Hi having read a few posts on Maca powder and hypothyroidism, is there anyone here who has hypothyroidism and is taking maca powder please. I read that perhaps maca isn't great for people with hypothyroidism. However, I am trying to get a national source for my adrenals / energy as I don't think Adrenavive 2 is doing me any favours (feel shaky, jittery and snappy).
Many thanks in advance!
It is only recommended that we supplement with the vitamins and minerals in which we are deficient, having tested levels first. Maca contains potassium, calcium, magnesium and zinc as well as some B vitamins including B3 (niacin). It also more worryingly contains high levels of iodine. I personally would not touch it.
Many thanks Lalatoot!
However, I am trying to get a national source for my adrenals / energy as I don't think Adrenavive 2 is doing me any favours (feel shaky, jittery and snappy).
I looked at some of your recent posts and noticed you'd had a test of cortisol in urine. I've never done one of those and almost never come across them on the forum, so can't tell what a urine result is telling you. I have the same problem with thyroid hormone results from urine testing. I just don't understand them.
Does a high result mean that the body isn't using what is being produced? Or that the body is producing large amounts and ejecting the excess?
Does a low result mean that the body is using all that is produced and could do with more? Or that the body has an almost perfect amount and is ejecting the tiny bit of excess?
The two tests I'm familiar with are the saliva cortisol test that the public can do without involving a doctor, and the early morning blood test done by GPs. The tests aren't actually measuring exactly the same thing, and so one can have a saliva result suggesting cortisol is low, while the blood result might suggest that cortisol is fine, or any other combination of the two of high, okay, and low.
If you were to do a saliva test for cortisol then we might be able to help you with interpreting the results.
The two saliva tests that are worth getting are :
Regenerus :
regeneruslabs.com/products/...
Genova Diagnostics UK :
gdx.net/uk/product/adrenal-...
For info on how to order both tests :
thyroiduk.org/help-and-supp...
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As for Maca, I have never tried it and know almost nothing about it.
The above link has quite a lot of info on Maca, and also has lots of references.
Is this hypothyroidism?
Liothyronine powder 
Hypothyroidism or not?
