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Wall Street Journal Focuses on Call for More Thyroid Options, Features National Academy of Hypothyroidism 7 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
An August 5, 2013 article by writer Sumathi Reddy of the Wall Street Journal focuses on how traditional diagnosis and treatment for thyroid problems aren’t working for all patients. The article, title...
Chaos in the Thyroid Drug World 7 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am
It turns out that: Levothroid brand of levothyroxine has been permanently discontinued Levoxyl brand of levothyroxine is “off the market” — for a full year at least The price for Synthroid brand levot...
Comprehensive List of Thyroid Symptoms – Printable Checklist 1 Aug 2013 | 10:40 pm
We’ve put together a detailed checklist of thyroid symptoms, grouped by category. You can download and print this full checklist as a PDF file, to fill out and take to your doctor, or to use to monito...
20 Signs That You Need a New Thyroid Doctor 1 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
We’ve all experienced it: when a visit to a patronizing, compassion-challenged practitioner leaves us feeling irritated and anxious rather than hopeful of healing. Here’s a list of red flags to watch ...
The 2 Day Diet — Is it the Fast Way to Lose Weight and Keep it Off ? 31 Jul 2013 | 10:24 pm
There’s a new approach to eating that you’ll be hearing a lot about, and might have heard about already on NPR: the 2-day diet — also known as the 5-2 diet, 5-2 intermittent fasting, or the “fast diet...
New Study Reveals Skipping Breakfast May Help Lose Weight and Keep it Off 30 Jul 2013 | 10:32 pm
For years, we’ve been cautioned not to skip breakfast in the interests of best health. With all due respect to the widely-acknowledged “most important meal of the day” maxim, I’ve personally had bette...
Prescription Natural Thyroid Drugs Deemed Safe Alternative to Levothyroxine For Hypothyroidism Treatment 19 Jun 2013 | 05:55 am
It’s not as if thyroid patients didn’t know this long ago. And certainly, there are savvy practitioners — particularly those from the integrative and naturopathic medicine approaches — who have known ...
Senate Bill Puts Bioidentical Hormones and Compounded Medications At Risk! 11 Jun 2013 | 01:44 am
Do you depend on bioidentical hormones or compounded medications to feel your best? Both men and women have come to depend on these as their treatment of choice to counteract the symptoms of menopause...
Biodentical Drug Compounding, Including Time-Released T3, Faces Risk Due to Upcoming Senate Vote 6 Jun 2013 | 11:54 pm
Senate bill S. 959 grants the FDA the authority to ban any or all compounded bioidentical hormones and time-released T3. In response to lobbying from major drug companies that manufacture synthetic ho...
These Fruits are Berry, Berry Good for You 23 May 2013 | 06:10 am
The pitfall of many fruits is their high sugar content, but berries — blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries in particular — are truly the medicinal wonders of the fruit bowl. Not only are they lo...
