Thyroid Hormones & Treatment
Paul is an active advocate for thyroid patients through his regular blog posts, which offer a wealth of information that both relate to his books as well as current news and insights.
Posts on thyroid hormones and how they function within the body will be in this category. As will the relationship to other hormones like cortisol. This category will cover the proper testing and treatment of thyroid hormones using all the thyroid treatments.
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Principles and Practical Tips for FT4, FT3 and Reverse T3
By Paul Robinson |
This is from a post by Tania S. Smith on her website for Canadian thyroid patients. I have never been ...
Thyroid Hormones and Deiodinase Enzymes
By Paul Robinson |
Here are two more good articles from Dr. Tania Smith of the Canadian Thyroid Patients group. I recommend these articles ...
The Thyroid System- What You Need to Know (& what your doctor may not know) – YouTube Video Blog
By Paul Robinson |
My name is Paul Robinson. I am the author of three books on recovering from hypothyroidism: The Thyroid Patient's Manual, ...
Everything Changes When You Have a Thyroid Gland Issue – Review of The Research
By Paul Robinson |
Here is a great new blog post from Professor Tania Sona Smith. It refers to important research that I have ...
The Power of The T3 Thyroid Hormone
By Paul Robinson |
T3 is the only true biologically active thyroid hormone. This always needs to be remembered during thyroid hormone assessment and ...
Tracking Thyroid Symptoms and Signs (Vitals)
By Paul Robinson |
When using T3-Only or T3-Mostly, it is not possible to use thyroid blood tests to manage the T3 dosing, i.e. ...
DIO1 and DIO2 Gene Defects and Testing Them for Thyroid Patients with Suspected T4 to T3 Conversion Issues
By Paul Robinson |
The D1 and D2 deiodinase enzymes are produced in our cells to enable the conversion of FT4 to FT3 to ...
High & Low Cortisol Effects on Thyroid Hormone, and Dispelling an Internet Myth
By Paul Robinson |
Higher cortisol levels reduce TSH (through the effect on the hypothalamic-pituitary system). A reduced TSH does two things: For those ...
The Free T3 (FT3) Laboratory Reference Range May NOT be Applicable for Thyroid Patients Taking: T3-Only, NDT, or T4/T3 Medications
By Paul Robinson |
Why is it foolish to rigidly apply the FT3 lab reference range to people on T3-Only, and probably for those ...
How Thyroid Patients Can Switch From One Brand of T3 to Another?
By Paul Robinson |
This is a question that comes up occasionally from thyroid patients. If someone is on one type of T3 (or ...