| What are natural thyroid medicines? Exactly what the | | | | Motherwort, a member of the mint family, has been |
| term implies; medication from natural substances as | | | | tried successfully for reducing hyperactivity and easing |
| opposed to those synthetically engineered. Natural | | | | abnormal heart rhythms. Other remedies include the |
| medicines are derived from plant leaves, stems, roots, | | | | use sea plants. A type of alga known as |
| and sometimes the entire plant. The benefit of natural | | | | Bladderwrack is a superior remedy for an under active |
| remedies is the fact that plants draw their unique | | | | thyroid. This seaweed is mildly antibacterial and has |
| medicinal properties from natural sunlight, untreated rain | | | | been known to reduce an enlarged thyroid or goiter. |
| water, and the fertile soil of the earth we inhabit. It | | | | Nori is another seaweed that has been consumed in |
| stands to reason that as humans, since we also draw | | | | Chinese and Japanese diets for centuries and is |
| energy from the sun and eat the fruits of the earth, | | | | touted for its abundant nutritional qualities. Nori contains |
| our bodies will respond better to a treatment that | | | | high concentrations of iodine which is vital for proper |
| includes these elements rather than man-made | | | | thyroid function. Since nori is so nutritious, it is often |
| substances manufactured in a laboratory. | | | | referred to as "sea vegetables". |
| The two prominent types of natural thyroid therapies | | | | Diet plays an important role in managing thyroid |
| comes from plants and diet. There is a third called | | | | conditions. When dealing with hyperthyroidism you |
| glandular or 'protomorphogen' therapy. The process | | | | should avoid foods rich in iodine and stimulating |
| uses desiccated thyroid tissue from cattle to provide | | | | beverages like coffee and cola. For hypothyroidism, |
| the human host with the needed iodine and necessary | | | | where iodine intake is crucial, vegetables from the |
| nutrients to promote healthy thyroid action. | | | | cabbage family should be eaten regularly and in good |
| Natural thyroid medicines such as herbal remedies | | | | quantities. These include turnips, kale, broccoli, and |
| include the use of Bugleweed which is steeped into a | | | | limited amounts of brussels sprout. |
| tea, and decreases excessive activity of the thyroid. | | | | |