Recent content by karlis ullis MD

Hi, Usually i have my patients take AM Armour dose 2-3 hrs before blood drawn. This way you can capture T3 better. It has short half life of about 4 hrs. Dr Ullis

Best do blood catecholamines, 24 hr. Urine free cortisol, salivary 4 point alivary cortisol with dhea. If not alreday done. Dr Ullis

I understand. It is a test of cortisol and catecholamine response -what is causing Adrenaline response? Dr Ullis

Hi Ero, What kind and how much T did u use? Do the 90 day glucose - HbA1C and Insulin fasting. Need to check for insulin resistance. Have u used any AAS - non aromatizing androgens. They will soot down shbg. Dr Ullis

Hi Ero, Unusual situation. Liver governs SHBG production. SHBG drops after puberty. High before that. At what age did u know u had low SHBG and what age was ur puberty? If you and your doctor agree you could do a trial of moving toward hyperthyroidism for 6 weeks. As long as there are no...

Large studies show that those on plant based diets around the world have less CV dissease. Dr U

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Hello ExcelMale members I am happy to be on this great site and I am happy to answer any questions related to... As a reminder, my answers are for educational purposes and do not constitute medical advice as you should always consult your physician to discuss any changes to your treatments...

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Marco: please provide original PubMed citations. Thanks - Dr U

Marco: have not seen L-carn associated with Thyroid function.

Dear Blackhawk: If there are elvations of the muscle enzyme - CPK it could also be from intense exercise. You should do this test when not doing intense trg, especially RT (Resistance Trg). Then repeat day after high intensity trg. Neuropathies more complex. B vits, pregnenolone, dhea, r-ala...

Hi, My concern with L-Carnitine is that recent data shows that in the gut it transforms to TMAO which has some cardiac toxicity. Look at Cleavlend Clinics lab data and testing and google L-Carnitine. That makes L-Carnitine and iffy supplement. Dr U.

Thanks for kind words -- K. Ullis, MD