Socioeconomic stress-related low T3 can cause heart failure MORTALITY WITHIN 180 DAYS AFTER A HEART ATTACK A while ago I received a paper, entitled “Association of Financial Strain With Mortality Among Older US Adults Recovering From an Acute Myocardial Infarction“, in JAMA Intern Med, Published online February 21, 2022, doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.8569, by Jason R. Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD1;Continue reading “WHY DO FOLKS DIE, WHILE RECOVERING FROM A HEART ATTACK?”
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THYROID TESTS AREN'T DONE RIGHT!
SHOULD OUR THYROID HORMONE TEST RANGES 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 (TSH). However TSH is a signal sent by the pituitary gland, toContinue reading “THYROID TESTS AREN'T DONE RIGHT!”
The Placebo Effect
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
a.k.a. “Low T3 Syndrome”, a.k.a. “Intracellular Hypothyroidism” – symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. In November 2021 I received a paper, entitled “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a case control study”, by Begoña Ruiz-Núñez, Rabab Tarasse, Emar F Vogelaar, D A Janneke Dijck-Brouwer, Frits A J Muskiet PMID: 29615976, PMCID: PMC5869352, DOI:10.3389/fendo.2018.00097, Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2018 Mar 20;9:97. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00097. 2018. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5869352/.Please seeContinue reading “CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME”
Lyme Disease and Thyroid Hormone
Lyme disease and its relationship to Intracellular Hypothyroidism: origin, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. An old friend, who is an avid and successful vegetable gardener, is passionate about mushrooms, especially chanterelles (Fig. 2), which abound in the woods of Ontario and are easily found, if you know what to look for. So successful is he inContinue reading “Lyme Disease and Thyroid Hormone”
Reverse T3: Researchers Unaware of 29.7 Million articles !
Cancer care and COMMON-SENSE:
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HEALTHY AGING
IMAGINE TWIN CHIMPANZEES – A PARABLE ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WERE TWO CHIMPANZEES.They were twins: one was smart and the other, not so very. On their third birthday each was given a toolbox, with a big-handled screwdriver, pliers, a hammer, a saw, a crowbar and a large knife. The smart Chimp opened his toolboxContinue reading “HEALTHY AGING”