Natural Thyroid Help

Hypothyroidism is a condition of abnormally low thyroid hormone production. Hypothyroidism results in many disorders that can directly or indirectly involve the thyroid gland. Since thyroid hormone affects numerous areas of the body such as metabolism, growth, and development, inadequate thyroid hormone will have widespread consequences on the body.

Thyroid hormones are those produced by the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located in the lower part of the neck between the Adam's apple and the collar bone. It hugs the trachea (windpipe) and takes a shape similar to that of a butterfly: two wings (lobes) and attached by a body (isthmus).

The thyroid gland uses iodine to produce thyroid hormones. Iodine is found primarily in foods such as seafood, bread, and salt. The two most important thyroid hormones are Triiodothyronine (also called T3) and Thyroxine (also called T4). T3 represents 1% of thyroid hormones present in blood; T4 represents 99%. After being released into the blood from the thyroid gland, a large amount of T4 is converted into T3. T3 is the hormone that affects the metabolism of cells.

Thyroid supplements are available in two forms: whole-natural or synthetic. It is almost always better to use a whole-natural thyroid help extract because the synthetic versions typically have only one of the necessary thyroid hormones such as T3 or T4. Whole-natural thyroids cover a fuller spectrum of thyroid hormones (including T1, T2, T3 and T4). Synthetic versions have also been criticized (and undergone massive product recalls) because of the inconsistencies of their dosage, whereas whole-natural supplements have a near perfect consistency of dosage.