Dr. Eric Balcavage

Dr. Eric Balcavage DC, CFMP is the founder of State-Based Medicine™ (SBM), a clinical decision-making framework designed to help practitioners identify a person’s current physiological state and match interventions appropriately to reduce harm and restore recovery capacity.

With over 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Balcavage works at the intersection of thyroid physiology, chronic illness, recovery science, and performance medicine. He is recognized as a leader in Functional Medicine and thyroid physiology and has helped thousands of people struggling with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s, and other chronic health challenges better understand why symptoms persist despite “normal” labs and traditional treatment approaches.

Dr. Balcavage received his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in 1995 and has been in practice since 1996. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. He is Board Certified in Integrative Medicine and is a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.

Driven by a passion for understanding why some people recover while others continue to struggle, Dr. Balcavage has spent decades studying thyroid physiology, cellular metabolism, immune function, gastrointestinal health, hormones, functional neurology, and the body’s adaptive response to stress.

He is the author of The Thyroid Debacle, host of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, and an educator who trains healthcare practitioners in thyroid physiology, GI physiology, organic acid testing, methylation, and the principles of State-Based Medicine™.

Through his clinical work, practitioner education, podcast, and books, Dr. Balcavage continues to challenge conventional approaches to chronic illness by helping both patients and providers understand that the same intervention can create very different outcomes depending on the physiological state of the individual.