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How Balancing Iron Levels Can Help Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

8] A more recent 2019 study looked at the levels of three important nutrients for thyroid health: iodine, iron, and selenium. [9] And as we’ve seen, even with supplementation, you need to address your root causes to prevent iron supply and demand challenges. Too much iron/ferritin can be a problem. However, when they added 1.5

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How Do Adaptogenic Herbs Benefit Hashimoto’s?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Nikolai Lazarev defined adaptogens as “an agent that raises the body’s ability to resist stress by countering undesired stressors, whether physical, chemical, emotional, or biological.” The first case is outlined in a 2019 report by Roberto Vita and his research team, and published in Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira.