It doesn't take long to recognize that there are two medical approaches to an abnormal thyroid, suppressive or stimulation therapies. Suppressive therapies such as Synthroid replace thyroid output with a synthetic analog causing the thyroid to stop manufacturing hormones all together.
Stimulation therapies such as Armor Thyroid, glandulars and kelp stimulate a sluggish thyroid - often causing it to weaken to the point where it cannot manufacture it's own hormones.
Both stimulation and suppression, while opposite approaches - often result in the same lack of output and dependency on lifetime medications.
But thyroid dysfunction is caused by environmental issues that challenge our health: chemicals and toxicity, hormone imbalance, poor immune function, stress and lifestyle issues. By addressing these underlying causes with supportive therapies, it is possible - not only to rebuild the thyroid - but to solve the underlying issues that may be weakening other body systems as well.
