Mark Scott

Thyroid and iodine treatment can be very controversial. There are some professionals who say iodine can be bad and that giving a thyroid patient iodine is like putting gas on a fire. The problem with this is that this can be true for some patients but not all and it can depend on many factors. The type of iodine can…

Lab Testing Ranges are EXTREMELY Broad! Why do you still have thyroid symptoms when your lab tests are normal? Why do you have still have thyroid symptoms when your Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is between .35 to 5.0, which is the “normal lab range”? Most likely, your M.D. has only ordered one thyroid test, which is TSH. If you are…

Autoimmune Thyroid (aka. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis) is the #1 Cause of Hypothyroid in the U.S. The #1 cause of low thyroid or hypothyroid in the United States is something called Hashimoto's thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroid. It's an autoimmune condition and it means that your immune system is attacking your thyroid. An autoimmune condition is where your immune system is attacking a…

TPO and TGB Antibody Testing In Thyroid Treatment Success Secret #2, we talked about the fact that the number-one cause of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune thyroid, and there has to be a reason why your body is attacking your thyroid. That's what we're going to address in this Treatment Success Secret. There are certain tests that need to be run…

How to know if you are autoimmune How do you know if your immune system is attacking your body? Well… we just talked about the fact that we run tests, specifically TPO and TGB antibodies, to see if you have an autoimmune thyroid or Hashimoto's thyroiditis, along with the immune panels. The reality is… most people already know that they're…

Know the Autoimmune Triggers! One of the most common questions I get is… "How did I develop this autoimmune condition?" Well… it's pretty much genetics and the environment. It's a matter of what came first, the chicken or the egg? We all know that genetically, you may be at risk for developing certain problems and/or conditions. If your mom had a…

The Dangers of IODINE! The problem with iodine is if you walk into a health food store and you tell the manager (who usually has no medical background and has no idea what tests need to be run), "I have a thyroid condition. How can I help myself?" they'll probably give you iodine, which is one of the WORST things…

The Dangers of TYROSINE! Tyrosine is another very popular supplement in health food stores for people suffering with thyroid problems. Again, if you walk into the health food store and you tell the manager or the person at the front desk that you have a thyroid condition and you need supplements, the first thing they’re going to reach for is…

PROLACTIN Prolactin is a hormone that’s made by your pituitary gland. High levels of prolactin suppress thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Prolactin is balanced by progesterone and dopamine, so when people have a dopamine deficiency, or progesterone deficiency, their prolactin will increase, and that will decrease the function of the pituitary’s production of thyroid-stimulating hormone. The imbalance will show up on your…