Slow Metabolism? Chronic Dieter?
Are you a chronic dieter? Has your metabolism slowed to a crawl as a result of years of yo-yo dieting and extreme calorie restriction? While smart eating habits (especially consuming 5-6 small meals a day) and exercise will help reverse this, for some of you, a fat burner likeMetabolic Thyrolean may be well worth experimenting with.
Thyrolean contains guggulsterones, l-tyrosine, phosphates,and garcinia cambogia, a combination shown in one study to result in modest weight loss (Curr Ther Res 1999;60(4):220-227). Guggulsterones have been shown in several studies to increase thyroid activity by ramping up the conversion of T4 to T3 (Planta Med. 1984 Feb;(1):78-80.) L-tyrosine, too, may have a benefical effect on thyroid hormone levels.
Of course, always check with your doctor to confirm that you do indeed have depressed thyroid levels. Also, ensure a natural alternative is appropriate in your case — for some of you, prescription thyroid drugs may be more appropriate. Again, only your doctor can tell you this…
One other thing… beware of thyroid products containing bladderwrack (also labeled as fucus or kelp) for its iodine concentration. Iodine is a vital substrate of the main thyroid hormones. However, bladder wrack should be used with caution because of its high iodine content. Too much iodine can cause many more problems than it solves. Generally, any supplement that provides more that 150mcg/iodine per day should be avoided.
Bladder wrack is also notorious for its ability toc oncentrate heavy metals, and such poisoning can occur at higher dosage levels.
