Did you know that there is a controversy regarding the treatment of thyroid disease? Harvard Health estimates that more than 12 million Americans have thyroid disease, many of whom don’t even realize it. Thyroid patients insist that current treatment standards leave too many patients suffering from a lack of diagnosis or ineffective treatment. Both patient […]
The notion that unremitting fatigue is a core clinical symptom is difficult for many physicians and patients to reconcile with its ubiquitous nature in illness. Here is yet another example of the importance of recognizing fatigue and the constellation of other clinical signs that manifest concurrently in thyroid disease. Here we see that fatigue represents […]
The chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in hard plastics, has come under great scrutiny in the past few years for negatively impacting hormonal health. BPA is an estrogen-like compound that has been proven to be an endocrine (hormone) disrupter. It is present in plastic bottles and canned food linings and is easily leached from the […]
As women age, thyroid disorders become more common. Hypothyroidism is twice as frequent in elderly women as in younger women and 10 times more frequent in women than men. According to the American Thyroid Association, as many as 1 in 4 nursing home residents may have undiagnosed and untreated hypothyroidism. In many cases, the symptoms […]
Hypothyroidism is a state in which the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone. Many suspect hypothyroidism is related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), ovarian enlargement and cyst formation. A recent study investigated this hypothesis. It included 26 patients with untreated hypothyroidism who had polycystic (n=10) or normal-appearing (n=16) ovaries and 20 euthyroid controls. All subjects were given a […]
Change is something that we fear And yet we’re happy when it’s here It may rob you of all that’s dear But is often more positive than it may appearProgress is another game That’s just change by another name If we open up our heart and mind We’ll know treasures of a different kindThe word […]