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Kelp with Synthroid
This has still not answered my question.. I had to take radioactive iodine to destroy my thyroid.. I take 1.25 mcg daily, can I take kelp also with the synthroid??? In the 80's I went on a kelp,lecithin.b6 vinegar diet and lost a lot of weight.. but I need to know if I can take kelp safely with synthroid??
I too am tempted to try kelp. I had rai 25 yrs ago and feel that my body may benefit from kelp. Synthroid is made from iodine .The thryroid gland regulates iodine.So my question is ..how am i regulating it now without glands. I believe that the kelp will help the synthroid conversion from t4 which is all syn is ..to t3 which our bodies need. My body has a hard time converting and storing synthroid. Im willing to bet the kelp will allow my body to work better.
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Iodine is contraindicated in many instances of hypothyroidism, especially, if you have Hashimoto's.
The thyroid gland doesn't "regulate" iodine. The thyroid uses iodine to produce the T3 and T4 hormones. Since you have no thyroid, the iodine will do you no good.
Both T3 and T4 are tyrosine based hormones. T4 has 4 iodine molecules attached; when it's converted to T3, one of the iodine molecules is dropped off. Synthroid is identical to the T4 hormone your body produces.
The kelp will not help with the conversion of T4 to T3. Most conversion is done in the liver, but some is done in other organs, tissues. Selenium has been proven to help some with that.
What are your actual thyroid hormone levels? The Free T3 and Free T4? Be sure to include reference ranges, since those vary lab to lab and must come from your own report.
Some of us don't adequately convert Free T4 to Free T3, so must add a source of T3 to our medication regime. This can be done either with a synthetic T3 (cytomel or generic) added to your synthroid, or it can be done with desiccated hormones, which contain both T3 and T4.
The thyroid gland doesn't "regulate" iodine. The thyroid uses iodine to produce the T3 and T4 hormones. Since you have no thyroid, the iodine will do you no good.
Both T3 and T4 are tyrosine based hormones. T4 has 4 iodine molecules attached; when it's converted to T3, one of the iodine molecules is dropped off. Synthroid is identical to the T4 hormone your body produces.
The kelp will not help with the conversion of T4 to T3. Most conversion is done in the liver, but some is done in other organs, tissues. Selenium has been proven to help some with that.
What are your actual thyroid hormone levels? The Free T3 and Free T4? Be sure to include reference ranges, since those vary lab to lab and must come from your own report.
Some of us don't adequately convert Free T4 to Free T3, so must add a source of T3 to our medication regime. This can be done either with a synthetic T3 (cytomel or generic) added to your synthroid, or it can be done with desiccated hormones, which contain both T3 and T4.
This was very informative ! I had basically the same question. Thanks Barb135
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