Greetings! I am writing this blog on Armour Thyroid (USP Thyroid/Westhroid/Naturthroid) to let you know what is happening with these thyroid hormone medication.   USP Thyroid/Armour/Westhroid/Naturthroid are derived from pig thyroid and contain both T3 and T4 as well as other minor thyroid hormones. Synthetic hormone medications are also initially derived from pig thyroid and then are processed by a lab making it synthetic. The most well known of these (Synthroid, Levothyroxine, Levoxyl) contain only T4. Synthetic T3 is also available (Cytomel) and is much stronger than T4. (Please see my past...

Greetings All You Lovely People, As kids return to school and summer winds down, the excitement of fall always calls to me. This is a season of change, learning and getting back to ourselves. Summer calls us outside to play and explore, enjoy the long hours of sunlight and heat. Fall keeps us on our toes, hot one minute, chilly mornings the next, it’s nature’s time of flux before the cold of winter draws us inside both literally and figuratively. Fall offers us this opportunity to stimulate our minds, delve into new projects, change our focus. In this spirit of learning and expanding, I offer...