Thyroid Supplements: How to Pick the Best One

November 10th, 2022

By Dr. Edward F. Group

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Finding the right nutritional supplements to support your thyroid can be a challenge. The concern isn’t a lack of products — quite the opposite. If you search for thyroid supplements, you’ll be inundated with dozens of companies marketing all sorts of pills and potions alleged to support the thyroid. In the sea of brands, options, promises, and claims, how do you know what to choose?

Read the Nutrition Label

Always read the ingredients. Like food, the law requires supplements to have a nutrition label; it’s the first thing you should check. The section under “Supplement Facts” lists the serving size and active ingredients. The active ingredients are the components that provide the most benefits. Inactive ingredients are listed under “Other Ingredients.”

Just because the label says “other” or “inactive” doesn’t mean those ingredients should be ignored. As they say, “The devil is in the details.” Some of them are harmless and necessary. Liquid supplements frequently contain water, glycerin, or alcohol, and pills might list the capsule shell itself. Other “other ingredients” aren’t quite so inert. Potentially unhealthy additives include fillers, binders, chemical dyes, and artificial flavors. Generally speaking, the fewer “other ingredients,” the better. Some supplements have dozens. Whenever I see more than three, I approach with caution.

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