Thyroid Disease and Dietary Supplements
Since the middle of the twentieth century, nutritional supplements have grown into a multi-billion-dollar-a-year industry that encompasses pretty much everything from diet and weight loss to hair growth, skin health, sexual performance, muscle building – you name it, and there’s probably a whole industry’s worth of supplements that are supposed to help it. In recent years, a new addition has come along: natural supplements to help people who suffer with thyroid problems. While many in the medical professional question some of the more exaggerated claims made by less-than-forthright companies, it’s possible that some supplements meant to assist thyroid sufferers could be of some assistance. To see whether there’s any chance of this, let’s look not only at some of the common symptoms and causes of thyroid problems, but some of the supplements that claim to help – and if they do what they claim.