Optimal Lab Values–how we as patients learned to interpret lab results
…will be low. FT4 can start rising when RT3 is going up, then can fall. RT3 (reverse T3, the inactive hormone) Those without an RT3 problem seem to be in…
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References on Thyroid Hormone Usefulness
…and reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) on canine hemorrhagic shock. Nippon Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1988 Oct;89(10):1587-93. Thyroid Therapy and Bone Density Studies with association between thyroid therapy and increased loss of bone…
Common QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
…things in us: rising RT3, and/or adrenal stress. It’s individual. So it’s best to make sure we don’t have low cortisol before detoxing. If we do have low cortisol as…
Feel better on T4 than you did on Natural Desiccated Thyroid?
…NDT and feel great without issue. Why? Inadequate iron levels tend to raise the reverse T3 (RT3) as one is raising their NDT. As the RT3 goes up due to…
Post Script: Having high cortisol can be as bad as low!
…problem? Though rising cortisol has a good purpose, we run into trouble if it stays high too long. High cortisol promotes T4 to convert to more and more RT3 (reverse…