Which FT3, FT4 and TSH levels have the highest and lowest prevalence rates for 10 common health disorders? Hypertension Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) Depression Diabetes Coronary artery disease Heart failure Atrial fibrillation Peripheral vascular disease Renal failure (kidney failure) Dementia Is… Read More ›
Decades ago, a lot more doctors knew how thyroid hormone levels influenced all organs and tissues’ health. It wasn’t all about the influence of thyroid hormones on the TSH. It was more about the influence of truly adequate thyroid hormone… Read More ›
Surprise surprise. Having less thyroid hormone makes you more susceptible to Type 2 Diabetes. How does it work? Quote from Dr. Chaker, lead author: “Thyroid hormone is also directly involved in the control of insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis. Hypothyroidism… Read More ›
Hypo, hyper, or well-medicated, millions of Canadians are in the category of those who manage a thyroid hormone imbalance. But instead of being offered the agency to co-manage our condition, we are being managed and manipulated by our medical system… Read More ›
Why is diabetes getting all the attention in health care media, and hypothyroidism hardly any? Let’s brainstorm this together. Let’s see possible reasons why. Let’s talk more publicly about what Canadians can do about the health inequity and the truly… Read More ›
Ruiz-Núñez et al’s 2018 article, “Higher Prevalence of “Low T3 Syndrome in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,” breaks down the common misconception that Low T3 syndrome only occurs in critical illness. Low T3 can also occur in a chronic state… Read More ›
A 2018 research study recruited 341 coeliac [celiac] disease patients and found that 91 of them (26.6%) had at least one autoimmune disease. Among those 91 patients, 44 patients (48.4%) also had a diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease. These coeliac… Read More ›