Natural Support for Thyroid Health: Vitamins & Herbs

Thyroid problems can cause low energy and a lack of balance in your mental health. Coupled with thyroid medicine, vitamins and herbs can help boost your thyroid function and help you get over some of the thyroid-related fatigue.

Time Frame

• Natural treatment of hypothyroidism is a long-term process and should not be used instead of thyroid medication.

Herbal Hypothyroid Treatments

• Herbs which treat hypothyroid conditions include ginger, seaweed, and cinnamon. "The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook" by Tillotson et al. suggests a dose of 9 grams per day of these powdered herbs concentrated to four times the original strength.

Herbal Hyperthyroid Treatments

• "One Earth" recommends verbena and lemon balm to treat hyperthyroid conditions.

Verbena

• Holistic Online recommends a dose of one cup of verbena tea administered three times daily. Each cup should have one to three teaspoons of verbenia soaked in one cup of boiling water.

Vitamins

• According to mythyroid.com, CoEnzyme Q12 has proven effects in reducing the oxidative stress which can contribute to poor thyroid health. Vitamin D deficiency can contribute to low levels of thyroid hormone, so supplementation of Vitamin D can also be helpful in healing thyroid problems.