Good news for millions of undiagnosed sufferers of hypothyroidism: The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) recommends a narrower TSH range of 0.3 to 3.0. Typical lab ranges today are [...]
Millions of undiagnosed hypothyroid and Hashimoto's sufferers moved closer to recognition when the Los Angeles Times published the story "As doctors debate what is 'low thyroid,' many with condition go [...]
A study published early this year in the February issue of Thyroid found that Hashimoto’s can cause thyroid symptoms and decrease quality of life even when TSH is normal. Patients [...]
A number of celebrities have admitted to having hypothyroidism, dispelling the myth among many doctors that you have to be an overweight woman to have the disease. Sex and the [...]
Potassium iodide in radiation emergencies In 1982 the FDA approved potassium iodide to protect the thyroid gland from radioactive iodine in radiation emergencies. In an accidental event or attack on [...]
How pregnancy can trigger Hashimoto’s Autoimmune diseases in general are more common in women and research suggests women’s more complex hormonal systems, which become exaggerated during and after pregnancy, play [...]
Gluten intolerance not as black-and-white as once thought Testing for gluten-intolerance incomplete until now — New lab offers breakthrough Gluten has been linked in the literature to 55 diseases so [...]
Could Hashimoto’s flare-ups have started her down a path of psych meds and electroshock treatments? “My patient Jeanette, 42, had been diagnosed seven years earlier by her family physician with [...]
How poor gut health impacts the thyroid For 90 percent of Americans, hypothyroidism is caused by Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune thyroid disease. Since most of the immune system is situated in [...]
The iodine enthusiasts would have you believe that nearly everyone, including those with autoimmune thyroid conditions, would benefit from iodine loading or iodine supplementation. Since creating my website, however, I [...]