Category: Thyroid therapy

Article on hypothyroidism features Thyroid Patients Canada’s Tania Smith

by Tania S. Smith, posted in Free T3 test, Public Health, Thyroid therapy

An excellent article on Healthing.ca by Postmedia Network journalist Karen Hawthorne provides a wealth of insight into hypothyroidism in a short article. I think it's so well-written that it deserves an award for excellence in journalism. https://www.healthing.ca/wellness/hypothyroidism-in-canada-treatment-chronic-condition-status This is an article worth discussing and amplifying. I know that a journalistic article must be short. It … Continue reading Article on hypothyroidism features Thyroid Patients Canada’s Tania Smith

BBC UK TV segment on hypothyroidism is re-broadcast by TVO in Canada

by Tania S. Smith, posted in Diagnosis, Thyroid therapy, UK

A five-minute documentary segment on the topic of hypothyroidism is found in the BBC UK TV series "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor," season 6 episode 2. It was first aired in the UK on February, 2017. The segment is part of the show's larger discussion of the question, "Can we boost our metabolic rate?" It … Continue reading BBC UK TV segment on hypothyroidism is re-broadcast by TVO in Canada

5 steps to individually-optimized thyroid therapy

by thyroidpatientsca, posted in Health care system, Patients' stories, Symptoms, Therapy guidelines, Therapy paradigms, Thyroid Testing

Patients should not have to cross their fingers, wait, and hope for change. The hopes of hypo- and hyperthyroid patients focus on attaining individually-optimized treatment. Their hopes, wishes, and requests are not unreasonable. Effective treatment ought to alleviate symptoms and improve health outcomes. Relative changes in thyroid hormone doses have a measurable effect on certain … Continue reading 5 steps to individually-optimized thyroid therapy

My body composition before and during thyroid therapy

by thyroidpatientsca, posted in Diet & Nutrition, T3-monotherapy, T4-monotherapy

This post is a brief outline of my physical "Thyroid Therapy Transformation," a glimpse into my personal life and how symptoms and body composition changed in response to changes in thyroid therapy and diet. You can see my favorite colors are pinks and blues. And it also shows many hairstyle transformations, ha ha! This post … Continue reading My body composition before and during thyroid therapy

Winter T3 loss: Why it matters to thyroid patients

by thyroidpatientsca, posted in T3 hormone, Thyroid therapy

It's April. You're a thyroid-hormone treated person with a thyroid disability on a fixed budget of thyroid hormone. Have you been feeling hypothyroid in the past few months? If so, you're not alone. If not, thank your thyroid, or your thyroid doctor. Scientific studies show a winter-season loss of Total or Free T3 (FT3) in … Continue reading Winter T3 loss: Why it matters to thyroid patients