Re: Re: Toxic Metals and RT3 / liver

[Guest guest]

>would it stand to reason that upping the carbs so as not to be in ketosis and

cleansing the liver to unblock toxins released from the die-off would help

rather than going on T3? This is all provided the person does not hav low

ferritin or cortisol.

The problem is it seems that RT3 can go out of control and become self

perpetuating..

In a healthy individual there is RT3 there at a reasonable ratio and

it forms a secondary regulator for thyroid activity, almost like a

safety valve. I suspect one of the things which stops people suffering

too badly from hyper thyroid if they have Graves is that the excess T4

from the out of control thyroid turns into RT3.

Once the RT3 has been excessive for a while the receptors become

blocked. There is not enough published research out there to know what

it takes to clear receptors but the symptoms we get following the T3

protocol that Val has helped so many people here with are that the

receptors clear long after the serum levels of RT3 are unmeasurably

low.

Other methods of " improving the ratio " such as playing with the ratio

of the T3 and T4 that you take and improving ferritin, cortisol etc

improve this ratio but don't take RT3 to near zero.

We don't know whether receptors will clear if the ratio is improved

like that

We do know that receptors clear (suddenly and dramatically) after 11

to 13 weeks on T3 only.

Because we don't know the answers we can only offer what we know

works, other things might but they are unproven.

There are a lot of things that would be nice to know, we don't know

the options that are there, we just know one way that works

Nick

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[Guest guest]

I'm not sure about this, but I think Milk Thistle can deplete ferritin/iron.S

To: RT3_T3 Sent: Tue, May 11, 2010 3:24:03 PMSubject: Re: Toxic Metals and RT3 / liver

Stopping low-calorie dieting should help RT3; I don't know if milk thistle would or not. It probably depends partly on the cause; if the RT3 is caused by low ferritin, for example, I don't see how milk thistle would affect that.> > > > >> > >I have high RT3, which I thought was brought on mostly by dieting and my low ferritin. However, I have 4 big mercury fillings> > > > [snip]> > > > >Any ideas which one I should try??!> > > > Dieting is a strong trigger for RT3 and that in turn can trigger low> > ferritin.> > > > Low T3/FT3 ratio causing the cellular level of T3 to be low can cause> > a buildup of toxins as it slows down the excretion of toxins.> > > > My gut feeling is going onto T3 only and getting the RT3 levels down> > and the receptors clear will help the rest to resolve, you will of> > course need the ferritin up at 70 or more to be able to do this.> > > > I have a feeling this in itself will

resolve the mercury levels if> > they are indeed high. "Most people" don't seem to have issues from> > amalgam fillings, I can't remember anyone saying they felt better> > after they were removed.> > > > Gut feeling is sort out ferritin, check adrenals, and take a few> > months on T3. If you want to get the fillings removed at some stage> > than that will stop things building up more but Val's experience is> > that the toxins will be reduced by going onto T3 and getting thyroid> > levels stabilized.> > > > It seems that a suppressive dose of T3 won't shut down your thyroid,> > whether you can come off T3 after remains to be seen though.> > > > Nick> >>