Express Newsline - Importance of Calcium « http://www.expressnewsline.com/articles/fullstory0305-insight-Importance+of+Calcium-status-11-newsID-2331.html | | Severe calcium deficiency often occurs in individuals who have thyroid disease , or medical problems with the parathyroid. |
Iodine Deficiency « http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1187.htm | | A chemical element , found in trace amounts in the human body , in which its only known function is in the synthesis of thyroid hormones. from emedicine. |
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism « http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/4/1687 | | Selenium supplementation in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis decreases thyroid peroxidase antibodies concentrations. |
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism « http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/86/8/3579 | | Study suggests that l-carnitine is effective in both reversing and preventing symptoms of hyperthyroidism and has a benefical effect on bone mineralization. |
The World's Healthiest Foods: Goitrogens « http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=47 | | Article speaks of foods that contain goitrogens , a substance that interferes with thyroid function. |
Vitamin D Deficiency and Thyroid Disease « http://www.goodhormonehealth.com/VitaminD.pdf | | Article by a physician that recommends patients be tested and the reasoning behind it. |