Blog

So much has been written on the subject of 'resting the adrenal glands' when a thyroid patient is suffering from partial adrenal insufficiency (sometimes called 'adrenal fatigue').

I tend not to use the term 'adrenal fatigue' any more as it is not medically accepted or even understood by many doctors and endocrinologists. I try to use hypocortisolism now, as it does not imply the cause of the cortisol issue.

Here is an interesting short report by thyroid patient Michelle Weiler about her own experience with bio-identical progesterone use and its effect on blood testing of hormones like cortisol.

Blood Testing on Progesterone Supplementation: What it Can and Can't Tell Us - Michelle Weiler

This is a really interesting article from Mary Shomon on Melatonin:

http://thyroid.about.com/od/Vitamins-and-Supplements/fl/Melatonin-Your-Thyroid-and-Hormones.htm

Note: I am not suggesting everyone or anyone should be taking melatonin. I just think it is an interesting article and another option to consider when an individual is trying to balance their hormones and get well.

Here is a reminder that millions of people are being condemned to hypothyroidism  due to current medical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease.

We know this and we are right and the prevailing medical rigidity is just wrong.

It will change at some point and things will get better but the lack of science that is currently at the heart of current medical guidelines is a travesty.

Here is a Newswire from a year ago which talks to this point and following this is the strong and undeniable paper by Erik Pritchard that the Newswire refers to: