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Mold. A Four Letter Word and Cofactor to Consider with Chronic Illness (and Wellness / Prevention, Too!)

"Mold" is one of the major facets of contributing factors when people end up with complex, chronic illness that is along the lines of 'chronic fatigue and pain'.  Four letters. "A four letter word.....", I say, jokingly.  read more »

MTHFR Gene Mutation and Thyroid Disorders. Methylation and Nutrigenomics. Cutting Edge Thyroid Research

Thyroid issues are increasingly a known factor related to people's wellness/illness profile, and naturally, Lumigrate's YOUsers have had, since our day #1 on the Internet in 2009, cutting edge information about hypothyroidism, one of our 1-2 handfulls of videos was about how often hypothyroidism was missed-diagnosed / missed or misdiagnosed. And frankly, most people then and now overall in the western world who have thyroid problems are unaware, though that is improving, it seems!  read more »

Iodine Depletion per Dr. Andrew Jones. Information, Education, Products and Prevention
Iodine depletion is one of the most overlooked factors having to do with wellness/illness that I have seen in my work going over cases doing medical detective work and working with people as their 'health education concierge'.  read more »
Fibromyalgia and Low Thyroid Disorders: How to Find and Learn from Author and Dr., Rodger Murphree

Dr. Rodger Murphree is one of the resources Dr Spurlock, Lumigrate's 'in house' FM/CFS/environmental medicine specialist, suggests people learn from, saying "he's one of my mentors".

I found a link to the following information on Facebook today and thought I'd post it here: If you're reading this after these events, they are recorded and are readily available at his website. I set you up at the end with the link to go, so do .. go!

I also have added some of my thoughts that came from reading this, so I hope you gain from that as well.  read more »

Two National Experts on the Thyroid and Endocrine System: How is Your Thermostat Working?
Jacob Teitelbaum, MD was one of my mentors related to properly identifying and treating thyroid disorders and environmental illness, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, etcetera.  read more »
TSH and T4-only Emphasis: Activists Called to Action to Write to Organizations by ThyroidChange.org

ThyroidChange posted this on one of or Facebook pages and it is worthy of a topic at Lumigrate.  read more »

Is Fluoride Really Safe?

As a physician who deals mostly with patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, I deal with patients who have a multitude of underlying illnesses. Beyond the comments brought forth in the neighboring topic in this forum by Dr Jeff McCloskey, I have some issues with fluoride myself. (Found at www.lumigrate.com/forum/top-7-reasons-i-am-against-adding-fluoride-water-and-invite-others-join-me)
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Offering My Case as an Example for Other to Learn From re: Missed Thyroid Problems for Decades!

My thyroid problems were not picked up until 2004 when my massage therapist saw the mass on my throat, prompting me to go BACK to my specialist in chronic illness, an MD, with that specific data.  I had started 'complaining of' fatigue in the early 1980s, and had suddenly gained 25 pounds, having never had one bit of trouble maintaining 'being skinny'; quite the opposite, I'd worked to gain weight as a child. I was having headaches triggered by cigarette smoke and fragrances, and was seeking medical attention.  read more »

Link to GRATE Thyroid and Related Hormone Information at Lumigrate's Hypothyroidism Forum

Highly encourage people to follow this link and check out other topics in the forums at Lumigrate that have overlapping information; it's very difficult to decide which ONE area most people will be looking for something in and naturally we want to catch people in whatever areas they are looking/searching as that's what we're here for, to educate and help!  ~~ Mardy

 www.lumigrate.com/forum/who-why-how-test-hormonesthyroid-etc-gary-king-rph

Who, Why, HOW to Test for Hormones/Thyroid, etc. per Gary King, RPh

 Gary, if someone is reading this Forum on Lumigrate related to hypothyroidism and have their 'interest piqued' and want to know what laboratory tests you'd recommend and how to do about that, please continue on. [This is forwarded from another topic in this forum started with a question about what is in T3/T4 compounded supplemental hormone capsules such as Mardy was taking this weekend when around someone who does not have fibromyalgia but is on Rx thyroid medication and was interested in MORE information than Mardy can provide!]  read more »

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