How juicing Ginger in the Angel Juicer May Support Your Thyroid
Ginger and Hypothyroidism
In traditional Iranian medicine, warming herbs such as ginger were used to treat conditions of a cooler temperament, such as hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism is a common disorder which can lead to a range of symptoms including weight gain, fatigue, voice changes, cold intolerance, constipation, dry skin, hair-fall, menstrual irregularities, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and malaise.
Many people treated for hypothyroidism with thyroxine, still present with symptoms.
Therefore, in a recent randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled, study, by Ashraf et al (2022), Ginger dried from the rhizome, was trialed at 500mg 2 x per day, in patients taking thyroxine but still experiencing symptoms.
The results found that the ginger group had significant results compared to placebo in the following:
- Improving serum TSH levels
- Improving clinical symptoms such as tiredness, cold intolerance, constipation, dry skin, appetite, weight gain, memory loss, concentration, and dizziness.
- Improving fasting blood glucose
- Improving triglycerides and cholesterol
- And improving weight and BMI (body mass index)
Although more studies are needed to confirm these results, they are still significant, and are a great example of how traditional medicine practices still have such great value in our modern world.
With this in mind, it’s the perfect time to start adding a knob of ginger to your daily Angel juice if you didn’t already!
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