DaveFoster
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I'll be experimenting with a 1:1 T3:T4 ratio and updating here. I'll be posting comprehensive labs as well.
I've heard of one person settling on a 1:1.8 ratio of T3:T4, but has anyone tried a higher ratio of T3, such as a 1:1 ratio for T3:T4?
I've heard of one person settling on a 1:1.8 ratio of T3:T4, but has anyone tried a higher ratio of T3, such as a 1:1 ratio for T3:T4?
Dave Foster said:With regards to a 1:1 T3 to T4 ratio you've mentioned for those with impaired livers, do you know of any lab values that would indicate too much T3 in their thyroid ratio and would suggest an increase in T4?
Raymond Peat said:No, that can happen when stress increases reverse T3.
According to Ray Peat, in hypothyroid states a much more desirable ratio would be 3:1 or even 2:1.
Raymond Peat said:[IDEAL SERUM RATIO OF TOTAL T4 AND T3] The serum T3/T4 ratio decreases with age and sickness. I think dose of a supplement should be based entirely on the signs of metabolic response.
Raymond Peat said:[Ratio of T4 to T3, which is sometimes suggested to be wrong in NDT] Pigs' and cows' thyroids are very similar to people's, with a ratio usually between 3:1 and 4:1. The blood serum of hypothyroid people can have a ratio of 50:1 or 100:1, when the liver is failing to convert thyroxin. Maybe the authors of the book are physicians, educated by pharmaceutical advertisements.
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