@Dreams09 Yeah I'm trying to avoid synthetic thyroid hormones like levothyroxine because there is some evidence that it can cause Autoimmune flare ups and cause the thyroid to become nonfunctional over time so that you then become dependent on synthetic T4. Currently my thyroid still functions just at a subpar rate due to the Autoimmune flare ups that have gone untreated for 4 to 5 years. I would like to keep my thyroid functioning as well as possible with little drug intervention. My mom, grandmother, and great grandmother are all on levothryoxin and do fine with it but they also do not have a functional thyroid at all due to late diagnosis of hypothyroidism.