SHOULD OUR THYROID HORMONAL ASSESSMENT BE REVIEWED? Currently, our “system” says that to figure out whether a person’s thyroid balance is satisfactory in terms of keeping our cells working at maximum efficiency, all we need to check is the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. However TSH is a signal sent by the pituitary gland, to tell the thyroid how much T4 to make: the pituitary is merely ordering Thyroxine, to satisfy itself. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REST OF THE BODY! WHAT OUR MEDICAL SYSTEM IGNORES Since FT3 is rarely, and rT3 never, measured by family physicians and endocrinologists, they…