Alcohol and NDT?

[NatChap]

Morning All!

I'm thinking of taking my NDT at bedtime instead of morning but I like a glass of wine in the evening...will this affect it?

Thanks in advance

Nat x

[shaws Administrator]

These are two excerpts from the following link:-

Moderate alcohol drinking

Occasional drinkers shouldn’t be alarmed. Moderate consumption of alcohol can be beneficial. Research has shown that moderate and intermittent alcohol consumption can help with suppressing the autoimmune response.

The immune system is one of the most complex systems in the human body. For it to function normally, it needs to collaborate with other body parts, organs, and cells—therefore not everyone might experience the benefits of moderate and intermittent alcohol drinking. This primarily depends on age, body composition, biological sex, genetics, and other lifestyle factors (9).

boostthyroid.com/blog/2018/...

The following is also from the same link:-

"Consuming alcohol can drastically affect how your thyroid functions—such as blocking its activity (1), or lowering levels of hormones T3 and T4 (2, 3).

Alcohol is also known to destroy thyroid cells, which are sometimes used in treatment of a condition called thyroid nodules (4). Over time consuming alcohol can reduce the size of the thyroid (5), thought it initially enlarges it (6). This means the thyroid gland is left with fewer cells to produce T4 and T3. Although a positive impact is that it reduces goiter (7).

Continuous use of alcohol can result in Euthyroid Sick Syndrome (ESS), in which rT3 is elevated and T3 is reduced (3)."

[NatChap in reply to shaws]

Thanks x