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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:12:35

- Avena sativa is derived from the wild oat plant and is a well known restorative and nerve tonic, used to treat depression, low libido and lack of energy, as well as hypothyroidism. More recently it has also been shown to be effective in reducing high cholesterol levels.

- Coleus forskohlii is a well respected and often difficult to obtain Ayurvedic (Indian) remedy, traditionally used to treat high blood pressure. It also acts to stimulate the thyroid to release thyroid hormones and is therefore beneficial in the treatment of hypothyroidism.

- Irish Moss

Metabolism:

- Bissy Nut

- Garcinia Cambogia

Both together:

- Bdellium Gum

- Kelp

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Stay away from the herbal/homeopathic crap. These things are unregulated and in some instances can be dangerous because there are no standards or scientific data proving their claims. Not to mention how expensive they are! If you feel you have thyroid or metabolism issues, get to a reputable endocrinologist.

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Stay away rom herbs. They may cause more problems than they are worth. Some say iodine helps, but if you are not iodine deficient you can be making the matters worse.

Supplements that can help convert T4 into T3 are zinc, selenum, and ltryosine.

If you need a thyroid medication because you are hypothyroid and want to try something natural there's Armour and Naturethroid.

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