Whats the best over the counter multi vitamin and or Kelp?

[amandac46]

I would like to take a multi vitamin what ones do you use and do they help?

Also do any of you take kelp?

[Moggie]

No multi vitamins don't really help. The only way to go with vitamins is to get tested and then supplement if you find you are deficient.

As for Kelp:

If You Have a Thyroid Problem, Take Iodine or Kelp

Natural health practitioners who don't truly understand thyroid function are often quick to tell you that "thyroid problems mean you need iodine" or iodine-containing herbs or supplements, such as kelp, bladderwrack and bugleweed.

If you are truly iodine deficient, iodine may be able to help your thyroid. One study done in 1998 found that over the past twenty years, the percentage of Americans with low intake of iodine has more than quadrupled. Currently about 12 percent of the U.S. population is iodine deficient, up from less than 3 percent in the early 1970s. So, for some people, iodine deficiency may be a factor in their thyroid problem.

But for some people, iodine or iodine-containing products make worsen autoimmune thyroid problems, both Hashimoto's and Graves' disease, and cause enlargement of the thyroid (goiter). Before you start iodine, consider having urinary iodine measured to see if you have an actual deficiency, and pay close attention to any symptoms that develop after you start to take iodine.

Hope this helps

Moggie x

[amandac46 in reply to Moggie]

Thanks Moggie that is a big help i will talk to my dr when i get to see him soon.

[Moggie in reply to amandac46]

Ask your GP to test - B12, VitD, Ferritin (how much iron your body has stored), Iron and Folates.

Moggie x

[v_adams1]

I would agree with Moggie, I went into a local health shop and asked if they had anything that would help with Thyroid problems. they suggested something that was high in Iodine. Luckily I've been reading lots on here, so knew that the Iodine would cause me problems, as I have Graves Disease.