Hi everyone in the thyroid world! I’m always asked what I use, or those products that greatly interest me. So here’s a list of my favorite products, and yes, they are on Amazon mostly. You can click on the linked product which is always in color. AND YES, I’m ALWAYS ADDING NEW PRODUCTS I discover and use. So check back occasionally.  ~Janie, hypothyroid patient and site creator

These are not meant to go against your doctor’s recommendations or what you feel is right or wrong for you! 🙂 You accept full responsibility.  As an amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases–helps pay for my supplements. Kind regards,  ~Janie A. Bowthorpe 

TO COUNTER MY SUGAR-HOLIC PERSONALITY (got it from my fudge-loving Dad’s side of the family):

My favorite now is NatriSweet Chocolate Stevia liquid.  It is mostly just stevia, which I prefer over sugar alcohols–the latter which they are constantly adding to things and we don’t digest them. I digest them  HORRIBLY..

ANTIOXIDANT 

Glutathione is a MAJOR antioxidant produced naturally in your body. It’s stated to prevent  “damage to important cellular components caused by reactive oxygen species such as free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals”. Glutathione can tank if you are detoxing toxins, metals, or candida. So this becomes important. Here’s a great way to get glutathione, and you have to be committed to its use. Glutathione can fall as you age, but also falls if you are detoxing! The latter happened to me.

TO LOWER INFLAMMATION:

My favorite supplement is Doctor’s Best Curcumin as a Meriva variety–the Meriva helps absorption. And this one is cheap. Curcumin is the constituent in Turmeric, but it’s the ingredient that lowers inflammation. (Turmeric is too high in oxalates for me.)  I normally take around 5 caps in the morning and 4 caps in the evening to quickly get inflammation under control.  You may be different. Note that curcumin lowers iron, so I take 100 mg elemental iron with it–the one below. 

Or, if you have gut issues and want a SUPER ABSORBABLE version, this is my go-to liquid Curcumin. And it tastes great to me, which is a bonus. I will use liquid when I want to tackle any inflammation fast. REMEMBER that is can tank iron, so I always take perhaps 50 mg of Iron Bisglycinate.

TO RAISE LOW SERUM IRON (NOT ferritin–you treat serum iron)

  1. I use iron bisglycinate: Solgar – Gentle Iron, 25 MG, 180 Vegetable Capsules“–a non-constipating version of iron and the 25 mg of each tablet represents the elemental iron. I love it. Note: most of us have to take 150-200 mg daily, divided into three doses, to get low iron up the best.
  2. Because my TIBC is always low (in the 200’s somewhere),  I take Jarrow Formulas Lactoferrin 250mg, 60 Capsto help envelope iron and carry it around. Important if TIBC is low/in the 200’s, as mine always is no matter what!
  3. Vitamin C helps iron supplementation absorb even better and works faster for me! I like this one a lot, or this one. And there’s nothing wrong with ascorbic acid, contrary to all the strong opinions out there. 1000 mg each time I take iron.  Another Vitamin C I like is this one. 

DIGESTIVE ENZYMES–my very favorite

I’ve used several, but Dr. Amy Myers Digestive Enzymes strongly impressed me! Has a great variety of enzymes and good levels! I need them as I wasn’t breaking down nutrients as well as I should. 

But here comes another one that I currently also love: Vital Nutrients – Pancreatic Enzymes Supplement (Full Strength)

IMMUNE SUPPORT

I watched someone I knew get a TERRIBLE case of bacterial pneumonia. So I knew I’d want to be prepared for something like that AHEAD of time, or right at the onset. So this is what I keep on hand: Warrior – Organic Immune System Support  It’s got what we need to counter bacteria and viruses:  Cayenne, Garlic, Oregano, Ginger, Clove, Echinacea, Olive Leaf, and Elderberry.  I know for a fact that the garlic and oregano kill bacteria, as I once used them when I had SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth).

EYE HEALTH

I want my eyesight to last well for years and years–good grief, I have to use my eyes to continually update the STTM website as patients continue to learn. So I was impressed with this Pure Encapsulations – Lutein/Zeaxanthin formula and the reviews are excellent…I take one daily. So in spite of the price, it will last FOUR months.

But lately I heard of this, and the reviews are FANTASTIC: Macushield. See for yourself. So I take Macushield twice a day, and add in the former.

RELATED TO COVID-19 and immune function

There have been plenty of research that points to patients having less severe COVID-19 if their Vitamin D is quite optimal. So I am currently using this one. it’s 2000 mg D per drop with Vitamin K and I love it.

THEN I found this and it’s TOP NOTCH: Beta Glucan 1,3 D. Research implies it an immune system modulator, which should mean it won’t increase one’s antibodies/autoimmunity.

MAGNESIUM

I LOVE this one, as the capsules are TINY, which I appreciate:  Bio Schwartz Magnesium Bisglycinate

B12

My B12 doesn’t do a good job of breaking down for use, and my fingers will occasionally fall asleep easy. So my favorite are the TASTY lozenges: Seeking Health combo of Hydroxy and Adenosyl.

If I didn’t have a methylation problem, I like these:
Jarrow Formulas Methylcobalamin (Methyl B12) Lozenges

SUPER NUTRIENT — Anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, and more.

Astaxanthin is cool to me—it’s stated to be anti-cancer, a powerful antioxidant that also helps fight all sorts of heart issues, boosts the immune system, helps lower blood sugar levels, counters inflammation…etc etc. I use it daily at 12 mg.  It’s even stated to be  550 times stronger than vitamin E, & 6,000 times better than vitamin C!

FOR MEMORY, BRAIN HEALTH, DEMENTIA, etc

What I read about Serrapeptase blew me away—has helped people clear plaque in arteries, thus it IMPROVED dementia!! So I started taking it. But… it’s also a powerful biofilm buster for candida, and I did have candida when I started this, and the die off was powerful, so I moved down to 40,000. Here’s info so you can be informed.

And DHA/EPA helps memory and sharpness. I definitely noticed it!! I take 3000 mg a day. Some recommend 4000 mg.  And it’s by Nordic Naturals, whom I tend to trust for a quality fish oil. 

ABOUT HAVING A COPY OF the APOE GENE MUTATION for ALZHEIMER’S 

I’ve been very impressed with what I read about the need to be on DHA/EPA if one has even one copy of the gene mutation APOE. So just in case, I am taking this form of DHA, which is the recommended Phospholipid version. They say to build up to taking 3000 mg a day.   See this: https://www.fasebj.org/doi/10.1096/fj.201801412R

And in this long but INFORMATIVE interview, you can learn more from Dr. Rhonda Patrick about DHA and omega 3. 

FOR MITO ENERGY, and IMPORTANT AS BODY AGES

I am sold on taking CoQ10 which boosts mitochondrial energy–and coq10 falls as the body ages. Daily, I take both CoQ10 ubiquinone 600mg, 60 Softgels ubiquinone on the LEFT (fully oxidized) and CoQ10 ubiquinol 200 mg on the RIGHT (that which is broken down from the former) 

CALMING HIGH ANXIETY PERSONALITIES

I tend to be a go-getter with high adrenaline due to certain mutations. So Theanine Serene Supplement With Relora, two tablets, is what I take every morning, and it does calm me. 

STOMACH ACID IMPROVEMENT

I sometimes wonder if my stomach acid levels are lower as my body as gotten older, so I now take this Doctor’s Best Betaine HCI Pepsin and Gentian Bitters with meals–has betaine, Pepsin AND bitters and 360 caps!! Other times I’m using lemon juice in water first thing in the morning.

FOR BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL (and counters CANDIDA)

Sometimes I do consume carbs or sugar, so I make sure to take this Berberine to make my insulin more effective. It’s stated that Berberine is equal to Metformin!! It also helps counter candida.

HEALTHY DEODORANT

Yes! I use Milliard Baking Soda as an underarm deodorant and IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM. I started with a low amount to get my underarm used to the sodium, then built up to what I can sprinkle generously on my fingers (and over the sink!). No additives, either.  I pour it from the bag into a vintage large salt shaker.***I learned the hard way that if I take a shower at night, to wait until morning to apply to prevent burns from sleeping with arms down for several hours.

FEMALE HORMONES

I use the weakest estrogen called Emerita Estriol since I am in meno, and I also HAVE to use DIM (Diindolylmethane) Plus BioPerine, as I tend to get estrogen dominant if I don’t. Then comes progesterone…

FOODS

I prefer NOT to have sugar in my dried fruits which I mix with seeds as a snack. These are No Sugar Added Dried Tart Montmorency Cherries (1 lb.) by Country Spoon (very low on the glycemic scale for fruits) and again, NO SUGAR!!  Warning: don’t do what I did and ate WAYYYYY too much in one day—handfuls with seeds three different times in a day.  Overeating cherries can give you the runs. lol.

VANILLA

Because I’m a baker, I am familiar with different kinds of vanilla, and I have found my all time favorite: Mexican Vanilla Totonac’s Pure Vanilla Flavoring, 33.2 Fluid Ounce It’s a lot of vanilla, so I pour some into a smaller glass pouring jar! (I used to have another EXCELLENT ONE you can look at, too, but the latter is far cheaper and for more:  Blue Cattle Truck Mexican Vanilla. 

DRINKS–my favorite in the evenings!!

I often want something warm in the evenings, but without caffeine (and not tea)!! I discovered Leroux Regular Instant Chicory—I always add cream and my above chocolate stevia!  I love it. And guess what?? No caffeine, and it’s anti-inflammatory.

BEAUTY FUN

I want to keep my face as smooth and nice as possible! And this works!! It’s the “C+ Plus” Highest Concentrate 30% Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid and seriously works like a charm, especially under my eyes, on the chin, etc. I’m impressed.

The is a very cool, made in France, lotion, called L’Occitan, also called Butter Hand Cream. Comes in 1 ounce or 5 ounces. “Enriched with 20% organic Shea Butter, penetrates quickly to protect, nourish and moisturize hands. Honey, almond extracts and coconut oil are blended with Shea Butter to create this extremely effective formula. I love these kind of hand creams.