Dr. Westin Childs Podcast: Thyroid | Weight Loss | Hormones

Your thyroid needs these 3 vitamins in order to create thyroid hormone. If you have a deficiency in ANY of these nutrients then your body will not be able to produce thyroid hormone and you may feel the symptoms of low thyroid. The good news is that you can take this information and use it to potentially help you feel better if you have low levels of any of these nutrients. The 3 main vitamins needed to create thyroid hormone include: #1. Tyrosine. Tyrosine is a protein or amino acid and it is REQUIRED to produce thyroid hormone. This is because tyrosine forms the backbone of thyroid hormone. If you don't have enough tyrosine in your body then you won't be able to put thyroid hormone together. In addition, tyrosine also combines with itself to create something called thyroglobulin. Thyroglobulin helps to smash two half of thyroid hormone together in order to complete the finished thyroid hormone. Tyrosine can become depleted because it is also used as a building block for other hormones including