Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Useful one here for you if you are on thyroxine. Researchers suggest that people with poor gastric absorption (ie. low stomach acid) don't absorb their levothyroxine as much as they might and therefore levels of TSH, T4 and T3 could well be compromised. Giving Vitamin C seems to help: Effect of Vitamin C on the …
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I had a fascinating talk with one of you the other day (thank you Lesley!) about the lack of diagnostic and treatment help for adrenal and thyroid conditions on the NHS. Lesley told me about a brave couple of women who have put a petition before the Scottish parliament to help doctors identify and treat …
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Makes a nice change to tell you of a price reduction - and a significant one at that. The Iodine Loading Test has been reduced from £140 to £99! This is because I am now able to get these tests done through a UK company which is cheaper than using the US one direct. This …
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I'm happy to report that the Total Thyroid screen including Reverse T3 measurement is now much cheaper to do. The lab has brought out a combined test instead of us having to add the reverse T3 onto it. The total was £162 and is now down to £136 so well done them. Here is the …
I read this morning a good basic explanation of why it simply is not enough to measure TSH if you think your thyroid is underactive. If you think your body temperature is low and you have the signs of an underactive thyroid (constipation, weight gain, low mood, body dryness, feeling cold, infertility etc), it is …
Reading a post about selenium deficiency and the thyroid from Dr Osborne at the Gluten Free Society - mainly aimed at gluten sensitives - I thought it contained some sage advice about how to best test for hypothyroid. I wrote about it on the trulyglutenfree site, but thought it may interest many of you too …