Thanks to a commenter for pointing me to a newish study (open access): Infantile zinc deficiency: Association with autism spectrum disorders.I see Paul Whiteley already covered it here. If you are interested in the autism spectrum disorders, I very highly recommend his blog. Paul is very sober and clear-sighted about the limitations of the research information but has an open mind...
Selasa, 28 Februari 2012
Minggu, 26 Februari 2012
It's a chilly Sunday morning. More plowing away at the endocrine system, and now I remember why endocrinologists can be cranky sometimes. Gads it is complicated, but beautiful. Two music selections, one for those who prefer a xanthine alkaloid jolt of rock:Kasabian Reason is TreasonThe other for those who like to let Sundays wake them up,...
Kamis, 23 Februari 2012
Hi! Back to the thyroid in a bit� but I've had a few questions about a study that came out earlier this week so I thought I would do a quick post.Restriction of meat, fish, and poultry omnivores improves mood: a randomized controlled trialThe Strokes: 12:51 (video starts with an ad. Sorry!)This pilot study was small and interesting and embarked upon to try to answer some questions about...
Minggu, 19 Februari 2012
Just a little bit of an information post to get a handle on things and to open up some more lines of questions�in that vein:This Head I Hold by Electric Guest (right click to open in new tab)(Oh, be sure to look at the initial post for a short thyroid primer if you aren't up on your T4s, T3s, and TSHs). I'm having a little trouble nailing down consistent reports in the literature of seasonal...
Minggu, 12 Februari 2012
Psychiatry is one of the few specialties where we are "allowed" to use T3 (the active thyroid hormone, instead of the safer prohormone T4) for treatment of resistant depression. (Please see yesterday's post for a thyroid primer). The literature for its use is extensive but old. Much of it was done before there were very reliable lab tests for thryoid function, so symptoms such as...
Jumat, 10 Februari 2012
The thyroid is one of those glands that is hooked into everything. Mood, cognition, metabolism, bones, heart, cholesterol� all can be affected by perturbations among the thyroid hormones.Chris Kresser has done a great series of articles and it's worth a look if you are unfamiliar with the thyroid or if you want a comprehensive refresher. In...
Kamis, 09 Februari 2012
Foster the People, Don't Stop (right click to open in new tab)Time is flying by and my clinic is very busy, and the phone is ringing off the hook, but I did want to take a moment to list the planned upcoming talks and panels for the year (so far):March 14-18 at PaleoFX12. I will be on a panel about addressing the psychology of change. Very excited to have a reason to go down to Austin...
Sabtu, 04 Februari 2012
Free the Animal's Richard Nikoley may have no use for government (I recommend the depressing but excellent book, Humanity, A Moral History of the 20th Century to get some measure of the amount of systematic human death and suffering caused by government even recently), but I must say I do appreciate the United States of America hosting the organized repository of online knowledge that is PubMed....
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