strawberry6977
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HELP - just got blood lab panel back and it's elevated in some concerning areas! I dont know if I should be worried or not. I'm wondering if this has to do with my increased Vitamin K2 intake or unrelated.
I do have hypertension, but have for 18-years (I'm 43, female, have the "Peat mid-section" but overall thin). I'm on hydrocholorothiazide (HTZ 25mg/daily) - it's a diuretic (another thing that might be contributing to the "off" blood labs).
I am on the typical Ray Peat diet (milk, OJ, carrots, limited muscle meat, cheese, fruits, root veggies, some sourdough, casein protein, gelatin/collagen, milk/sugar coffee, etc). My vitamins and supplements are many, but the ones that might raise a flag for blood count levels might be the Grass-fed Beef Liver capsules and the liquid K2 MK7 (100mcg), Vitamin E (400iu) I take daily.
Also, my BUN was high - and that was the only thing that was high a year ago on my last labs, my doctor didnt seem concerned about it - per Google [I know, I hate to Google-diagnose] it was due to high protein or dehydration...I drink 65-100 ounces of electrolyte water daily, so I should not be dehydrated...I dont eat an ungodly amount of protein either (although probably higher than the Standard American Diet). But now that I got that again this year, I'm raising an eyebrow... BUN 24 H (normal range: 6-20 MG/DL)
I start the Wilson's Temperature Syndrome protocol next week once my prescription comes in via mail. For those of you unfamiliar, is it a sustained-release T3 taken every 12-hours teetering up, then back down. It's supposed to reset your conversion from T4 to T3 to raise low body temps (which I have chronic low body temp, regardless of trying every dietary and supplemental "trick" to help lower it). So I want to nip this situation in the bud before I start new meds...because one possible side-effect of T3 is heart palpitations and unknown if these blood levels are related to what I'm about to embark on...
I do have hypertension, but have for 18-years (I'm 43, female, have the "Peat mid-section" but overall thin). I'm on hydrocholorothiazide (HTZ 25mg/daily) - it's a diuretic (another thing that might be contributing to the "off" blood labs).
I am on the typical Ray Peat diet (milk, OJ, carrots, limited muscle meat, cheese, fruits, root veggies, some sourdough, casein protein, gelatin/collagen, milk/sugar coffee, etc). My vitamins and supplements are many, but the ones that might raise a flag for blood count levels might be the Grass-fed Beef Liver capsules and the liquid K2 MK7 (100mcg), Vitamin E (400iu) I take daily.
Here are my levels:
RBC 5.25 H (normal range: 3.80-5.20 M/UL)
HEMOGLOBIN 16.1 H (normal range: 12.0-16.0 G/DL)
HEMATOCRIT 47.3 H (normal range: 35.0-46.0 %)
LYMPHOCYTES 19.3 L (normal range: 20.0-45.0 %) <-- this one is low, not high like the others
RBC 5.25 H (normal range: 3.80-5.20 M/UL)
HEMOGLOBIN 16.1 H (normal range: 12.0-16.0 G/DL)
HEMATOCRIT 47.3 H (normal range: 35.0-46.0 %)
LYMPHOCYTES 19.3 L (normal range: 20.0-45.0 %) <-- this one is low, not high like the others
Also, my BUN was high - and that was the only thing that was high a year ago on my last labs, my doctor didnt seem concerned about it - per Google [I know, I hate to Google-diagnose] it was due to high protein or dehydration...I drink 65-100 ounces of electrolyte water daily, so I should not be dehydrated...I dont eat an ungodly amount of protein either (although probably higher than the Standard American Diet). But now that I got that again this year, I'm raising an eyebrow... BUN 24 H (normal range: 6-20 MG/DL)
I start the Wilson's Temperature Syndrome protocol next week once my prescription comes in via mail. For those of you unfamiliar, is it a sustained-release T3 taken every 12-hours teetering up, then back down. It's supposed to reset your conversion from T4 to T3 to raise low body temps (which I have chronic low body temp, regardless of trying every dietary and supplemental "trick" to help lower it). So I want to nip this situation in the bud before I start new meds...because one possible side-effect of T3 is heart palpitations and unknown if these blood levels are related to what I'm about to embark on...