So the results are in:
Test
Value
Reference Interval
TSH
1.810
0.450-4.500
Free T4
2.08
0.82-1.77
Free T3
2.8
2.0-4.4
Reverse T3
24.9
9.2-24.1
TPO Ab
67
0-34
( What This Means wrt Medication )
Well, if you've been off gluten/soy/dairy for the last couple months, that probably wasn't the factor in Thailand. Although I wonder if it's possible there was something you were eating then you aren't eating now?
With the iodine, presumably you can try to stick to kosher salt and as much salt-free/low sodium food as possible? (Although with the current restrictions, that just makes it even harder to eat...)
More sunshine and nature, while it's hard this time of year, could well make some difference in stress relief even if it doesn't move the readings. It's often cited as helping with depression and mood disorders, and I know I personally do better when I get more outdoor time.
Well, if you've been off gluten/soy/dairy for the last couple months, that probably wasn't the factor in Thailand.
Yeah, that's kindof my conclusion, based on the fact that it had no effect over the 4 weeks of September. But food in the US is a bit trickier, so I kept going through January.
Although I wonder if it's possible there was something you were eating then you aren't eating now?
Well, there was a lot of rice, and probably more chillies, but I can't think of anything in Thai food that's particularly different. I suppose I consumed vastly more amounts of coconut and pineapple, though.
With the iodine, presumably you can try to stick to kosher salt and as much salt-free/low sodium food as possible?Well, salt-free isn't necessary: only iodized salt has significant amounts of iodine. (And as someone with relatively low blood pressure, avoiding salt seems like bad idea.) I've been cooking with non-iodized salt since about September and trying not to eat too much fish/seaweed. Between that an no dairy, it's not a no-iodine diet
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With the iodine, presumably you can try to stick to kosher salt and as much salt-free/low sodium food as possible? (Although with the current restrictions, that just makes it even harder to eat...)
More sunshine and nature, while it's hard this time of year, could well make some difference in stress relief even if it doesn't move the readings. It's often cited as helping with depression and mood disorders, and I know I personally do better when I get more outdoor time.
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Yeah, that's kindof my conclusion, based on the fact that it had no effect over the 4 weeks of September. But food in the US is a bit trickier, so I kept going through January.
Although I wonder if it's possible there was something you were eating then you aren't eating now?
Well, there was a lot of rice, and probably more chillies, but I can't think of anything in Thai food that's particularly different. I suppose I consumed vastly more amounts of coconut and pineapple, though.
With the iodine, presumably you can try to stick to kosher salt and as much salt-free/low sodium food as possible?Well, salt-free isn't necessary: only iodized salt has significant amounts of iodine. (And as someone with relatively low blood pressure, avoiding salt seems like bad idea.) I've been cooking with non-iodized salt since about September and trying not to eat too much fish/seaweed. Between that an no dairy, it's not a no-iodine diet ( ... )
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