Re: Thyroid Supplements that aren't toxic? (manganese, etc)

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> Are there any " clean " glandulars out there?

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Thyroid Supplements that aren't toxic? (manganese, etc)

Hey what's good, girls and boys?

Anyone got the 411 on what the deal is with all the toxic crap in all

the thyroid supplements?

I was considering the possibility that I might have a little

*hypo*thyroid-- I have a need for coffee that's persisting long after

the withdrawals left, I gained some fat after dropping coffee, too, I

have no " moons " on any fingers except the tiniest portion on one of my

thumbs, etc. Also, I was reading what Ray Peat wrote on Chapter

Leaders about thyroid stimulants and vitamin A going hand in hand, and

one being harmful without the other (He noted that traditional folks

eating the whole animal would eat one thyroid for every liver).

So, my thought was to get a glandular or something-- basically, a tiny

bit of thyroid gland every day and I would start eating liver again.

I just wanted something moderate.

However, I went to Whole Foods and Vitamin Shoppe and everything I

found, in particular every thing that actually had glandulars in it,

had other junk that made me drop the idea of using it.

One of them included titanium dioxide for color, which I've heard is

carcinogenic but haven't looked into, but most notably, most of them

have high amounts of manganese in them.

One of the products I found had 115% of the RDA of manganese, but only

8% of the RDA of copper!

Since I'm not monitoring my intake of these in the rest of my diet, it

seems to me extremely unwise to take anything that supplies more than

say, 50% RDA of manganese total from all supplements, especially if

not accompanied by an *extra* dose of copper.

It seems to me really dangerous to have these high amounts of

manganese in over-the-counter supplements. I'm sure the manufacturers

know that many people generally take higher than the recommended dose

when the supplement is over-the-counter.

I'm concerned about manganese from the perspective of Mark Purdey's

research.

Are there any " clean " glandulars out there?

Chris

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I have used glandulars from three companies: Standard Process, Metagenics,

and Inner Light. The first two companies are practitioner-only for wholesale

accounts, and Inner Light is an MLM.

S.P. makes good quality supplements. I like that the bulk of what's in their

supplements comes from concentrated whole foods. The little bit of measured

amounts of, say, Vitamin C that's in there is synthetic. They have to do

this by law (everyone does) because that's the only way they can measure it;

whole foods vary with the amounts of various nutrients they contain.

I have found that the glandulars from Metagenics are stronger. I've taken

the adrenals to give mine a boost and they have worked better for me than

the ones from S.P.

Inner Light formulas for the glands contain the least amount of the actual

gland, and lots of other stuff, including cell salts. I have tried the

kidney and pancreas and found them useful and effective. You can find more

info about I.L. supplements on my website; see " Products " and then " Super

Greens. "

All have their advantages and different people gravitate toward them,

depending on what they're working on and what they need. I trust all three

companies as far as the purity is concerned.

Best,

Nenah

Nenah Sylver, PhD

http://www.nenahsylver.com

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