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Always & Never
Always & Never
For more details as to why each topic is either an Always or a Never just search the group. These subjects have all been discussed many times over the years. Don’t have time to do your own searching and research? Just schedule a 1 Hour Consult with me and I’ll happily explain it all to you and answer your questions.
Always: Split your daily dose of anti thyroid meds.
Never: Manage Graves/Hyper by TSH alone.
Always: Test FT3, FT4 and TSH every 3 to 4 weeks depending on how optimal and stable you are.
Never: Guess or put a time limit on when to stop anti thyroid meds. If you’re achieving antibody remission correctly, you’ll know exactly when.
Always: Wait until you have fresh labs to adjust dose and iodine intake; don’t ever do it in the middle of the thyroid feedback loop cycle.
Never: Take ashwaganda, collagen, biotin or high iodine supplements. Or eat fresh coconut.
Always: Track your iodine intake. We can’t rely on iodine blood tests since they only show how much iodine you consumed within the previous 24 to 48 hours. This does not equate to how much iodine your thyroid has had access to within the last feedback loop cycle.
Never: Follow pseudoscience advice or diets not supported by the actual biology of this disease. All autoimmune diseases are not the same. Not even close.
Always: Follow a High Protein, Low & Controlled Iodine and Nutrient Dense diet.
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