Thyroid Talk Episode 3: Getting Familiar with Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease

Send us Fan MailThyroid Talk with Dr. Angela MazzaSHOW NOTES EPISODE 3, 2022Recorded 3-4-2022Getting Familiar with Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ DiseaseHost: Dr. Angela Mazza, DOCo-host: Dawn Sheffield Dr. Angela Mazza is a thyroid, endocrine, and metabolism specialist with an integrative private practice in Central Florida.  The goal for this podcast is to define and demystify the thyroid gland, and thyroid-related medical conditions.  By providing information in an easy-to-understand format, we hope to help patients better understand the ways in which their bodies work, and to help them thrive.  Dr. Mazza’s goal is to help us live more fulfilling lives by taking control of our health to feel our best. We want to discuss subjects of interest to our listeners, so please send in your questions, comments, and topic ideas for future shows to [email protected]  And please continue listening to “Thyroid Talk with Dr. Angela Mazza, DO.”  We have many more interesting episodes, and guests, planned.  We’ll build on this episode’s foundation, and do some more deep dives into topics we think you’ll find meaningful.  To recap some of what we discussed in episode 3—not necessarily in this order:The goal for this episode was to give listeners a broad and easy-to-understand overview.  We reviewed:        ●      Hyperthyroidism and some of its symptoms and causes;●      Graves’ disease and how it is diagnosed;*●      Some of the commonalities and differences between Graves’ disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis; ●      and an overview of treatment options for Graves’ disease.●      Best of all, we learned that we CAN impact our thyroid health! *CREDIT/CITATION:In episode 3 Dr. Mazza mentioned how Dr. Robert James Graves, and earlier, Dr. Caleb Hillier Parry, described the characteristics of what would become known as Graves’ disease as protruding eyes, anxious appearance, and increase in heart beat “that shook the thorax”.  The citation for that is as follows:  Ahmed, AM, Ahmed NH.  History of disorders of thyroid dysfunction.  East Mediterr Health J 2005;11(3):459-69. In episode 4, the topic will be thyroid nodules—masses in the thyroid.We welcome your comments, show ideas, and questions for future episodes.  Please send them to [email protected] Don’t forget to ask your healthcare provider about any specific questions regarding your wellness.  This podcast is meant for educational purposes only.Copyright 2022 Dr. Angela Mazza.  Thyroid Talk with Dr. Angela Mazza.  All rights reserved. Check out our YouTube channel - Dr. Angela Mazza, our website at Metabolic Center for Wellness, our FaceBook and our Instagram page.