Results

[flo-jo100]

Hi here are my reults

B12 567(190-900)

Ferritin 81(10-200)

Vit D 73(50-200)

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

flo-jo100

B12 567(190-900)

Not bad, wont cause any problems. Although an extract from the book, "Could it be B12?" by Sally M. Pacholok:

"We believe that the 'normal' serum B12 threshold needs to be raised from 200 pg/ml to at least 450 pg/ml because deficiencies begin to appear in the cerebrospinal fluid below 550".

"For brain and nervous system health and prevention of disease in older adults, serum B12 levels should be maintained near or above 1000 pg/ml."

That's good enough for me and I keep mine around 1000. Sublingual methylcobalamin lozenges are what's needed to supplement B12 yourself along with a good B Complex to balance all the B vitamins.

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Ferritin 81(10-200)

Ferritin needs to be a minimum of 70 for thyroid hormone to work, so that's OK. It is recommended to be half way through it's range, with 100-130 best for females. You can help raise/maintain your level by eating liver regularly, maximum 200g per week due to it's high Vit A content, and including lots of iron rich foods in your diet apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/in...

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Vit D 73(50-200)

The Vit D Council recommend a level of 100-150nmol/L. If that were my level I would be taking a supplement during the winter when we don't have the opportunity to get it naturally from the sun. Something like 2000iu daily may be about right. Retest in April and adjust dose if necessary. You may or may not need to supplement during the summer depending on how much sun you get on bare skin.

There are important cofactors needed when taking D3

vitamindcouncil.org/about-v...

D3 aids absorption of calcium from food and K2-MK7 directs the calcium to bones and teeth where it is needed and away from arteries and soft tissues where it can be deposited and cause problems.

D3 and K2 are fat soluble so should be taken with the fattiest meal of the day, D3 four hours away from thyroid meds.

Magnesium comes in different forms, check to see which would suit you best and as it's calming it's best taken in the evening, four hours away from thyroid meds

naturalnews.com/046401_magn...

Check out the other cofactors too.

[Nanaedake]

Well they are not too bad although B12 is best at the top of the range and D could be a little higher, mid-range, we're going into winter so you need to watch it doesn't drop. You have no folate result. Folate and B12 work together so you need to get that done too.

Increase your thyroxine slowly, test every 6 weeks and optimise your vitamin levels and see how you feel.

You could try a different Levothyroxine to see if you have a better response. They don't all suit everyone.

[eeng]

Your results are surprisingly good for someone with thyroid issues!