You might have heard of a “thyroid shield,” the flexible lead barrier that you wear when you get X-rays taken of your body, neck or teeth. It’s a good time to remind you to ask for one whenever you’re at… Read More ›
Thyroid Hormones
Think twice about cancelling patient-pay Reverse T3 tests
At the end of January 2020, Alberta Precision Laboratories established a new policy of cancelling patient-pay Reverse T3 (RT3) tests on standard laboratory test orders. One memo in circulation explains the justifications based on RT3 silence in the 2012 and… Read More ›
Cancer scientists point finger at T4 & RT3 hormones
For many decades, scientists have been studying the effect of thyroid hormones in promoting cancer proliferation. Aleck Hercbergs and Paul J. Davis and colleagues have been at the forefront of this research. The bad news is that normal physiological concentrations… Read More ›
When dosing T3, you get higher levels of Triac
Surprise! You get a little bonus of Triac if you dose NDT or T3, and you might want to tell your doctor about its benefits & side effects. Triac is a naturally-occurring thyroid hormone metabolite that powerfully suppresses TSH without… Read More ›
What can prevent T3 from getting into thyroid receptors?
This is part 2 of a post which began with the question “How do we get enough T3 into our thyroid hormone receptors?” In this post, I discuss the factors that can prevent T3 from getting into receptors. There are… Read More ›
How do we get enough T3 into thyroid hormone receptors?
In thyroid disease and therapy, even when TSH is normalized, we can still be genuinely hypothyroid if we do not have enough T3 getting into our thyroid hormone receptors in cells throughout the body. Most people know there’s two ways… Read More ›
Free T3 peaks and valleys in T3 and NDT therapy
Lack of knowledge about Free T3 peaks and valleys contributes to failure and frustration in T3-based therapies, including desiccated thyroid and T3-T4 combination therapy. On patient support groups, I often see conversations that go like this: “My FT3 result was… Read More ›
Caution: Doctors perform T3-ectomies without our consent
We all know a “thyroidectomy” is the surgical removal of a thyroid gland. Nobody removes a vital gland without a patient’s informed consent. If your medical system and doctor are ethical, you as a patient have the opportunity to weigh… Read More ›