{"podcast":{"title":"Made for Health | Medical Gaslighting | Lyme | Chronic Infections | Metabolic Syndrome | Insulin Resistance | Mystery Illness","slug":"made-for-health-medical-gaslighting-lyme-chronic-infections-metabolic-syndrome-insulin-resistance-mystery-illness-7137539","podcast_index_feed_id":7137539,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/made-for-health/","website_url":"https://made-for-health.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7d0e5e2c-a50e-424f-9a3e-7680c2538f8f/M4H-Cover.jpg","author":"Aaron Hartman, MD","episode_count":147,"summary":"You were made for health—vibrant, thriving, and full of possibility. But navigating today’s broken healthcare system, endless misinformation, and confusion can feel overwhelming. On Made for Health, Dr. Aaron Hartman cuts through the noise to deliver science-backed solutions that restore your health and reignite your hope. 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Read UnCurable to explore a deeper, root-cause approach to chronic symptoms and modern thyroid care. What if your thyroid labs look “normal”… but your body is still clearly struggling? In this episode of Made for Health, Dr. Aaron Hartman sits down with nationally recognized thyroid expert McCall McPherson to explore why so many people continue to suffer from thyroid symptoms despite being told their labs are “fine.” McCall shares her personal story of battling severe thyroid symptoms while taking standard thyroid medication and how that experience ultimately led her to transform thyroid care through a more individualized, root-cause approach. Together, they discuss the limitations of relying on TSH alone, why free T3 and reverse T3 matter, and how many patients with persistent fatigue, depression, anxiety, weight gain, and hormonal dysfunction are often overlooked by conventional medicine. The conversation also explores the deep connection between thyroid function, insulin resistance, cortisol, environmental toxins, mold exposure, gut health, and women’s hormones. They break down why thyroid dysfunction is rarely isolated to one system and why personalized care can dramatically change both quality of life and long-term health outcomes. Key Topics Covered Why many thyroid patients still struggle despite “normal” lab work The limitations of relying on TSH alone for thyroid diagnosis and medication management Why free T3 and reverse T3 are critical thyroid markers How poor T4 to T3 conversion can leave patients symptomatic The connection between thyroid dysfunction and depression, anxiety, and fatigue Why women are frequently dismissed or gaslit in thy…","meta_description":"🔥 Still struggling with fatigue, weight gain, anxiety, or brain fog… even though your thyroid labs were called “normal”? 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