subject: Vitamins As Natural Remedies For Thyroid Disorder [print this page] One of the foremost and most common natural remedies for thyroid disorder is complementing the supply of iodine in our body. While the relationship between our body's thyroid function and iodine is relatively complex, one established fact is that iodine deficiency ultimately leads to hypothyroidism and development of goiter.
Health and medical experts primarily recommend natural remedies for thyroid disorder to those who do not want to avail of invasive treatments. One's inability to provide treatment to thyroid puts one at risk of serious types of thyroid disorder, such as cretinism and myxedema. Recent report shows that over half billion of the total global population is at risk of iodine deficiency. While most home remedies for thyroid requires herbs and most homeopathy drugs, health experts also recommend consuming most food groups that are rich in iodine, such as
o Iodized salt
o Seaweed
o Water
o Milk, and
o Ground beef
A number of dietary supplements are also known to contain iodine that could aid to stabilize our body's iodine level include seaweed extracts and those that are labeled as multivitamin formula. In spite of the published benefits of consuming iodine formulas, some health experts question whether or not supplements are desirable to most people. It is, therefore, necessary to consult with one's attending physician.
Selenium is also known to promote the proper functioning of thyroid and is, therefore, an important component of most supplements. Natural remedies for thyroid disorder that is known to contain selenium are recommended to be administered for at least two months. However, as most lab results had shown, administration of selenium supplements would only beneficial to those who are both iodine and selenium deficient.
