Wednesday, July 18, 2012
THE AMAZING BENEFITS OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES
THE AMAZING BENEFITS OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES
ROBERT G CARLSON, MD, FACS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3pc1lMEDKg&feature=plcp
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Monday, March 1, 2010
Vitamin D - The Forgotten Vitamin
Adequate doses Vitamin D can reduce all cancers by 77% and heart disease by 58%! Why haven't I heard about it? Because it's so inexpensive that no big company is making any money on it. It just saves lives!!
Monday, January 25, 2010
If you're feeling bad and your thyroid isn't working
I have discussed the issues of inaccurately assessing thyroid function by using the archaic methods of measuring only TSH. Some physicians will also measure the T4, but very few will measure the T4 and T3 levels. Some endocrinologists have the audacity to say it doesn’t really matter and all of the T4 is converted to T3, the only active form of the thyroid hormone. Because of this intellectual arrogance, too many patients are suffering from the classic low thyroid state manifested by inability to lose weight, or to gain weight, afternoon exhaustion, dry hair and skin, cold intolerance and fatigue. Every day I see patients who have been improperly diagnosed as having normal thyroid function, when in fact they truly suffer from a low thyroid state. I recently saw a very nice lady in my office that epitomizes the inability of conventional medicine to accurately diagnose patients with low thyroid function, when in fact they are really suffering from classic hypothyroidism. The patient is a 44 year old woman, who over the last few years has developed increasing issues with weight gain, despite working out in the gym and exercising 5-6 days a week. She states that she eats very little, living on portions fit for a bird, but continues to gain weight or at least not lose weight. She was carefully evaluated by her gynecologist, who referred her to a local endocrinologist specializing in thyroid problems. She was seen once by the endocrinologist and later by a nurse practitioner and started on only synthroid or T4. She continued to worsen, struggling with extremely low energy levels, almost incapacitating her with exhaustion in the late afternoon. She had “lab tests” completed and her synthroid was increased without any improvement. She was told by the thyroid specialist that she was doing great, but she was still exhausted, gaining weight and cold all the time, wearing a sweatshirt to go grocery shopping in her local Publix supermarket in the middle of the summer. Her job was suffering from her overwhelming exhaustion and her stress levels grew exponentially. She felt horrible.
A friend of hers sent her to me to be evaluated for thyroid issues and we checked lab values of TSH, T4, and T3. The lab values were so classic for a condition coined by one of my patients: “A failure of conventional medicine.” Her TSH level was. 853, a level deemed absolutely normal by 80% of the physicians assessing thyroid function and who refuse to listen to a patient’s symptoms, and heed their signs. This single assessment would have resulted in most physicians telling her that she had “normal” thyroid function. The next level we looked at was the T4. The free form of T4 may also be evaluated as well, but the total T4 of 11.1 (normal range 4.5-12) was obtained, and again the patient would have been told that her thyroid was working great, and that her weight gain was undoubtedly from eating too much and not exercising enough. But she worked out 6 days a week and ate almost nothing. Finally we checked the T3, the level I believe is the most important of all the labs tested, as it is the only active form of the thyroid hormone that interacts with our body, improving our metabolism. The level was 82( range 83-200) Many thyroid “experts” insist that all T4 is converted to T3, and that is absolutely not true. Stress is the biggest offender for blocking the activation of the thyroid hormone, and drugs like beta-blocker for blood pressure and heart issues, and statins for reducing cholesterol markedly reduce the conversion of T4 to T3. What do you think? Does all the T4 go to T3? The T4 is in the 90% percentile of normal and the T3 is below normal! Wonder why she felt so rotten. Her thyroid function was very low, and the only way to figure it out is to test the T3 and to LISTEN to the patient. It’s time we as physicians wake up and disregard these antiquated guidelines established by specialists in the pockets of the pharmaceutical companies. Demand to be listened to by your doctor and don’t let him/her disregard your symptoms! Ask to have your thyroid corrected with a T4/T3 combination (like Armour), and not just T4.
A friend of hers sent her to me to be evaluated for thyroid issues and we checked lab values of TSH, T4, and T3. The lab values were so classic for a condition coined by one of my patients: “A failure of conventional medicine.” Her TSH level was. 853, a level deemed absolutely normal by 80% of the physicians assessing thyroid function and who refuse to listen to a patient’s symptoms, and heed their signs. This single assessment would have resulted in most physicians telling her that she had “normal” thyroid function. The next level we looked at was the T4. The free form of T4 may also be evaluated as well, but the total T4 of 11.1 (normal range 4.5-12) was obtained, and again the patient would have been told that her thyroid was working great, and that her weight gain was undoubtedly from eating too much and not exercising enough. But she worked out 6 days a week and ate almost nothing. Finally we checked the T3, the level I believe is the most important of all the labs tested, as it is the only active form of the thyroid hormone that interacts with our body, improving our metabolism. The level was 82( range 83-200) Many thyroid “experts” insist that all T4 is converted to T3, and that is absolutely not true. Stress is the biggest offender for blocking the activation of the thyroid hormone, and drugs like beta-blocker for blood pressure and heart issues, and statins for reducing cholesterol markedly reduce the conversion of T4 to T3. What do you think? Does all the T4 go to T3? The T4 is in the 90% percentile of normal and the T3 is below normal! Wonder why she felt so rotten. Her thyroid function was very low, and the only way to figure it out is to test the T3 and to LISTEN to the patient. It’s time we as physicians wake up and disregard these antiquated guidelines established by specialists in the pockets of the pharmaceutical companies. Demand to be listened to by your doctor and don’t let him/her disregard your symptoms! Ask to have your thyroid corrected with a T4/T3 combination (like Armour), and not just T4.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Reasons not to take Lipitor,Crestor,Vytorin, besides making healthy people patients and unnecessarily increasing your insurance premiums
The controversy involves this question: which people without evident
occlusive vascular disease (true primary prevention) should be offered
statins? The authors note that in formulating recommendations for primary
prevention, the authors of the guidelines did not rely on the data that
already exist from the primary prevention trials. Indeed, the authors note
that the guidelines cite seven and nine different randomized trials, in support of
statin therapy for the primary prevention of this disease in women and
people aged over 65 years. Yet NOT ONE of the studies provides such evidence!!!
Why do you think they recommended using statins? Just follow the money….
32 billion dollars made selling/pushing statin drugs on unsuspecting healthy people.
Furthermore, they note: "the absolute risk reduction of 1.5% is small and
means that 67 people have to be treated for 5 years continuously to prevent one such event. That’s certainly a lot different than being told by your doctor that if you don’t take the Statin drug (Lipitor, Crestor, Vytorin, etc) you will have a heart attack or stroke. It’s just not true.
Statins did not reduce total coronary heart disease events in 10,990 women
in these primary prevention trials.
Similarly, in 3,239 men and women older than 69 years, statins did not
reduce total cardiovascular events
A Harvard physician cited that: "Our analysis suggests that lipid-lowering statins should not be prescribed for true primary prevention in women of any age or for men older than 69 years. High-risk men aged 30-69 years should be advised that about 50 patients need to be treated for 5 years to prevent one event."
occlusive vascular disease (true primary prevention) should be offered
statins? The authors note that in formulating recommendations for primary
prevention, the authors of the guidelines did not rely on the data that
already exist from the primary prevention trials. Indeed, the authors note
that the guidelines cite seven and nine different randomized trials, in support of
statin therapy for the primary prevention of this disease in women and
people aged over 65 years. Yet NOT ONE of the studies provides such evidence!!!
Why do you think they recommended using statins? Just follow the money….
32 billion dollars made selling/pushing statin drugs on unsuspecting healthy people.
Furthermore, they note: "the absolute risk reduction of 1.5% is small and
means that 67 people have to be treated for 5 years continuously to prevent one such event. That’s certainly a lot different than being told by your doctor that if you don’t take the Statin drug (Lipitor, Crestor, Vytorin, etc) you will have a heart attack or stroke. It’s just not true.
Statins did not reduce total coronary heart disease events in 10,990 women
in these primary prevention trials.
Similarly, in 3,239 men and women older than 69 years, statins did not
reduce total cardiovascular events
A Harvard physician cited that: "Our analysis suggests that lipid-lowering statins should not be prescribed for true primary prevention in women of any age or for men older than 69 years. High-risk men aged 30-69 years should be advised that about 50 patients need to be treated for 5 years to prevent one event."
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Amazing Sunshine Vitamin D
A SIMPLY AMAZING FIRST STEP!
The first and most inexpensive step you can take to restoring your health is something you’ve seen for years: Vitamin D -- the amazing sunshine vitamin D. We naturally equate sunshine with health and vigor; and our instincts are right. Did you know that Vitamin D can reduce heart disease by 58%? Did you know that Vitamin D can reduce all cancers by 77%? Did you know that Vitamin D can stop childhood diabetes by 80%? It’s all clinically proven and simply true… but you didn’t hear about it because it only costs about 5 cents a day. That’s right, no one is making any money on Vitamin D! But YOU should be reaping the benefits. In fact, you can forget that H1N1 flu vaccine too if you’re taking Vitamin D! Now you can tell why they really don’t want you to know about this simple solution! Don’t let them inject those viruses in you, just take Vitamin D to boost your immune system so you can fight off those nasty viruses – all by yourself, inexpensively, and with a host of bonus benefits.
The first and most inexpensive step you can take to restoring your health is something you’ve seen for years: Vitamin D -- the amazing sunshine vitamin D. We naturally equate sunshine with health and vigor; and our instincts are right. Did you know that Vitamin D can reduce heart disease by 58%? Did you know that Vitamin D can reduce all cancers by 77%? Did you know that Vitamin D can stop childhood diabetes by 80%? It’s all clinically proven and simply true… but you didn’t hear about it because it only costs about 5 cents a day. That’s right, no one is making any money on Vitamin D! But YOU should be reaping the benefits. In fact, you can forget that H1N1 flu vaccine too if you’re taking Vitamin D! Now you can tell why they really don’t want you to know about this simple solution! Don’t let them inject those viruses in you, just take Vitamin D to boost your immune system so you can fight off those nasty viruses – all by yourself, inexpensively, and with a host of bonus benefits.
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