TSH peaks at night

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Here is just a little on how TSH peaks at night and how it indicates

that thyroid activity is higher:

http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/TSH.html

There is a daily fluctuation in TSH: nighttime values may be 200%

higher than mid-afternoon values.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=947125&dopt=Abstract

In addition, about twice as much iodine was available to the

thyroid gland at night than during the day.

1. Elaine A. , author of Autoimmune Diseases & Their

Environmental Triggers (2002) and Graves' Disease, A Practical Guide

(2001): " Laboratory Tests for Thyroid Function "

....TSH [is] normally released in a pulsatile fashion, peaking during

the night,