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General Thyroid
For general questions about thyroid disease, and its treatment with natural thyroid hormones, read and post in this forum.

TSH & Labs
You may post here to see what your labs are telling you.

Mental Health
Yes, your mental health IS affected by thyroid hormone levels! For more info & support, read & post here.

For Men Only!
Men are sometimes affected differently by thyroid-related issues. Men are always welcome in all the forums, but this is your special place to hang out with the guys.

Nutrition & Gluten
Nutrition definitely plays a role! Hypo can cause absorption problems and special needs, In addition, many who have thyroid issues (especially Hashi's) are gluten intollerant. Talk about all of this here

B-12 & Ferritin
B-12 makes a BIG difference in how well we use thyroid hormones!!! So does ferritin. For more info & support on these issues, post in this forum.

Children & Thyroid Issues
Yes, children CAN be hypothyroid! Talk about your children's health with another mom.

Hyperthyroid & RAI
Most of our forums are designed for people who are hypothyroid. If you are or were hyper, you can discuss these specific issues here.

Australian Group
Aussie's (or Ozzies, if you prefer ) have a few issues to face that are different from those in other countries.

Hypopituitary
For some people, the cause of low hormone levels is a malfunctioning pituitary.

***As of October 1, 2008, this forum will be closed to posting. Please go to http://hormonesupportgroup.proboards.com/ for continued hypopit support from Chris.

Member Logs
This is a place for you to keep a log or journal or diary or whatever you want to call it. You can post your labs & symptoms here, to make it easy to track & refer to them.
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Just Hangin' Out!
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Sally is trying to raise awareness of B12 deficiency in the United States. She sent the following and it was forwarded to me:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Megan Reilly Publicity
Quill Driver Books
Phone: (559) 233-6633
E-Mail: publicity@QuillDriverBooks.com

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Dit over B12-waarden (is van van aug. 2007):
B-12 "Normal Ranges" Can Vary Widely
by Char on Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:42 am

B-12 "Normal Ranges" Can Vary Widely
Some B12 lab ranges around the world vary:

USA 132 - 674 pmol/L
UK 138 - 780 pmol/L
Australia 100 - 700 pmol/L
Canada 148 - 738 pmol/L
France 133 - 675 pmol/L
Netherlands 150 - 700 pmol/L
NZ 93 - 730 pmol/L
Japan 500 - 1300 pmol/L

Its important to realize that if you fall into a borderline category, your result may very well be a definite diagnosis in another country. Too high is not a concern - but too low , or borderline low - is.

The low end of the normal Japanese range is 2 1/2 times higher than the American low end of normal.
Many theorize that this may be why they have such a low incidence of Alzheimers in Japan.

A healthy range for an adult is 800 - 1000.
Babies and children have a B12 number of 2000 which reduces with age.
Adults should strive to maintain a healthy B12 number near 1000 by healthy eating and /or oral supplements.

If you suffer from an Autoimmune disease that attacks the stomach lining cells, you are unable to produce Intrinsic Factor, which acts like a catalyst or enzyme to make B12 absorbable in the intestines. As a result a deficiency will occur over a period of years and eventually cause serious damage to your health.

Treatment for people lacking Intrinsic Factor ( IF) is by B12 injections for life and / or B12 sublingual lozenges.
A B12 patch is being developed.
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