Re: Results for vitamins & minerals - help

[Guest guest]

Jane,

The reference ranges show what something like 95% of the population have.

However most of the population would be towards the middle of the range not at

the bottom end of it....

Your ferritin is scraping the bottom end and experience shows that people

actually feel better when it's over 80, the same with B12, you need to be

towards the top of the range.....

The zinc is below range and that will mess up the copper. What copper does, is

it allows you to use the iron which is in the blood..... No good having iron

available if you can't use it....

Zinc tablets are easy to buy..... take one and if you're short it will taste

of nothing, just chalky. when you have enough zinc in your body, the zinc

tablets taste disgusting.....

so.... you need Iron, B12 and zinc....

I take it that your main complaint is fatigue?

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> Hi All,

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> Although doc says test results all ok, save zinc slightly low, I`ve lost faith

in their reference ranges being ok.

[Guest guest]

I have

highlighted the results that are showing a problem Jane,

Vitamin B12 348 ng/L

(130-800) - Vitamin B12 should be right at the top of the reference

range, whatever your GP tries to tell you. You need to start taking sublingual

vitamin B12 1000mcgs, preferably twice a day to start with and when your B12

starts to get boosted, drop this to 1000mcgs daily.

Ferritin 20 ug/L (12-250)

=  This is terrible. Your level of ferritin should be over 90 at least. How can

your GP ignore this. You need to supplement with some form of elemental iron

such as Ferrous Fumerate or Ferrous Glutamate i.e. 200mgs 3 times daily with

food to start with, and drop this slowly as your ferritin level increases. This

should be taken with H IGH doses of vitamin C - i…e. 3/4000mgs daily, and

more if possible, to bowel tolerance.

Zinc 9.6 umol/L (11.0 -

24.0) - You already know about this and treating it.

Iron could not be tested

because it is a very expensive test and they only do it if Ferritin is low

anyway. Write a letter to your GP and tell her that your health is worth

a million pounds to you and that you are not prepared to sacrifice your health

because her practise cannot afford the cost of an iron test. Low iron/ferritin:

Iron deficiency is shown to significantly reduce T4 to T3 conversion, increase

reverse T3 levels, and block the thermogenic (metabolism boosting) properties

of thyroid hormone (1-4). Thus, iron deficiency, as indicated by an iron

saturation below 25 or a ferritin below 70, will result in diminished

intracellular T3 levels. Additionally, T4 should not be considered adequate

thyroid replacement if iron deficiency is present (1-4)).

1. Dillman E, Gale C, Green

W, et al. Hypothermia in iron deficiency due to altered triiodithyroidine

metabolism. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

1980;239(5):377-R381.

2. SM, PE,

Lukaski HC. In vitro hepatic thyroid hormone deiodination in iron-deficient

rats: effect of dietary fat. Life Sci 1993;53(8):603-9.

3. Zimmermann MB, Köhrle J.

The Impact of Iron and Selenium Deficiencies on Iodine and Thyroid Metabolism:

Biochemistry and Relevance to Public Health. Thyroid 2002;12(10): 867-78.

4. Beard J, tobin B, Green

W. Evidence for Thyroid Hormone Deficiency in Iron-Deficient Anemic Rats. J.

Nutr. 1989;119:772-778.

Your Ferritin level is appallingly low and if she refuses to

test your iron level because she believes it is not, I would be inclined to

take this matter further.

Luv - Sheila

[Guest guest]

Thank you Sheila and - such helpful replies from both of you and I`ll get

those supplements.

Yes, its fatigue, aching muscles/joints, eye probs, weight gain etc..

usual hypothyroid stuff. Its Hashis, but am beginning to feel slightly better

since being on T4 tho` still not that good. Have seen a big improvement in

motivation in last couple of days since starting 5-HTP. Have always suffered

with low dopamine levels and after watching Dr. , the Dallas Thyroid

doctor, he said low dopamine = low serotonin = haywire sugar levels = messed up

thyroid. This struck a chord with me. Fingers crossed anyway.

Love, Jane

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> Jane,

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> > so.... you need Iron, B12 and zinc....

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> I take it that your main complaint is fatigue?

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> x

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jane:

You Ferritin levels should be OVER 100...I would shoot for 110.

You will start to feel good again about 70-90 but you levels need to be much

higher than that....

Cheers,

JOT

[Guest guest]

ok Jot, thanks,

Jane

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> Hi Jane:

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