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Truthseeker please advice what the bad thyroid med is and what the good one is so I can research this. I’ve been on T3 and T4 for decades and am a recent cancer patient. The last thing I want to do is take meds that will increase my risk of the cancer coming back.

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Yellow 6 caused adrenal tumors in animals, though that is disputed by industry and the FDA. It may be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals and occasionally causes severe hypersensitivity reactions. Yellow 6 adds an unnecessary risk to the food supply

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Tirosint capsules only have three ingredients

https://tirosintsol.com/

Generic Levothyroxine tablets have a bunch of additives based on the mgs you’re taking

Each Levothyroxine sodium tablet contains the inactive ingredients butylated hydroxyanisole, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, povidone, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate and color additive(s). Table 6 provides a listing of the color additives by tablet strength:

Table 6. Levothvroxine Sodium Tablets Color Additives

https://www.drugs.com/pro/levothyroxine.html

EWG has some Info on some

Of the additives-

https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/702432-FDC_Red_No_40_CI_16035_Aluminum_Lake/

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