Minerals for Hypos

[Guest guest]

Hi and Everyone,

I agree that things have got confusing, but they are also changing. Each day

we get new information that changes our ideas about the best path to take for

hyperthyroidism and for hypothyroidism.

Here is my latest best guess for minerals to take for hypothyroidism:

IODINE (KELP) --10 to 15 tablets a day. Iodine is absolutely essential for

thyroid production and one tablet of kelp is supposed to have enough iodine

to keep the thyroid going. However, kelp also is a great source of trace

minerals and those are important for thyroid health. As we grow older our

assimilation decreases so I feel it's better to take more. Many books

recommend taking

10-15 tablets a day if you are hypo and I agree with this.

ZINC -- 50-100 mg a day. Zinc may very well be the accelerator of the thyroid

and is crucial for healing all internal and external parts of the body, which

would include the thyroid. You can start with smaller amounts and build up

gradually.

COPPER -- (Be careful with this!) 2 mg a day would be good, but you might

want to start with 1 mg a day. Copper without zinc will depress your thyroid

function

so make sure you take it with plenty of zinc. Once you get normal, you might

want to continue with 4 mg a day, but you have to judge that for yourself.

If

you take copper and feel more hypo, it may be the copper that is responsible.

Your may have to build up your zinc first, and then start with 1 mg of

copper.

MANGANESE -- 5 mg a day. This has recently come to my attention that the

thyroid needs manganese to function. I remember taking manganese once

while I was between hyperthyroid storms and regretted taking it. It seemed

to

increase my thyroid output, which would make it good for hypos.

IRON -- (if pre-menopausal female, maybe 18 mg; otherwise, maybe not). Iron

is supposed to be essential for thyroid production, but make sure you are

deficient with a blood test before supplementing.

SELENIUM -- 200 mcg a day (don't overdo it). Selenium is supposed to be

important in thyroid production and it protects your thyroid from mercury

poisoning.

POTASSIUM -- You should be able to get enough from your diet. Eat bananas.

CHROMIUM -- 200 mcg a day. May be beneficial in increasing thyroid production

and assists in keeping the body from accumulating excess fat.

TRACE ELEMENTS -- Take maximum recommended. Probably involved in thyroid

production and important in maintaining overall health.

DIGESTIVE ENZYMES -- If all thyroid problems are caused by deficiencies, then

digestive enzymes are important to help correct the problems.

Hopefully this will help everyone with hypothyroidism to get started healing

their thyroids and increasing its production of hormone. When new information

is found, we'll change the recommendations.

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[Guest guest]

, thanks for clearing this up, the only other question I have is how much

each Kelp tablets should be? I now am taking 3 tablets daily of 660 mg.

each.....should I be taking more than this? the instructions say not to take

more than the recommend dose...... what do you think? I started taking one a

day, then two, now I'm up to three. is this how I should increase it , or do

I just start taking more, all at once.?

thanks, Chris

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[Guest guest]

It seems to me that a gradual build it is the best approach to make sure that

you do not experience some type of allegeric or toxic reaction. My general

spacing has been to build up at the rate of one change per week - I find that

it takes my body about 3 to 5 days to adjust to a new regime and to see if the

trends are positive. I remember the first time I took melatonin supplements -

wow, psychedelic dreams for about 3 days. Now I take a melatonin and just

sleep soundly.

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