I has been awhile since I wrote anything, so I though I might update my status. After the myriad of health issues I have suffered for most of my life it turns out that most of them were from chronic oxygen deprivation due to excessive bleeding from Colon Polyps that caused Iron deficient anemia. The other part of the problem was B12 and Folate anemia.

I did the genetic test with 23and me.com and then ran the Geneticgenie translation program on the reults, and it turns out I have a lot defective genes dealing with B12 recycling and Folate processing. After discussing this with my Naturopath I am on a vitamin program to address my additional needs for Folate and B12.

The result of this is treatment has been better mental and physical health, and specifically NO chronic depression! I don't get physically tired as easily, or mentally fatigued which has caused me to be short tempered in the past.  I've been pretty happy with a very good outlook on my life.  

It's been about a year since I went on the full dose of Folate and I have to say the changes in my life have been impressive!

Anyone struggling with health should consider taking the genetic test to evaluate your methylation cycles. Then see someone who practices functional medicine to help interpret the results and suggest a course of action.  Your best bet may be to look at naturopathy, functional medicine, or holistic medicine practitioners who can advise you on how to use the result of this breakthrough technology to your own advantage!

Good Luck!

Peripheral Tissue Thyroid Hormone Resistance

This is what I have.  I take a VERY large dose of T3--100mcg, plus 120mg (2 Grains) of Armour thyroid for a total of 118mcg of T3.  This is a large enough to KILL, or at least cause a lot of harm, to a normal person.  For me this dose is required to keep me alive.  If I don't get it I will drown in Cholesterol (over 400), my body temperature will plummet into a severely sub-normal range (94.6) and I will get severe headaches and various very disabling body aches and pains.  Death from Heart Attack or Stoke will be next.


The information about my condition has been well documented.  It is in both Pharmacy Computer Systems and Hospital Computer Systems. There are many books written about it and it's all over the Internet. There is NO excuse not to know about this if you are a Doctor.  I know because I have checked.  


In my opinion there is NO reason any Doctor should dispute my treatment since it Reversed Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes and Obesity.  Furthermore, I have been on these high doses for over 4 years. I would be long dead if it wasn't the right treatment.  


What should I do if a Doctor in charge of my care at a Nursing Home refuses to give me my medicine and we have the records to prove he didn't? He literally interfered with my ability to live and has done serious damage to my body's ability to function.  However, they gave me something, it had to be a placebo. So, my question is; did they charge Medicare for the full price of a drug the didn't give me?  What should I do to have this facility investigated?


My Cardiac health and Cholesterol have been perfect for 4 years. Suddenly they are not. We have records from 2 sources to prove my Cardiac and Cholesterol health before I went into the Nursing Home.


"The adverse consequences (of insufficient treatment) include conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and liver, and cardiovascular diseases."  http://www.drlowe.com/QandA/askdrlowe/resistnc.htm

Undiagnosed Thyroid Disease May Be the Reason for Your High Cholesterol

Although Web MD does not say so directly, you can see they do link problems with your cholesterol test to thyroid disorders.  What they do not say is that thyroid function controls the levels of cholesterol in your body.  Look at the next article for some more information about this.  My cholesterol did not come down until my hypothyroidism was controlled effectively.

From Web MD:

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

What Affects the Test?

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

·         Medicines, such as diuretics, corticosteroids, male sex hormones (androgens),tranquilizers, estrogen, birth control pills, antibiotics, and niacin (vitamin B3).

·         Physical stress, such as infection, heart attack, surgery.

·         Eating 9 to 12 hours before the test.

·         Other conditions, such as hypothyroidism, diabetes, or kidney or liver disease.

·         Alcohol or drug abuse or withdrawal.

·         Liver disease (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis), malnutrition, or hyperthyroidism.

·         Pregnancy. Values are the highest during the third trimester and usually return to the prepregnancy levels after delivery of the baby.

http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/cholesterol-and-triglycerides-tests?page=4

Hypothyroidism 

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone, which regulates the way the body uses energy.

A low thyroid level can cause symptoms of fatigue, weakness, lethargy, weight gain, depression, memory problems, constipation, dry skin, intolerance to cold, coarse and thinning hair, brittle nails, or a yellowish tint to the skin.

Hypothyroidism usually develops slowly. It often results from a problem in which the body's own natural defense (immune) system attacks the thyroid gland (autoimmune thyroiditis or Hashimoto's thyroiditis). Hypothyroidism may also develop following radiation treatment or surgical removal of the thyroid.

Hypothyroidism is treated with medications to replace the thyroid hormone. Symptoms usually disappear within a few months after treatment begins, but most people need to continue taking thyroid hormones for life.

http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/hypothyroidism

You can see that although Web MD hints at the connection, but they never come out and say it directly.  Here is what you need to know:

The High Cholesterol Thyroid Connection

Undiagnosed Thyroid Disease May Be the Reason for Your High Cholesterol

By Mary Shomon, About.com Guide

Updated: November 20, 2009

As many as ten million Americans with high cholesterol levels may not know that their cholesterol is elevated due to undiagnosed thyroid problems.

High cholesterol affects an estimated 98 million people, half the American population, and is a major contributor to heart disease, America's number one killer. But the most commonly known cholesterol raisers -- diet or insufficient exercise - are not necessarily the problem for everyone. Undiagnosed and undertreated hypothyroidism can cause elevated cholesterol, and of the estimated 13 million Americans with thyroid disease, at least half are undiagnosed and millions more are not sufficiently treated, opening them up to the risk of continued hypothyroidism symptoms despite treatment.

Some experts even believe that the numbers of undiagnosed are underestimated, and that the current thyroid diagnostic criteria are too narrow and rigid, and are missing many millions more with subclinical and low-level hypothyroidism. 

·         Fewer than half of the adults who had been diagnosed with high cholesterol know if they had ever been tested for thyroid disease, despite the well-documented connection between the two conditions. 

·         Ninety percent of those surveyed were unaware of the thyroid gland's impact on cholesterol regulation.

According to AACE President Richard A. Dickey, M.D., "Patients who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol should ask their physician about having their thyroid checked. If they have an underlying thyroid condition in addition to their high cholesterol, the cholesterol problem will be difficult to control until normal levels of thyroid hormone are restored."

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/symptomsproblems/a/cholesterol.htm

The medical books your doctor relies on do not come out and say it either.  I have found that most MD’s have no idea about how to deal with the endocrine system (thyroid and other functions).  This lack of knowledge is literally killing people!

There is hope however. Naturopathic physicians get a lot of training in the Endocrine system.  Some insurance providers cover Naturopathic Doctors.  There are low-income clinics that work on a sliding scale. 

If you have elevated Cholesterol please see a Naturopath and get help before you end up with a bypass surgery or diabetes!