Want to know how many calories are in that sandwich? Too bad. Last week, the state of Maryland withdrew a bill that would have required nutrition facts be posted at chain restaurants.
Sadly, the bill was shot down because lobbyists from Restaurant Association of Maryland convinced the bill’s sponsor, Mr. Doyle L. Niemann, to drop it. [...]
Dr. Cobbs responds to questions from Tony Kingkade, regarding the use of branded t4 (Synthroid), in the treatment of hypothyroidism. Dr. Cobbs, Chief of Endocrinology at North General Medical Center, writes:
Mr Kingkade has a very interesting opinion. I prefer to deal with the facts. First, the AACE position was posted after not before the FDA [...]
Written on March 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Kelly offers this advice to our members like Amanda who have been unable to keep their weight up.
Thanks Kelly for offering your thoughts.
Kelly writes:
Ladies, while you each are blessed by the fact that you do not have an obesity problem, your problem is no less real to you. I recommend calling around in your [...]
Several days ago, Dr. Ron Cobbs offered his opinion on thyroid hormone replacement therapy. He was very much in favor of using pure t4 therapy, specifically the branded products (Synthroid, Levoxyl). Now Tony Kingkade offers his response to Dr. Cobbs. Read his opinion below:
Mr Kingkade writes:
C’mon Dr. Cobbs…just stop it!
Dr. Cobbs perpetuates the myth that [...]
We welcome a contribution from Dr. Ron Cobbs.
Dr. Ron Cobbs and I go way back. We knew eachother when he was finishing his endocrinology fellowship at LIJ Medical Center on Long Island in the 80’s. Later he worked as an attending Endocrinologist at a New York City Hospital when I was the Director of an [...]
What’s the point of it all? No, not life. Your daily multivitamin.
Over half of us take a multivitamin regularly for the purpose of improving our health. A slew of recent studies question whether they are doing us any good-or maybe even harm.
How Might Multi’s Help?
Here are some of the theories of how multivitamins may be [...]
Written on March 22, 2009 | Posted in
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Carol has submitted a great post about her experience with thyroid hormone replacement therapy. I think our visitors will find it helpful.
You can find her post on our forum page at:
http://www.metabolism.com/health-and-nutrition-forum/
Click on over to the forum and browse for a minute. Chances are you will find it a great source of information.
Regards,
Gary Pepper, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief
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Written on March 22, 2009 | Posted in
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It is really startling how many people suffer from being underweight, and how much these people suffer from that. We focus so much more on the more common problem of being overweight, but there is something for us to learn from the opposite problem. Maybe someday we can unravel the metabolic tricks that make for [...]
Hi Amanda. I’m 5′1″ and 97 lbs. Some days I love how I look but some days I think that I’m just too skinny. Some of my friends would tell me how skinny I am and it used to make me feel really bad. I always kept quiet and never said anything bad. Then some [...]
I too am having the same problem after being diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 4 weeks ago. I am on .25 mcg of Levothyroxine and am experiencing severe fatigue and weight gain as well as feeling all around “sluggish”. I, too, am at a job where I need my mental facilities intact. I find myself falling [...]
