Want to lose weight? Dr. Friedman will be writing a novel weight loss book based on a high vegetable/no starch diet, entilted "The Vegetable Diet: The Green Way to Lose Weight" Check out a synopsis of the diet plan.-Dr. Friedman's 3V3NSSF Diet. If you lose weight on this diet and would like to be included in his book send your testimonial to-mail@goodhormonehealth.com

Need growth hormone testing, but do not want to get the low blood sugar following an ITT? Dr. Friedman is now performing the glucagon stimulation test for growth hormone testing, see the ETLA page.

Get Dr. Friedman's new book on thyroid disease.
The Everything Health Guide to Thyroid Disease. Click on sample chapters- Ch1,Ch2,Ch3,Ch4, Ch5 Read a review of Dr. Friedman's book by Mary Shomon


So many of us believe that fatigue, weight gain, loss of libido and other problems are just symptoms we must learn to live with.  What if these symptoms are not the result of stress, diet, or aging, but are actually caused by a hormonal disorder?  Symptoms of hormone deficiency or excess may be subtle and difficult to diagnose.  Many hormonal problems are misdiagnosed as depression, especially in women.

You know your own body better than anyone else, and you know when something is wrong.  Dr. Friedman is a compassionate, caring physician who will listen carefully to your concerns and work with you to establish a treatment plan.  As an experienced, board-certified endocrinologist and researcher, he has the capabilities to diagnose and treat even the most difficult hormonal problems.

Dr. Friedman has found that some of his patients suffer from undiagnosed pituitary or adrenal problems. These include many people suffering from Cushing's disease, which can present a baffling array of symptoms and is frequently misdiagnosed. Other patients may have pituitary or adrenal insufficiency, which has numerous symptoms and is equally hard to diagnose. Dr. Friedman is a world expert in these difficult-to-diagnose diseases and he welcomes inquiries from patients and their physicians.

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• Sex hormone binding globulin and polycystic ovarian syndrome.-New
• Shortage of Armour thyroid medication -New
• Brand name levothyroxine at generic prices
• Why some patients require levothyroxine T4/T3 combination therapy for well being
• Why diagnosis is less important in endocrinology in the 21st century
• Vitamin D deficiency in prediabetes
• Dr. Friedman recommends Electron Beam CAT Scan (EBCT) for many of his patients at risk for atherosclerosis.
• Empowher - Listen to Dr. Friedman's 3 interviews with EmpowHer on thyroid disease
• Adults need growth hormone too!
• Vitamin D deficiency and thyroid disease
• HEALTH Magazine article on hypothyroidism - June 2006
• Dr. Friedman's guide to Weight Management
• Dr. Friedman's Guide to Estrogen Replacement
  
• Endocrine Causes of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
  
• What You Should Know About Your Adrenal Hormones
• What is Pseudo-Cushing's ?
• Androgen Supplementation in Older Women.
• The Diagnosis of Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism and Grave's Disease
• Iron Deficiency and Fatigue
• The Thyroid Gland- Chapter from Cecil Essentials of Medicine.(Copyright © of Elsevier, for personal use only).
• The Adrenal Gland- Chapter from Cecil Essentials of Medicine. (Copyright © of Elsevier, for personal use only.)
• See Dr. Friedman's letter on prolactinoma treatment in The New England Journal of Medicine.
  
  

Dr. Friedman recently appeared as an expert Endocrinologist (along with his patient Kate) in a program called "Science of Obesity", which was produced for and aired on the National Geographic Channel. He gave an interview on the clinical symptoms and signs of Cushing's disease, including weight gain and body reshaping. You can also see the segment at Cushing's-help.com or Youtube.com

Theodore C. Friedman has established a private practice specializing in treating adult patients with adrenal, pituitary, thyroid and fatigue disorders.

Dr. Friedman's practice is located at 1125 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 730, Los Angeles CA 90035.  For an appointment or more information, please call (310) 335-0327

Dr. Friedman did his residency at the University of Michigan and his fellowship in Endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health.

He recently was promoted to professor of Medicine at UCLA  and the Charles R. Drew University and is on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center . Dr. Friedman is the Chairman of Medicine, and the Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Charles Drew University and Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center (MACC). He is an Endowed Professor of Cardio-Metabolic Medicine.

Dr. Friedman strongly believes that each patient needs individualized exercise and diet regimens to optimize their hormonal and neurotransmitter makeup.

Dr. Friedman is not an anti-aging doctor and only prescribes hormones to patients with hormone deficiencies. Taking hormones if they are not indicated may be dangerous.