
11/07/2025
Save this post for when you want to go deeper than just “normal TSH” at your next blood test.
At NSoNM, we teach students to consider the whole person and their environment, not just the lab results. A comprehensive thyroid panel, combined with a thorough understanding of the whole person, can reveal what standard tests often ignore.
Think of the thyroid as the ‘engine’ of metabolism that requires the right building blocks, to give the body that ‘va va voom’.
SOME of these building blocks include:
👉 Iodine which is essential for making T4 and T3 (each T4 molecule has 4 iodine atoms)
👉 Selenium which is needed for converting T4 to T3 and for antioxidant defence in the gland
👉 Zinc which supports T4 to T3 conversion and helps the receptors respond properly
👉 Iron which is required for the thyroid peroxidase enzyme (TPO) to work
👉 Magnesium that is involved in enzyme actions and supports the stress response
👉 Tyrosine (an amino acid) which combines with iodine to form thyroid hormone
Bonus helpers:
👉 Vitamin D which supports immune regulation, especially if autoimmunity is involved
👉 B vitamins which help the adrenal-thyroid axis and methylation
👉 Vitamin A (retinol) that helps regulate thyroid receptor expression (and some people have a hard time actually converting vegetarian sources of ‘vitamin A’ to the active form.
Thyroid health is more than just a few numbers on a thyroid blood test.
Curious how we teach this at our school?
We have an online open day on Monday, 21st of July at 7.30pm GMT. If you are ready to become a 21st-century-ready practitioner, comment ‘Open Day’ and we will send you the link.