If you have a life threatening condition, the chances are that the drug selected to treat you will be. . . life threatening. Drastic measures for drastic times, you might say. Or perhaps: if the i ...
Dr Broda O Barnes, who studied thyroid disease for 35 years, believed that many people have subtle thryoid disorders that don't show up on a blood test. ... ...
The different approaches of the UK and US drug regulators have been noted more than once in this column. A current case in point concerns the thyroid drugs and, in particular, thyroxine sodium, m ...
The underactive thyroid has been a recognised and potentially mortal illness for over a century now, but the incidence of the condition seems to be increasing, and its treatment less effective than ever.
Researcher Doris Jones has unearthed startling new evidence demonstrating that fluoride interferes with enzyme systems, damaging many organ systems of the body. ...
The thyroid, that bowtie shaped gland at the front of the throat, is your body's metabolic thermostat, regulating your temperature, energy consumption and, in the case of children, growth rate. It ...
In 1994, I was prescribed HRT together with thyroxine for no proven reason and without monitoring. My excellent health of 30 years from taking 100 mcg of thyroxine changed.
A scandalous lack of knowledge by doctors and an epidemic of undiagnosed thyroid problems may be behind the other growing epidemic of our times: ME
Most of the problems associated with menopause can be alleviated simply by improving your overall health. Building on a foundation of a varied wholefood diet, you could try to:
The complex process of thyroid functioning is initiated in the hypothalamus and controlled by the pituitary gland. Both are 'master glands',