Holistic Solutions for Down Syndrome
There is a link between hypothyroidism and poor MTHFR function. Basically, thyroxine (T4) is needed to convert riboflavin to riboflavin mononucleotide and then flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) the form best utilised by the body 2. In hypothyroidsim FAD levels
Drs are quick to prescribe Protein Pump Inhibitors (PPI) such as Prilosec to children with reflux. The medical approach suggests that reflux is caused from high levels of stomach acid which burn the esophagus. A PPI is designed to
By Gabi Giacomin I often see children with Down Syndrome presenting with a slightly elevated TSH despite being on thyroid medication. Parents are often puzzled by this and physician efforts to increase the dose don’t always improve results. I
ELEVATED CORTISOL RAISES TSH LEVELS By Gabi Giacomin Is your practitioner checking your child’s cortisol levels? Thyroid Research Journal published an article in 2012 which concluded that among a sample of men and women increases in TSH with normal
By Gabi Giacomin More than 50% of people with hypothyroidism have Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Poor gut motility leads to chronic bacterial infection (SIBO) and subsequently hypothyroidism. In a study by Gabrielli et al. 40 people with SIBO