| The thyroid gland may be small in size, but thyroid | | | | avoid the harmful side effects associated with |
| hormones play a large role in the overall energy | | | | pharmaceutical drugs, surgery and radiation. Of course, |
| management of the body. Natural thyroid medicine can | | | | different herbs are used depending on whether the |
| help address imbalances in thyroid function in a gentle, | | | | thyroid is low or overactive. The herbs kelp, green oats |
| safe and effective way. | | | | and makandi are used in the case of hypothyroidism. |
| Symptoms of thyroid problems are sometimes vague | | | | For an overactive thyroid, the herbs bugleweed, lemon |
| and may be similar to other illnesses. The two main | | | | balm and motherwort are effective. |
| types of imbalance are low thyroid (hypothyroidism) | | | | Mainstream medicine has been slow to accept natural |
| and overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). If these | | | | remedies like herbs and homeopathy, although this is |
| conditions are undiagnosed and untreated over a | | | | beginning to change as more research studies confirm |
| period of time, they can have a significant negative | | | | their effectiveness. |
| impact on overall health. | | | | Natural thyroid remedies in the form of herbal |
| Hypothyroidism results in a slowing down of the | | | | compounds work by supporting the body in it's natural |
| organic processes that are essential for maintaining life. | | | | healing and balancing ability. Instead of synthetic |
| Hyperthyroidism, on the other hand, causes an | | | | hormone replacement or altering the thyroid gland |
| unnatural rapid metabolism that may manifest as rapid | | | | through surgery or radiation ideally, herbs will attempt |
| weight loss, anxiety, vision disturbances and | | | | to stimulate the body's ability to produce hormones or |
| hypertension. | | | | to calm and balance an overactive thyroid. |
| Conventional treatment of these conditions involves | | | | Natural thyroid medicine is a gentler, holistic strategy |
| synthetic hormone replacement in the case of | | | | that can be used before the drastic measures of |
| hypothyroidism. Over-active thyroid treatment many | | | | surgery, radiation or hormone replacement. It is safe |
| times involves reducing the size of thyroid nodules by | | | | and free of side effects. If it works in your situation, |
| surgery or radiation therapy. | | | | hopefully you may not need the more drastic solutions. |
| Natural thyroid medicine is an option if you wish to | | | | |