What level of Serum Ferritin represents ’empty’?  As in complete depletion of iron stores? Is it any value below the minimum of the reference range? e.g. < 30 mcg/L Or does the bottom of the reference range allow for a buffer and ’empty’ is substantially lower than this? Could patients actually be ’empty’ but still […] The post Another Iron Question For Us All appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Practitioner:  I haven’t yet done the MasterCourse II in Thyroid & Adrenal Diagnostics but I want to better understand the HPA of that patient we discussed with significant sleep disorders.  Waking blood? Saliva? Urine? Which one? Rachel: Well, you’ve heard me say I am sure, that depends on the specific question you are trying to answer […] The post Everyday Q&As – HPA and Sleep Disorders appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Rachel: And sometimes emails from practitioners provide me with both the question and their own answer to their question even! Cameron Barker’s (Ex-student long-term learner & mentee) email arrives titled: Unexpected Source of Iodine in Placenta Caps?! A 32 yo female with a 12-week-old daughter came to me as she was not feeling well, in particular, […] The post Everyday Q&As – More Postnatal Iodine (Not) Fun appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Just as optimal integration of lab results into our patient work-ups makes ‘the invisible visible’ we thought we might make visible some of the everyday Q & A that we engage in with wonderful practitioners who are fast becoming Diagnostic Divas & Divos. Praccie email arrives with subject header ‘Graves Help’ (or is that ‘Graves…HELP!’?) […] The post Everyday Q&A – Oh Gawd! Grave’s & Iodine in Pregnancy?! appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Just as optimal integration of lab results into our patient work-ups makes ‘the invisible visible’ we thought we might make visible some of the everyday Q & A that we engage in with wonderful practitioners who are fast becoming Diagnostic Divas & Divos. Practitioner: I am currently doing the MasterCourse I & loving it! I […] The post Everyday Q&As – Time-frames for Change appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

There’s a bit of a backstory – play along at home if you want – by ticking off the steps in this journey we have travelled together! ? 14 years ago I was first asked to contribute to ACNEM’s thyroid training module 9 years ago I put together a little Masterclass on Diagnostics & 6 years […] The post Welcome To Our Thyroid Collective! appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Just as optimal integration of lab results into our patient work-ups makes ‘the invisible visible’ we thought we might make visible some of the everyday Q & A that we engage in with wonderful practitioners who are fast becoming Diagnostic Divas & Divos. Practitioner :  I thoroughly enjoyed taking a deep dive into your Mastercourse […] The post Everyday Q&As – Iodine and Thyroid Nodules appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

When it comes to the recognition of Nickel as the number one metal allergen worldwide, affecting up to 30% of adults and with a particular predilection for women, it seems like Australian health professionals really do come from the ‘land down under’, with many of us still somehow yet to read that memo.  Documentation of […] The post An Eczema Case – A Nickel For Your Thoughts… appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Ever met a set of thyroid results you didn’t like? Because you couldn’t work them out?  Because they defied your expectations, & therefore your understanding, of how they should look in this patient given their weight, nutrition, meds, diagnoses? Yeah – me too. In simple terms this is because we are taught ‘perfect patterns’ in […] The post Ever Met A Set Of Thyroid Results You Didn’t Like? appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more

Did you know that your thyroid expresses more ACE 2 receptors than your lungs? So while there is nothing new about the potential for a virus (or indeed even a vaccine against a virus) to impact thyroid form and function, the particular predilection this recent virus has demonstrated for this gland, and in turn, the […] The post Thyroid Health in a Time of (& after) COVID appeared first on Rachel Arthur Nutrition ..read more