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Mary Shomon’s latest newsletter has her article about the TSH Reference Range Wars.

TSH is the thyroid stimulating hormone that is measured by your doctor to determine if you are having problems or not. For years the range of TSH was .5 to 5.0. Anything below that you were considered Hyperthyroid anything above that range you were considered to be Hypothyroid. But for years now, a growing group of doctors in the community have been coming to the conclusion these ranges need to be adjusted.

Currently, my TSH stays between .5 and 1 - and this is where I feel great at! If I start climbing up around 2 I feel like laying down and dying. Each person is different, but if the end range is too high, then people who are having problems with a TSH of 3 aren’t getting treated.

Read her whole article. I saved the PDF file so I can give to my doctor.