Where To Begin For Improving Your Thyroid Health...
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Start with testing, then treatment, then re-test again annually. Step #1: Comprehensive Thyroid Panel TestMeasures the levels of thyroid hormones and antibodies in the blood. The results provide important information about thyroid function and help diagnose and monitor conditions such as Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's disease. Available direct to you without...
If you have the MTHFR gene mutations iodine researchers recommend testing selenium levels using an RBC Selenium test prior to supplementing selenium.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Those with MTHFR gene mutations tend to recycle selenium much more efficiently than those who do not have the MTHFR gene mutations. This recycling can cause elevated selenium levels, sometimes very elevated, well over 1,000 as it relates to the lab ranges. If you have the MTHFR gene mutations,...
The most reliable test for iodine is the 24-Hour Iodine Loading Test.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
There are four main options used for Iodine testing: Blood Serum Test: Most doctors check iodine through the blood. This is not accurate because iodine does not stay in the blood very long before it is absorbed by the body, so not reliable. Skin Patch Test: Chiropractors use this method...
Why Do You Still Have Thyroid Symptoms?
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
You aren't getting the right labs. A complete thyroid panel is needed to tell you how your physiology is working. TSH is not enough to determine the health of your thyroid. Labs you need: TSH, Free T3, Free T3, Reverse T3.
