What can I do to help an underactive thyroid besides prescription medication?
If your doctor has diagnosed you with hypothyroidism I’d encourage you to take the prescribed medication. It is sorta like if you’re diabetic and taking insulin because your pancreas cannot produce enough. Be cautious of hypothyroid diets out there on the internet. And there are a lot of them. Few actually have evidence to back up that they follow through. For example a few years ago there was a book that stated coconut oil would help control hypothryoidism. That being said there’s no evidence to support the statement. Be careful with supplements and medications. For example iron pills can slow down the speed your body absorbs the medication . If you are on medication you will also wanna talk with your doctor or pharmacist about soyabean flour products (because they do the same thing). That being said some things you can do along side the medications include: – acupuncture – naturopathy – stress management skills because the thyroid hormone goes on to form the foundations of some of ou
Depends upon what you mean by help an under active thyroid. There is nothing to can do other than take thyroid medicine to increase your serum level of the thyroid component that you are missing and bring it into your normal range. Other things to do that will help – is to control your diet so you do not add weight. If you are over weight cut your calories down. If you are gaining weight cut your calories back until you are at the correct weight for you height. If you find you fatigue easily increase the caffeine that you consume. That may help some.
