Re: Help with armour vs. naturethroid & dose timing ...

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In a message dated 3/2/2005 9:55:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,

karincatton@... writes:

> Is there a difference between Armour and NatureThyroid? I only have

> a script for 90mcg and will have to supplement the armour and would

> like to know if there's a difference. ie; switch it all or can I mix

> it.

>

>

i mix them...i find naturethroid no different than armour. naturethroid is

hypoallergic - no corn filler and something else i think. maybe lactase.

cindi

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(Below is from our FILES and explains the differences between

Natural Thyroid products. Janie)

ARMOUR is made by Forest Pharmaceuticals. It contains:

Porcine Thyroid Powder, U.S. Pharmacopeia

Dextrose (sugar--allows you to do it sublingually)

Microcrystalline Cellulose

Sodium

Calcium Stearate (stabilizer and lubricant)

Opadry White

NATURETHROID and WESTHROID are made by Western Research Labs.

NATURETHROID CONTAINS:

Porcine Thyroid Powder, U.S. Pharmacopeia

Microcrystalline Cellulose

Dicalcium Phosphate

Sodium Starch Glycolate

Magnesium Stearate

Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose

Stearic Acid

Carnauba Wax

Polyethylene Glycol

WESTHROID CONTAINS:

Porcine Thyroid Powder, U.S. Pharmaceopeia

Cornstarch

....and the rest may be the same above...to be continued

***SEE BELOW FOR MORE on GENERIC NATURAL THYROID, NON-PRESCRIPTION

NUTRI-MEDS, ETC.

Hormonally, Armour and Westhroid and Nature-Throid are absolutely

identical--they all get their Thyroid powder from the exact same

place--the US Pharmacopeia. What differs between them is the binding

ingredients. Westhroid uses cornstarch and Nature-Throid and Armour

uses microcrystalline cellulose. Armour has less ingredients than

both.

Microcrystalline Cellulose is what makes a product hypoallergenic.

Both Naturethroid and Armour would be considered hypoallergenic.

More details on some of the ingredients:

Microcrystalline Cellulose-- synthetically derived fiber base

(similar to plant-derived). It is typically utilized as a filler in

a tablet (to provide volume and bulk).

Dicalcium Phosphate - derived from a mined ore. It is typically

utilized as a binder in a tablet (to hold all the ingredients during

compression).

Sodium Starch Glycolate - Synthetically derived starch molecule

(similar to potato starch). It is typically utilized as a

disintegrating agent in a tablet (to aid in proper disintegration of

the tablet in the stomach).

Magnesium Stearate - Derived from a vegetable source (typically palm

oil). It is typically utilized as a lubricating agent in a tablet

(to aid in proper compression of the tablet).

Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose - Derived from a plant cellulose base

(typically cotton blend or wood pulp). It is typically utilized as a

granulating agent in a tablet (to provide bulk and density to the

tablet for proper compression) as well as part of a clear coating

solution (with PEG).

Stearic Acid - Derived from a vegetable source (typically palm oil).

It is typically utilized as a binder in a tablet ( to hold all the

ingredients during compression).

Carnauba Wax - Derived from the pores of the leaves of the Brazilian

wax palm tree. It is utilized in the final stage in tablet coating

(to provide a complete seal).

Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) - Synthetically derived. It is utilized

with Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose as part of the clear coating

solution.

GENERIC NATURAL THYROID by TIME-CAPS LABS CONTAIN:

Thyroid Powder

Microcrystalline cellulose

Dicalcium phosphate

Colloidal silicon dioxide

Sodium starch glycolate

Steric acid

Mmagnesium stearate

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

and " other ingredients " which we do not know.

The generic thyroid above are 65 mg. tablets (as compared to 60 mg.

of the others above). They are coated. For some reason, they may be

less effective than the name brands, say some users, so you have to

take more.

NUTRI-MEDS PORCINE, a non-prescription brand of natural thyroid,

CONTAINS:

Whole Desiccated Thyroid Glandular Concentrate - Porcine

Raw Porcine Thyroid Tissue 130 mg.

Dicalcium Phosphate

Magnesium Sterate (Natural Tableting Agent)