Author Archives: Gervais

Understanding the difference between true hypothyroidism and the low T3 syndrome My main interest is hypothyroidism and in particular, the Low T3 Syndrome, which I refer to as Intracellular Hypothyroidism. I began this post with the intent to express my opinion on the subject of restless-leg syndrome, which is associated with hypothyroidism; but perusal ofContinue reading “TSH, as a solitary test, is inadequate”

All PD patients in this study had intracellular hypothyroidism Parkinson’s and the thyroid A recent communiqué, delivered to my newsfeed, made reference to an interesting paper in Clin Exp Immunol, 2022 May 3;208(3):372–379. doi: 10.1093/cei/uxac044 . Entitled “Genetic correlation between thyroid hormones and Parkinson’s disease” and submitted by Jiyi Xu 1,2,#, Cheng Zhao 3,#, YeContinue reading “PARKINSON’S DISEASE, FT3 and rT3”

And the winner is: Nattokinase! post-Covid symptoms Microthrombosis There is now general consensus, that Micro–Thrombotic injuries from Covid’s Spike Protein persist for at least 6-15 months after Covid infection (or vaccination) and constitute a possible cause of long COVID symptoms. This is supported by, among others, an article in “Cureus”, of 2023 Nov 21;15(11):e49204, byContinue reading “Nattokinase, Vs. Spike Protein”

The incidence of DHEA deficiency in a family practice: symptoms observed and the effects of supplementing serum DHEAS FIRST, THREE CAVEATS (1) Please allow me, before going any further, to recognise and admit that this is an anecdotal, retrospective report, regarding an unfiltered, un-organized population which attended a family practice ad hoc, between 2006 andContinue reading “DHEA Deficiency, in Family Practice”