Dr. Kepal Patel

It's your ability to convert your food into energy, right? So, you know, your cells at the cellular level, there's a whole, you know, oxidative process that occurs down at the mitochondria and at the cellular level. And it's that process of how much energy you are producing is regulated by the thyroid hormone. It's not even like your temperature level.

It's your ability to convert your food into energy, right? So, you know, your cells at the cellular level, there's a whole, you know, oxidative process that occurs down at the mitochondria and at the cellular level. And it's that process of how much energy you are producing is regulated by the thyroid hormone. It's not even like your temperature level.

It's your ability to convert your food into energy, right? So, you know, your cells at the cellular level, there's a whole, you know, oxidative process that occurs down at the mitochondria and at the cellular level. And it's that process of how much energy you are producing is regulated by the thyroid hormone. It's not even like your temperature level.

Yeah, it's all regulated, but that's like the end product of what's going on at the cellular level. You're seeing an increase in energy expenditure across the board. So like I said, your heart rate would go up. your digestive system, your nervous system, everything is affected by that. So all of that encompasses what we call metabolism.

Yeah, it's all regulated, but that's like the end product of what's going on at the cellular level. You're seeing an increase in energy expenditure across the board. So like I said, your heart rate would go up. your digestive system, your nervous system, everything is affected by that. So all of that encompasses what we call metabolism.

Yeah, it's all regulated, but that's like the end product of what's going on at the cellular level. You're seeing an increase in energy expenditure across the board. So like I said, your heart rate would go up. your digestive system, your nervous system, everything is affected by that. So all of that encompasses what we call metabolism.

Since a lot of thyroid disease is autoimmune-based, anything that you can do to decrease that kind of stress and your immune response... can be potentially beneficial. So there are a lot of diets out there that are designed to decrease inflammation. I would definitely talk to a nutritionist or somebody who's more of an expert in that area.

Since a lot of thyroid disease is autoimmune-based, anything that you can do to decrease that kind of stress and your immune response... can be potentially beneficial. So there are a lot of diets out there that are designed to decrease inflammation. I would definitely talk to a nutritionist or somebody who's more of an expert in that area.

Since a lot of thyroid disease is autoimmune-based, anything that you can do to decrease that kind of stress and your immune response... can be potentially beneficial. So there are a lot of diets out there that are designed to decrease inflammation. I would definitely talk to a nutritionist or somebody who's more of an expert in that area.

But my recommendation to my patients is, yes, try to find a diet that does work for you. I know there are a lot of things that if I decrease gluten and I get rid of this and I eat more of that, try it. I mean, if it works, that's fantastic. And I have had patients who had Hashimoto's thyroiditis and they changed their lifestyle to be sleeping better, eating better, exercising.

But my recommendation to my patients is, yes, try to find a diet that does work for you. I know there are a lot of things that if I decrease gluten and I get rid of this and I eat more of that, try it. I mean, if it works, that's fantastic. And I have had patients who had Hashimoto's thyroiditis and they changed their lifestyle to be sleeping better, eating better, exercising.

But my recommendation to my patients is, yes, try to find a diet that does work for you. I know there are a lot of things that if I decrease gluten and I get rid of this and I eat more of that, try it. I mean, if it works, that's fantastic. And I have had patients who had Hashimoto's thyroiditis and they changed their lifestyle to be sleeping better, eating better, exercising.

And you do see their antibodies go down. So whatever trigger there was that was causing it, you can try to undo some of that with your lifestyle. Is it curative? Hard to say.

And you do see their antibodies go down. So whatever trigger there was that was causing it, you can try to undo some of that with your lifestyle. Is it curative? Hard to say.

And you do see their antibodies go down. So whatever trigger there was that was causing it, you can try to undo some of that with your lifestyle. Is it curative? Hard to say.

Yeah, I mean, I think sometimes it's not just the alcohol and sugar. I mean, sometimes, you know, you may be drinking and eating a lot of sugar because you're stressed. And so is it what comes first, right? Is it the chicken or the egg kind of thing? Right. And so if you decrease your stress levels, maybe that may, you know, help your immune system.

Yeah, I mean, I think sometimes it's not just the alcohol and sugar. I mean, sometimes, you know, you may be drinking and eating a lot of sugar because you're stressed. And so is it what comes first, right? Is it the chicken or the egg kind of thing? Right. And so if you decrease your stress levels, maybe that may, you know, help your immune system.

Yeah, I mean, I think sometimes it's not just the alcohol and sugar. I mean, sometimes, you know, you may be drinking and eating a lot of sugar because you're stressed. And so is it what comes first, right? Is it the chicken or the egg kind of thing? Right. And so if you decrease your stress levels, maybe that may, you know, help your immune system.

I think it does. I mean, we're just learning more about this over the last 10, 20 years. I think we're realizing how much our mental status plays a role in our immune system, right? People that are depressed and don't feel well tend to get sick. Your immune system gets weaker. And so there's definitely a lot of interplay between the two systems. To answer her question, I think

I think it does. I mean, we're just learning more about this over the last 10, 20 years. I think we're realizing how much our mental status plays a role in our immune system, right? People that are depressed and don't feel well tend to get sick. Your immune system gets weaker. And so there's definitely a lot of interplay between the two systems. To answer her question, I think