IN THYROID TREATMENT, DOES ONE SIZE FIT ALL?
DRS. RICHARD AND KARILEE SHAMES RESPOND You all have heard me complain about doctors who think that everyone needs to be on Synthroid, or that everyone will do best by getting radioactive iodine. So why is it any different when integrative or holistic doctors think that everyone needs coconut oil, or patients think everyone needs what works for them personally? Drs. Rich and Karilee Shames, noted thyroid practitioners, and authors of the books Thyroid Power, and Fat, Fuzzy and Frazzled, have some compassionate thoughts for patients about the tendency for some to get overzealous when advocating favorite treatment approaches. NOTE FROM MARY: JOIN ME FOR A JANUARY THYROID WORKSHOP IN NY Dear Readers, Most people with thyroid disease (whether it’s Hashimoto’s, nodules, Graves’/hyperthyroidism, or thyroid cancer) end up with an underactive or surgically removed thyroid and hypothyroidism, and wind up experiencing fatigue, depression, weight gain, hormonal problems and many other symptoms. I
