Thyroid pharma
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Part 5: All thyroid meds are bioidentical, but individual response varies widely
This post concludes my response to a misleading video (10). THYROID HORMONE PHARMACEUTICALS A suspicion many people have is that thyroid hormone pharmaceuticals are very different from the thyroid hormones our bodies produce. Let’s look into the claim that they are “bioidentical” in structure and function. Synthetic thyroid hormone has a counter-clockwise rotated molecule (it…
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Part 4: Can taking thyroid hormone kill or damage the thyroid gland?
CAN TAKING THYROID HORMONES HARM YOU? In the video analyzed in this series (10), this man generalizes too far about all pharmaceuticals being harmful interventions. He thinks taking thyroid hormones, just because they happen to be a medicine, can actually kill or damage the thyroid gland (14:27 to 15:25). But thyroid hormone medications are not…
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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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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…
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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…