This is why,even if you’ve been told your thyroid is normal, and even if your TSH is between 0.5 and 2 μIU/mL (the range I recommend), you need to test your free T4, free T3, and especially thyroid antibodies (TPO antibodies and TG antibodies), to truly determine if you have a...
I had options of medicine to suppress the thyroid, pull it out, or blow it up with Iodine 131… and none of those sounded appropriate. I already had a holistic view, but I didn’t know how to get there. Even though I was in med school this didn’t really sit well. So, I tried...
Adult patients are more likely to develop chronic disease than children. Moreover, higher platelet counts at diagnosis and the presence of ANAs and anti-thyroid antibodies may serve as predictors of disease chronicity [79,80,81]. Severe ITP refers to patients with clinically relevant bleeding of...
The excess thyroid hormone secretion that characterises Graves' disease (GD) is generated when stimulatory antibodies bind to the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor on the follicular cell of the thyroid gland. This underlying mechanism cannot easily be abolished and the mainstay of Graves' disease (...
Altered gut flora, or dysbiosis, can also reduce or prevent the extraction of nutrients (such as B12) from food. Hypothyroidism itself can lead to poor extraction of minerals and vitamins from our food sources. Since thyroid hormones determine our metabolism throughout the entire body, including ...
If you have a good reason to be suspicious, I would recommend the TSH, T3, T4, and then there is another one and its thyroid antibodies because if you thyroid antibodies, something is brewing and if you don’t have a full blown problem now it could develop. So those are the four ...
Know What to Expect The familiar saying of "knowledge is power" is very true here. Knowing what to expect as Alzheimer's progresses can help you understand behavior and recognize its source as the disease, rather than the person. This can provide more compassion and reduce frustration. Alzheime...
Allergy symptoms, including an itchy throat, occur when your immune system makes antibodies to fight off harmless substances that it thinks are a threat to your body. Many common allergic reactions are linked to the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE).2 ...
higher platelet counts at diagnosis and the presence of ANAs and anti-thyroid antibodies may serve as predictors of disease chronicity [79,80,81]. Severe ITP refers to patients with clinically relevant bleeding of sufficient magnitude to mandate disease-directed treatments, or cases showing new blee...
Are your thyroid antibodies going down on a low carb or keto diet? Do you have more energy and less brain fog?Is your weight stabilizing and your mood improving? If so, these are good signs that your diet is working to optimize your health. On the other hand, if you feel lethargic an...