I often get comments and emails from people asking me which thyroid hormone I think is best. My answer is always the same: "It depends." As much as some practitioners would like to make us believe, there is simply no "one size fits all" approach to thyroid hormone replacement.Statements like "Synthroid is best" or "I prefer to use synthetic T4 with my patients" or "I only use bio-identical hormones" demonstrate a lack ...
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If you've been reading this blog for a while, you might be surprised by the title of this post. I've been critical of pharmaceutical approaches in the past, and in general, I recommend avoiding the use of medication whenever possible.However, I have no problem with pharmaceuticals if:
they work,
they do more good than harm, and;
there are no non-drug alternatives with the same effect.It turns out that thyroid medication meets these criteria in cases of hypothyroidism with ...
Dr. Kharrazian has written an excellent post over at his blog about the importance of proper diet in the treatment of Hashimoto's. He covers all the bases: the importance of going gluten-free, why gluten-free isn't enough for most people, how to identify and address food sensitivities, how to balance blood sugar, and how to deal with the psychological and emotional resistance that may arise when making significant dietary changes.The main obstacle most Americans face in ...
The fantasy of both conventional and alternative healthcare practitioners is finding a single nutrient to treat hypothyroidism. For doctors, this is thyroid hormone. For alternative practitioners, it is iodine.In the previous article I showed why, when used alone, thyroid hormone replacement often fails. In this post I'll explain why iodine may not only be ineffective, but also cause harm.Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide. ...
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