Guest guest Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 we did a spectrocel to look for deficiencies...it shows a lot of stuff but not iodine.....insurance only paid for part of it...but worth it...as it showed some deficiencies we were not aware of.. Subject: nutrient deficienciesTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 11:46 AM Does anyone else have multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies related to their untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism? Or enzyme issues? What have you discovered?I've already been tackling folate, B-12 and vit. D - which were all deficient. I've also started vit. C, vit. E, magnesium, and fish oil. Is there a reliable way to check for nutrient deficiencies - hair testing? I'm wondering if my T3 conversion issues were related to selenium, zinc, or other deficiencies in nutrients. I've read on here that it could be a mistake to supp nutrients like selenium when on T3-only, but wouldn't a selenium deficiency pose other health risks aside from just thyroid and be helpful or even necessary to address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 My doctor does use Spectracell, just a warning--it is very expensive. My doctor uses several means to assess for deficiences. One of the labs he uses is Vitamin Diagnostics. I've had some malabsorption and intracellular levels from there pick up some of my issues. It is pretty reasonably priced in comparison. But you wait a month or 6 weeks for the results (for both labs). Sherry > > > > Subject: nutrient deficiencies > To: RT3_T3 > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 11:46 AM > > > Â > > > > Does anyone else have multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies related to their untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism? Or enzyme issues? What have you discovered? > > I've already been tackling folate, B-12 and vit. D - which were all deficient. I've also started vit. C, vit. E, magnesium, and fish oil. > > Is there a reliable way to check for nutrient deficiencies - hair testing? I'm wondering if my T3 conversion issues were related to selenium, zinc, or other deficiencies in nutrients. I've read on here that it could be a mistake to supp nutrients like selenium when on T3-only, but wouldn't a selenium deficiency pose other health risks aside from just thyroid and be helpful or even necessary to address? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 My doctor does use Spectracell, just a warning--it is very expensive. My doctor uses several means to assess for deficiences. One of the labs he uses is Vitamin Diagnostics. I've had some malabsorption and intracellular levels from there pick up some of my issues. It is pretty reasonably priced in comparison. But you wait a month or 6 weeks for the results (for both labs). Sherry > > > > Subject: nutrient deficiencies > To: RT3_T3 > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 11:46 AM > > > Â > > > > Does anyone else have multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies related to their untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism? Or enzyme issues? What have you discovered? > > I've already been tackling folate, B-12 and vit. D - which were all deficient. I've also started vit. C, vit. E, magnesium, and fish oil. > > Is there a reliable way to check for nutrient deficiencies - hair testing? I'm wondering if my T3 conversion issues were related to selenium, zinc, or other deficiencies in nutrients. I've read on here that it could be a mistake to supp nutrients like selenium when on T3-only, but wouldn't a selenium deficiency pose other health risks aside from just thyroid and be helpful or even necessary to address? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 My doctor does use Spectracell, just a warning--it is very expensive. My doctor uses several means to assess for deficiences. One of the labs he uses is Vitamin Diagnostics. I've had some malabsorption and intracellular levels from there pick up some of my issues. It is pretty reasonably priced in comparison. But you wait a month or 6 weeks for the results (for both labs). Sherry > > > > Subject: nutrient deficiencies > To: RT3_T3 > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 11:46 AM > > > Â > > > > Does anyone else have multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies related to their untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism? Or enzyme issues? What have you discovered? > > I've already been tackling folate, B-12 and vit. D - which were all deficient. I've also started vit. C, vit. E, magnesium, and fish oil. > > Is there a reliable way to check for nutrient deficiencies - hair testing? I'm wondering if my T3 conversion issues were related to selenium, zinc, or other deficiencies in nutrients. I've read on here that it could be a mistake to supp nutrients like selenium when on T3-only, but wouldn't a selenium deficiency pose other health risks aside from just thyroid and be helpful or even necessary to address? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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