McCall McPherson says even mild thyroid dysfunction raises heart attack risk by 68% and cardiovascular death by 37%. Poorly managed thyroid disease links to infertility, depression, obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, and dementia. The conversation covers switching from Synthroid to more optimized thyroid medication.
In fact, if you have a mild subclinical thyroid issue, your chance of having heart attacks increased by 68%. Your chance of dying of a cardiovascular event is increased by 37%. These medications, when you need them, they protect you. Your increased risk for infertility, depression, obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, dementia— there's so many chronic health diseases that come from from improperly treated, poorly diagnosed, and poorly managed thyroid issues. So I would ask yourself the question, not necessarily how you can come off of medication, but how can you get everything right? Because it is the core aspect to your longevity.
So if someone is on Synthroid and they want to switch to something that's more optimized, which you mentioned off air, what do they need to do and what do they need to know about that switch?
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