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Why Balancing Blood Sugar is Vital for Hashimoto’s Health

The Thyroid Pharmacist

A review paper published in 2010 that discussed the relationship between thyroid dysfunction and metabolic disorders, highlighted the fact that patients with diabetes were up to three times more likely to develop a thyroid disorder. (7). Hypoglycemia is an early risk factor for developing diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes.

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IIT Guwahati researchers produce pluripotent stem cells from skin cells

Express Pharma

The most important advantage of iPSCs is their potential to produce patient-specific cells which can be transplanted to the site of injury or the site of tissue degeneration due to various disease conditions, and thereby, eliminate any chance of immune rejection.

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Is Stevia Good or Bad for Hashimoto’s Disease?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

I knew he was right — sugar can contribute to a yeast overgrowth, lowered immunity, blood sugar issues, weight gain, diabetes, and a whole host of health problems (1-3) — but I was a sugar addict, and it was devastating to think that I would have to let go of this old friend and not have any sweetness in my life.

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Guest Blog: Climate Change and its Impact on Autoimmune Disease

Putting Patients First Blog

Autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases occur when the body’s immune system works abnormally or attacks itself. These include more than 100 conditions such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis (MS). ANA increased nearly 50% in the U.S. in less than 30 years. But why the increase?

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Top 9 Takeaways From 2232 People With Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Vitamin D supports the immune system by enhancing the pathogen-fighting effects of white blood cells, which are important parts of immune defense. Supplementing with vitamin D can especially help to improve mood and cognitive function during the winter months, as well as improve immune function. I recommend doses of 1.5

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Off-label Use

RX Note

External Links Understanding Unapproved Use of Approved Drugs "Off Label" Medicines for Children - Unlicensed Medicines NICE Evidence Summaries Ten Common Questions (and Their Answers) About Off-label Drug Use, 2012 Off-label medicine use: Ethics, practice and future directions, 2021

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Hashimoto’s and Graves’ Remission after Helicobacter Pylori Eradication

The Thyroid Pharmacist

8) In very simple terms, this theory hypothesizes that our immune system begins to attack our own thyroid gland because we are infected with a pathogenic organism (like a bacterium, parasite , or virus ), that looks similar to components of the thyroid gland. Molecular mimicry is one of the leading theories of autoimmune disease. (8)