Depression in the perimenopause has been found to be due to swings in estrogen levels and deficiency of progesterone because there are no or few ovulatory cycles at this time of life. We women knew this personally, but it takes years for academic medicine to give affirmation to what we women intuitively knew. It […]
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Cow Milk and Adult Health. Dairy news that may surprise you. There seems to be no benefit to taking calcium supplements or sustaining a high dairy intake to improve bone mass or prevent osteoporosis or osteopenia related hip fractures. It just does not work. In fact higher milk consumption translates to a higher risk
The deiodinase 2 enzyme (DIO2) in the brain is responsible for converting T4 to T3 in the brain. Sixteen percent of the population carries a variation in the DIO2 gene that may affect how they respond to thyroid therapy after thyroidectomy. These individuals show in genetic testing a “CC” type or rs225014 polymorphism in the DIO2 gene.
New treatment for Graves Opthalmopathy is a game changer and can prevent long standing proptosis and diplopia in patients with Grave disease. Graves eye disease occurs because of autoimmune development of TSH receptor antibodies and IgF I receptor antibodies binding to both TSH receptor and IGF-1 receptors on orbital fibroblast. These orbital fibroblast then
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In this article I share with you my personal experience on monitoring the effects of diet, frequency and timing of meals, exercise, and stress on my sugar. I used the Free Style Libre monitor and sensor on two separate 14 day cycles. You never have to prick your finger to know your sugar. All you
Huge benefits of self-monitoring your sugar even if you do not have diabetes. Read More »
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 »
