I posted here last November about bloodwork I had done that showed elevated Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, indicating hypothyroidism. Of course the medical professional (RN) I was seeing at the time wanted to put me on Levothyroxine. I resisted, started taking a kelp supplement thanks to the recommendation of the good people on this board, and this year my TSH is well within the normal range. However, unfortunately, now my cholesterol numbers are high, particularly triglycerides, so if anyone has ideas how to get that under control I would appreciate the help. In any case, thanks Great Awakening! Edit to add: The doctor wants me to try diet and exercise for 3 months and then retest cholesterol. So no prescriptions for now. Again, you people are wonderful!
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stopthethyroidmadness.com and the book of the same name. A hypothroid patient discusses what worked for her. Suggest looking for a doc who will give both T4 and T3.
https://www.wilsonssyndrome.com/ Also the book "Wilson's Temperature Syndrome: A Reversible Low Temperature Problem"
Dr Wilson protocol includes T4 and T3, but most important to my way of thinking is that he doesn't think you are cured if the tests change but only if your symptoms improve.
One symptom of low thryoid is low body temp, another is high cholesterol. Fix the thyroid, and then still don't worry about cholesterol.