Kent Holtorf, MD Shares His Approach to Optimal Treatment for An Underactive Thyroid

Kent Holtorf, MD discusses his approach to optimal hypothyroidism treatment. Dr. Holtorf is the founder of the California-based Holtorf Medical Group, which specializes in treating complex endocrine, hormonal and other illnesses.

A highlight:

A normal TSH does not rule out thyroid dysfunction and a low TSH is shown to be an indication of excessive tissue thyroid levels only 20% of the time (80% of the time that is not the case). The TSH becomes an extremely poor marker for tissue thyroid levels if there is any inflammation, depression, chronic illness, chronic dieting, obesity, stress, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, diabetes, insulin resistance, leptin resistance present.

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