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HOME PAGE AND STORIES:
Home
My Story
Stories of Others
ABOUT T4 MEDS AND NATURAL DESICCATED THYROID:
T4-Only Meds Do Not Work
Natural Thyroid 101
Armour vs. Other Brands
The history of desiccated thyroid as a grandfathered yet unapproved drug
All best options for thyroid treatment
HOW TO DO IT:
***Things We Have Learned - PERFECT for NEWBIES TO STTM, or if you have brain fog
Mistakes Patients Make (or their Doctors make for them!)
Sublingual –a way to take your desiccated thyroid
Take your temp!
CONCERNING LABWORK:
Recommended Labwork
TSH – Why It’s Useless
Optimal Lab Values–i.e. how to interpret your results and to share with your doc
Why you should test your RBC potassium levels
MENTAL HEALTH:
Thyroid, Depression and Mental Health
Inspiring Stories of Depression That Went Away on Desiccated Thyroid
Thyroid and Mental Health links to articles
ISSUES RELATED TO BEING HYPO:
Ferritin, iron and hypothyroid
B12 issues with hypothyroid
Desiccated Thyroid & Your Bones
Hair Loss is Common!
Goitrogens–foods to avoid eating in excess, which includes SOY
Blood Pressure and Hypothyroidism Can Go Hand-in-hand
Fluoride and Your Thyroid–a Dangerous Connection
Candida and Hypothyroidism
Low adrenal and hypothyroid signs in childhood that no one caught
Tracy’s experience with Radioactive Iodine (RAI) treatment
A collection of information on IODINE and your thyroid.
HYPO AND OTHER DISEASES/CONDITIONS:
Recent Diseases and Hypothyroid (aka CFS, Fibromyalgia, etc.)
Lyme Disease and it’s connection to Thyroid/Adrenal Issues
Celiac Disease, aka Gluten Intolerance, and your Thyroid
CAUSES OF HYPO, SYMPTOMS, and HASHIMOTOS:
Causes of Hypothyroid
Long and Pathetic list of Hypothyroid Symptoms, EVEN on T4-only meds
Hashimoto’s–the autoimmune attack on your thyroid!
ADRENAL RELATED:
Those durn Adrenals!! All about adrenal stress and Cortisol
How to Treat your Adrenals –using HC
Using the T3CM for low cortisol – you don’t have to use HC!
Symptoms of Low Cortisol
Supplements and Meds Affecting Adrenals & Which Can Skew Saliva Results
Aldosterone can be just as important as Cortisol
Isocort
The use of Phosphatidyl Serine to lower high cortisol levels
Janie’s blog on her high cortisol levels
Missy’s adrenal journey blog with low cortisol
MINERALS and ELECTROLYTES
All about electrolytes and minerals
Selenium
How aldosterone can lower sodium and potassium
T3-ONLY, REVERSE T3, FT3/RT3 RATIO
About Reverse T3
Online RT3 Ratio Calculator
How to dose T3-only
RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF PORK/ANIMAL IN DESICCATED THYROID:
Being Jewish, dietary law, and using Armour
Being Vegetarian and the use of Armour
CONCERNING DOCTORS:
Doctors Need to Rethink
Give Me a Break!! aka Doctor’s Hall of Shame
Dear Doctor… a template letter to use before seeing your doctor
How to Find a Good Doc
Medical Research or Consensus which supports what patients already know
FAQ’s–FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS with answers as we have learned them
ADRENALS FAQ–the most frequently asked questions
HYPOPUITARY FAQ–the most frequently asked questions
COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS about the topics of this site.
MISCELLANEOUS pages:
For Anyone Who Thinks This Site Doesn’t Apply to You
**WHAT’S NEW ON STTM**
Thyroid Funnies
Rotten Tomatoes–criticisms of STTM
Medical Research, Articles & Consensus Which Supports What We Already Know
References on Thyroid Hormone Usefulness – the Big Daddy of references
Supplements That We Take
Deborah’s story on ceasing smoking while hypo/adrenal fatigue
Stop the Thyroid Madness Flyer to put in your community
Pregnancy and Hypothyroidism
UK and INTERNATIONAL THYROID:
UK and Around the World Thyroid Happenings
To All UK Thyroid Doctors
UK-TPA’s 2009 response to the Royal College of Physicians
Relationship between Royal College of Physicians and the MHRA
INTERACTIVE:
Talk to Others
Janie’s Blog (note: Janie’s blog is for comments only and not for you to ask for help. Use the Talk to Others page.
Writing a Guest Blog Post on STTM’s blog
What others are saying about the STTM website and book
BOOKS AND WEBSITE:
Order the patient-to-patient STTM book–the most complete resource book out there
Other Books On Thyroid
Recommended Websites
Thyroid Extract excerpts from Old Medical Books
AUDIO:
Five audio shorts to help understand what STTM is all about
VISUAL:
Image of what your Road to Recovery will look like.
IMPORTANT:
Disclaimer–understand your risks and responsibility when you read or use this website
Conditions of Use–how you need to use this site
Want to order your own labwork?? Three lab facilities have created a body of labwork that fits information on STTM, and you can take the results to your doctor for discussion. Go here.
