What is Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism (or "overactive thyroid gland") is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both.

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Thursday November 26, 2009

Educational Stories

  • Recipe: CHAI TEA

    Thursday, February 28, 2008 | An Educational story

    A sweet treat for the day!
    Chai
    prep: 15 minutes
    servings: 2
    1/2 cup water
    1 bag black tea
    1 3-inch cinnamon stick
    2 cups skim milk
    2 tablespoons raw sugar or honey
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
    1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
    In a small saucepan, combine water, tea bag, and cinnamon.  Bring to boiling.  Remove from heat.  Cover and let stand 5 minutes.  Discard teabag and ci...











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  • Pre-workout snacks

    Friday, June 13, 2008 | An Educational story

    A little pre-workout snack of mine, on the days I am able to workout:
    1/3 cup dry couscous
    1/2 cup apple juice (or water)
    1 tsp olive oil
    1 pinch salt (less than 1/8 tsp!!!)
    1 small fuji apple - diced small
    cinnamon/apple pie spice to taste
    1 tsp honey
    Put juice, oil, honey, salt, cinnamon and apple in a small pan and bring to boil.  Remove from heat, stir in couscous.  Cover.  Let sit 5-1...







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  • 1 Week post Thyroidectomy

    Friday, December 19, 2008 | An Educational story

    Well, two days ago feeling like crap would have been an understatement.  Yesterday my blood pressure and heartrate were ridiculously high (161/102 - HR 138) so I called my Internal Med docto who added back in one of the drugs just pulled on Monday.  
    Anyway, at least my BP is down in a more normal range but my heart rate is still a little higher than normal.  But I slept last night ...

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  • WAHT WE WANT WHAT WE NEED

    Friday, June 26, 2009

    LOVE IN SOCIETY SEEMS TO BE ON A MAJOR DECLINE. SOME MAY SAY THE COMPUTER AGE HAS MADE US ALL OBLIVIOUS TO LOVE. NO IT IS OUR CHOICE. I FEEL THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT SOULS AMONGST US. WE NEED TO TRUST IN SOMETHING HIGHER THAN US. WE CAN'T CARRY BURDENS. WE SHOULD LET GOD OR SOMETHING HIGHER CARRY IT FOR US. FOR ME, GOD IS LOVE. I ADMIT I GET ANXIOUS OR PARANOID. I FEEL INSECURE AT TIMES. I KNO...

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  • so can some one tell me?

    Monday, September 21, 2009 | An Educational story

    as many of u know i am totally alligned woith this homepathic medicine..i think so highly of it.that when i had my cancer surgery i refulsed to have any chemo or radiology as it put's cancerous material back into ur system..so far so good!
    i am n ow reading a book regarding hydrogen peroxide therepy used in many countries but america and it is not approved by the fda...mda...but is known to be...

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  • twisted world

    Thursday, October 15, 2009 | An Educational story

    look at the world. look at the twisted way we live. we criticize each other and yet our lives are worse than others. kids need more love yet their parents pay them no attention. their parents wanna act like young teens. mommy wakes up early in the morning and tries to dress and act like a teen. she spends every second admiring her figure. she does not tell her kid i love you. instead she says lea...

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