Feeling cold on carnivore diet, especially cold hands and feet? It’s actually not that uncommon. Some people, when they start the carnivore diet, will start to feel really good and even hot. So over time, starting to feel cold might seem odd. How did I feel hot initially and now cold? Could it be the … Read more
Here is an easy reference guide to see if your steroid panel (LH, testosterone, estrogen, DHT, etc.) is due to low thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism) or not. Thyroid hormones include T4 and T3; the latter being the active hormone. T3 promotes the release of LH and also stimulates the testes directly to produce testosterone. Hypothyroid individuals … Read more
Excess estrogen is known to cause a lot of side effects. Estrogen is more likely to cause problems when testosterone is low. Therefore it’s best to look at the ratio of estrogen to testosterone. Although I don’t think there is a best ratio, I do think there are optimal levels for both. The easiest way … Read more
DHT is created from testosterone via 5-alpha reductase (5αR). DHT is our most potent androgen and is responsible for many of the benefits of testosterone. You also get 5-beta reductase (5βR), which creates 5β-DHT and other β reduced steroids. We don’t want to be betas, we want to be alphas. 5α-DHT has the strongest androgenic … Read more
Thyroid meds are some of the most prescribed drugs/meds/supplements out there. Yet, the success rate is mediocre at best. Symptoms are not being resolved as expected and things might even get worse. That’s because wrong tests are done, inferior meds are prescribed (T4 only vs T4/T3 mix or NDT) and/or wrong doses are used. When … Read more
Cold body temperature (most commonly cold hands and feet) is a common symptom of hypothyroidism. However, some people don’t want to use thyroid, or don’t get the heat benefits from thyroid when they use it. Or simply, thyroid has some side effects in some people and they simply can’t use it. Here are a few … Read more
I want to share a secret with you… and the secret is the reason why your thyroid hormones, either your own or supplemental, aren’t working. There are about 7 main reasons why you’re having thyroid issues. You’re not secreting enough TSH (this is pretty rare) Your thyroid is not creating enough thyroid hormones in response … Read more
How does your thyroid status affect your androgen levels? The thyroid produces two hormones, namely T4 and T3. T4 is converted to T3 via the deiodinases enzyme and T4 levels are always higher than T3 levels. T4 is just considered as a pro-hormone, as it’s converted to T3, which is the active hormone. T3 binds with … Read more