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Alternative to Nature-Throid is the request I get from anxious patients as well as the pharmacies all day long. Nature-Throid is almost out at most pharmacies. This shortage has been getting worse over the last month.  Apparently the manufacturer of Nature-Throid (RLC Labs) seems to be having difficulty meeting the demand of Nature-Throid due to […]

TSH stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. It is not your thyroid hormone. TSH is an indirect way to assess the level of the thyroid hormone. Often, it is a misleading test for the thyroid function. Normal TSH does not always mean normal thyroid function TSH is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland in response to […]

“Why do I feel bad despite a normal thyroid test?” you wonder. You ask your physician. “Your thyroid test is normal. Therefore, your symptoms cannot be due to hypothyroidism,” your physician replies in an authoritative tone.  You feel annoyed and frustrated that your physician is not listening to you. On the other hand, your physician […]