By Linda on Mar 17, 2011 in Upcoming Webinar Announcements | comments(0)
Who needs thyroid? That issue will be discussed by high level academicians who are lab experts who are discussing some new ways to evaluate thyroid function. Of course the book by Mark Starr MD called Hypothyroidism Type Two will not be on this agenda but these are some enlighten experts who see that current thyroid testing leaves much to be desired.
Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)
President, Gordon Research Institute
www.gordonresearch.com
Link: http://www.aacc.org/events/meetings/Pages/6201.aspx
Excerpt:
Approximately 20 million Americans now suffer from some form of thyroid disease, but experts estimate that about 13 million of them have not been diagnosed. With so many affected by a dysfunctional thyroid gland, thyroid function testing is becoming increasingly important to support both the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease. Unfortunately, controversy still exists concerning the upper limit of the TSH reference range and there is still confusion over when to use other thyroid immunoassays in the management of patients suspected of thyroid disease. Additionally, tandem mass spectrometry is rapidly emerging as a technology that could challenge labs’ reliance on traditional immunoassays for T4 and FT4.
During this interactive webinar, you will hear the most up-to-date information on a variety of contemporary issues related to testing for thyroid disease.
By Linda on Nov 17, 2010 in Toxins | comments(0)
Our toxicity concerns during pregnancy will start to be of interest to many and there is no affordable answer that beats things like Total Body Detox, Beyond Fiber, BioEnrG-Y C, Organic Green powder and Beyond Chelation-Improved.
Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)
President, Gordon Research Institute
www.gordonresearch.com
Excerpt:
NY Times
At Risk From the Womb
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: October 2, 2010
Some people think we’re shaped primarily by genes. Others believe that the environment we grow up in is most important. But now evidence is mounting that a third factor is also critical: our uterine environment before we’re even born.
Researchers are finding indications that obesity, diabetes and mental illness among adults are all related in part to what happened in the womb decades earlier.
One of the first careful studies in this field found that birth weight (a proxy for nutrition in the womb) helped predict whether an adult would suffer from heart disease half a century later. Scrawny babies were much more likely to suffer heart problems in middle age.
That study, published in 1989, provoked skepticism at first. But now an array of research confirms that the fetal period is a crucial stage of development that affects physiology decades later.
Perhaps the most striking finding is that a stressful uterine environment may be a mechanism that allows poverty to replicate itself generation after generation. Pregnant women in low-income areas tend to be more exposed to anxiety, depression, chemicals and toxins from car exhaust to pesticides, and they’re more likely to drink or smoke and less likely to take vitamin supplements, eat healthy food and get meticulous pre-natal care.
The result is children who start life at a disadvantage — for kids facing stresses before birth appear to have lower educational attainment, lower incomes and worse health throughout their lives. If that’s true, then even early childhood education may be a bit late as a way to break the cycles of poverty.
