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Following Thyroid Nodules with Ultrasound

Following Thyroid Nodules with Ultrasound by Jeffrey Dach MD Don’t Fall for the thyroid nodule trap. Yesterday, a mother and her 18 year old daughter came into the office for the daughter’s low thyroid condition.  She had just come from an endocrinologist’s office where they discovered a small thyroid nodule during a thyroid ultrasound exam.  […]

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Graves Remission with Iodine Case Report by Jeffrey Dach MD

Graves’ Hyperthyroidism Remission with Iodine Case Report by Jeffrey Dach MD Link to article Carol is a 56 year old real estate agent who noticed a feeling of nervousness, warmth and rapid heart rate which worsened over a few days.  Carol called a friend who drove her to the  Emergency Room where the doctors gave […]

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Iodine Prevents Breast Cancer Part Two Jeffrey Dach MD

Iodine Prevents Breast Cancer Part Two Jeffrey Dach MD Iodine May be Useful as Adjunct Treatment of Breast Cancer, the Overwhelming Evidence This article is Part Two of a series. For Part One Click Here. Spontaneous Regression of Breast Cancer David Brownstein MD reports three cases of spontaneous regression of breast cancer after women take […]

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Iodine and Unrefined Sea Salt Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD

Bromism, Iodine and Unrefined Sea Salt Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD One of the first things that happens when we start our Iodine tablets (we use Iodoral) is the release of bromine from the body.  Bromine is a big problem since it is a toxic substance and is present in our food and environment […]

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Iodine and Bromine Detox With Unrefined Salt by Jeffrey Dach MD

Iodine and Bromine Detox With Unrefined Salt by Jeffrey Dach MD This article is part one of a series. For part two, click here. David Brownstein MD advocates the use of unrefined sea salt for Bromine detoxification prior to and coincident with an Iodine supplementation program with Iodoral.  He will typically start the unrefined sea […]

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Iodine at the Health Food Store by Jeffrey Dach MD

Iodine at the Health Food Store by Jeffrey Dach MD Japanese Reactor Accident and Radiation Leak In the aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake and Reactor Accident, reports of radiation leakage has spurred interest and demand for Iodine tablets as a preventive agent.   Iodine tablets prevent the uptake of radioactive I-131 by the thyroid gland, thereby preventing radiation induced thyroid […]

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Production of Thyroid Hormone

Production of Thyroid Hormone Part One by Jeffrey Dach MD Above image:  At left is schematic of the thyroid follicle with inset box showing magnified view of thyroid hormone synthesis (next image). Image at right is typical microscopic view of thyroid follicle showing central round areas of pink colloid surrounded by lining of follicular cells […]

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David Brownstein MD on Thyroid Health and Iodine

David Brownstein MD on Thyroid Health and Iodine by Jeffrey Dach MD According to Dr David Brownstein, “Iodine deficiency is occurring at epidemic rates.  The U.S. Government’s statistics from NHANES show that almost 60% of pregnancy-aged women are suffering from inadequate iodine intake.   Iodine deficiency should be considered a national emergency….. Over the last 40 […]

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Iodine and Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Iodine and Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroid Disease by Jeffrey Dach MD This article is part three. For Part Two, Click Here. For Part One Click Here Above Image:Electron microscopy image of thyroid tissue from a patient with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, showing electron dense deposits of Antibodies (IgG and TG) along the basement membrane of follicular cells. Courtesy […]

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Hangout with Dr Jeffrey Dach

Hangout with Dr Jeffrey Dach Watch this Video chat with Dr Dach discussing Hypothyroidism. Jeffrey Dach MD 7450 Griffin Road, Suite 190 Davie, Fl 33314 954-792-4663 , , , , , www.jeffreydach.com www.drdach.com www.naturalmedicine101.com www.bioidenticalhormones101.com www.truemedmd.com www.bioidenticalmds.com Click Here for: Dr Dach’s Online Store for Pure Encapsulations Supplements Click Here for: Dr Dach’s Online Store […]

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TSH Basics

TSH Basics by Jeffrey Dach MD The TSH Test is perhaps the most important single test mainstream endocrinology relies on for evaluating thyroid function.  Surprisingly, TSH, which stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, is not made by the thyroid gland and is not a thyroid hormone.  Rather, TSH is made by the pituitary gland, a small […]

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Risk Factors For Breast Cancer Wrong Again

Risk Factors For Breast Cancer, Wrong Again Ignoring the Environmental Cause by Jeffrey Dach MD An article appeared in the San Fransisco Chronical entitled, “Risk Factors of Breast Cancer – How to Reduce Them” by Dr. Nima Grissom breast surgeon. Breast cancer rates are Twenty Per Cent Higher in the San Fransisco Bay Area, and […]

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Selenium and Thyroid More Good News

Selenium and the Thyroid, More Good News from Mainstream Medicine by Jeffrey Dach MD A Feb 2013 article in Clinical Endocrinology declares “More Good News!!” on Selenium and the Thyroid.(1)  They go on to state, “In patients with Hashimoto’s disease and in pregnant women with anti-TPO antibodies, selenium supplementation decreases anti-thyroid antibody levels and improves […]

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My Vitamins Are Killing Me Part Two

My Vitamins Are Killing Me Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD For Part One Click Here. Every year or so, we are can expect an orchestrated media blitz funded by the drug industry to convince us that vitamin supplements are bad for us.  They whisper in our ear the message that our lowly vitamin pill […]

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Think Purple for Breast Cancer

Think Purple for Breast Cancer Month Perhaps you noticed the crowds of people wearing pink tee shirts and pink ribbons raising awareness for breast cancer.  Pink is nice and everything, but I think it is the wrong color. I suggest  purple for the color of Iodinesupplementation, our most effective breast cancer. preventive.  For More Click […]

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The Iodine Crisis by Lynne Farrow Book Review by Jeffrey Dach MD

The Iodine Crisis by Lynne Farrow.… A Book Review by Jeffrey Dach MD If you are a woman diagnosed with fibrocystic breast disease or breast cancer, you need to read this book.    If you are a woman who undergoes repeated breast biopsies or breast cyst aspirations, then you need to read this book. If you […]

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