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Hypothyroidism
Your Doctor Does Not Likely Understand
How To Interpret Thyroid Blood Tests Properly!
The Thyroid Gland
Thyroid function tests have always presented doctors with difficulties in their interpretation. Laboratory testing is often misleading due to the complexity and inherent shortcomings of the tests themselves.

Many doctors not having an adequate understanding of what the test results mean, will often make incorrect assumptions based on them or interpret them too strictly. A narrow interpretation of thyroid function testing leads to many people not being treated for sub-clinical hypothyroidism.
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  • Essential & Metabolic Fatty Acids Analysis (Blood)
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/20/2006
    Fatty acid abnormalities are frequently found in people with chronic inflammatory diseases, auto-immune diseases, heart disease, depression, behavior disorders, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and senile neurological degeneration. Re-balancing the membrane levels of fatty acids can improve the clinical pictures in these cases.

  • Free Newsletter
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
    Sign up for our FREE health newsletter from BecomeHealthyNow.com. The Healthy newsletter brings the latest research, news and ideas you can use, fun mini-quizzes and a listing of the live events and happenings on the BecomeHealthyNow sites and communities. You'll always be up to date on current health topics as the BecomeHealthyNow.com web site is continually updated.

  • Hair Trace Elements and Hypothyroidism
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/15/2004
    A majority of people experiencing physical and emotional problems falls outside the medical/disease model. They can be classified as having sub-clinical conditions, i.e. falling within the normal medical ranges, but experiencing real physical and emotional symptoms. This is particularly true in relation to thyroid dysfunction.

  • Health Survey
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
    The health survey finds out about the state of your health. You may discover things about your health you didn't know before. This increased awareness of your health can help you take the appropriate action to improve the state of your body's function.

  • If Synthroid is Safe and Effective, Why Wont if Apply for FDA Approval Like its Competitors?
    by Dr. Gary Farr 8/10/2003
    Did you know that Synthroid has never gone through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process? It was grandfathered in under the FDA's recognition of the safety and effectiveness of the natural desiccated thyroid drug, Armour Thyroid, which is made from the gland of pigs, and contains two forms of thyroid hormone, T4 and T3. Synthroid, however, is a synthetic drug that contains the synthetically manufactured form of only one hormone, T4.

  • Natural Solutions For Menopause
    by Dr. Gary Farr 5/6/2003
    In light of the recent news headlines regarding the unwanted side effects of hormone replacement therapy, we see an increasing number of women that are seeking information about natural alternatives to addressing menopause. To help you with understanding all the information available, we have summarized valuable information here regarding herbal and nutritional alternatives to use in the treatment of menopause.

  • Nutritional Support for Endocrine Conditions
    by Dr. Gary Farr 8/4/2002
    Hormones play a significant role in keeping the body healthy and functioning properly.They share an intimate relationship with many nutrients, and working together, help support physiiological balance. Women's hormonal needs fluctuate in response to the changing seasons of their lives and the physical and emotional demands that accompany life's changes.

  • Nutritional Support for the Female
    by Dr. Gary Farr 10/1/2003
    Women face different physical and nutritional challenges with each change in the life cycle. From the reproductive years to those circling menopause, certain vitamins and minerals are needed in greater amounts at specific times, to help keep the reproductive, skeletal, and nervous systems healthy. Standard Process offers the following products to help support a women’s health and maintain balance during these different phases of life.

  • Soy Proteins - Facts & Fallacies
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/20/2004
    The propaganda that has created the soy sales miracle is all the more remarkable because, only a few decades ago, the soybean was considered unfit to eat - even in Asia. During the Chou Dynasty (1134-246 BC) the soybean was designated one of the five sacred grains, along with barley, wheat, millet and rice. However, the pictograph for the soybean, which dates from earlier times, indicates that it was not first used as a food; for whereas the pictographs for the other four grains show the seed and stem structure of the plant, the pictograph for the soybean emphasizes the root structure.

  • Temperature Regulation For Thyroid Testing - The Barnes Basal Temperature Method
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/17/2004
    Do you ever experience fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, difficulty getting up in the morning, cold hands and feet or intolerance to cold, constipation, loss of hair, fluid retention, dry skin, poor resistance to infection, high cholesterol, psoriasis, eczema, acne, premenstrual syndrome, loss of menstrual periods, painful or irregular menstrual periods, excessive menstrual bleeding, infertility (male or female), fibrocystic breast disease, or ovarian cysts? If so, you may have an underactive thyroid. It is often seen in people who suffer from multiple allergies, immune disorders and chronic fatigue.

  • The Adrenocortex Profile
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/2/2004
    The Adrenocortex Stress Profile is a powerful and precise non-invasive test that evaluates levels of the body's important stress hormones, cortisol and DHEA. This profile serves as a critical tool for uncovering biochemical imbalances that can underlie anxiety, chronic fatigue, obesity, diabetes and a host of other clinical conditions. It's also a crucial tool for monitoring DHEA and/or cortisone therapy.

  • The Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment
    by Dr. Gary Farr 2/5/2007
    The Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment is a thorough analysis of thyroid hormone metabolism, including central thyroid gland regulation and activity, thyroid production and secretion, peripheral thyroid conversion, and thyroid autoimmunity. This test allows the practitioner to pinpoint common imbalances that underlie a broad spectrum of chronic illness.

  • The Menopause Profile
    by Dr. Gary Farr 6/2/2004
    Menopause is normal and natural. It is your body changing and maturing. But unfortunately, it is perceived by many women only as an ominous midlife challenge. There is a common misconception that "the change" begins a time of inevitable and prolonged discomfort and a declining quality of life. The Menopause Profile can help you determine exactly what to do for your menopause.

  • Understanding Adrenal Function
    by Dr. Gary Farr 12/17/2003
    Pregnenolone is a precursor hormone synthesized from cholesterol, principally in the adrenal glands, but also in the liver, skin, brain, testicles, ovaries, and retina of the eyes. Steroids are a large family of structurally similar biochemicals that have sex-determining, anti-inflammatory, and growth-regulatory roles. Despite its powerful metabolites, pregnenolone is acknowledged to be without significant side effects, with minimal or no anabolic, estrogenic or androgenic activity.

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