Format: Download Video of Presenter plus Slides with Synchronized Audio

Presenter: Jim Paoletti, RpH

This program is designed to provide insight into and the tools necessary to evaluate the causes of the clinical symptoms of hypothyroidism. The program includes a discussion of the production and metabolism of thyroid hormones, nutritional factors involved, and how to utilize standard thyroid tests to determine where thyroid problems exist.

Learning Objectives:
-> Understand the production and metabolism of the thyroid hormones
-> Describe the causes of hypothyroidism
-> Introduce the concepts of functional hypothyroidism and functional hypometabolism
-> Discuss nutritional influences on thyroid hormone production and utilization
-> Examine therapeutic options for restoration of normal thyroid function