Radio Naturopath Episode 435: Ron’s Cholesterol and Thyroid Labs, Bicycle Positioning and Sciatica
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This week, Ron handed me his recent blood work and had me talk about it. We talked about his elevated TSH and how his doc needs to adjust his thyroid medicine. We talked about his target-low cholesterol numbers, and how his Repatha drug is starting to give him a lot of side effects. We talked […]
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