RE: Fw: HSF --- Reply to your question about HSF

[Guest guest]

Hi Val and thanks for taking the time to do this.

As I suspected this is T3 and not T4, although there could be traces of T4

remaining.

Lynne

>

> My question & Dr Lowe's reply for those who are interested.

> Val

[Guest guest]

Thanks Val

Thats cool.

I liked the way he told us what it is without telling us what it is lol.

luv Dawnx

[Guest guest]

I dont believe this, the FDA says dietary supplements cant have prescription drugs in them and T3 is a prescription drug. America is the same as here, you cant buy prescription drugs otc.

mary 

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:54 AM, stfluffybrain <stfluffybrain@...> wrote:

Thanks ValThats cool.I liked the way he told us what it is without telling us what it is lol.luv Dawnx

[Guest guest]

Doesn't answer the question for me Val. I cannot believe either

that the FDA believes that T4 is the 'active' hormone and is the only part of

desiccated thyroid that must be removed, yet apparently consider T3 to be the

'inactive' hormone and allowed to remain. Doesn't make sense. It is the T3 that

should be removed if it is remain a 'dietary' supplement. No wonder they have had

good results with the trials.

Luv - Sheila

> Can you confirm please if the T4 & T3 have been taken out of this

product,

> or does it contain both or either of them?

> ======================

> Please understand that for the product to remain over-the-counter, some

> information cannot be disclosed to the public. If it is, most likely, the

> FDA would in short order cause unbearably costly trouble and would

> possibly yank HSF off the market as a nonprescription product. At this

> time, the product is protected by the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and

> Education Act. As long as the product is classified as dietary desiccated

> thyroid, it will remain available to patients without a prescription. That

> status to me translates into freedom of choice to U.S. citizens who want

> to make their own health choices, and that includes my family and me.

>

> What I can say about the content of HSF is this: The FDA requires

> companies to market dietary desiccated thyroid only after T4 is removed

> from the thyroid powder. Apparently the FDA considers T4 the only

> component of desiccated thyroid tissue that is in need of its control. In

> my view, that is good news for patients for whom T4 is ineffective.

[Guest guest]

And long may they believe that, if it means that people can take this & regain their health. As he says this is similar in the case of isocort & hc.

I guess a lot of GPs also believe this, mine said that T4 is the active one to me.

Val

Doesn't answer the question for me Val. I cannot believe either that the FDAbelieves that T4 is the 'active' hormone and is the only part of desiccatedthyroid that must be removed, yet apparently consider T3 to be the'inactive' hormone and allowed to remain. Doesn't make sense. It is the T3that should be removed if it is remain a 'dietary' supplement. No wonderthey have had good results with the trials.Luv - Sheila

[Guest guest]

I hope you corrected him Val.

Luv - Sheila

I

guess a lot of GPs also believe this, mine said that T4 is the active one to

me.

Val

[Guest guest]

Sheila,

It's a matter of amount. As long as the concentration is below a specified

level, it is OTC. But, some T3 is still there.

Chuck

> Doesn't answer the question for me Val. I cannot believe either that the FDA

> believes that T4 is the 'active' hormone and is the only part of desiccated

> thyroid that must be removed, yet apparently consider T3 to be the

> 'inactive' hormone and allowed to remain. ...

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila,

I corrected him a bit too quickly. Sometimes I am not that tactful, but when we need their support for blood tests etc...

Val

I hope you corrected him Val.Luv - SheilaI guess a lot of GPs also believe this, mine said that T4 is the active oneto me.