Treat Low Thyroid Naturally by Giving your Thyroid the Right Nutrients - Mainly Iodine

At least 30% of the population in industrialized nations are deficient in thyroid hormones. The most important nutrient for the thyroid gland is iodine, a trace mineral, which was removed from bread supplementation in the 1960s and 1970s. Iodine deficiency diseases account for incalculable suffering affecting over one billion people in the world (suggested reading).

Hypothyroid symptoms from an under active thyroid gland or deficiency of hormones include: appetite loss, chronic fatigue, constipation, depression, dry skin or other skin conditions, hair loss, infections, sensitivity to cold or low body temperature, muscle weakness, overweight, painful and heavy premenstrual periods, slow growth or speech, tiredness, and weight gain, anxiety, depression, bi-polar and schizophrenia.

Thyroid hormone is basically the amino acid tyrosine with some iodines attached. Minerals are also important, starting with selenium and zinc. Selenium is crucial in the production of T-4 thyroid hormone (thyroxine) as well as the conversion of T-4 to T-3 (thyronine). Zinc is needed for the TRH hypothalamus hormone to stimulate the pituitary gland which signals the thyroid gland to produce more hormones.

Iodine fulfillment therapy is a treatment that was used by doctors for over 100 years before synthetic hormones were invented in the 1940s and 50s. Lugol's iodine is a mixture of potassium iodide which goes directly to the thyroid gland and iodine which goes to other body tissues. Iodine is used by our bodies in many ways and is more heavily concentrated in the reproductive organs and most heavily concentrated in the thyroid gland.

Iodine therapy using 5% Lugol's iodine, which can be purchased online for around $20, will probably eliminate most low thyroid symptoms. It will also detox other toxins such as xeno-estrogens which can interfere with endocrine functions and can be the cause of low thyroid symptoms. The therapy consists of 5 to 8 drops daily for three months. The best way to proceed is with the help of a natural health care practitioner who can also test you for yeast overgrowth and leaky gut syndrome, which can also be the cause of low thyroid functioning.

Taking a supplement which contains all of the nutrients that the thyroid needs for hormone production can also give you relief of symptoms.Three neurotransmitters, noripinephrin, epinephrin, and dopamine, are stimulated by thyroid hormone. A deficiency of these neurotransmitters causes hyperactivity, tourettes, adhd, depression, anxiety, bi-polar, and schizophrenia. Genetic tendencies help determine what your symptoms will be.

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