Hi Carla,

   Thanks - I checked it out. I have a GNC by my house that carries Kelp so I am getting some today. My mother has been diagnosed with thyroid problem - actually my Dad was too - but he is really not a blood relative. Both of them are now meds. I am wondering whether the fact - that we don't use salt because of blood pressure for my Mom and me trying to avoid having BP issues leads to a lack of needed minerals. I have also read somewhere - that the majority of women could use a little help along these lines - but it was for weight loss program - so I was doing the Doubting Thomas stuff. 

                                     Thanks again - Trisha


> Trisha,
> 
>   Research "sluggish thyroid". Kelp and Magnesium would help you a lot with
> PMS/fatigue/depression, etc. Kelp boosts  a sluggish thyroid. I take 1,000mg
> of kelp tid and haven't felt this good in years. I was classic sluggish
> thyroid, though tests proved otherwise. I had the thyroid antibodies test
> and the t3/t4. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try kelp, based on presenting
> symptoms of sluggish thyroid. Appreciated improvements almost immediately.
> 
>   I take Swiss Natural kelp (mega kelp). You can order online at
> www.greencanyon.com - I also take calcium-magnesium tablets. I suspect a lot
> of women who were diagnosed with fibromyalgia may actually have sluggish
> thyroid and doctors didn't go far enough in testing for it. As a consequence
> they're not being treated for it specifically, and physicians treat groups
> of symptoms without getting to the cause.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Carla
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