BV #12: Gary Brecka Doesn’t Understand Thyroid & Natural PUFA vs. Seed Oils

In this episode we discuss:  

• Gary Brecka’s misrepresentation of thyroid function – are thyroid hormones methylated?
• How thyroid hormone conversion actually works and the factors that can inhibit it
• Whether taking thyroid hormone replacement suppresses or harms your thyroid gland
• Seed oils vs. unprocessed PUFA from nuts and seeds – is there a difference?
• Whether PUFA are “essential” and if there are actually any benefits to consuming them  

 

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Timestamps:

0:00 – intro 

1:21 – Gary Brecka’s claim that methylation is responsible for T4 to T3 conversion 

5:43 – how T4 to T3 conversion really happens and factors that inhibit it 

10:17 – whether a lack of T3 is the primary problem in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis 

12:53 – whether taking exogenous thyroid medications harms the thyroid gland 

18:19 – Gary Brecka’s advice on how to fix Hashimoto’s and why we disagree 

24:14 – be careful of quick fixes and magic pills  

26:38 – pros and cons of using thyroid hormone replacement therapy 

30:17 – issues with thyroid supplementation recommendations within the Bioenergetic sphere 

37:38 – whether you can reverse hypothyroidism without using thyroid supplementation 

41:31 – Joe Rogan and Gary Brecka discuss why the processing of seed oils is responsible for their harm  

47:30 – whether processed foods are inherently bad 

49:23 – are there any benefits to eating PUFA and are they “essential”? 

52:28 – the toxic effects of PUFA, including from nuts & seeds 

55:19 – potential benefits from nuts & seeds are not due to PUFA content