Can Sea kelp cause you to have a overactibe thyroid if taken in excessive amounts?
my freind takes 5-8 sea kelp tablets a day and im worried! would this excessive amount cause him to have an overactive thryoid, he dosnt even have a underactive thyroid so I do not know why he takes them
User Comments
- It may in some people . I think that it''s good for under active thyroid. But it has minerals too.
- Yes. Taking kelp at all, especially this much kelp, is such a bad idea. An endocrinologist will always ask you if you have been taking kelp when he is looking for the cause of a thyroid problem.
- Yep! It's loaded with Iodine which is what makes the thyroid function. If he messes up his thyroid permanently he will really mess up his whole body. If you want information about the thyroid and what being hypo-thyroid is, check any book or website with Mary J. Shomon as the author. She knows it all!