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Renew the paradigm of thyroid therapy
The TSH-centered paradigm is like the old Ptolemaic or Geocentric model of the universe that put Earth at the center. Science has already corrected that incorrect model of the solar system and universe. Likewise, science has already given us enough evidence that the TSH-centric model is incorrect in the sense that it excludes so much that’s…
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Dosing by the TSH can cause Low T3
Research has proven repeatedly that TSH is not the same to a thyroid patient as it is to a person who is not taking any thyroid hormone medication. For example, on standard L-T4 monotherapy, at any given level of TSH, a thyroid patient will have a higher T4 and a lower T3. If TSH is…
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All thyroid therapy is artificial
If you prefer natural desiccated thyroid (NDT / DTE) over synthetic thyroid hormone I know you might bristle at my word “artificial.” Animal-derived vs. synthesized — that’s not an argument I get into here. What I argue here is that at a more fundamental level, taking any ORAL thyroid hormone is NOT the same as…
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Say no to “Choosing Wisely Canada”
In Canada, the “Choosing Wisely Canada” campaign, together with the Canadian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism, wants to declare Free T3 and Free T4 testing “unnecessary” in monitoring thyroid therapy. See the list of thyroid tests Choosing Wisely Canada claims are unnecessary within the field of Endocrinology and Metabolism This harmful policy is also on…
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Dear Doctors (who treat hypothyroidism)…
Thyroid patients, What would you like to say to Doctors who treat hypothyroidism? Give your “Dear Doctor” statement in comments. We hope this post and its comments will be interesting to doctors who join us! (We’ve got comments on this thread in our Facebook group already). My statement: Dear Doctors of thyroid patients on lifelong…