Ashwagandha: The Stress-Busting Thyroid Booster

Do you want to improve your thyroid and metabolism? If so, the herb, ashwagandha, can help. Ashwagandha, also known as Withania somnifera, is an Aryuvedic herb with traditional uses for improving thyroid function and stress tolerance. It has also proven to be helpful for stress, anxiety, depression, immunity, endurance, muscle strength, and insomnia.
Classified as an adaptogenic herb, or an herb that increases the body's ability to resist the effects of stress, ashwagandha helps to bring balance back to the body and has a rejuvenating effect. Adaptogenic herbs can also be especially helpful for balancing hormones, including thyroid and adrenal hormones.

Ashwagandha Improves Thyroid Function

Recent research has shown great results for ashwagandha supplementation in hypothyroid patients. Double-blind, controlled studies demonstrated significant reduction in elevated TSH scores and increased T4 and T3 levels. Ashwagandha helps to enhance thyroid hormone conversion from T4 to T3 by directly working as an antioxidant in the liver and reducing oxidized fat formation.This is a sign of better antioxidant protection. Ashwagandha also helps to boost the selenium-containing antioxidant glutathione peroxidase (GSH), which has a sparing effect on selenium. Seleium is one of the most important nutrients to healthy thyroid function.

Ashwagandha Improves Stress

Ashwagandha is a unique herb because it can reduce elevated cortisol, the stress hormone. It can even control the amount of cortisol released in response to stress or trauma. Ashwagandha simultaneously improves thyroid function while also reducing stress since cortisol has a dampening effect on TSH and the conversion of T4 into T3. Additionally, excess cortisol from stress combined with poor thyroid function is a recipe for weight gain around the abdominal area. Since abdominal fat stresses overall metabolism, adding ashwagandha can make a significant improvement in overall metabolism.

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