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New York, the nation's thyroid gland - Christopher Morley
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Sleepy, Stressed, or Sick?
When I first suspected I was suffering from hypothyroidism, I did what any anxious, Internet-connected person would do and Googled "dysfunctional thyroid symptoms," and, in another tab, "hypothyroid thinning hair??" for good measure.
What came up sounded like someone describing me for an intimately detailed police sketch:
- increased fatigue
- heightened sensitivity to cold
- unexplained weight gain
- dry skin
- muscle weakness
- a pale, puffy face ("Finally, a medical explanation for this," I thought.)
This, combined with the fact that a close family member had recently been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder, sent…
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Make Sure Your Doctor Is Treating You And Not Your Blood Tests
If your doctor tells you that your thyroid is underactive—that you have “subclinical hypothyroidism”—do what you can to make sure you don’t receive thyroid medicine that could do more harm than good.
One Brave Mom-Entrepreneur Sets Out To Solve The Thyroid Care Crisis
Marina is the cofounder of Paloma Health, an innovative digital medicine clinic with its sights set on solving the hypothyroidism care crisis taking place in the U.S.
Tired or Wired? Your Thyroid Might Be Unwell
How can something so tiny affect so much of how you feel and how your body functions? This is something that anyone who has been diagnosed with a thyroid condition finds themselves thinking.
Patient Voices: Thyroid Disease
The thyroid is a tiny gland in the neck whose overproduction or underproduction of hormones can cause a host of problems — including Graves’ disease, hyperthyroidism and the little-known Hashimoto’s syndrome. Here, four men and women speak about thyroid disease and its impact on their lives.
Why Testing Your Free T3 is Important
Free T3 is the workhorse of all the thyroid hormones. Let me explain how thyroid hormones are produced and work, so you can understand why Free T3 is the stud of the thyroid family.
Could Be the Thyroid; Could Be Ennui. Either Way, the Drug Isn’t Helping.
Thyroid function also seems simple to test for and to treat. As an explanation for common symptoms, “primary care doctors like it,” said Dr. Brito. “It’s more difficult to talk about your life or your sleep, to find out why you’re tired.” Those doctors might also be prescribing levothyroxine based on a single T.S.H. test. That’s a mistake, Dr. Aron said.
Could it be my thyroid?
The thyroid's output consists primarily of T4. Most of the T3 the body needs is created outside the thyroid in organs and tissues that use T3, such as the liver, kidneys, and brain. These tissues convert T4 from the thyroid into T3 by removing an iodine atom.
How To Tell If You Have A Thyroid Disorder: Fatigue, Weight Gain And Other Symptoms To Look Out For
If you're feeling irritable, exhausted too hot or too cold your thyroid could be to blame.
Researchers Finding New Ways to Learn About Graves' Disease
In Graves' disease, the antibodies stimulate the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that produces hormones that regulate body metabolism. No one knows what stimulates the immune system to produce these antibodies against the thyroid gland receptor.
Should You Get Blood Tests To Check Your Thyroid, Even If You Have No Symptoms?
Its clear that false positive results may occur primarily due to the variable nature of TSH secretion often times the result of illness or particular medications. The lack of consensus on what constitutes a normal reference interval also makes treatment problematic.
Thyroid & Adrenal Issues
According to different statistics more than 20 million people suffer from a thyroid disorder, more than 10 million women have low-grade thyroid imbalance, and the same amount of people with thyroid imbalance remain undiagnosed or, in the words of Shames and Shames: "although extremely common, low thyroid is largely an unsuspected illness.
Thyroid Symptoms in Women are Hard to Catch, But They Sure Messed Up My Life
My symptoms more closely aligned with hyperthyroidism, which causes weight loss, rapid heartbeat, weakness, anxiety and trouble sleeping. Because there's such a wide range of problems, thyroid conditions are tricky to diagnose.
Why your sofa may harm your health
A common household chemical found in everything from sofas and carpets to pots and pans has been linked to an increased risk of thyroid disease, in the first major study carried out on its effect upon health.
Sleepy, Stressed, or Sick?
Why thyroid diseases are so common—and still so mysterious.
10 Things You Need to Know About Your Thyroid
Most of us are no stranger to a little bit of fatigue now and then, a few pounds we wouldn't mind losing, the occasional irregular period, or blue mood. But if you are struggling with any of these on a regular basis, with some severity, or a cluster of these symptoms, your thyroid function may be the culprit.
5 Reasons You Should Never Take Thyroid Supplements
Their ingredients and effects are surprising—and sometimes harmful.
5 Signs You Need To Get Your Thyroid Checked Right Away
I see a lot of patients with thyroid conditions in my practice, and many of which have not been diagnosed previously. Blood testing aside for a moment, there are many clues your thyroid gland may not be functioning at an optimal level.
Paloma Health
Paloma Health is the first online medical practice focused solely on hypothyroidism. Get your blood tests, medical guidance and prescriptions online from the best thyroid specialists.
Stop The Thyroid Madness
Welcome to the MOTHERSHIP WEBSITE OF PATIENT EXPERIENCES AND WISDOM! There’s nothing more powerful than the successful experiences and wisdom of thyroid patients worldwide who’ve walked the path before you. I hope you find this site to be a great resource for your journey back to optimal health and being your own best advocate!
Thyroid Nation
ThyroidNation.com is an independent news and health blog for people interested in creating awareness for thyroid and autoimmune diseases. We author and aggregate health related articles, editorials and, videos that inspire stories of hope, eco-friendly living, love, light and happiness!
ThyroidChange
ThyroidChange is a registered nonprofit organization, 501(c)(3), dedicated to improving thyroid care worldwide. Patients, medical professionals and other individuals comprise this collaborative network to address current guidelines regarding the treatment and diagnosis of thyroid hormone dysfunction which leave too many patients suffering. ThyroidChange seeks an expanded approach to thyroid healthcare and exists due to the passion of the global thyroid community who seek better care.
Dear Thyroid
Rebrand thyroid diseases and thyroid cancers, for ourselves. Change the publics perception of how thyroid diseases and thyroid cancers affect patients and families, financially, emotionally and physically. Misconceptions about thyroid diseases and thyroid cancers are rampant. We come together to give this disease a voice and a face, in our own words. By doing so, we hope to find healing, raise awareness and eventually a cure.
Hypothyroid Mom
Hypothyroid Mom reveals mind-blowing secrets that will redefine health for the millions of mothers worldwide suffering from hypothyroidism (and the millions more who don’t even know they have it yet). This blog is all about rocking the world and encouraging hypothyroid moms everywhere to stand up and take charge of their health.
National Academy of Hypothyroidism
The National Academy of Hypothyroidism is a non-profit, multidisciplinary medical society dedicated to the dissemination of new information on the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism.
Sick to Death
After drinking radioactive iodine to kill her overactive thyroid, filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West catapults into illness only to run smack into the medical corruption that is shredding the fabric of American life. In Sick to Death!, filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West exposes her own disturbing, yet determined, thirty-year struggle to regain her spiraling health.
ThyCa
This site maintains current information about thyroid cancer and support services available to people at any stage of testing, treatment, or lifelong monitoring for thyroid cancer, as well as their caregivers.
Thyroid Awareness
Patients with thyroid disorders (knowingly or unknowingly) are Up To Here with frustrating symptoms, such as gaining weight, feeling sad, or not getting enough sleep. AACE’s Up To Here campaign provides you with resources to keep you informed and proactive about your thyroid health.
Thyroid Federation International
Thyroid Federation International is an umbrella organization for thyroid patient organizations all over the world.
Thyroid Foundation of Canada
The Thyroid Foundation of Canada is a non-profit registered volunteer organization whose mission is to support thyroid patients across Canada through awareness, education, and research.
Thyroid Mom
I am not a doctor or a scientist, but I am a Mom that deals with thyroid disease every day. I have spent most of my career as an attorney, now I’m using that training to advocate for children with thyroid disorders. I hope you enjoy reading my blog about all things thyroid!
Thyroid Sexy
When I was diagnosed with thyroid disease in 2009, I didn’t know where to turn. I was constantly exhausted. I gained weight. And I was depressed. But today, thanks to expert advice, support from people going through the same experience, and great doctors who gave me safe, effective tools to fight the disease, I feel like a new woman.
Thyroid UK
The provision of quality information for people with both diagnosed and undiagnosed thyroid disorders is the primary concern of Thyroid UK, and we work effectively in this field through dialogue with NHS departments, networking with other voluntary organisations, and providing services direct to patients.
AllThyroid.org
We are keeping you up-to-date about new research findings, ongoing clinical research projects, new thyroid books, and other patient and physician thyroid organizations. We will also keep you informed about thyroid-related disorders that may affect you and your family.
American Thyroid Association
The ATA is the leading organization devoted to thyroid biology and to the prevention and treatment of thyroid disease through excellence in research, clinical care, education, and public health.
British Thyroid Assocation
This is the official site of the British Thyroid Assocation, a non-profit making Learned Society of professional clinical specialist doctors and scientists in the United Kingdom who manage patients with thyroid disease and/or are researching into the thyroid and its diseases in humans.
British Thyroid Foundation
The British Thyroid Foundation is a charity dedicated to supporting people with thyroid disorders and helping their families and people around them to understand the condition. Since setting up in 1991 we have worked with medical professionals to ensure that the information we provide is reliable and evidence-based.
Graves' Disease & Thyroid Foundation
Established in 1990 as the National Graves' Disease Foundation, the Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation is the leading source of help and hope for people with Graves’ disease and other thyroid related disorders.
Healthy Thyroid Lady
I am the author of Wow Your Mom Really is Crazy, a humorous “guide” to coping with thyroid disease. Sometimes we need a good laugh, in order to get through this crazy, messed up disease.
Light of Life Foundation
The Light of Life Foundation was established in the spring of 1997 by Joan Shey, a patient herself. The mission of the foundation (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) is to improve the quality of life of thyroid cancer patients through continual education of the lay public and the medical community, and by promoting research and development to improve thyroid cancer care.
Thyroid Wellness
Dr. Ridha Arem is currently running the Texas Thyroid Institute, an endocrinology practice specializing in thyroid and hormonal disorders at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. He is the author of the Thyroid Solution , published for the first time in 1999, which provides a comprehensive mind body program for thyroid patients. His site offers credible information and insights about many thyroid disorders - ThyroidChange
ENTHealth
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the front of the neck. It produces thyroid hormone, which controls your metabolism, temperature regulation, and keeps your muscles and organs working properly.
FluorideAlert.org
“The effects of fluoride on various aspects of endocrine function should be examined, particularly with respect to a possible role in the development of several diseases or mental states in the United States. Major areas of investigation include . . . thyroid disease (especially in light of decreasing iodine intake by the U.S. population).” (National Research Council 2006
Hormone Health Network
Thyroid disorders typically occur when this gland releases too many or too few hormones. An overactive or underactive thyroid can lead to a wide range of health problems.
MedicineNet.com
Thyroid disease is a common problem that can cause symptoms because of over- or under-function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is an essential organ for producing thyroid hormones, which maintain are body metabolism. The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck below the Adam's apple. Thyroid disease can also sometimes lead to enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck, which can cause symptoms that are directly related to the increase in size of the organ (such as difficulty swallowing and discomfort in front of the neck).
MedlinePlus
Thyroid problems include •Goiter - enlargement of the thyroid gland •Hyperthyroidism - when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs •Hypothyroidism - when your thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormones •Thyroid cancer •Thyroid nodules - lumps in the thyroid gland •Thyroiditis - swelling of the thyroid
ScienceDaily
Breaking news and research.
The Subtle Signs of a Thyroid Disorder
Problems with estrogen and testosterone, the body’s main sex hormones, tend to attract widespread public interest. But we might all be better off paying more attention to a far more common endocrine disorder: abnormal levels of thyroid hormone.
WomensHealth.gov
Thyroid disease fact sheet.
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