If you are diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and are considering natural remedies, you are likely to consider taking supplements and/or herbs to help you get back to health. While taking the right nutritional supplements can help Hashimoto, it is both difficult and risky to try to treat this serious autoimmune thyroid disease yourself.

I have consulted patients who think they can go to a local health food store to buy a “thyroid support” formula, or buy a nutritional supplement that boosts the immune system, and think that these types of supplements can treat their disease. The truth is that most of the natural products that people buy to treat diseases such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis don't help much to help restore health. Although sometimes these supplements can temporarily relieve symptoms, in most cases, only nutritional supplements can restore normal health. Of course, in some people with this disease, it is impossible to fully restore health through natural treatment [although this does not mean that they still cannot benefit from natural treatment options].

When choosing a nutritional supplement for Hashimoto's thyroiditis, you need to remember that you not only have to restore thyroid function, but just as importantly, you need to strengthen your immune system. And in most cases, the adrenal glands and/or other areas of the body are also affected. In fact, many health care professionals, including me, believe that it is more important to focus on improving the immune system before treating the thyroid directly. One reason is that the weakening of the immune system is an important cause of many people suffering from Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Immune system support supplement

Some supplements that help strengthen the immune system in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis include echinacea, selenium and jaundice. Of course, you should first consult a qualified doctor to determine which one you should take and the appropriate dose. Before buying a nutritional supplement, remember that quality is very important. This doesn't necessarily mean you need to buy the most expensive supplements, but you need to remember that most of the nutritional supplements sold in retail stores, the Internet, and even many health food stores are of low quality. . If they are not high-quality nutritional supplements, your body may not be able to absorb them normally, which obviously means you won't get the best results from taking them.

So what is wrong with buying an immune system support formula at a local health food store to help improve the immune system? Well, if you can find a high-quality immune support formula, that would be great, but besides all the low-quality formulas, remember to find a single “natural pill” that can do well. Very difficult. Strengthen the work of the immune system. It is one thing to take a “healthy formula” to temporarily improve the immune system and reduce the likelihood of catching a cold or flu. It is expected that the immune system supports formulas that are effective against autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, which is a completely different matter.

It is also important to know that it usually requires more than just ingesting nutritional supplements to strengthen the body's immune system. The following five rules will help strengthen your immune system and help maintain health in other parts of your body:

Rule #1: Eat healthy food most of the time.

Rule #2: Take quality supplements.

Rule #3: Enjoy at least 8 hours of quality sleep per night

Rule #4: Effectively manage stress

Rule #5: Regular exercise

If you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and these five things are consistent, then over time, you will enhance your immune system, which will help your recovery. In addition, this will also help prevent other autoimmune diseases from developing in the future, which is very common for people with Hashimoto's disease. This is because most people only take synthetic thyroid hormones for the rest of their lives and never solve the problem of the immune system. Therefore, if you focus on strengthening your immune system, you will be more likely to stay healthy in the future, in addition to restoring your thyroid function.

Let your adrenal gland check out

In addition to focusing on immune system components, you should also test your adrenal glands because many people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis have adrenal problems. As is the case with the immune system, adrenal function needs to be adjusted before any direct treatment of the thyroid gland. If you try to treat the thyroid gland before strengthening the immune system and balancing the adrenal glands, then the treatment is not so good.

Usually, the problems I have mentioned so far can be solved by following the five rules listed above, because a healthy diet and regular diet will help regulate blood sugar levels, which in turn may require the implementation of Rule #3, which involves each Sleep quality at night. In general, the key to managing the adrenal glands is to regulate blood sugar levels. The two best ways to do this are: 1] get rid of any sweet cravings you may have, and 2] avoid eating for long periods of time.

Supplement to resolve the adrenal gland

As for nutritional supplements that can help the adrenal glands, an important nutritional supplement called Gymnema sylvestris can help stop any sweetness and carbohydrate cravings you might have. You also need to manage the stress in your life. Although this does change your lifestyle to some extent, one herb that can help relieve stress is Eleuthero, also known as Siberian ginseng. Again, consult a qualified physician to determine the appropriate dosage for these supplements.

In addition to the immune system and the adrenal gland, other parts of the body may also be the cause of the problem, so while it is important to address the immune system and the adrenal gland, this may not be enough to restore your health. Some people have problems with the gastrointestinal tract, which is the root cause of their illness. Other people's hormonal imbalance needs to be resolved. That's why it's a good idea to consult a natural endocrinologist because someone with the ability will see other parts of the body, not just the thyroid gland.

Thyroid support supplement

When it comes to the thyroid gland, supplements can be taken to help it work. Many people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis are deficient in iodine. However, people with Hashimoto should not take iodine until the immune system components and adrenal glands are resolved. If taken directly, iodine can cause more damage, which is one of the reasons why many health care professionals tell people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis to avoid taking iodine completely. Therefore, iodine may be essential for people with deficiencies, but for Hashimoto, time is very important.

Although other supplements and herbs can provide thyroid support, such as Ashwaganda and Bladderwrack, the fact remains that for Hashimoto's thyroid, the thyroid is usually not directly affected. In other words, it is good to provide minimal nutritional support to the thyroid gland by addressing the actual cause of autoimmune disease. So there is usually no good reason to take many supplements directly to restore thyroid function. By cleaning other parts of the body and then providing some nutritional support to the thyroid gland, the gland will often start functioning again.

This of course assumes that a person's health can be fully restored, because in some cases this is not possible. For example, a person who has completely removed the thyroid may need to take synthetic or natural thyroid hormones for the rest of the life. On the other hand, this does not mean that they should not consider natural treatments to help strengthen their immune system, restore the function of the adrenal glands, correct any hormonal imbalances, etc.

In short, taking supplements and herbs in most cases can help. However, just because they are “natural” does not mean they are not at risk, which is why you should not treat yourself, but should consult an expert. Since everyone is different, it makes sense for some people to take different supplements and herbs. Of course not everyone needs to take the same dose.

In addition, even if nutritional supplements and herbs can help many people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, taking supplements and herbs alone will not return your health to normal. To achieve this goal, you need to change your eating habits, exercise regularly, sleep quality every night, and control the stress in your life. As you can see, restoring your health is never easy, but most of the time is possible. But people with this disease need to be prepared to make these changes in their lives. If you are ready to make these changes and would like to know if you are a candidate for a natural treatment plan, then consider consulting a natural endocrinologist. This is probably the most sensible decision you made this year.

Nutritional supplements and herbal remedies for Hashimoto's thyroiditis was originally published on Spring