Re: Tyrosine, selenium, iodine for thyroid help ; therefore should avoid if

[Guest guest]

treating adrenals; like many i have adrenal problems

and know AI/this forum and many other experts suggest treating

adrenals first and NOT doing anything to treat/support thyroid as it

can stress/mess up adrenals (I believe this is what can happen)

Thus my understanding would be that when supporting adrenals, supps

like tyrosine,selenium and iodine should be avoided as they support

thyroid.

I had tried tyrosine and it made me agitated and created some head

problems. same with dl-phenylalanine it created immediate

head/anxiety problems which lasted all night (i do not know if the

latter of these problems were related to thyroid or just my system

could not handle (AI says the latter dl-phenylalanine) can do this I

believe

QUESTION

any other supplements/foods that are supportive of thyroid? and

therefore should be avoided when treating adrenals?

what about kelp, one thyroid book i am reading which seems really

informative (The Thyroid Diet by Shomon) says kelp can be bad

(i think she said it can create thyroid problems and i was taking it

before AI), any thoughts?

Thanks all, GO Obama,

I have been off the site for a few weeks

-- In frequent-dose-chelation , " Jackie "

wrote:

> In frequent-dose-chelation mmc2315 wrote:

> Take 500 mg of tyrosine + selenium + iodine in the morning to

feed the thyroid

> ----------Just to be clear, she didn't mean 500mg of *each*. She

meant 500mg of tyrosine, plus *some* selenium plus *some* iodine.

You would never want to take 500mg of selenium or iodine. Selenium

can become toxic at levels not too far from those recommended for

supplementation, and I have a book that says that amount is 1000mcg

or 1mg. In AI, Andy recommends 50-300mcg of selenium, and I was

recommended to take between 200-400mcg/day by one doctor. Andy

doesn't give a recommendation (amount) for iodine in AI, and

suggestions for this might vary quite a bit, as states

below. You can do an iodine loading test. I know VRP offers it now,

and there are probably other places.-----------Jackie

>

> (Sorry for butting in !)

>

> (perhaps

> in lieu of Armour?). I've been using a product from

> NOW " Potassium plus Iodine " which

> has 225 mcg of iodine. You can start low and work up, still

> staying well below the super

> high doses (one Iodoral is 12.5 mg). I'm at about 2-3 mg per day

now.

>

> I've read on another list that iodine can help not only thyroid,

but raise progesterone

> levels.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In frequent-dose-chelation topbrokersf wrote:

treating adrenals; like many i have adrenal problems

and know AI/this forum and many other experts suggest treating

adrenals first and NOT doing anything to treat/support thyroid as it

can stress/mess up adrenals (I believe this is what can happen)

------------I think this is only partly correct, how you stated it. It is

important to treat adrenals *first*, or *before* you start treating thyroid.

You don't have to totally *heal* your adrenals before starting thyroid

treatment. And I did find this out for myself, because I had a doctor give me

Armour to try, without any adrenal support. And yes it was hard on my adrenals

and made me worse.---------Jackie

Thus my understanding would be that when supporting adrenals, supps

like tyrosine,selenium and iodine should be avoided as they support

thyroid.

------------No, you should be able to support your adrenals and thyroid at the

same time. And I don't know if these thyroid supporting supplements would be or

cause the same effect as actually taking Armour or thyroid hormone. But as long

as you're taking adrenal support, there shouldn't be a problem with taking these

supplements to support your thyroid.-----------Jackie

I had tried tyrosine and it made me agitated and created some head

problems.

-----------I think I only tried tyrosine once, and it made my head feel funny

also, so I haven't tried taking it since. I take selenium and iodine, and

haven't noticed any problems from them.-----------Jackie

same with dl-phenylalanine it created immediate

head/anxiety problems which lasted all night (i do not know if the

latter of these problems were related to thyroid or just my system

could not handle (AI says the latter dl-phenylalanine) can do this I

believe

QUESTION

any other supplements/foods that are supportive of thyroid? and

therefore should be avoided when treating adrenals?

------------Some say coconut oil is good for your thyroid, but like I said

above, you don't have to avoid them because of adrenals. Just treat

both.---------Jackie

what about kelp, one thyroid book i am reading which seems really

informative (The Thyroid Diet by Shomon) says kelp can be bad

(i think she said it can create thyroid problems and i was taking it

before AI), any thoughts?

------------I think I read that too little and too much iodine isn't good for

your thyroid, so maybe the kelp has too much iodine in it, or at least for some

people? Or since it comes from the ocean, did she think it was

contaminated?--------Jackie

Thanks all,

I have been off the site for a few weeks

>