Hello there!
Before I begin ... I'd like to give a huge thank you to the folks behind this site. It's a resource I visit often.
About me - Age 39. Male. Always been quite sporty and healthy. Been on Ray Peat for nearly a year now.
I found this forum through Google.
Learned about Ray Peat through Danny Roddy
Prior to Ray Peat I'd actually been doing some Art De Vany style paleo for about a year. On Paleo, I lost a lot of weight and developed huge dark circles under my eyes. The paleo style eating may also have been a contributing factor in triggering mild hypothyroidism about a year ago (for which my endocrinologist put me on T4 of 25mcg per day.)
After Ray Peat style living, my face looks a lot less stressed. People complement me by saying that I look young for my age.
About a month ago, I started on dessicated thyroid (Thyroid-S) which I bought on Amazon.
My most recent blood test shows that my cholesterol levels have fallen (from 300 to 196). My TSH has fallen (from around 5 to just a little above 0). My Free T3 has gone up. My pulse has gone up from 60 to 70 (and some times even 80). My temperature also appears to have gone up ... However, I need to become more disciplined about charting temperatures.
Now, after reading some of the experiences of other members, I'm planning on moving to Cynomel.
My major health issues / questions at the moment are:
1. I seem to have lost muscle in the last one month of taking dessicated thyroid. Has this been experienced by any one else? This is part of the reason that I'm beginning a new set of experiments with Cynomel.
2. Dairy still causes some bloating, occasional diarrhea and gas.
Before I begin ... I'd like to give a huge thank you to the folks behind this site. It's a resource I visit often.
About me - Age 39. Male. Always been quite sporty and healthy. Been on Ray Peat for nearly a year now.
I found this forum through Google.
Learned about Ray Peat through Danny Roddy
Prior to Ray Peat I'd actually been doing some Art De Vany style paleo for about a year. On Paleo, I lost a lot of weight and developed huge dark circles under my eyes. The paleo style eating may also have been a contributing factor in triggering mild hypothyroidism about a year ago (for which my endocrinologist put me on T4 of 25mcg per day.)
After Ray Peat style living, my face looks a lot less stressed. People complement me by saying that I look young for my age.
About a month ago, I started on dessicated thyroid (Thyroid-S) which I bought on Amazon.
My most recent blood test shows that my cholesterol levels have fallen (from 300 to 196). My TSH has fallen (from around 5 to just a little above 0). My Free T3 has gone up. My pulse has gone up from 60 to 70 (and some times even 80). My temperature also appears to have gone up ... However, I need to become more disciplined about charting temperatures.
Now, after reading some of the experiences of other members, I'm planning on moving to Cynomel.
My major health issues / questions at the moment are:
1. I seem to have lost muscle in the last one month of taking dessicated thyroid. Has this been experienced by any one else? This is part of the reason that I'm beginning a new set of experiments with Cynomel.
2. Dairy still causes some bloating, occasional diarrhea and gas.