Hi there,
I'm a 34 year old male and would love some feedback on my blood results with regard to my thyroid / testosterone. I'm currently not on any medicine and/or supplements other than the occasional vitamin E, D, and C.
My energy levels fluctuate with some days feeling on top of the world and others feeling sluggish, weak, and with sore muscle. I hit the gym around 3 days a week to stay fit but struggle by putting on muscle and tend to be a lot weaker than my counterparts. I tend to carry all my fat on my midsection. In general I feel so so and not as bad as some others on this forum, but I would love to optimize the way I feel and have a lot more energy if possible.
I have managed to lose around 10kg and consider myself around 15% bodyfat at this point in an effort to improve my hormonal balance (given that my TSH of 3.7 and testosterone of 292 were out of whack when I had them tested around 2 years ago). I have also cut most alcohol and eat a relatively healthy diet (although not completely in line with Ray Peat's recommendations) consisting mostly of white rice, beef/chicken, butter, greek yoghurt, berries, fruit, orange juice)
Unfortunately it doesn't look like I've made much of an improvement in terms of results over the last 2 years and I'd love some advice as what to do next.
Please see below the tests I had done with regard to hormone levels, liver function and cholesterol.
Thyroid
TSH 4.790 uIU/mL (0.350 - 5.500)
Free T4 1.17 ng/dL (0.89 - 1.76)
Free T3 3.1 pg/mL (2.3 - 4.2)
Serum T4 7.9 ug/dl (4.87-11.72)
Serum T3 0.85 ng/ml (0.58-1.59)
Testosterone
Total Testosterone 343 ng/dl (240-950)
Free Testosterone Outstanding
Cholesterol
Total Cholesterol 3.5 mmol/L ( < 5.2 )
Total Triglicerydes 1.1 mmol/L ( < 1.7 )
HDL-C 1.1 mmol/L ( > 0.9 )
LDL-C 1.9 mmol/L
Liver Function
Total Protein 67 g/L (64 - 83)
Albumin 45 g/L (34 - 48)
Globulin 22 g/L (25 - 39)
A/G Ratio 2.0 (1.1 - 1.9)
Alkaline Phos (ALP) 147 IU/L (25 - 100)
ALT 19 IU/L (10 - 40)
AST 20 IU/L (8 - 33)
Gamma GT 14 IU/L (0-73)
Total Bilirubin 14 umol/L (5-21)
Vitamin D 37.9 ng/mL (> 30 )
I'm a 34 year old male and would love some feedback on my blood results with regard to my thyroid / testosterone. I'm currently not on any medicine and/or supplements other than the occasional vitamin E, D, and C.
My energy levels fluctuate with some days feeling on top of the world and others feeling sluggish, weak, and with sore muscle. I hit the gym around 3 days a week to stay fit but struggle by putting on muscle and tend to be a lot weaker than my counterparts. I tend to carry all my fat on my midsection. In general I feel so so and not as bad as some others on this forum, but I would love to optimize the way I feel and have a lot more energy if possible.
I have managed to lose around 10kg and consider myself around 15% bodyfat at this point in an effort to improve my hormonal balance (given that my TSH of 3.7 and testosterone of 292 were out of whack when I had them tested around 2 years ago). I have also cut most alcohol and eat a relatively healthy diet (although not completely in line with Ray Peat's recommendations) consisting mostly of white rice, beef/chicken, butter, greek yoghurt, berries, fruit, orange juice)
Unfortunately it doesn't look like I've made much of an improvement in terms of results over the last 2 years and I'd love some advice as what to do next.
Please see below the tests I had done with regard to hormone levels, liver function and cholesterol.
Thyroid
TSH 4.790 uIU/mL (0.350 - 5.500)
Free T4 1.17 ng/dL (0.89 - 1.76)
Free T3 3.1 pg/mL (2.3 - 4.2)
Serum T4 7.9 ug/dl (4.87-11.72)
Serum T3 0.85 ng/ml (0.58-1.59)
Testosterone
Total Testosterone 343 ng/dl (240-950)
Free Testosterone Outstanding
Cholesterol
Total Cholesterol 3.5 mmol/L ( < 5.2 )
Total Triglicerydes 1.1 mmol/L ( < 1.7 )
HDL-C 1.1 mmol/L ( > 0.9 )
LDL-C 1.9 mmol/L
Liver Function
Total Protein 67 g/L (64 - 83)
Albumin 45 g/L (34 - 48)
Globulin 22 g/L (25 - 39)
A/G Ratio 2.0 (1.1 - 1.9)
Alkaline Phos (ALP) 147 IU/L (25 - 100)
ALT 19 IU/L (10 - 40)
AST 20 IU/L (8 - 33)
Gamma GT 14 IU/L (0-73)
Total Bilirubin 14 umol/L (5-21)
Vitamin D 37.9 ng/mL (> 30 )
