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My cousin who has been overweight for a while but recently has lost a good amount of weight cycling went to the doctor to have a few tests came back with the following;
Total Cholesterol 245
Triglycerides 160
HDL 34
LDL 181
TSH: 6.89 uIU/mL
T4 Free: 1.19 ng/dl
Doctor has tried to prescribe him statins and Levothyroxine (T4). He called me straight away because he knows my opinion on statins and that at 32 to be prescribed this is ridiculous.
I recommended he get on the following;
Liver for the vitamin A and the copper to help with T4 conversion
Vitamin K2
B vitamin complex
Magnesium
I also recommended he get a thyroid product with a combination of t3 and t4 instead of just t4 but first I want to try the above supplements to see if his situation improves. Based on his labs it seems to me that he may not be converting t4 to t3 and that is why he has such high cholesterol. He also has pretty low vitamin D levels but given that too much vitamin D may deplete vitamin A according to some I am hesitant to recommend he supplement with vitamin D.
Does anyone have any other recommendations many thanks.
Total Cholesterol 245
Triglycerides 160
HDL 34
LDL 181
TSH: 6.89 uIU/mL
T4 Free: 1.19 ng/dl
Doctor has tried to prescribe him statins and Levothyroxine (T4). He called me straight away because he knows my opinion on statins and that at 32 to be prescribed this is ridiculous.
I recommended he get on the following;
Liver for the vitamin A and the copper to help with T4 conversion
Vitamin K2
B vitamin complex
Magnesium
I also recommended he get a thyroid product with a combination of t3 and t4 instead of just t4 but first I want to try the above supplements to see if his situation improves. Based on his labs it seems to me that he may not be converting t4 to t3 and that is why he has such high cholesterol. He also has pretty low vitamin D levels but given that too much vitamin D may deplete vitamin A according to some I am hesitant to recommend he supplement with vitamin D.
Does anyone have any other recommendations many thanks.