Thank you so much for posting that information about the hypothyroid studies.

Hi Catherine,

Thank you so much for posting that information about the hypothyroid studies!

I’m on Westhroid which contains T3-T4. My mother and sister take formulations that only contain T4 and my health is much better and I’m getting a far superior result than they are. So much so that each of them is going to ask their doctors to switch them to Armour or Westhroid.

I’ve also found that taking it has caused me to take a vacation from my progesterone use since it helped stabilize my hormone levels to the normal range. I still keep myself under supervision about this, however, and watch my symptoms carefully. I’ll still have my hormones saliva tested once a year to make sure I’m not slipping back into a deficiency, but I’m very pleased with the results I’m getting from the Westhroid.

I often wonder if hypothyroidism is more common in women with hormonal inbalances.

Once again, thanks for your newsletter. I always look forward to receiving it since it has such a wealth of important information.

>:)
Mindy

Dear Mindy,

On this occasion YOUR feedback to our readers will provide the ‘inspiration’.

Of the nine most common factors that cause hypometabolism, sex hormone imbalance ranks third on the metabolic rehab checklist.

Dr John Lowe states that, “during the female’s fertile years, a high percentage of sex hormone imbalances and female problems are caused by hypothyroidism or thyroid hormone resistance. Effective metabolic therapy that includes a high-enough dose of the proper form of thyroid hormone can correct the sex hormone imbalances and female problems.”

Your story demonstrates this to be true. I suspected there are thousands upon thousands of women wondering why their progesterone isn’t working when it may be a case of under-active thyroid or thyroid hormone resistance.

For those who missed last week’s newsletter, click here to download Dr Lowe’s report.

PS: Just yesterday I ’sampled’ the newly available Thyroid Hormone Profile Blood Spot Test TSH, fT4, fT3 home collection kit. The test proved painless, dead easy to use, and once the samples dried overnight, I simply popped them back into the prepaid evelope provided and posted out. This is a far cry from the lengths and pain I had to go through to (a) extract blood, and then (b) hear the chief pathologist at our local lab tell me why Medicare would not permit him to go beyond a TSH screening without medical evidence. The Thyroid Hormone Profile Blood Spot Test TSH, fT4, fT3 (made available by ARL in Australia and ZRT Labs in the USA) is not currently funded by Australia’s Medicare but I personally did not consider AUS$65 to be excessive, all things considered.