Sticking Out Our Necks, November 2003, Thyroid Disease News Report, From Mary Shomon

STICKING OUT OUR NECKS | November 2003 #71
Thyroid News for People Who Want to Live Well -- "We're Patients...Not Lab Values!"
from Patient Advocate Mary J. Shomon, Author of Living Well With Hypothyroidism, Living Well With Autoimmune Disease, The Thyroid Diet Success Guide and The Thyroid Guide to Fertility, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Success

This newsletter is located online at: http://www.thyroid-info.com/news/nov2003.htm
Back issues are online at http://www.thyroid-info.com/news/index.htm

KING PHARMACEUTICALS HAS RECALLED LEVOXYL
The FDA has released information on yet another recall for Levoxyl. (Yes, this is a NEW recall, but recalls of Levoxyl are beginning to sound like a broken record!) Want to read more about Levoxyl in general? If you take Levoxyl, here are details on the recall...

MARY'S WEIGHT LOSS UPDATE: GOING WELL!
As you all know, like many people with hypothyroidism, I struggle to get off and keep off extra weight. My ongoing efforts to continue to lose weight have been going particularly well lately, and I credit two things -- one, I've started doing more weight-bearing exercise, and I'll tell you more about that down the road. But the other thing that is helping are some new supplements that I've started. They don't have any of the horrible side effects I've had in the past. (For example, I can't take ephedra or stimulants, because it makes my mitral valve prolapse act up so my heart ends up doing the conga for days!) Find out what I'm taking that's really having an impact!

HOLIDAY 2003 SPECIALS -- DIET GUIDE, PREGNANT/FERTILITY GUIDE, AND THYROID NEWSLETTER PACKAGES -- GOOD ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 10, 2003
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ENDOS ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR USE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has announced the release of its medical guidelines for the clinical use of dietary supplements and nutraceuticals. As you can imagine, the endos are taking a pretty conservative approach to what sorts of supplements they think you might want to take, or what could be a help. (After all, supplements don't involve visits to THEM, or prescriptions!) But it's worth a read to see what the endos think...

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS THAT INTERFERE WITH THYROID HORMONE ACTIVITY MAY CAUSE BRAIN MALFORMATION AND RETARDATION IN THE DEVELOPING FETUS
Even mild thyroid failure in the mother can affect the intellectual development of a baby, a fact that has enormous implications for health care in both the developed and the developing world. Read more about it now

YOUR FATIGUE MAY MEAN MORE: UNUSUAL FATIGUE IN WOMEN COULD WARN OF IMPENDING HEART ATTACK
Researchers report that women in a study who had heart attacks remembered having unusual fatigue or other new symptoms as much as a month beforehand -- suggesting a new way to stop heart attacks before they happen. Are you at risk?

ALTERNATIVE/COMPLEMENTARY/NATURAL WAYS TO PREVENT AND TREAT COLDS & FLU
It's that time of year when colds and flus start to hit. Besides hitting the local drugstore to stock up on all the various cold remedies, what natural things can you do to help? Among the various recommendations, I can tell you, there's one thing I'm doing -- actually drinking -- several times a day, that helps me. Find out what I'm taking

GET MARY SHOMON'S "LIVING WELL" BOOKS -- $8 SALE!!!
Get new copies of my best-selling book, "Living Well With Hypothyroidism" (now in its 17th printing), and the best-selling book "Living Well With Autoimmune Disease," (in its 4th printing) at the special discounted price of $8.00, plus shipping, from Iherb.com. This special discount price of $8 per book makes it a great gift for friends, family members, and doctors on your holiday gift list! Order my "Living Well..." books for only $8 Or call Iherb.com's toll-free order line at 888-792-0028

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WHY ARE SO MANY THYROID DRUGS SUDDENLY "UNAVAILABLE?" -- SOMETHING FISHY, PERHAPS?
Something fishy is going on in the thyroid drug world, as lately, pharmacists all around the country are declaring definitively to their clients that the following drugs are "no longer available" or "not being made anymore" or are "going out of business:"

Unithroid
Levoxyl
Cytomel
Armour Thyroid

I've talked with the manufacturers of ALL of these products, and guess what? NOT TRUE!! Not a word of it!! Find out more details now.

THE T3 VS T4/T3 CONTROVERSY: COMBINATION HORMONE THERAPY DOES NOT BENEFIT HYPOTHYROID PATIENTS, SAYS NEW STUDY
Combining two hormone therapies to treat the psychological affects of hypothyroidism may not be more effective than using a single therapy, according to new research articles published this month in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Two new studies and an editorial question whether a combination of thyroxine (T4) and T3 is superior to T4 alone for the treatment of patients with hypothyroidism. A summary of the research findings is located online.

So, what do the top thyroid minds in the U.S. think about the JCEM research? I've had input from some of the nation's leading thyroid practitioners, including:

Kenneth Woliner, MD
Ted Friedman, MD
Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
Glenn Rothfeld, MD
Joseph Mercola, DO
Ken Blanchard, MD
Richard Shames, MD, Karilee Shames, RN, PhD
Roby Mitchell, MD
Dr. Barry Durrant-Peatfield
David Brownstein, MD

Read detailed statements outlining what they have to say about the controversy now, at: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/t3controversy/

BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC CITIZEN
Be careful what you read in Public Citizen's various health publications -- including their Worst Pills, Best Pills newsletter, their Questionable Doctors report, and other publications of the once-trustworthy champion of consumer health advocacy. Why? Because at least when it comes to thyroid disease, Public Citizen is utterly misinformed, relying on old, outdated information, or sometimes failing to research their opinions at all! Find out the truth now.

NOTES FROM MARY: TALKING TURKEY

Just in time for Thanksgiving, check out a holiday thyroid favorite: "Put Some Gravy On That: Thanksgiving Ruminations of a New Thyroid Patient." Humorist Jody LaFerriere was a newly diagnosed thyroid patient when she first wrote this wonderful piece. Even though it's been 3 years since her diagnosis, her thoughts -- and wonderful sense of humor -- are still just as funny, as she shares the things she's thankful for, which include her thyroid pills, TV, and. . . storage bins? Ok, you'll have to read the article to get THAT one explained! A thyroid holiday CLASSIC and you can read it now!

This year, I am thankful for enjoying better health than ever before, my slow and steady continued weight loss, and my wonderful family, friends and you, my readers!!!

Live well!

-- Mary

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