Thyroid Pearls & Tips
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Lotus Life - Melissa Soria
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Thyroid: cold hands, cold feet and the bigger picture
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Why this matters
Learn how symptoms, lab results, and health history fit into a thyroid discussion.
How the pieces connect
Thyroid symptoms, free T4 and other labs, medicines, and health history belong together in th…
ESR1
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Putting the pieces together
Dr. Purser connects ESR1 with hormone response and breast-health questions. A wellness SNP does not on its own diagnose elevated estrogen or establish breast-cancer risk. The useful review combines symptoms, ho…
NR3C1
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Variant IDs in the teaching reference: rs1866388, rs258750, rs2918419, rs6188, rs6196, rs852977, rs860458, rs17100298, rs4912912
NR3C2
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Also called: Mineralocorticoid Receptor / Nuclear Rec…
F5
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A question to bring to your visit
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Graves’ disease, thyroid eye disease & IL-6
Some search terms matched…ves’ disease involves antibodies that stimulate the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor. Some people also develop thyroid eye disease, which has its own inflammatory features.
Follow the pathway
Dr. Purser connects IL-6 with B-cell activi…
Improve Your Brain Health to Prevent Cognitive Decline
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Routinely ordered as part of an annual exam, the Comprehensive Wellness Profile is Direct Labs most complete general…
Some search terms matched…n annual exam, the Comprehensive Wellness Profile is Direct Labs most complete general wellness panel. It can offer an overall picture to help you make informed health decisions. The CWP includes over 50 individual laboratory tests that scr…
TOP 10+ IDEAS TO IMPROVE YOUR INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS (IC)
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Dan Purser MD Thyroid Pearls & Tips 02-13-20
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