Thyroid Testing
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Part 3: Distinguish between temporary and permanent hypothyroidism
THE SILVER LINING OF TRUTHS All persuasive claims have a silver lining of logic and common sense, or else they would be too impossible for anyone to believe. He discusses adrenaline. He gives the example of the body’s response to an impending car accident. Yes, our body secretes hormones like adrenaline at a very irregular…
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CSEM attempts to dialogue with thyroid patients, April 8, 2019
In my previous post, I discussed the statement of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) response to thyroid patients’ concerns, dated April 8th, 2019. There, I showed that the minor edit of adding a clause about central hypothyroidism is not really an update to the guidelines, which already acknowledged this exception. The document…
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A Thyroid Patients Manifesto
Manifesto: “a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer” (Merriam-Webster) I humbly offer the following manifesto for us as thyroid patients. WE, as citizens maintained by thyroid hormone therapy, declare our equal rights to health and well being as other citizens with complex chronic health conditions like diabetes, cancers, and…
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Low-normal FT3 increases Alzheimer’s Disease risk
SOURCE Quinlan, P., Horvath, A., Wallin, A., & Svensson, J. (2019). Low serum concentration of free triiodothyronine (FT3) is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 99, 112–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.09.002 JAN 2019: Study reports increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease with low-normal Free T3 thyroid hormone. “Patients in the lowest FT3 quartile had a more than…
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Inventor of thyroid hormone tests speaks out against TSH monotesting (2017 Video)
Testimony by Thyroid Scientist John E. Midgley to the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee, June 15, 2017 YOUTUBE LINK https://youtu.be/y99UDJIxdz8?t=42 MIDGLEY’S PUBLICATIONS http://thyroidpatients.ca/2019/03/15/publications-john-e-midgley-thyroid-scientist/ QUOTATIONS “Nearly 50 years ago my wife was a technician at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne In the Department of Medicine and Professor Reginald Hall who at that time was an…