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Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: No recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that St Johns Wort can help to treat hypothyroidism)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. IMPORTANT: Selenium is toxic in high doses. Massive overdoses can cause kidney failure, breathing difficulty and death. Selenium should only be taken at healthy levels which the body is able to tolerate.
Recommendation: No recommendation (Available evidene does not support claims that selenium helps to prevent or treat any thyroid conditions)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Palmetto extract may cause side effects, though these are uncommon. They may include headache, vomiting, dizziness, constipation, diarrhoea, insomnia or fatigue. Long term effects have not yet been researched.
Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that saw palmetto helps to treat hypothyroidism. More research is needed.)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that Black Walnut helps to treat hypothyroidism)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
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3. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/palmetto/
4. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-sawpalmetto.html
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12137626
6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16467543
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8. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/saw-palmetto/NS_patient-sawpalmetto
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10. http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/doc.aspx?viewid=ED8AD8E8-6AE5-458D-8091-393F4CB73F0D
11. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-selenium.html
12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9290116
13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9829869
14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10335455
15. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2136228
16. http://www.springerlink.com/content/v0r644v4ju5153k2/
17. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/101/5/283
18. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/st-johns-wort
19. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-stjohnswort.html
20. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18843608
21. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11939866
22. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/ataglance.htm
23. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/sjw-and-depression.htm
24. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/how-is-depression-detected-and-treated.shtml
25. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11939872
26. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12132963
27. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16423519
28. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/299/22/2633