Imagine locking the family dog in a cage for a week with an endless supply of its favorite treats. What would you expect at the end of the week? It’s obvious, isn’t it? A fat and possibly very ill pooch.
Subject a human counterpart to similar conditions and expect the same thing to happen. Yet, unbelievably, [...]
Written on November 16, 2009 | Posted in
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Dr. DeSilva posts a great question about someone with high blood pressure and thyroid disease who needs to gain weight.
Dr. DeSilva asks:
I would like your advice about a lady who is hypothyroid and is taking the T3/T4 and is very underweight, 80-100 lbs. she also has some hypertension and is on drugs for this. can [...]
In a recent blog at metabolism.com (http://metabolism.com/2007/11/12/estrogencant-live-with-it-cant-live-without-it/) we reviewed information suggesting women who had their ovaries removed or who began early menopause before the age of 50 may preserve brain function as they age by using estrogen replacement. I have just reviewed new research which could help explain why. Researchers gave post-menopausal women one [...]
Written on March 1, 2008 | Posted in
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