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Episode 393 - The Thyroid Connection with Dr. Kevin Smith
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June 9, 2026
The Jōrni Podcast
Episode 393 - The Thyroid Connection with Dr. Kevin Smith
Modern medicine performs miracles in the emergency room every day, yet chronic conditions still tend to get managed rather than resolved. Challenges as different as fatigue, brain fog, thinning hair, and stubborn weight often trace back to a single source that points the way forward once we know to look for it.
Something small enough to overlook sets the pace for nearly every cell in our bodies, and the path back to vitality can look closer to detective work than to a prescription pad. We follow the empowering web connecting stress, sleep, the gut, and our daily choices, finding why getting to the root of a problem can change everything about how we take charge of our own health.
DR. KEVIN SMITH
Dr. Kevin Smith, a functional medicine practitioner from Pittsburgh, PA., is the founder and clinic director of Metabolic Solutions in Bethel Park. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic health problems that have failed to be cured by traditional medical approaches.
Dr. Smith has been in practice since 2001. And in that time, he has seen thousands of people regain their function, restore their health, overcome imbalances, preserve their independence, and decrease their reliance on medications.
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