Research Reviews
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Question Pilo’s 1990 study. It can be misused to limit your T3 supply.
In this series, I am examining two T4-T3 thyroid hormone ratios that have been circulating in thyroid medical literature for decades. The first ratio is the “molar ratio” of T4 and T3 hormone secretion from the thyroid gland. The second ratio is the theory that the human body derives 20% of its T3 hormone supply from…
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The two T4-T3 ratios that confine thyroid therapy
Here are the two most pervasive, limiting, and potentially harmful presumptions about T3:T4 hormone ratios in thyroid science today. Ratio #1: There is a perfect physiological T4:T3 ratio secreted from the healthy human thyroid gland, and it is approximately 15:1. (Various ratios are cited, most often from 13:1 to 16:1) Ratio #2: In the…
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Low T3 thyroid hormone, insomnia, and sleep apnea
Have you struggled with sleep disorders, whether insomina or sleep apnea? Apparently it’s associated with hypothyroidism. Even if it’s true that people with untreated hypo sleep a LOT. My mother has agonized over her chronic insomnia. She had been on low dose Synthroid for decades before she was diagnosed with a serious case of sleep…
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Biondi and Wartofsky’s 2014 dismissal of desiccated thyroid
Bernadette Biondi and Leonard Wartofsky’s article in 2014 titled “Treatment with Thyroid Hormone” summarily dismisses the use of desiccated thyroid medication in thyroid therapy. Tracing the logic of their dismissal back to their citation, a 1980 research article, reveals a fallacious chain of argument based on a very thin foundation. This pathway of reasoning promotes…
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Endocrinology network news reviews study on T3-based therapy prescribing
Good post on “Endocrinology Network” news, summarizing of research and trends regarding T3-based thyroid medication prescriptions for hypothyroidism around the world (not mentioning Canada, though). Fuerst, M. (2019, February 14). Physician–patient interaction may influence prescribing patterns in hypothyroidism | Endocrinology Network. Retrieved February 25, 2019, from http://www.endocrinologynetwork.com/thyroid-disorders/physicianpatient-interaction-may-influence-prescribing-patterns-hypothyroidism Apparently, In the United States, in 2017, “approximately…