Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
One of the most common things I get asked about is thyroid issues. A person can be hypothyroid (underactive) or hyperthyroid (overactive). So far, so easy. The difficulties come in testing the thyroid because, as we know, the vast majority of mainstream doctors will test the TSH and T4 levels, including an autoimmune antibody if …
Thyroid problems are so common I reckon if I could have a pound for every one I had identified, I would be a rich woman! There are a ton of resources for you to read up on this. You can search for blog posts I’ve written over the years on this site here. Here’s one to …
For those of you who don’t want a full blood test done, I have some good news! I have just listed the new ZRT Comprehensive Thyroid Panel including Iodine for us. It is done using new methodology that requires blood spot and dried urine samples so doesn’t need a full blood draw. It also includes …
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This starts today peeps!
I don’t usually promote the zillions of summits we seem to get nowadays but actually I get asked about thyroid issues A LOT so I thought this one might actually be useful for us all as there are some really good speakers on it – Perlmutter, Fasano, Vojdani, Minich, Axe et al and some unusual …
Hot on the heels of the new DUTCH adrenal test I listed a week or so ago, today I have added a couple of new thyroid tests for you, updated the Adrenal & Thyroid Tests Overview and added some info on Iodine Symporter Transport issues (ooer…). Hyperthyroid Antibody TRAb Test First comes the new Advanced …
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Hot on the heels of the new DUTCH adrenal test I listed a week or so ago, today I have added a couple of new thyroid tests for you, updated the Adrenal & Thyroid Tests Overview and added some info on Iodine Symporter Transport issues (ooer…). Hyperthyroid Antibody TRAb Test First comes the new Advanced …
Continue reading “New Thyroid TRAb, DI02 Gene and Symporter Iodine Tests”
I saw this interesting video from Dr O the other day which shows some of the possible thyroid signs you can see on your fingernails. Check these out – jagged cuticles, selenium white lines and nails splits. Obviously, these can come from other issues too, not least low stomach acid, but if you have them, …
I saw this interesting video from Dr O the other day which shows some of the possible thyroid signs you can see on your fingernails. Check these out – jagged cuticles, selenium white lines and nails splits. Obviously, these can come from other issues too, not least low stomach acid, but if you have them, …
Just published this post on Purehealth blog but here it is in case it helps you too.. I am fare whizzing along with the updates to some of the factsheets in the Health A-Z! This time, I have massively updated the Thyroid Factsheet with a ton of info, tips, resources, testing and treatment recommendations on, …