Have you had your thyroid tested?

Article Update 3rd Aug 2006
To include an american website with very interesting programmes for ‘curing’ fibromyalgia and fatigue, which includes treating the Thyroid gland and why ‘normal’ diagnosis of the gland isn’t always the true analysis. Click on the ‘Read more?’ and see the links at base of this article.

Also a 5th question to ask your GP:
5. If my symptoms present a thryoid condition, and my test appears normal, why isn’t the test more thoroughly explored for slight discrepancies; that if dealt with may improve my symptoms?

Coffee

Day 23 See this article Coffee withdrawn This is Day 23 of giving up cofee, decaffeinated coffee. Coffee pangs are almost neligible and when I do succumb I don’t want it. I take two sips of my freshly brewed decaff cup of coffee and throw the rest away. Can’t say that I have noticed any […]

Coffee – withdrawn?

This is Day 12 of giving up decaffeinated coffee. It is 07:41 in the morning and I want a cup of coffee. Last week, after only 7 days I thought it would be alright to have a cup and I took one sip and thought: Yuck too bitter!” and threw it away! So even though […]

Prickly Heat

A letter in response to an article on Suncreams, UVA and prickly heat. The article is advocating the use of suncreams with UVB and UVA filters/protection to avoid prickly heat. According to the article prickly heat is not caused by the ingredients in suncreams when in the sun but by the reaction of UVA from […]