A recent study from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine linked one of the most commonly prescribed medications for older adults—levothyroxine for low thyroid—to an increased risk of bone loss. Low thyroid levels, called hypothyroidism, happen when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones.
However, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, a board-certified internist physician and nationally known expert in chronic fatigue syndrome, disagrees with the findings, telling The Epoch Times in an email that they are misinformation that may put people’s lives at risk.
He said that if people have had their thyroid gland removed due to cancer or other causes, they need to take prescription thyroid hormone for the rest of their life. In contrast, he noted that natural options to improve thyroid hormone levels are reasonable for many individuals....
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