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GRAPHIC and discussion: T3 Depletion
Illness as trigger of T3 depletion Science understands this process of T3 depletion as “non-thyroidal illness.” It has been called “non-thyroidal” because paradoxically, people with normal thyroid glands experience this deep, yet temporary hypothyroidism when they become very ill. It is believed that during illness, the body protects itself by lowering its metabolic set-point. The…
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REVIEW: DIO1 gene affects T3:T4 ratio
Panicker et al, 2008 Click title to read it online: A Common Variation in Deiodinase 1 Gene DIO1 Is Associated with the Relative Levels of Free Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine Background “D1 is found in liver, kidney, thyroid, and pituitary” and as blood flows through these organs, D1 converts T4 into T3, increasing levels of Free T3…
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Asking my TSH … The Pituitary Fable
Once upon a time, The pituitary gland was married to the thyroid gland. Ms. Thyroid started neglecting her husband. She had already had many children, T4 and T3 hormones, But apparently not enough for him. Mr. P used to scream at her with insistent TSH shouts “produce more children NOW! I mean yesterday! Tsh, Tsh,…
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GRAPHIC: 10 Thyroid Hormone Actions
This infographic gives you the basics on some important components of thyroid hormone metabolism and function. As thyroid patients, it helps us to collaborate in our thyroid therapy when we understand some of the scientific vocabulary and concepts. Lifelong therapy, lifelong learning.
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REVIEW: Genes MCT10 and DIO2 and combination therapy
OUR GENES can partly explain our body’s individual response to T4 in thyroid meds like Synthroid / Levothyroxine. It may explain why some thyroid patients do just fine on Synthroid / Levothyroxine, while others continue to have hypothyroid symptoms. Review of: Carlé, A., Faber, J., Steffensen, R., Laurberg, P., & Nygaard, B. (2017). Hypothyroid Patients…