What do TSH levels mean? Dr.Guttler’s Commnets. The test helps determine whether or not the thyroid, a small gland in the throat, is functioning correctly. Normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels typically fall between 0.4 and 4.0...
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Hypothyroidism 101: Does Ayurvedic Treatment Do Anything to Treat Hypothyroidism? Dr.Guttler’s comments. 3000 year old holistic treatment from India. “The conventional approach is to use chemical-based medicines to treat thyroid...
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Hypothyroid Treatment 101: Does Changing the Dose of T4 to Varying TSH levels Effect Mood,Cognition or Quality of Life Q of L ? The Answer is No. JCEM May 2018 103 (5) 1997-2008 Samuels M.H. et al Comments on this article by Dr.Guttler...
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Primary Care Physician’s 2018 Thyroid Patient Care Resolutions. Resolve to consider thyroid disease as a complicated area that requires consultation with expert endocrinologists. Don’t try to treat the patient without a consultation...
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Subclinical Hypothyroidism 101: When to Treat? Diagnose and treat early to avoid hypothyroidism and to prevent goiter and nodule and thyroid cancer. Recent editorial in the NEJMed page 1404 October 5 2017 discusses pros and cons of treatment. My...
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Raw Kale Can Cause Thyroid Dysfunction: Yes but only in large quantities raw in salads. Raw kale has goiter causes substances that can cause thyroid dysfunction but only in larger quantities.Cooked kale is safe. Raw Kale contains progoitrin, a...
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Iodine OTC Supplements 101: No Benefit But Harmful to Thyroid Patients Hoang TD1, Endocr Pract. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):268-74. Summary: 1.Excessive iodine ingestion may cause thyroid dysfunction. 2.Four patients developed significant thyroid...
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Pregnant Female’s baby with Iodine induced Goiter at Birth. Why taking thyroid support supplements containing iodine can be dangerous to you and your baby. Women need more iodine during pregnancy but not massive amount from SSKI...
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Slow Metabolism or Thyroid is Why You are Obese? Wrong Don’t blame your metabolism for weight gain, but change your mindset and your lifestyle instead, say nutrition and fitness coaches It’s a common misconception that your metabolic rate is...
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How to Diagnose Hashimoto’s ThyroiditisCHT in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis RA. Anoop et al Int.J.Rheumatic Diseases Feb 20 2017 22/100 RA patients had CHT/hypothyroidism.32/100 had TPO antibodies. Only significant predictor of...
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The Italians Land an FDA Approved Liquid Hypothyroid Treatment in the USA. The Italians Land an FDA Approved Liquid Hypothyroid Treatment in the USA. FDA approves Liquid T4 for hypothyroidism and TSH suppression Levothyroxine, the synthetic form...
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Thyroid and Pregnancy#3 2-17% of pregnant have thyroid TPO antibodies.Most common in Caucasian and Asian but not African Americans. Eythyroid females with positive TPO antibodies need TSH testing every 4 weeks during the mid-pregnancy. Stay away...
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