Fighting the Dogma of Dr. Guttler & the So-Called "Real" Thyroid Experts

If you asked some of the conventional self-proclaimed thyroid experts, such as Dr. Richard Guttler -- most would insist that the following statements are true:

• "Real thyroid experts" should restrict patients to ONLY T4-replacement (levothyroxine, like Synthroid)
• There is NO BENEFIT to using T3 in treating hypothyroidism, so the treatment should be T4-replacement
• Most patients on T4-replacement after antithyroid therapy DON'T gain weight
• Patients DON'T have chronic fatigue or depression after becoming hypothyroid despite using T4-replacement
• TSH and free T4 levels CAN NOT possibly lead to different conclusions about a patient's thyroid status, depending on when her blood is drawn
• TSH and free T4 levels CORRESPOND to patients' TRUE clinical status

But NOT SO, says researcher Dr. John Lowe, who in a detailed critique that has just been published, systematically and scientifically analyzes and debunks every one of these beliefs, citing recent research in the field of endocrinology to back up his argument. Dr. Lowe explores how Dr. Guttler and many of his fellow "real thyroid experts" regularly fail to comply with the professional scientist's principle of evidence-driven medicine.

Says Dr. Lowe: "their beliefs aren't just dead, they're in rigor mortis..."

If you are dealing with doctors who are basing their treatment of you on out-of-date information about thyroid disease, or practitioners who feel that you don't deserve to hear the kind of information I provide you here at the site, this is a report you -- and your doctor -- must read.