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<blockquote data-quote="Vettester Chris" data-source="post: 104352" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>Your Free T3 is at 67% of reference range</p><p> Your Free T4 is at 51%. Free T3/RT3 ratio is 24.65</p><p>Your FT3/RT3 ratio is 24.6</p><p></p><p>You said you're working with a good thyroid doctor ... Does this mean you are taking thyroid medications? If these are stand alone labs without medication, they are not bad (we'll get to the TSH), whereas it's good seeing both FT4 and FT3 somewhere in the 50% to 80% zone of the reference range, and the FT3/RT3 ratio sitting above 20, which is usually a good indicator that T3 is not pooling ... (again, all bets are off if you state you're taking Cytomel and/or even some form of NDT??)</p><p></p><p>Again, if these are stand alone labs without any medicinal treatment, the actual thyroid hormone levels are somewhat decent. Optimally, it would be good to see both FT4 and FT3 relatively close in respective reference range, e.g., FT4 at 59%, FT3 at 61%, etc., and of course TSH much lower, maybe somewhere in the 1.0 -2.25 range. </p><p></p><p>Dr. Bruce Rind is one of my mentors early on, and he would no doubt probably look at this as some form of potential nutrient deficiency, maybe mitochondria complications and/or infection. Me personally, I lean for more of a simplistic possibility for a subclinical consideration. Yeah, definitely want to to see antibodies (TPO & TgAb), but I think protein or enzyme attacks would paint a different picture with these results, and I would guess that T4 would be converting at higher rates of Reverse T3. </p><p></p><p>How is your body temperature? It might be helpful to take it throughout the day 3x every 3 hours or so, keep a log, we can get the average. Honestly, I was once dealing with subclinical TSH; having TSH up over 5 at one point. Kid you not, iodine w/kelp and selenium took that down several points by itself, nothing else administered. So many of us (like vitamin D3) are highly deficient. Iodine with Kelp is a game changer in my book!!</p><p></p><p>Other areas that will help get this part of the picture a bit more optimal ... Look into some good elemental iron to help get that iron serum up in the 130's to 150's, and aiming to get the ferritin 100'sh, 110'sh IMO is adequate. That can and will affect FT3 getting transported to the cells in the the body; promoting metabolism, ATP, energy and wellness. Vitamin D3 (yours could stand to go up 30 points IMO), get some adequate amounts of vitamin C to support iron intake, and browse through our forums to to get more information on supplements and experiences that can help your personal program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettester Chris, post: 104352, member: 696"] Your Free T3 is at 67% of reference range Your Free T4 is at 51%. Free T3/RT3 ratio is 24.65 Your FT3/RT3 ratio is 24.6 You said you're working with a good thyroid doctor ... Does this mean you are taking thyroid medications? If these are stand alone labs without medication, they are not bad (we'll get to the TSH), whereas it's good seeing both FT4 and FT3 somewhere in the 50% to 80% zone of the reference range, and the FT3/RT3 ratio sitting above 20, which is usually a good indicator that T3 is not pooling ... (again, all bets are off if you state you're taking Cytomel and/or even some form of NDT??) Again, if these are stand alone labs without any medicinal treatment, the actual thyroid hormone levels are somewhat decent. Optimally, it would be good to see both FT4 and FT3 relatively close in respective reference range, e.g., FT4 at 59%, FT3 at 61%, etc., and of course TSH much lower, maybe somewhere in the 1.0 -2.25 range. Dr. Bruce Rind is one of my mentors early on, and he would no doubt probably look at this as some form of potential nutrient deficiency, maybe mitochondria complications and/or infection. Me personally, I lean for more of a simplistic possibility for a subclinical consideration. Yeah, definitely want to to see antibodies (TPO & TgAb), but I think protein or enzyme attacks would paint a different picture with these results, and I would guess that T4 would be converting at higher rates of Reverse T3. How is your body temperature? It might be helpful to take it throughout the day 3x every 3 hours or so, keep a log, we can get the average. Honestly, I was once dealing with subclinical TSH; having TSH up over 5 at one point. Kid you not, iodine w/kelp and selenium took that down several points by itself, nothing else administered. So many of us (like vitamin D3) are highly deficient. Iodine with Kelp is a game changer in my book!! Other areas that will help get this part of the picture a bit more optimal ... Look into some good elemental iron to help get that iron serum up in the 130's to 150's, and aiming to get the ferritin 100'sh, 110'sh IMO is adequate. That can and will affect FT3 getting transported to the cells in the the body; promoting metabolism, ATP, energy and wellness. Vitamin D3 (yours could stand to go up 30 points IMO), get some adequate amounts of vitamin C to support iron intake, and browse through our forums to to get more information on supplements and experiences that can help your personal program. [/QUOTE]
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