Diet & Nutrition

Thyrotoxicosis? Many factors can lower TSH

By thyroidpatientsca on July 2, 2019 • ( 5 )

Many substances and health factors can, independently of thyroid hormones, lower TSH secretion significantly. These factors are not listed in Braverman & Cooper’s chapter on thyrotoxicosis in Werner & Ingbar’s The Thyroid textbook, 10th edition 2013, because their chapter avoids… Read More ›

Question Pilo’s study: Iodine dosing biases T4:T3 secretion

By thyroidpatientsca on May 27, 2019 • ( 2 )

This post continues my series that examines two ratios T4:T3 thyroid hormone secreted by “the” thyroid gland. The single origin of both these ratios is an article by Pilo et al published in 1990. A simple summary: In Pilo’s’… Read More ›

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Diet & Nutrition

Thyrotoxicosis? Many factors can lower TSH

Question Pilo’s study: Iodine dosing biases T4:T3 secretion