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Cultao Premium Thyroid Support Supplement
Product Review
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Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's Testing and Diagnosis
Several years ago, my Mom was diagnosed by her doctor as having Hypothyroidism based on the results of one blood test (TSH levels) and
given a prescription for Levothyroxine. Over time, and again based on
that one TSH blood levels test, her dosage of Levothyroxine was
increased several times.
Then, in one of my holistic healing
courses, I learned about Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (aka Autoimmune or
Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis) and the drawbacks and limitations of
running just the one TSH test to assess thyroid function. So, I had her
do a complete Thyroid Test Panel, which includes testing TSH, Total T4,
Total T3, Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3 (rT3), T3U, Free T4 Index, and
very importantly, Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb) and
Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb). As it turned out, she has Hashimoto's
Thyroiditis, which is actually an autoimmune disease and more than just
hypothyroidism.
An Excellent Patient Guide
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Hashimoto's Thyroiditis:
Lifestyle Interventions for
Finding and Treating
the Root Cause |
We then read an excellent, highly recommended and best-selling book on the subject,
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause
by Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP.
This book is basically a public,
patient and health professional educational guide which covers in
great depth and detail the root causes, symptoms, testing and
appropriate diagnosis, prescription medication management, supplements,
diet and other lifestyle and integrative medicine interventions for
Hashimoto's.
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In the book, Dr. Wentz writes that certain
supplements (Selenium,
Zinc Picolinate, Chromium, B-Complex Vitamins,
Iodine, NAC,
Biotin,
Magnesium, Vitamin D3, Probiotics) may be helpful
with managing and healing Hashi's. Certain herbs are also thought to
help, most notably Ashwangandha.
Effects of Diet Modification and Supplements
My Mom modified her diet,
started taking her supplements and ... lo and behold ... she felt better
and her subsequent thyroid panel and antibodies tests reflected a
marked improvement - enough that her doctor lowered her Levothyroxine to
the lowest dosage.
Thyroid Support Supplements
My Mom started off taking
NOW Foods Thyroid Energy, 90 Vcaps
because she trusts this brand. But, she likes to change things up once
in a while and try new brands and so she asked me to get the
CulTao Thyroid Support for her. Her main reason for wanting to try CulTao was
that the formulation was significantly different than the NOW brand and
seems to be more complete in that it also includes Vitamins A, C and D,
Magnesium, Green Tea extract, patented Bacopin leaf extract and twice as
much Selenium.
Although she has not been in for testing since
taking CulTao, she says she feels great, and what better indicator is
there than that? Other aspects of CulTao Thyroid Support that my Mom
really likes include:
1. Its easy to take (swallow)
2. Vegetarian capsule
3. Its made in the U.S.A. under cGMP standards, according to the marketing literature.Why we are giving CulTao Thyroid Support four stars instead of five stars:
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Both my Mom and I are of the opinion that information concerning
country of origin or manufacture, and manufacturing facility
certifications should be right on the label and on the company's
website. We find CulTao lacking in this.
* CulTao's Thyroid
Support contains Folic Acid (as does the NOW brand). Folic Acid is a
synthetic form of Vitamin B9 (Folate). There is some controversy about
supplementing with Folic Acid for certain individuals, particularly
those with a MTHFR genetic mutation. It is my understanding that
progressive supplement companies are now beginning to leave Folic Acid
out of their formulations.
Disclosures
Disclosure: I purchased this product
on behalf of my Mom at a discount in exchange for my (our) honest and
unbiased review, feedback and opinion.
Disclosure: I am an Amazon affiliate and may earn a small commission if one of my readers clicks through a link to Amazon and completes a purchase.
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