| Our thyroid gland is located above our collar bone in | | | | potatoes, radish, parsley and bananas. |
| the very front part of our neck and produces thyroid | | | | Tyrosine: |
| hormones that are released in the bloodstream to | | | | Tyrosine is one of the essential amino acids required |
| generate metabolic energy. Some practices such as | | | | by the body to produce thyroid hormones with the help |
| taking multivitamin supplements can help enhance the | | | | of iodine. Apart from this, tyrosine also helps to |
| thyroid health. Below given is a list of nutrients that your | | | | increase the production of these thyroid hormones as |
| supplement must include to ensure that your thyroid | | | | a nutritional supplement. |
| health is improved and maintained to a great extent. | | | | Selenium: |
| Iodine: | | | | It has been found that the condition of hypothyroidism |
| Iodine intake can be increased through kelp | | | | in many people is due to the deficiency of selenium. T4 |
| supplementation and proper diet. Kelp is not only a rich | | | | thyroid can be converted into the active hormone T3 |
| source of iodine, but also a very affordable means of | | | | form with the help of selenium. For example, the |
| increasing your iodine intake. Earlier, fruits and | | | | enzyme called type-I-iodothyronine-deiodinase found in |
| vegetables used to contain a good amount of iodine, | | | | selenium is very important to convert T4 thyroid to the |
| but today, the soil in most of the areas has become | | | | T3 form. In other words, deficiency in the level of |
| quite iodine depleted. You can get iodine from natural | | | | selenium in the body can also hinder proper functioning |
| foods such as eggs, yogurt, fish, meat, oatmeal, | | | | of the thyroid hormones. |