[HD: This is a shorter-than-usual post – a bite-sized morsel intended to address a recent comment on one of my blog posts about the…
You’ve probably heard of an “orphan” disease. This is a condition that is sufficiently rare (officially defined by the FDA as affecting less than 200,000…
Working in the field of Endocrinology, I’m bombarded by patients quoting at me what they’ve read from the latest diet books. Whatever the program du…
[HD: This is a guest post I’ve written for Britt Hermes, a former naturopath who became disillusioned with her profession. She runs a blog called…
I don’t want that synthetic stuff; I want the natural thyroid hormone. This is probably one of the most misguided requests I get in my…
I work in a region where men’s clinics are sprouting like weeds after a springtime soaking rain. Finally, a place where men who’ve lost their…
…and want to flee the exam room ASAP. I do not take any pleasure in stating the obvious, but here goes: your Endocrinologist is a…
I don’t know you. I have no idea what your symptoms are. But I can tell you, your adrenal glands are almost certainly working just…
Wow…you’re not terribly sensitive, are you? What a horrible doctor! How can you say this to me? I know my body, and I know…