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...

Hypothyroidism   Hypothyroidism is a very common condition in our society. It effects many more women than men and typically comes into play as women go through childbearing years and beyond. This is a gland that sets our body’s thermostat and is part of the endocrine/hormonal system. Hypothyroidism has gone from being poorly recognized in the earlier part of the 1900’s to being over diagnosed and treated for weight loss in the 1950’s . Today it is difficult to diagnose solely on lab tests and needs to be evaluated with a thorough clinical intake.   What is hypothyroidism? Hypothyroidism...