What are your thoughts about “Wilsons Syndrome,” which uses body temperature as the sole means of diagnosis, and uses primarily T3 only as a treatment?
Wilson’s syndrome is a problem where the body produces a mirror image of T3, which doesn’t work. However, it looks normal on the standard blood tests. You have to look for “reverse T3” if you want to make this diagnosis. Giving T3 to these people alleviates their symptoms and works just fine. Q. A major complaint many people with hypothyroidism have is difficulty losing weight, even after they’ve been diagnosed, and are on optimum amounts of thyroid hormone, including T3. Do you have any suggestions for those people who are finding it particularly difficult? Look further for other problems. Weight can be hard to lose if you have food allergies or an intestinal yeast overgrowth. It can be a sign of an imbalance of other hormones, especially in women who are taking estrogen (usually Premarin) without progesterone. And it can be a sign of “dysglycemia”, or insulin resistance. That can often be helped by not eating harmful fats like margarine and using instead olive oil for cooking and ess
