25-12-2013, 17:59
Sorry to be yet another biological male crashing your thread, but I thought I should chime in and let you know I also think your breasts look fine, not that my opinion matters.
As for whether or not BO can work for you, you keep mentioning body temp. L-Tyrosine might help, along with kelp, since they "support" thyroid function, but if your thyroid isn't doing its job, or your body is resistant to thyroid hormones, then all the supporting nutrients in the world won't be enough so perhaps you should have your thyroid checked out.
Unfortunately, as I'm learning firsthand, every doctor and nurse practitioner has a different idea of what is right. If TSH is greater than 2, something is wrong, though the reference range goes all the way to 5, and some practitioners will say everything is fine below 5. Free T3 and Free T4 are the values that matter, but most practitioners I've been to rely on total T3 and T4 which is inaccurate since it is the free stuff that is actually available to do the work. I've had my thyroid dosage micromanaged and jacked around now for 3 years. Because I insist on natural thyroid, my TSH can be almost immeasurable while I continue to have symptoms of hypothyroidism, and the docs freak out and cut my dosage, then my TSH climbs to 30 or more, and they increase the dosage. Bottom line is it is difficult to find a doctor or nurse practitioner who knows how to properly treat low thyroid.
I'm not sure what else might render BO ineffective other than sub-optimal thyroid function.
Btw, based on the photo that gives something of a side view, I could be wrong, but to me you appear to possibly still be at Tanner stage IV
As for whether or not BO can work for you, you keep mentioning body temp. L-Tyrosine might help, along with kelp, since they "support" thyroid function, but if your thyroid isn't doing its job, or your body is resistant to thyroid hormones, then all the supporting nutrients in the world won't be enough so perhaps you should have your thyroid checked out.
Unfortunately, as I'm learning firsthand, every doctor and nurse practitioner has a different idea of what is right. If TSH is greater than 2, something is wrong, though the reference range goes all the way to 5, and some practitioners will say everything is fine below 5. Free T3 and Free T4 are the values that matter, but most practitioners I've been to rely on total T3 and T4 which is inaccurate since it is the free stuff that is actually available to do the work. I've had my thyroid dosage micromanaged and jacked around now for 3 years. Because I insist on natural thyroid, my TSH can be almost immeasurable while I continue to have symptoms of hypothyroidism, and the docs freak out and cut my dosage, then my TSH climbs to 30 or more, and they increase the dosage. Bottom line is it is difficult to find a doctor or nurse practitioner who knows how to properly treat low thyroid.
I'm not sure what else might render BO ineffective other than sub-optimal thyroid function.
Btw, based on the photo that gives something of a side view, I could be wrong, but to me you appear to possibly still be at Tanner stage IV