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thyroid hormone resistance syndromes: how common are they

Thyroid Hormone Resistance: What is it & How to Diagnose it

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Evidence-Based

Thyroid hormone resistance gets a lot of attention from thyroid patients for one very important reason:  Because it has the potential to explain why so many thyroid patients continue to feel poorly despite taking thyroid medication and despite having thyroid lab tests in the normal range.  While this is true, the assertion that thyroid hormone resistance …

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add back therapy for graves' disease and hyperthyroidism

Add Back Therapy for Graves’ & Hyperthyroidism: When to use Levothyroxine

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Is there ever a situation in which it makes sense to use levothyroxine to treat hyperthyroidism It may sound crazy, but the truth is that there might be.  And, yes, just to clear things up, I’m talking about the use of levothyroxine in a patient who is hyperthyroid.  I know that intuitively this doesn’t make any sense.  …

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will taking thyroid medication cause a heart attack

Will Taking Thyroid Medication Cause A Heart Attack?

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I can’t think of a more scary headline for a thyroid patient than to hear that the very thyroid medication they are taking may be associated with a heart attack.  This is especially important when you consider that heart attacks tend to impact older generations and that up to 25% of people over the age of …

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3 new thyroid support supplements & other changes

3 New Thyroid Support Supplements: Thyro Fuel, Thyro Biotic & Hashimoto’s Ab Rx

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If you’ve been following me for a while then you’ve probably noticed a lot of changes going on with my supplements.  If so, maybe you’ve had some questions… We’ve received a lot of interesting questions and assumptions based on these changes including several asking if we are going out of business! Let me put your mind …

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how hypothyroidism can change your face

8 Ways Hypothyroidism Can Change Your Face

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Most thyroid patients are well aware that changes in thyroid function can lead to problems like weight gain and depression but did you know that hypothyroidism can also impact your physical appearance and change the shape and structure of your face? It’s true!  Your thyroid impacts and regulates just about every tissue in your body so it should come as no …

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