Datis Kharrazian, Ph.D., D.H.Sc., D.C., M.S., M.M.Sc., F.A.C.N., is a clinical research scientist, academic professor, and a functional medicine health care provider. He specializes in developing evidence-based models to treat autoimmune, neurological, and unidentified chronic diseases with non-pharmaceutical applications such as diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine.

Kharrazian’s academic and clinical research has been featured in numerous documentaries and his clinical models of functional medicine are used by several academic institutions and thousands of health care providers throughout the world.

In this episode of The Ultimate Health Podcast, we discuss:

• The research that led to Kharrazian writing his first book
• The majority of hypothyroid patients have Hashimoto’s
• How Hashimoto’s attacks the thyroid gland
• Balancing thyroid hormones doesn’t fully address Hashimoto’s
• What is cerebellar ataxia?
• The inspiration behind Kharrazian’s second book
• Many thyroid patients have brain impairments
• Breaking down TH1 and TH2
• Problems with conventional thyroid testing
• Symptoms of Hashimoto’s
• Finding the right treatment
• How lifestyle factors impact Hashimoto’s
• Gluten is the most common trigger for people with Hashimoto’s
• Infections that can cross-react with the thyroid
• How chemicals can impact thyroid function
• Every patient is uniquely different
• The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP)
• What are goitrogens?
• Why some patients react to proteins
• New research published about cross-reacting food proteins
• Iodine flares up symptoms in patients with Hashimoto’s
• Vitamin D is important for all autoimmune patients
• Addressing the adrenals
• The role of adaptogens
• The benefits of hydrochloric acid (HCl) & digestive enzymes

For more information including related links and podcasts, visit Datis Kharrazian, Episode 256 of The Ultimate Health Podcast.