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04-24-2013, 06:50 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread Another Thyroid question... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I asked my endo back in December if I could supplement with iodine (since blood work came back within normal ranges for antibodies) and he shrugged...

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04-24-2013, 06:23 PM

jodeyh started a thread Another Thyroid question... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Is it possible for the body to react to the cessation of supplementing with iodine (for hypothyroid) within 2 days? My goiter is larger, I have brain...

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04-24-2013, 05:27 AM

jodeyh replied to a thread How does my thyroid play into weight loss stall, cholesterol, etc? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I also just noticed another test result back from 5/21/12 that shows my TPO Ab at 42. High end of range is 34. So that indicates my thyroid is under...

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04-24-2013, 05:10 AM

jodeyh replied to a thread How does my thyroid play into weight loss stall, cholesterol, etc? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I really thought I'd had one done prior, but I can't find the results. I'm going to keep looking, though. Right now I'm eating at least 75g of...

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04-23-2013, 03:11 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread How does my thyroid play into weight loss stall, cholesterol, etc? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I take 250mcg of selenium /day. I've been taking it since right t after my blood work in December. I know I used to be anemic, but I'm not anymore. ...

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04-23-2013, 10:43 AM

jodeyh replied to a thread How does my thyroid play into weight loss stall, cholesterol, etc? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I'm just not sure how to get diagnosed. I talked to my GP yesterday (just b/c I had a physical and was there) and she said "that the most important...

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04-23-2013, 10:13 AM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Yep, the nurse said it was "one thing away from being diabetic," meaning the norm range starts at 5.7. See, I thought it was different (higher) for...

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04-23-2013, 07:00 AM

jodeyh replied to a thread How does my thyroid play into weight loss stall, cholesterol, etc? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Anyone?

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04-23-2013, 06:48 AM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Blood work is back, and it's weird. This was a fasting test. Glucose 91 A1C 5.6 (borderline) Total Cholesterol 213 (<169) HDL 61 (>39) LDL...

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04-22-2013, 12:43 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread Need advice: keeping track of carb intake in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I use this site a lot to figure macros: Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, without salt That one links to...

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04-22-2013, 11:44 AM

jodeyh replied to a thread How does my thyroid play into weight loss stall, cholesterol, etc? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

If I may, how are you calculating the T3 and T4? I can't reproduce what you are doing, so clearly I'm using the wrong formula. The most recent 2...

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04-21-2013, 04:34 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread How does my thyroid play into weight loss stall, cholesterol, etc? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Here is my new blood work. I don't know what to make of the thyroid changes...can someone help me? Also, my BUN/Creatinine ratio is high. What does...

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04-20-2013, 06:38 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I did not know that about kiwi. He LOVES them. I haven't bought yogurt for a while because all the kinds he likes have tons of sugar in them. He...

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04-20-2013, 03:44 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Def going to let doc dx. When he was first looking like he had ADHD, which was around age 4,i did an elimination diet with him. It showed us...

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04-20-2013, 03:30 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I'm very careful abt meds with my family. I don't believe in medicating for the hell of it. I just want to know if there is something I need to be...

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04-20-2013, 03:21 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

He's on meds because he, unfortunately, is a kid who actually needs them. I'm not going to get into our reasons for medicating, but it was not done...

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04-20-2013, 03:12 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

He is very active, and goes outside to ride bikes or play basketball for at least a couple hours a day. I would caution those of you who have...

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04-20-2013, 03:05 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Thanks for your post. We had his blood drawn this past Fri so we should know something this week. I will look into the question of whether ADHD meds...

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04-20-2013, 03:01 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Thank you for the advice abt endos. We should get his results next week, then we'll go from there. I am trying to teach him to make better...

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04-20-2013, 02:57 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I'm really sorry you think that medicating for adhd, teaching him how to eat a healthy diet and home schooling equate to micro controlling my son.

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04-20-2013, 02:50 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

You mentioned that the highest carb food he eats is fruit, this would translate to a lower carb diet boy. Why? I wouldn't rule out physiological...

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04-18-2013, 02:09 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread Do kids really need veggies? How much? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I have a hard time getting my 8 year old to eat many veggies other than broccoli, carrots and green beans. So I hide them...we eat this amazing grain...

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04-18-2013, 01:07 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

We don't eat grains at the house; if they go out for dinner, my husband and the kids are allowed to eat whatever they want. That, however, at least...

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04-18-2013, 01:02 PM

jodeyh replied to a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I don't "keep" having lipid panels done; this is the second one in his entire life. I don't believe that 1 test diagnoses a problem, thus having a...

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04-18-2013, 11:31 AM

jodeyh started a thread I think my 12 year old may be diabetic... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I'm kind of freaking out. Back in July of '12, I asked the pediatrician to do some blood work for my son. It wasn't fasting: Total Chol: 216...

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