January 15th, 2015 was one of the happiest days of my life. I was the new father to my fourth child, a healthy baby girl. For my wife and I, it was the end of a chapter. Our family was complete and we were excited to move past the baby years and enjoy raising our […]
Vitamin D is essential to a healthy life, at any stage, yet its effectiveness is often overlooked by practitioners treating parents who are trying to conceive. The overwhelming majority of infertility cases are treated with drugs or surgical procedures, and are successful less than 50 percent.Supplementation presents a simple, safe, inexpensive, and potentially effective approach […]
My first missed diagnosis was Conn’s Syndrome (primary hyperaldosteronism). It took 15 years of medication resistant hypertension, eventual loss of potassium, muscle cramps and fatigue before I was finally properly diagnosed.My second missed diagnosis was Late Stage Lyme. This one took 20 years to finally be discovered.Did having one make the other worse, enable the […]
Even though women being prescribed Lupron (leuprolide) have (understandably) no clue about its adverse thyroid effects, it is no secret that Lupron adversely affects the thyroid gland. (The same could be said for adverse effects from Lupron on many other organs and bodily systems, but the focus here will be on the thyroid.) For decades, a […]
A lot of things baffle me about the medical industry’s approach to birth control, but the one thing I’ve struggled with the most has to do with the thyroid. For the life of me, I couldn’t understand how any doctor could prescribe The Pill to a patient and not be concerned about the affect it […]
Numerous studies have shown a strong correlation between removal of both ovaries / bilateral oophorectomy (castration) and accelerated aging as measured by an increased risk of chronic health conditions. Hysterectomy / uterus removal with preservation of both ovaries is also associated with some of these chronic conditions. These include heart disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis, […]
What could male astronauts possibly have in common with earthbound women who use progestin based birth control? On the surface, absolutely nothing, but it turns out that space travel and IUDs (and other medications) initiate some chemistry changes that result in significant neuro-ocular damage. The syndrome, variously called pseudo-tumor cerebri, intracranial hypertension or in the case […]
Women who suffer with endometriosis do not have many options for treatment. As a result, many women try Lupron because they are desperate to be pain and symptom free. I was one of these women. In 2011 and 2013, I tried Lupron for a total of three doses and wish I knew then what I […]