tests to prove thyroid hormones not absorbed at cellular level

[Guest guest]

Dear Sheila and others ,

does anyone know if there are any blood tests that can be carried out to give evidence that thyroid hormones cannot be absorbed at cellular level?

I have had mitichondrial blood studies done a couple of years ago which helped support my application of ill health retirement. I was only 42 years !! feeling 92 yrs most of the time .

The blood test cost £215.00 . Yes youve guessed it - i asked for a new body at that price ! anyway they gave evidence that the mitochondria in my cells were working very poorly amongst other problems found.

I just wondered if if this alone was evidence that my blood cells are not working properly and evidence that thryroid hormones cant be absorbed at a cellular level.

what are your thoughts please. Kindest Regards, Bernie

[Guest guest]

Hi Bernie,

This is my first post here and I was going to post a query about thyroid stuff but I noticed your post and thought I’d reply as I’ve had an ATP profile test done as well. Did you get yours done via Dr Myhill? I got mine done because I had been diagnosed with CFS and wanted to find out whether mitochondrial dysfunction was playing a part in how I was feeling. Although, low mitochondrial function has the potential to impact on any and all bodily systems including endocrine function, I don’t think the ATP profile results can be taken as proof that thyroxine isn’t able to be absorbed at a cellular level.

What the test results were showing was the rate of energy conversion within the mitochondria, and the ability for the mitochondria to utilise elements necessary for proper their functioning e.g magnesium, manganese etc. Sorry, you may well know all this better than I do as my memory is far from perfect. Plus there were some additional tests such as oxidative stress and cell-free DNA scores. None of them were to do with thyroxine uptake.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Sue

[Guest guest]

Hi Bernie, the

majority of us here I reckon have experienced all the terrible symptoms of

hypothyroidism yet we are told over and over again that we don't have a thyroid

problem. Perhaps the grossest mismanagement of hypothyroidism begins and ends with

the thyroid function blood test. Doctors will not look outside of these tests

and if yours are within the reference range, you are told you don't have a

problem. There are millions of cases throughout the world that go undiagnosed every

year, and inadequate blood testing is THE big factor. Unfortunately, the ONLY

thyroid function tests recommended measure TSH (secreted by the pituitary

gland) plus T4 and T3 (secreted by the thyroid gland) and none of these test to

see whether you are suffering resistance to thyroid hormone at cellular level. 

The basal temperature should be taken as recommended by Broda an  hair

mineral testing apparently offers excellent information about thyroid hormone

activity and peripheral thyroid hormone resistance at cellular level would be picked

up, but the NHS have no tests to check out whether we have such a problem or

not. In fact, it does appear that the endocrine experts are not even aware such

a problem exists.   

You can

read further about the temperature test and the hair analysis testing here http://www.arltma.com/HypothyroidismDoc.htm

Luv -

Sheila

 

does

anyone know if there are any blood tests that can be carried out to give

evidence that thyroid hormones cannot be absorbed at cellular level?

I

have had mitichondrial blood studies done a couple of years ago which helped

support my application of ill health retirement. I was only 42 years

!! feeling 92 yrs most of the time .

The

blood test cost £215.00 . Yes youve guessed it - i asked for a new body at that

price ! anyway they gave evidence that the mitochondria in my cells were

working very poorly amongst other problems found.

I

just wondered if if this alone was evidence that my blood cells are not working

properly and evidence that thryroid hormones cant be absorbed at a cellular

level.

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

I would have thought that if you have a test to show what is in your blood, and

a test to show how much hormone is in your urine, if the urine one is low

compared with the blood, then it can't be getting into the cells?

Seems logical to me.... oooohh, but I forgot, some of these docs don't like

logic they prefer magic don't they

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> Dear Sheila and others ,

>

> does anyone know if there are any blood tests that can be carried out to give

> evidence that thyroid hormones cannot be absorbed at cellular level?

>

[Guest guest]

hi, tests to look for hormones not working at cellular level could be for auto-antibodies to the homones T4 and or T3-auto-antibodies can attack anywhere.!!! Angel.

[Guest guest]

Hi, just clearing up the office and I found a paper issued by the Journal of

Clinical Endocrinolgy and Metabolism, dated 2005, which is entitled... " Reverse

T3 is the best measurement of tissue thyroid levels. "

Here's the link:

http://www.holtorfmed.com/index.php?section=downloads & file_id=12

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