supplements

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: Are they safe to take?

Are supplements safe to take?  Should you then take supplements?  Is more better?  Or could you be making yourself sick? I do support taking certain supplements, because I know that there are issues with soil nutrient depletion and long transport times (which all depletes nutrients from fruits and vegetables).   So what do we do?  Well, […]

Boost Your Thyroid Health with the Power of Selenium: Why this Trace Mineral is Essential for a Healthy Thyroid

Selenium is a trace mineral that plays an important function in thyroid health.  We shouldn’t underestimate the power of this little mineral. How the thyroid gland works First, the thyroid gland makes thyroid hormones, predominantly T4 and T3, and these hormones are then transported through out your body.  Did you know that just about each […]

The link between vitamin D and hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s

Research has shown that there is a strong link between vitamin D and hypothyroidism.  Let’s have a look at what it means if you have an underactive thyroid or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Today I want to look at vitamin D and what vitamin D deficiency means for hypothyroid and Hashimoto’s patients. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s […]