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
- 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
- Why using Armour is GOOD for your heart, not bad, plus more good info on this site (sadly, after Dr. Lowe passed away in 2012, this website disappeared. But I’m keeping it up JUST in case they get wise and put this website back up) 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)
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