Description:

Special 16-page issue features an in-depth story on "Thyroid Medication," including how and when to take your thyroid medication, taking thyroid medication at night, the impact of a high-fiber diet, calcium, if you miss a dose, interactions with vitamins with iron, remembering to take medication, optimum time and conditions for thyroid blood tests, hot temperatures and the effect on thyroid drugs. Other stories include: * Special Report from Dr. Holtorf: Endocrinological Assessment and Obesity Treatment * Study Finds High Arsenic Levels in Kelp Supplements * Thyroid Surgery Update * Allergic and Autoimmune Disease Linkage * Ordering Your Own Thyroid and Hormone Testing * Free or Low-cost Health Coverage * Disability Insurance * Thinking You Got a Workout May Make You Healthier * A Healthy Chocolate Brownie? * 12 Tips for Your Annual Physical * Spring Allergy and Sinus Alert