Re: Posting friend's results

November 22, 2011

Hi

May I please have an opinion for a friend of

mine here in Italy who has just done the saliva test with Genova to add to the

rest of her tests - she's already taking B12 and zinc, but would like

confirmation on whether she has a thyroid problem or just the adrenal problem,

and what she can do to help herself. Her cholesterol is high, and she believes

her mother must have had hypthyroidism though she was never diagnosed before

she died. She's suffering sleeplessness, loss of eyebrows, lack of libido,

tiredness, sluggishness, has put on weight,and has very low body temperatures -

many of the symptoms.

Most definitely she has many of the symptoms of hypothyroidism

and sounds to have many of the signs too..

Cortisol Levels Inside Range Outside Range

Sample i PostAwakening 12.9

Sample 2 (+ 4-5 Hours) 3.9

Sample 3 (+ 4- 5 l-Iours) 2.9

Sample 4 (Prior to Sleep) 2.7

Total Daily Cortisol 0 21.7

Range 21 - 41 nmol/L

DHEA Levels

Sample 2 (am) L 0.15

Sample 3 (pm) L 0.17

DHEA: Cortisol Ratio 0.74

Unfortunately, there is no way we can help with interpreting

test results without the reference range for each of the tests done. The

reference ranges changes throughout the day, so if you can add these to her

cortisol level samples, this would help enormously

TSH 1.540 (0,270-4,200)

FT3 2.92 (1,80-4,60)

FT4 1,230 (0,900-1,700)

TG Ab 10,86 ( >115,00)

TP Ab 7,9 ( >34,00)

The thyroid function test results look OKish, though fT4 could

be higher and she doesn't appear to have thyroid antibodies, at least, not at

this point in time. However, we do know you cannot diagnose by blood test

results only and symptoms, signs and family history should be taken into

consideration.

Total cholesterol 255 (<200)

LDL cholesterol 166 (<140)

Both of these are high - but she could help lower cholesterol by

taking high doses of Niacin (vitamin B3) i.e. 350mcgs daily and high doses of

CoEnzymeQ10 (300mgs daily). She should also take high doses of vitamin C

(2000mngs daily), Vitamin B complex, Selenium 200mcgs daily and zinc.

Zinc 784 (600-1200)

Zinc is low

Vit B12 348 (200-900)

B12 should be right at the top of the reference range so this is

far too low. She needs to take sublingual B12 1000mcgs twice daily until her

level starts to rise and then keep on a maintenance dose of 1000mcgs daily.

Iron 53 (33-193) -

this is very low and needs supplementing. She should talk to her GP about this.

Ferritin 82 (13-150) - this is OK.

Vitamin D (25OH) 39,500 ng/ml (10,000÷100,000) -

not sure how to interpret this - though others will be able to..

Luv - Sheila

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November 22, 2011

Thank you very much Sheila. Sorry, forgot to add the reference ranges for

cortisol and DHEA. Here they are:-

Cortisol Levels reference range

> Sample i PostAwakening 12.9 12 - 22

> Sample 2 (+ 4-5 Ho 3.9 5 - 9

> Sample 3 (+ 4- 5 l- 2.9 3 - 7

> Sample 4 (Prior to Sleep) 2.7 1 - 3

> Total Daily Cortisol 0 21.7 21 - 41

> DHEA Levels

> Sample 2 (am) 0.15

> Sample 3 (pm) 0.17

DHEA mean 0.16 0.20 - 0.70

> DHEA: Cortisol Ratio 0.74 0.6 - 3.0

I've passed on the information to her and she sends her grateful thanks. I await

your comments on the above.

Thank you again and best wishes

alicia

>

> Hi

>

> Most definitely she has many of the symptoms of hypothyroidism and sounds to

> have many of the signs too..

>

November 22, 2011

Thank you very much Sheila. Sorry, forgot to

add the reference ranges for cortisol and DHEA. Here they are:-

Cortisol Levels reference range

> Sample i PostAwakening 12.9 12 - 22 - This is too low. Cortisol secretion

should be at it's highest first thing in the morning to help you get through

the daily chores.

> Sample 2 (+ 4-5 Ho 3.9 5 - 9 - This is below the bottom of the

reference range

> Sample 3 (+ 4- 5 l- 2.9 3 - 7 - This too is below the bottom of

the reference rangte

> Sample 4 (Prior to Sleep) 2.7 1 - 3 - This level should be at the

lowest in the reference range to allow her to go to sleep through the night, I

should imagine she finds sleeping very difficult

She is suffering with low adrenal reserve (adrenal

fatigue) and would be helped by starting a course of Nutri Adrenal Extra. See

our FILES SECTION and check the FOLDER entitled 'Discounts on Supplements and

Tests' and then check out the 'Nutri Ltd' document. You will see that TPA

members can get a 33% discount on supplements by ordering direct and quoting

the TPA reference number.

She should take 1000mgs vitamin C, Selenium 200mcgs, zinc and a

good brand of B-Complex.

Hope this helps

Luv - Sheila

November 23, 2011

hi alicia

>Zinc 784 (600-1200)

sheila said: Zinc is low

zinc, copper and iron are inter-related ...i would say she really needs to have

her copper level tested too in order to see the full picture...if zinc is low

then copper might be high.

http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/copper_toxicity_syndrome.htm

" Anemia. Copper is needed for iron metabolism. Therefore, an important cause

of anemia, especially in women, is a copper imbalance. On a blood test, it

looks exactly like an iron-deficient anemia but it will not respond very well to

the administration of supplemental iron. The copper imbalance must be corrected

and then the anemia vanishes quickly. "

does your friend have a tryglyceride value because i believe that the

cholesterol level is in part derived from using that...if the tryglyceride value

is high, then your friend would benefit from cutting down on carbs (particularly

fructose). apart from the niacin that sheila suggested, your friend could also

try taking some walnuts on a daily basis. the ratio of hdl to ldl is important

too and the hdl needs to be higher.

trish

>

> Hi

>

> May I please have an opinion for a friend of mine here in Italy who has just

> done the saliva test with Genova to add to the rest of her tests - she's

> already taking B12 and zinc, but would like confirmation on whether she has

> a thyroid problem or just the adrenal problem, and what she can do to help

> herself. Her cholesterol is high, and she believes her mother must have had

> hypthyroidism though she was never diagnosed before she died. She's

> suffering sleeplessness, loss of eyebrows, lack of libido, tiredness,

> sluggishness, has put on weight,and has very low body temperatures - many of

> the symptoms.

November 23, 2011