The microbiome is an intricate internal world of bacteria that live in the gut and other body sites. It is thought that an unhealthy gut microbiome may play a role in the development of food allergies, food sensitivities and leaky gut. Many patients in my practice are not well because they have irritable bowel, poor […]
This is an extensive summary of current data on osteoporosis and my review of proceedings from NIH conference on 10/2018 on Preventing fractures in individuals with osteoporosis. This article is not for the impatient or weak hearted! Many patients come to me because I am an integrative physician, hoping to escape pharmacologic therapies
For Osteoporosis month: Dr. Beatriz Olson’s 2019 Osteoporosis Opus. Read More »
If under age 60 or within 10 years of menopause Don’t miss out! Do it! The benefits of HRT outweigh risks. I am including many references that support new ideas about this life saving issue so you may share with your doctors if they are concerned about giving you hormone therapy. I am more
Dr. Scott Rivkees, Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at U. of Florida, and expert in anti-thyroid medication, discussed at a plenary lecture at American Thyroid Association’s (ATA) meeting why the use of propylthiouracil (PTU) for the treatment of Graves disease is no longer recommended. It has been well documented that children with Graves Disease have
Graves Disease Treatment 2018-19: Methimazole only drug recommended for all. Read More »
I have reported on this issue in prior blogs, but the formal publication of the data obtained from the 2017 online survey of 12,146 hypothyroid respondents was finally published this June in the journal Thyroid by Sarah Peterson et al. Of the 11,166 respondents that made the final cohort 6,949 reported being on levothyroxine alone,
Dissatisfaction of Hypothyroid Patients & Thyroid hormone replacement. Read More »
Physician-scientists from the neuroendocrine unit at Mass General Boston evaluated thyroid function measurements in health records of 239 women undergoing infertility evaluations over 13 years. Infertility is defined by inability to get pregnant after one year of unprotected intercourse and occur in 7-15% of women in the US, The cause of infertility is usually found
Thyroid Function and Infertility: Wanted TSH < 2.5? Read More »
