Vitamins & Supplements:
- 5-HTP
- ashwagandha
- astragalus
- b-complex (folate)
- Chromium
- cordycep mushroom
- GABA (try Oolong tea, cherry tomatoes with pine nut hummus & olive oil, or plain Greek yogurt, for GABA)
- ginseng
- holy basil
- hydrolyzed collagen
- iodine
- iron
- l-theanine (in green tea – calming effect. helps bind GABA to dopamine receptors)
- licorice root (increases energy and endurance. protects thymus from high cortisol damage. restores underactive adrenal glands and improves cortisol
- magnesium
- omega 3s
- phosphytidylserine (normalizes cortisol. regulates pituitary and adrenal glands)
- rhodiola
- selenium
- tyrosine sourced from eggs, meat. so vegans and vegetarians should be in trouble. (tyrosine + iodine = Thyroid hormones)
- vitamin C
- vitamin D
- zinc
- non essential, but valuable: n-acetylcysteine 600mg/day, alpha-lipoic acid 600mg/day, acetyl l-carnitine 250-500/day, co-enzyme Q, 300-400mg/day PQQ
levels.
10-20mg/day, vit-E.
Also:
- -antithyroid foods: wheat, rye, oats, barley, millet, soy, cruciferous veg(cauliflower, cabbage, collards, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, kale, turnips, rutabagas.)
- -antithyroid substances: tap water (fluoride, chlorine, hydrocarbons: displaces iodine in the thyroid. fluoride was used for hyperthyroidism to suppress thyroid function!), birth control pills (estrogen), lithium,
- -chronic stress or emotional/physical trauma (especially to the head/neck) could reduce thyroid function.
- +exercise
- +sunlight
- +grounding to earth!
- cortisol is required to convert T4 to T3. (and B6?)