Introducing Steve. 65 and in great health, but strange labs.

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Hi all. I got some strange lab results from a routine physical, that led me to a

possible " asymptomatic " issue with iodine. Since you folks have far more

experience here, I welcome all comments.

My TSH is a slightly elevated 2.6, down from an earlier spike of 3.5 that caused

me to cut back my espresso intake. However, my T4 is right at the bottom of the

normal range. Despite this, my FT3 is just barely below the middle of the range.

My ANL (Absolute Neutorphil Level) is at 1.5 or 1,500 depending on what units

you use, which would seem to rank me as immunologically compromised, though I am

very healthy, no infections, I don't catch the colds that every one else does,

etc.

I am a former atrial fibrillation sufferer, which was corrected when I reset my

body temperature up to 98.6F=37C. I developed the one-day resetting method that

I used. However, I still sometimes get some afib when I am really tired, lay on

my left side, etc.

Also, I have elevated pressure in my eye, possibly leading toward glaucoma.

All of this could be explained by an iodine shortfall. I use white sea salt, eat

seaweed ~twice/month, so I generally don't get a lot of iodine intake.

Note that I am on Medicare and I have a rare doctor who is willing to bend the

rules when asked, e.g. did the testing for me to get this far. Hence, I can

probably get just about any mainstream test done for free.

I am in the process of developing my plan forward, e.g. should I test iodine

levels, or simply presume that I have a problem? There are other potential

explanations for all of this, e.g. perchlorate poisoning, though I don't have

any reason to suspect such things.

Hence, with no " conditions " needing correction, I (think I) am looking for more

of a life plan rather than a " treatment " . Perhaps some heavily iodized unrefined

sea salt that I use liberally? Perhaps I should start painting my various " age "

spots with Lugol's?

Note that other family members also have various non-hypothyroid symptoms that

could be iodine related, but then again there are SO many such symptoms that

probably just about everyone has some of them. Hmmm, maybe everyone is also

iodine deficient?!

My request here is to solicit various opinions on how I should best proceed.

Given no significant health problems, it would NOT seem reasonable to invite any

such problems, e.g. by quickly loading myself up on iodine. Hence, perhaps an

approach to ever so gradually put my iodine level up where it belongs over the

course of more than a year would be best?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Steve