THYROID SUPPORT
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THE PROTOCOL
Selenium
Pure Encapsulations
200 μg, total per day of selenomethionine, minimum 3 months
- A decrease between 20% and 63.6% in anti-TPO marker was observed
Vitamin D3
Pure Encapsulations
2000 IU, total per day, minimum 6 months
- It has been demonstrated that low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is related to thyroid auto-immune diseases like Hashimotos
- Vitamin D has been shown to decrease concentrations of thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies
- Vitamin D has been linked to a decrease in thyroid autoimmunity in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis treated with levothyroxine. The impact is more significant for thyroid peroxidase than thyroglobulin antibodies
- The combination of Simvastatin and vitamin D supplementation had a stronger effect in reducing concentrations of thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies then vitamin D supplementation alone
Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis)
Pure Encapsulations
6 g, total per day, minimum 24 weeks
- Preliminary research shows that Cordyceps sinensis may balance the proportion between helper T cells and cytotoxic T cells
- In addition, Cordyceps sinensis may contribute to a significant decrease in anti-TPO antibodies in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients
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