Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 My daughter is showing symptoms of hypothytoidism. I am not happy about putting her on thyroxine. However I have been reading about other supplements. One that has been mentioned is L-tyrosine which is supposed to be a precursor to thyroxine. Is L-tyrosine safe? Is selenium as a supplement safe? Perhaps list members can help me. Thank you. regards Begum (Ms) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 I wouldn't trust any of those supplements, since they do not contain the t4. The selenium is a good choice because it helps convert t4 to t3 . I have hypothyroidism.Begum Ibrahim <begumibrahim wrote: Dear List MembersCan anyone help me with this?My daughter is showing symptoms of hypothyroidism. I am not happy about putting her on thyroxine. However I have been reading about other supplements. One that hasbeen mentioned is L-tyrosine which is uspposed to be a precursor to thyroxine.Is L-tyrosine safe?Is selenium as a supplement safe?Perhaps list members can help me. Thank you.regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Correct me if I am wrong guys. Selenium is bio-accumulative. So, it can reach toxic level accumulating in the body. At lower level we need it. L-Tyrosine is safe. Only my wife gets itching from it. The other way is cheese or meat or eggs. Exercise also raises the thyroid function. One must do all these things. Ratan. --- Begum Ibrahim <begumibrahim wrote: > My daughter is showing symptoms of hypothytoidism. I > am not happy > about putting her on thyroxine. However I have been > reading about > other supplements. One that has been mentioned is > L-tyrosine which is > supposed to be a precursor to thyroxine. > > Is L-tyrosine safe? > Is selenium as a supplement safe? > > Perhaps list members can help me. Thank you. > > regards > Begum (Ms) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 DON " T put her on thyroxine!!!! Get her on natural thyorid hormones if she needs it. The folks and ( FILES section) at NaturalThyroidHormones can help you with all of this.....much better than most endocrinologists every can.....or will. ~inga on 7/28/05 9:45 PM, Begum Ibrahim at begumibrahim wrote: > Dear List Members > > Can anyone help me with this? > > My daughter is showing symptoms of hypothyroidism. I am not happy > about putting her on thyroxine. > > However I have been reading about other supplements. One that has > been > mentioned is L-tyrosine which is uspposed to be a precursor to > thyroxine. > > Is L-tyrosine safe? > Is selenium as a supplement safe? > > Perhaps list members can help me. Thank you. > > regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 > Correct me if I am wrong guys. > Selenium is bio-accumulative. So, it can reach toxic > level accumulating in the body. At lower level we need > it. Toxic selenium accumulation is rare; at a daily dose of 3200 mcg for a year, the only toxic effect was some curling of the fingernails. Selenium depletes arsenic; to see some of the areas that are known to contain arsenic, see the map at http://codebluewater.com/?key=welcome and please note the white areas on th map had insufficient data as opposed to no arsenic. Arsenic is associated with increased disease and mitochondrial disorders including diabetes and cancer, so a little extra selenium to offset that toxin is more likely to be good for you. Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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