ABOUT THIS EPISODE
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What happens when your thyroid labs look normal, but your body keeps telling you something is wrong?
In this episode, Dr. Alya Ahmad sits down with Dr. Daryl Turner, founder of NiTek Medical, to explore why fatigue, cold hands and feet, brain fog, constipation, weight changes, hair loss, mood shifts, and hormonal symptoms may deserve a closer look—even when standard testing does not provide a clear answer.
Dr. Turner shares how seeing symptomatic patients dismissed because their bloodwork appeared normal led him to revisit an older method of thyroid assessment: measuring reflex speed. He explains how that work inspired the development of the Thyroflex, a device designed to assess reflex response and resting metabolic rate.
Together, Dr. Alya and Dr. Turner examine the limits of relying on a single thyroid marker, the importance of listening to patient symptoms, and the connection between thyroid function, energy production, metabolism, digestion, mood, menstrual cycles, fertility, and pregnancy.
They also discuss iodine, Hashimoto’s, Graves’ disease, thyroid antibodies, reverse T3, sleep, stress, nutrition, adrenal health, and the potential role of DNA testing in the future of thyroid and autoimmune care.
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About Dr. Daryl Turner
Dr. Daryl Turner is the founder of NiTek Medical and an international lecturer focused on thyroid, adrenal, iodine, autoimmune, and hormone health. Born and raised in New Zealand and now living in the United States, his work grew from a desire to help patients who experienced symptoms of thyroid dysfunction despite having laboratory results that appeared normal.
Drawing from the historical use of reflex speed in thyroid assessment, Dr. Turner developed the Thyroflex, a device designed to evaluate reflex response, neurotransmitter speed, and resting metabolic rate. He now teaches clinicians internationally about symptom-based thyroid assessment, iodine, Hashimoto’s, Graves’ disease, hormone balance, DNA testing, and approaches intended to help patients improve their quality of life.
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Dr. Alya Ahmad, MD, FAAP
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Dr. Suraiya Simi Rahman, MD, FAAP
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