We are slowly coming out of a dark age in treating thyroid disorders. Dr. Broda Barnes gave us the fruit of his decades of thyroid hormone study “Hypothyroidism, the Unsuspected Illness”. He used whole desiccated thyroid very successfully in his practice. He clearly identified the many presentations of low thyroid activity. But this all went … Read more
Thyroid deficiency symptoms are ubiquitous. The late Dr. Ray Peat once wrote that the list of things that interfered with thyroid is as long as your arm. He stated further that progesterone, pregnenolone and coconut oil supported thyroid function. Mitochondria, our cellular power houses depend upon thyroid to function. The mitochondria supply us with energy … Read more
We are keen to keep things simple. Computer programs have “yes” and “no” and none of the grey in-betweens. Have you ever tried to answer a questionnaire with a “yes, but” and there is no space allotted for your answer? You arrive at your practitioner’s office with dozens of low thyroid symptoms: weight gain, hair … Read more
The Good Old Stuff Thyroid Deficiency – A lecture presented to the New York Polyclinic School and Hospital, New York, New York on April 1914 by Dr. Eugene Hertoghe Dr. Eugene Hertoghe was a Belgium physician who became a foremost thyroid expert in his time. He became so noted for his keen observations that one … Read more