Hi, My son (18) has just had a full thyroid check with Medicheck. We did this because he is often very tired and I have Hashimotos (and my mother had Lupus, so AI in the family). I thought he may have it too. His results are:
CRP HS 0.14 (0-5)
Ferritin 192 (30-400)
Folate serum 6.03 (3.89-19.45)
Vit B12 active 71.8 (37.5-187.5)
Vit D 29.5 (50-175)
TSH 1.43 (0.27-4.2)
Free T3 5.86 (3.1-6.8)
T4 19.8 (12-22)
Thyroglobulin 10.7 (0-115)
TPA 9 (0-34).
Just wanted to rule out thyroid problems really, but the vit D deficiency was a surprise - I am giving him my D3 4000 tablets now. I would add that 6 years ago he was bitten by a tick and had a bullseye shaped mark on his arm (I took a photo it was so strange - but didn't know anything about Lyme Disease). He had a test for that a few years ago and it was negative. Am I right to think we don't have to worry about his thyroid for now? I don't know if he should go to the GP about the deficiency, so just treat at home. Thanks.
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As Vit D deficiency is diagnosed at <25, and that has recently been reduced from <30, personally I would treat this as deficiency. Maybe not necessarily take loading doses of D3 (this would be 300,000iu over about 6 weeks) but I would certainly take no less than 5,000iu D3 daily.
His GP may be open to prescribing but I wouldn't bother, I'd just get some good quality softgels (tablets are poorly absorbed, softgels contain oil to aid absorption).
Depending on budget and how you feel about excipients, my suggestion would be to get some Doctor's Best D3 5,000iu softgels (check out BigVits and Dolphin Fitness for price), they are excellent quality, only two ingredients - D3 and extra virgin olive oil - and very reasonably priced.
When he's reached the level recommended by the Vit D Council/the Vit D Society - which is 100-150nmol/L - then he'll need a maintenance dose to keep it there, which may be 2000iu daily, maybe more or less, maybe less in summer than winter, it's trial and error so it's recommended to retest once or twice a year to keep within the recommended range. He can do this with a private fingerprick blood spot test with an NHS lab which offers this test to the general public:
Doctors don't know, because they're not taught much about nutrients, but there are important cofactors needed when taking D3 as recommended by the Vit D Council.
D3 aids absorption of calcium from food and Vit 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 such as hardening of the arteries, kidney stones, etc.
D3 and K2 are fat soluble so should be taken with the fattiest meal of the day, D3 four hours away from thyroid meds if taking D3 as tablets/capsules/softgels, no necessity if using an oral spray.
Magnesium helps D3 to work. We need Magnesium so that the body utilises D3, it's required to convert Vit D into it's active form. So it's important we ensure we take magnesium when supplementing with D3.
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 if taking magnesium as tablets/capsules, no necessity if using topical forms of magnesium.
These also need looking at. Active B12 below 70 would suggest testing for B12 deficiency, and he's only just above that. Folate is recommended to be at least half way through range (12+ with that range). A good quality, bioavailable B Complex will address both - consider Thorne Basic B or Igennus Super B.
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Don't start all supplements at once. Start with one, give it a week or two and if no adverse reaction then add the next one. Again, wait a week or two and if no adverse reaction add the next one. Continue like this. If you do have any adverse reaction then you will know what caused it.
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