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Thyroid

TSH (3rd gen): 2.82 <.4-4.5> my last one from one month ago was 4.8

T-4, Free: 1.0 <.8-1.8> last one was .9

T-3, Free: 302 <230-420> last one was 308

Sex hormones

Estrogens, total, serum: 106 <130 or less>

Progesterone: .5 <less than 1.4>

Estradiol: 21 <13-54>

DHEA sulfate: 49 <45-345>

Ferritin: 152 <20-380>

Vitamin B-12: 1369 <200-1100> started injections recently

Folate, serum: 17.2 <greater than 5.4>

Magnesium, RBC: 5.1 <4.0-6.4>

Lipid panel

Total cholesterol: 184 <125-200>

Triglycerides: 104 <less than 150>

HDL: 51 <greater than 40>

LDL: 112 <less than 130>

CHOL/HDLC ratio: 3.6 <less than 5.0>

Hepatic function

Protein total: 6.8 <6.2-8.3>

Albumin: 4.5 <3.6-5.1>

Globulin: 2.3 <2.1-3.7>

Albumin/Globulin ratio: 2.0 <1.0-2.1>

Bilirubin total: .9 <.2-1.2>

Bilirubin direct: .2 <less than or = to .2>

Bilirubin indirect: .7 <.2-1.2>

Alkaline phosphate: 42 <40-115>

AST: 15 <10-40>

ALT: 16 <9-60>

Electrolyte panel

Sodium: 140 <135-146>

Potassium: 3.8 <3.5-5.3>

Chloride: 1-5 <98-110>

CO2: 25 <21-33>

Cortisol 8AM: 10.5 <4-22>

ACTH, Plasma: 15 <7-50>

Well, the way I felt this weekend not withstanding, my labs indicate

that I seem to be heading in the right direction, although only in

terms of TSH for thyroid - my T3 actually dropped a hair and my T4

came up a hair but still way too low. I was interested to see my

ferritin and it seems OK.

One stand-out value is my cholesterol which has plummeted from the low

200s (and even mid 200s as of a couple months ago) to 184 where it

hasn't been in like 10 years. I don't know which of the wonder

supplements I'm taking to attribute it to, but I remember reading

about someone else whose cholesterol did the same after starting to

take X. I've been using extra virgin coconut oil to cook my eggs and

the few other things that I cook, and eating a tbsp or more off of the

spoon for a few weeks. I've also recently switched from flax seed oil

to cod-liver oil and started drinking aloe vera juice 2x/day.

Any comments appreciated.