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my recent blood work all good but this..maybe..blood was in august

tsh 3rd generation--2.31 (.4-4.5)
t4 free --1.47 ( .8-1.8)
t3 free --2.6 (2.3-4.2)

hormone doc says borderline hypothyroid, says want t3 higher and tsh lower..

any thoughts?

also dhea is 132 (80-560) wants this up

wants to start me on 2 grains of thyroid and dhea..i have been on dhea and was great but off for a while but wondering more about this borderline hypo thyroid...btw..eating paleo/primal 95% for 5 months now..started in june

[Daydreamer]

Is your doctor an "anti aging doctor" of any kind ?
Because I'm very interested in this medicine, traditional doctors here in France don't treat my hormonal problems well at all.

My TSH is quite similar to yours, started at 6.5 and decreased it with Primal eating and Tyrosine/Iodine supplementation, now it's 2.2.

[mom5booklover]

TSH is a terrible way to diagnose hypo. I wish doctors would get a clue and stop using it as the only sign of hypo. Grrrrr....... TSH will fluctuate constantly due to stress, dieting, fasting, deficiencies etc.... The more important thing is whether you feel like you have hypo or not. Is your actual body temp (>98.2 degrees) low consistently? Are you tired? Losing hair? Losing outer part of eyebrows? gaining weight? etc...... Don't look at just the TSH. The more important numbers are the free T3 and T4 which look ok. If your temps are low and you aren't feeling well then I guess go for the meds but I am all for staying away from perscriptions if they aren't necessary.

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Any supplements that could help naturally...iodine or seaweed if so any idea how much? I get confused on this!!

[magicmerl]

I take half a sheet of nori (iodine) and a brazil nut (selenium) each day as a natural vitamin.

Just don't shoot for an iodine megadose. Stay in the ballpark of the RDA, since even if it's not completely accurate you can't get into too much trouble with it.

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thanks...my weight is ok.175lbs at 5' 9 but can gain easy if not careful, temp is always normal, loosing some hair , but still full head at 40 yrs old and eyebrows are fine..no brittle nails...energy is ok..i do take a few naps here and there but go to gym, crossfit, basketball every wk..i do feel a liitle burnt out at times but that could just be work related...i never sit around, always on the go..just sometimes by end of day i am spent..

would like a little boost as thyroid levels could be better but dont want to take t3/t4 just yet

[mom5booklover]

I would up the iodine, selenium, and add some tyrosine. You can either supplement with kelp or lugols iodine for the iodine. Or you can eat sea weed. For the selenium I would eat 1 to 2 brazil nuts or take 200 mcg of a selenium supplement. You can get a tyrosine supplement in most health food stores or order online. Tyrosine and iodine are what make up both T3 and T4. Selenium helps convert T4 to T3 which is the more active version of the hormone. Some other important vit and minerals for thyroid health are D3, magnesium, iron, copper, and B12. So make sure all of those are being ingested adequitly too.