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To D Or Not to D
Word out: vitamin D is a crucial cofactor in the proper function of your thyroid hormones. Turns out that normal vitamin D levels are necessary for the transport of thyroid hormone into [Read] | 15 responses.
Thyroid Personality Disorder
There’s a construct in many books on hormone therapy that I’d like to dive into today. Michael Galitzer, MD, Richard Shames, MD & nutritionist Byron Richards all refer in their [Read] | one response.
Desperately Seeking Homeopathy
What else might work when the conventional save-the-thyroid treatment plan just isn't quite enough? That is, you lost your joie de vive when your thyroid tanked, and you're still feeling [Read] | one response.
Madonna My Thyroid, Please
One comment personal trainers hear daily from overweight women makes them want to shoot themselves: “I want Madonna arms.” Actually, um, I too want Madonna arms. While she is [Read] | one response.
TSH & The Big “A”
Do you know the feeling of hitting, say, your mid-thirties and memory starts to sputter? Your once-impeccable memory now sucks or your lousy memory is worse? We have a horrible joke [Read] | 8 responses.
Testosterone, My Testosterone
Saw a patient yesterday that I had recently started on testosterone cream for HSDD (Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, otherwise known as "Not now, not ever, if it were up to me"). As [Read] | one response.
“Best” Thyroid Drug?
I always tell my patients that choosing a thyroid medication is similar to shopping for shoes – it’s not one-size-fits-all; it takes a long time to settle fully into a choice that [Read] | 6 responses.
My Mattress is Slowing My Thyroid?
I've become, rather reluctantly, an activist. Physicians are notoriously apolitical and decidedly not activist material, but after reviewing the data on flame retardants and how clearly [Read] | 5 responses.
For Your Thyroid Skin: Defy the Culture of Clean
Inspired by a recent article in my fave medical journal, The New York Times, I’ve must ask: Why are we washing so damn much? Not needed. Really. Breaks down the lipid barrier of your [Read] | 4 responses.
Comments of the Day: November 4, 2010
I want to take a minute and remind all of you how wonderful you are. You are WONDERFUL. You are BEAUTIFUL. You are VALUABLE. You are TREASURED. Thank you for sharing so much of [Read] | no responses.