| With all the wonders of Mother Nature, taking | | | | should find the following shortlist of herbs |
| herbal supplements for thyroid function does | | | | interesting: |
| make a lot of sense. The benefits of using herbs | | | | 1. Seaweeds. Seaweeds, especially Bladder wrack, |
| to treat a wide range of diseases, from common | | | | kelp, spirulina, and nori are excellent sources of |
| colds to more serious diseases like cancer, have | | | | iodine, an essential trace element that is found to |
| long been acknowledged, so there's always a | | | | be lacking when you have hypothyroidism. |
| reason to believe that there are herbs, too, to | | | | 2. Licorice. What makes licorice essential in thyroid |
| boost thyroid function and control symptoms of | | | | health maintenance is its being a natural |
| thyroid disorders. | | | | detoxifying agent. As you know with |
| The thyroid is a gland located on the neck area. | | | | hypothyroidism there is an urgent need to get rid |
| The thyroid may not hold as much importance as | | | | of toxins from the body, and licorice helps you to |
| the major organs of the body, like the heart, | | | | do that. |
| maybe, but since it is involved in metabolic | | | | 3. Cayenne. Like licorice, cayenne also helps with |
| processes, you can not simply take it for granted | | | | the toxin-removal process and is therefore |
| either. You would not want anything to go wrong | | | | essential in dealing with thyroid problems. |
| with your thyroid, else you will experience | | | | 4. Coleus. A perennial garden plant, Coleus has |
| constipation, weight gain, difficulty in losing weight, | | | | been found to stimulate the thyroid to release the |
| loss of energy, muscle pains, and irritability, among | | | | necessary hormones |
| many others. Sure these may not be | | | | 5. Avena Sativa. This can be used to control |
| life-threatening, but these can make you feel | | | | emotions. Specifically it helps keep the mood up |
| awful, nonetheless. | | | | and raises energy levels. |
| These signs and symptoms are, of course, not | | | | 6. Royal Jelly or Bee Pollen. This one also increases |
| conclusive. To diagnose whether you have an | | | | energy levels and address the problem on fatigue |
| underactive thyroid, a laboratory exam called THS | | | | In addition to these herbs, you should also |
| is necessary. High THS levels are indicative of | | | | consider taking minerals and vitamins. Zinc is |
| hypothyroidism, while low levels of THS suggest | | | | particularly low in people with hypothyroidism, so |
| hyperthyroidism. Surgery and medications may be | | | | having more zinc in the diet may just help in |
| recommended in severe cases, but herbal | | | | restoring thyroid function. Sardines, oysters, whole |
| supplements for thyroid function can also help to | | | | grains, turkey, beef, Brazil nuts, and walnuts are |
| a great degree. | | | | good sources of Zinc. |
| If you are having problems with your thyroid, you | | | | |