational program: The FIX Method. After her own experience of insufferable symptoms, misdiagnoses, and improper treatment, Dr. Amie set out to help others who she KNEW were going through the same set of frustrations and who were on the same medical roller coaster.  She grabs your hand, gives you answers about your health that no one has told you, and gives you the actual tools and personalized treatment to fix you. What makes her program unique is the extra support and accessibility that you can’t find anywhere else. That’s the transformational journey.  With a focus on optimizing thyroid and hormone function and thus optimizing her patients, Dr. Amie looks at you as a unique individual and not JUST a lab value. She examines all factors that tie into thyroid dysfunction and thyroid symptoms and FIXES you to give you your life back.   In This Episode How important the thyroid is for your longevity [6:00] Some of the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction [8:00] Why do so many people go so long without a thyroid dysfunction diagnosis [9:00] What thyroid function tests your doctor should perform [9:30] The optimal ranges of TSH, T3, and T4 hormones [14:15] Some of the causes of elevated Reverse T3 [24:30] How to lower your thyroid antibodies [27:15] How gluten negatively affects your autoimmunity [28:00] How food and supplements can impact your autoimmunity [32:00] The benefits of low-carb eating [35:30]   Links & Resources Use Code MAGNESIUM for 10% Off Magnesium Use Code BERBERINE for 10% Off Berberine Support Listen to the Thyroid Fixer Podcast Get Your Free Lab & Symptom Checklist Find Dr. Amie Hornaman Online Follow Dr. Amie Hornaman on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Find Your Longevity Blueprint Online Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Get your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses here Find Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online    Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedIn Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic Podcast Production by the team at Counterweight Creative    Related Episodes Episode 39: Biote Hormone Pellet Therapy With Dr. Gary Donovitz Episode 53: Keto Green Approach To Hormones With Dr. Anna Cabeca Episode 84: Ketogenic Hacks With Dr. Lisa Olszewski