Stress is a multifactorial issue that usually needs to be addressed on several levels. First and foremost, it is, of course, important to identify the sources of stress and try to reduce or eliminate them. When it comes to supplements for reducing stress and low mood, we believe a multivitamin and mineral along with probiotics should form the foundation, with the following additions:
The most common mental health issues associated with hypothyroidism are low mood and cognitive dysfunction. Chris Kresser, who works with integrative medicine in the USA and has written extensively about hypothyroidism, claims that 80% of his hypothyroid patients are iodine deficient. Dr. David Brownstein states that after testing over 500 patients, he found that 94.7% of them were iodine deficient.
