Recommended Websites

Since education is your key to good treatment, thyroid patients have found the following websites and/or articles to be of value. They are listed in no particular order, and sometimes I’m not quick to get other good websites up, but will eventually…)

***By the way, let me know if a link stops working by using the Contact Me form at the bottom of this page. Thanks.

• Compilation of information on suppressed TSH (which you will have on an optimal dose of desiccated thyroid) plus more excellent information on the website as a whole http://altsupportthyroid.org/tsh/tshmedrefs5.php

• Stephanie’s website revolving around her successful battle with thyroid cancer, plus information on children and thyroid. www.naturalthyroidchoices.com

• This website shows a strong connection between the use of iodine (which also benefits your thyroid) and breast health. www.breastcancerchoices.org/

• A website by Dr. Gina Honeyman, who heads the Center for Metabolic Health and focuses on regaining your metabolic rehabilitation. www.drginahoneyman.com

• An interview with Dr. David Derry concerning the fallacy of the TSH test, plus other good info.  Rethinking the TSH Test: an interview by Dr. David Derry

• This thorough site by Edna of the UK provides a wealth of information on articles and research related to thyroid
  www.thyroidresearch.com

• Downloadable graph and instructions for temperature-taking–a must!  www.drrind.com

• Here’s where you can find the reference that the thyroid produces an equivalence of 3-5 grains, or 94-110 µg T4 and 10-22 µg T3 daily, plus a good website overall www.thyroidmanager.org/

• Jeffrey Dach MD not only supports natural desiccated thyroid and Stop the Thyroid Madness, he has a health website chock full of excellent information to improve your health. http://jeffreydach.com/

• John Lowe’s Thyroid Science journal website:  http://www.thyroidscience.com/

• Here is Marianne’s UK Well-Women website chock full of good information for women and good thyroid treatment: www.well-women.com

• If you like poetry, this is a website of touching and soul-reaching poetry expressing the author’s frustrations with hypothyroid, as well as the diagnosis of fibromyalgia and ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) www.reflectionspoetry.co.uk

• Excellent article on iodine deficiency, it’s relationship to breast and prostate cancer, and it’s connection with thyroid. http://drshevin.com/patient_education/nutrition_hygiene/iodine_deficiency.php

• A non-profit and sweet website created by Maggie to promote awareness, support, and research of Adolescent Thyroid Diseases. www.adolescentthyroid.com

• Why using Armour is GOOD for your heart, not bad, plus more good info on this site  http://www.drlowe.com/QandA/askdrlowe/heart.htm

• The history of levothyroxine (T4-only meds) is outlined in this informative article. mediwire.skyscape.com/main/Default.aspx?P=Content&ArticleID=177010

• Excellent article from Alternative Medicine Review on Armour Thyroid by Alan R. Gaby www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDN/is_2_9/ai_n6112780

• Excellent overview of adrenals tuberose.com/Adrenal_Glands.html

• Support website by Chris for Hypopituitary issues (this website by Chris seems gone, so go here.)

• Susanne of France has worked hard over the years, and continues to do so, with this thyroid/adrenal site in different languages  www.geocities.com/thyroide/

• United Kingdom’s thyroid site by Lyn Mynott www.thyroiduk.org

• Thyroid Patient Advocacy-UK–thyroid advocacy site working to increase awareness for proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment for this disease. www.tpa-uk.org.uk

• UK’s SheilaTurner’s website for downloadable & printable info to give to your doc. www.armourinfo.freeuk.com

• A sweet and very informative website concerning thyroid and adrenals. www.bestweb.net/~om/thyroid

• A place to get an alternative to Iodoral (iodine) that may be as good, and if you buy 3 or more bottles, a savings. Page also contains information about use of iodine. http://store.nexternal.com

• If you need to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius (or know the conversion of ANY kind of measurement), I highly recommend this site: http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/length (thanks Lynda of the UK)

(Links will be continually added to this list)