Re: TSH test and iodine/michelle

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Both myself and my husband were Vit.D deficient. We both had the

25-hydroxy test and my doctor has me on 50,000 units twice a week. Bob

is taking 50,000 once a week. We have different doctors and I have

osteopenia which is why I take more. This is prescription and it needs

to be Vit. D3.

Hope this helps.

Venizia

-- In hypothyroidism , and Irwin

<familyirwin@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Neil,

> How much vitamin D would one take per day if they were deficient?

>

> Thank you!!

>

>

> neil <neilneil@...> wrote:

> Exactly Sam...the MDR for iodine is just so people don't

get a huge

> goiter...and not a molecule more.

>

> Same with Vitamin D, just enough not to get rickets and be able to

> walk...nothing more.

>

> Forget OPTIMAL levels, forget optimal health, just the minimum.

>

> Just enough Levoxyl to come into the bottom end of normal and not a

> microgram more. Still have a weight problem? Get some self control!

Still

> feel horrible? Have some anti-depressants, its all in your mind!

Cholesterol

> through the roof? Here's a stiff dose of Crestor that will make your

bones

> ache!

>

> Neil

>

>

> _____

>

> From: hypothyroidism

[mailto:hypothyroidism ]

> On Behalf Of Sam

> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 7:41 PM

> hypothyroidism

> Subject: Re: TSH test and iodine

>

> > The TSH test changed about a decade ago,

> > making it much more sensitive.

>

> A decade ago that " sensitive " TSH test kept me

> severely hypO.

>

> > And, no, I don't believe that most Americans

> > are deficient in iodine.

>

> That's too bad. Perhaps you would chance your mind after

> speaking with Drs Flechas and Brownstein.

>

> > The last CDC study (1995) showed that only about 12%

> > in the U.S. were below the recommended dietary levels,

> > at risk rather than deficient.

>

> Recommended dietary level of 150 MICROgrams. EEK!

> I know you know darned well that the human body is

> supposed to contain much more than that per day.

>

> > The World Health Organization standard for defining

> > a deficient population is 20% below the dietary

> > recommendation.

>

> That recomendation of 150 MICROgrams again. That is such a pathetic

> amount of iodine per day. No wonder the US is experiencing

> an " obesity " epidemic, increased cancers, and other issues directly

> related to iodine deficiency. What the heck, apparently the planet

> needs " some " sort of way to reduce the population on it...

>

> Sam :-o

>

>