The thyroid glands that are situated in front of the throat sometimes stop producing the hormone and thereby cause many complications that result in heavy sleep, weight gain, hair loss and heightened cholesterol level.
While it can not be called lethal, people living with it will vouch for the discomfort they go through being a real problem in their day to day life.
The condition and its effect can be curbed to a large extant by herbal treatment for hypothyroidism.
Since it is the paucity of iodine that is at the base of the problem, a herb known as kelp that is rich in iodine can work as a supplement to do the job.
Kelp is available as a food supplement or condensed into a capsule.
Wrap cooked rice a la sushi rolls and take them.
You can sprinkle it liberally on soups and salads.
At the same time, it is advisable to limit its use because excess can bring on new complications like goiters.
Gentian, another herb, regulates thyroid secretion and where necessary, stimulates it.
It also enables metabolism to take place at a desired level and the immune system is stimulated.
An administration of one tsp taken three times over long periods, perhaps three months can result in the body carrying out metabolism in a regulated way.
Another important herbal treatment for hypothyroidism is enabled by Hawthorn that contains flavonoids and oligomeric procyanidins.
These two hormones improve the flow of blood and dilation in blood vessels.
Free radicals that damage cells are done away with too.
Heart disease incidents are greatly reduced by bringing down cholesterol levels by this herb.