IV Nutrient Therapy
I first learned about the intravenous (IV) “Myers cocktail” ten years ago while studying with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum. According to Dr. T., the Myers cocktail was a highly effective way to help patients get well and feel better. He did not offer a lot of evidence beyond his patients’ experience and reports from other doctors, so my natural skepticism took over and I decided to wait and see.
Since then, many patients have asked me for this treatment, reporting that the Myers cocktail had made them feel much better. Meanwhile, Dr. T. and other leading alternative physicians such as Alan Gaby and Jonathan Wright continued to report great results and excellent safety with the Myers cocktail.
What finally convinced me was a study by researchers at Yale. It was a placebo-controlled pilot study of Myers cocktail treatment for fibromyalgia. The placebo group improved, but the Myers cocktail patients had consistently better results. These improvements were dramatic and mirrored the results that my patients, mentors and colleagues had described to me over and over. The researchers also found no serious side effects.
The Myers cocktail is a mixture of essential nutrients given by IV. It usually contains a combination of magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, and vitamin C. The ingredients are adjusted to suit each patient’s individual needs. Many patients have found it highly effective in reducing a variety of troubling symptoms including fatigue, headaches, muscle, pain brain fog and much more.
Finally, I decided to move forward with an IV nutrition program. I have been lucky enough to find an exceptionally skilled and experienced nurse to help me run this program and administer these treatments. Dawn Murphy has six years experience in administering IV nutrient treatments (before that, she was a cardiac intensive-care nurse for 7 years).
The early results are overwhelmingly positive and gratifying. We are seeing just the kind of results that my patients, my teachers and the latest study have described. Within the first four treatments, patients are reporting improvements in energy, pain, sense of well-being and much more. … just like Dr. T told me.
Signs and Symptoms of Hypothyroidism
Common Symptoms of Hypothyroidism include fatigue, cold hands and feet, hair loss, weakness, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, joint pain, muscle pain, muscle cramps, autoimmune disease, menstrual difficulties and much more.
Receiving his B.S. from Cornell University and his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Michael Doyle is a board-certified family physician with nearly two decades of clinical experience. His background includes extensive experience in both conventional and alternative medicine. Interested in healthcare and alternative medicine since childhood, he decided to pursue a career in medicine as he went off to college. After completing his Family Medicine residency at the University of Rochester, he practiced Emergency Medicine for several years. He later served as Medical Director for a group of outpatient health centers.
Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Insufficiency (Video #01)
Hi, I’m Dr. Michael Doyle. I’d like to talk to you for a minute about two of the most important substances in the human body — thyroid hormone and cortisoL These two hormones are the foundation of human metabolism and are as important to your health as gasoline and oil are to your car.
Thyroid hormone actually refers to four hormones made by the thyroid gland. I think of thyroid hormones as hormones as the dimmer switch on human metabolism. They literally go into every single cell in your body, including adrenal glands, to boost metabolism. The most common problem with the thyroid is low thyroid function, also called hypothyroidism. The symptoms of hypothyroidism are widespread and extremely varied. They range from fatigue, low temperature, depression, weight gain, and hair loss to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, early heart disease and much more.
Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Hormone Therapy
DIAGNOSIS
Usually based on blood tests (TSH and others). I believe that the TSH can be misleading. I look for other evidence of low thyroid such as fatigue, hair loss, depression, dry skin, weight gain, cold hands, constipation, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. to help identify this problem. I use blood tests, body temperature testing + urine thyroid testing to confirm the diagnosis. This approach is not widely accepted.
TREATMENT & THYROID DOSING GUIDELINES
I routinely use a thyroid extract such as Armour Thyroid because: 1) it works the best for most people. 2) It contains both active thyroid hormones T3 and T4 (as well as T1 and T2). Synthetic treatments such as Synthroid contain only T4.
For maximum safety and effectiveness, the dose starts low and is gradually increased to maximum effectiveness. Dosage is adjusted to restore normal thyroid function — not simply to restore normal blood test results.
I do not usually rely on the TSH test to adjust doses. In theory, a thyroid dose that causes a “suppressed” (low) TSH automatically leads to heart rhythm problems and bone thinning. This theory is refuted by a century of medical experience as well as scientific analysis*. I am convinced by my research and clinical experience that the TSH test is generally not the best way to determine thyroid dosage.
*USPSTF Report on Hypothyroidism-Annals of Intern Med 2004; 140:125-7.
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