Why Am I Still Sick? Dr. Kevin Smith Returns to Kill the Check Engine Light S3-EP9

<p>Welcome back to Space Tomatoes. Havok and LX bring repeat guest Dr. Kevin Smith, functional medicine practitioner, published author, and founder of the Chronic Conditions Center in Pittsburgh, for another unscripted pass at the question his new book is built on: Why Am I Still Sick? Smith’s argument is blunt. High blood pressure, low thyroid, neuropathy, and a pile of other “chronic” labels usually get managed, not solved. Stop the pills for a couple of days and the dashboard light comes back. In this episode he walks through T4 versus T3, why Hashimoto’s is the default U.S. story, why homesteaders still get waved off iodine testing, and how insurance economics decides your panel before you sit down. LX asks about red light. Havok asks about beetroot, salt, and why roasted pistachios hide sugar in the ingredient list. Then it is gabapentin, GLP-1 rebound, Fen-Phen déjà vu, six pillars of wellness, and the line that should be on a bumper sticker: if your doctor is not trying to cure you, you do not have a doctor. You have a drug dealer. Book: Why Am I Still Sick? by Dr. Kevin Smith, due soon. </p>

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<p>Guest: Dr. Kevin Smith</p>

<p>Chapters</p>

<p>00:18 – Welcome back, Dr. Kevin Smith </p>

<p>02:05 – Why Am I Still Sick? and symptom management vs cure </p>

<p>03:08 – Thyroid 101: T4, T3, and the gas pedal </p>

<p>06:28 – Hypothyroid symptoms from brain fog to missing eyebrows </p>

<p>07:38 – Hashimoto’s, life stress, and the iodine fight </p>

<p>12:08 – Hidden thyroid wreckers: anemia, cortisol, gut, viruses </p>

<p>16:35 – TPO, anti-thyroglobulin, and insurance-designed care </p>