Thyroid Supplementation
Tips to improve thyroid
lower stress (cortisol and adrenaline bad) caffiend bad? Sleep, carbs, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, coffee w/o calories. Light exercise, either low intensity (walking) or limited duration (10-20 seconds) with plenty of rest between sets.
Get iodine. 150-300 mcg. Seafood and dairy are good sources
no goitrogens (cruciferous and soy)
Increase sat to unsat fats ratio. Dairy, ruminant fats.
-phtlatest (anti phtalate bacteria?) mushrooms? ginger is good.
ginger improves BMI, cold intoleranve, constipation, dry skin, appetite, memory, concentration, dizziness
Self-Diagnosis
Difficult to measure thyroid levels, blood work (T4, T3, TSH) can be an indicator but is not a gold standard. 1. resting body temperature (below 98 F), 2. swollen facial features 3. low pulse may be an indicator ( lower than 80 bpm). None of these are definitive in themselves, but if all are low, a strong indication.
Supplementation
Too much thyroid can lower metabolism by leading to the creation of reverse T3 and be making your liver gear up to metabolize T4.
no more than 25 mcg in a single dose of T4 (Thyroxine)
no more than 10 mcg per dose of T3 (Triiodothyronine)
T4:T3 in about 4:1 ratio (NDT, Cynoplus)
Supplements - Grass fed beef thyroid has been the easiest to acquire. 30 mg = 4 mcg T3 and 10-20 mcg T4.
T4 has a long half life so it builds up quite quickly. Wait at least two weeks before increasing the dose. You should not have more than 100 mcg in your system (weeks worhth of consumption at once)
T3 nibbling
T4 has a long half life, T3 is metabolized quickly. It may be worthwhile to supplement small doses of T3 periodically.
start with 2.5 mcg of T3, 2-4x day, best with food. No more than 10mcg per dose.
Check your indicators - temperature, pulse, general feeling of well being. Too high of a dose can tank metabolism so its best to start out low and work up. It is probably a good idea to track these things for a week or so before beginning supplementaiton to establish a baseline.
Dietary support
Increased metabolism will increase dietary requirements: calories, carbs, B-vitamins, sodium, magnesium, and calcium