Supporting Your Thyroid Naturally:
What I’ve Learned After Decades of Patient Advocacy
By Mary Shomon
NY Times Bestselling Author and Thyroid Patient Advocate
For more than three decades, I’ve spoken with thousands of people living with thyroid disease. Again and again, I hear the same quiet frustration:
“I’m doing everything my doctor told me… so why do I still feel exhausted, brain fogged, and not like myself?”
If you’re asking that question, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining things.
As someone who has lived with thyroid disease and spent my career educating and advocating for thyroid patients, I’ve learned that optimal thyroid health is rarely about one pill or one lab number. It’s about supporting your whole body—hormones, stress response, immune health, digestion, and detoxification. That’s where botanicals can play a powerful, often overlooked role.
Why Botanicals Matter for Your Thyroid Health
The thyroid may be small, but its influence is vast. When it’s not functioning optimally, the effects can ripple through nearly every system—energy, weight, mood, focus, sleep, and resilience to illness and stress.
While conventional thyroid treatment can be essential, many people find that medication alone doesn’t fully resolve symptoms. Over the years, I’ve seen—and personally experienced—how therapeutic botanicals can help bridge that gap, by supporting the systems that allow thyroid hormones to work effectively.
Plants contain naturally occurring compounds that can help:
- Support your hormone balance and metabolism Increase your energy
- Reduce oxidative stress and inflammation
- Support your immune health
- Aid digestion and detox pathways essential for hormone conversion
Botanicals don’t replace thyroid treatment—but they can help your body respond better to it!
Therapeutic Botanicals That Support Thyroid Health
Over the years, I’ve explored countless herbs, supplements, and natural approaches in the search for what truly helps people with thyroid conditions feel better. What I’ve learned is that not all botanicals are created equal, and not every herb is appropriate for every thyroid situation. Through trial and error, I’ve also discovered several Peruvian botanicals that stand out because they support key systems that our thyroid health depends on—energy production, immune balance, and hormone metabolism. I’ve used them myself for years, and experienced their benefits firsthand! I’d like to share those with you here!
Royal Maca® — Supporting Hormonal Balance & Energy
Authentic Peruvian maca is one of the botanicals I’ve seen help people again and again—especially those dealing with fatigue, low stamina, and hormonal imbalance alongside their thyroid challenges. Maca supports your body’s ability to maintain hormonal balance, was a mainstay for me during perimenopause, and is something I continue to use now that I’m post-menopausal.
Many people tell me that maca helps them feel more like themselves again—steadier energy, improved mood, and greater resilience throughout the day.
Why Royal Maca matters for thyroid health:
- Supports thyroid function
- Supports adrenal function, which works closely with the thyroid
- Supports reproductive hormones to ease symptoms of PMS, perimenopause, and menopause
- Helps stabilize energy and mood
- Encourages overall hormonal harmony
Learn more about which Royal Maca is right for you.
Royal Camu® — Antioxidant & Immune Support
Thyroid disorders—particularly autoimmune Hashimoto’s, the main cause of hypothyroidism in the U.S.—are often associated with increased oxidative stress and immune system strain. Camu-camu fruit is the richest natural source of vitamin C and antioxidant compounds, which help protect tissues and support your immune balance.
I often remind people that supporting the immune system isn’t about “boosting” it—it’s about helping it function calmly and appropriately. And that’s where camu-camu shines!
Key benefits of Royal Camu:
- Helps neutralize oxidative stress
- Supports immune resilience
- Boosts mood in just a few minutes
- Helps quickly improve brain fog and fatigue
- Contributes to your overall vitality
Learn more about about why Royal Camu is a great choice for thyroid patients!
Royal Chanca Piedra™ — Supporting Detox & Hormone Metabolism
One of the most overlooked aspects of thyroid health is the role of the liver. Your liver is responsible for converting inactive thyroid hormone (T4) into its active form (T3). If your liver and detox pathways aren’t functioning well, thyroid symptoms can persist—even when your lab results appear normal.
Royal Chanca Piedra supports liver, gallbladder, and digestive health, helping your body clear toxins and metabolize hormones more efficiently.
Why Royal Chanca Piedra is helpful:
- Supports liver detox pathways
- Aids digestion and nutrient absorption
- Helps with digestion of carbohydrates
- Helps remove obstacles to effective hormone conversion
Learn more about about why Royal Chanca Piedra is a great choice for thyroid patients!
Why Whole World Botanicals?
There are so many different supplement brands out there. That means that it’s hard to know what supplements are effective, much less find companies you can trust. Unless you know someone who recommends a particular brand and product, it’s a guessing game. This is particularly true with maca and camu-camu! Here’s why I recommend these botanicals!
Whole World Botanicals’ Royal Maca is actually from Peru (80% of maca available in the U.S. was grown in China and is not nearly as potent!) Royal Maca is also certified organic and sun-dried – not machine dried – all very important for the quality of the maca. Royal Camu is camu camu fruit – not the powdered seeds that are typical of most of the camu camu offered in the U.S. Seeds are the heaviest and least nutritious part of the fruit, and contain almost no natural Vitamin C. These seed-heavy products are cheaper, but not as potent as Royal Camu, which tells you right on the bottle how much natural Vitamin C you are getting in the product.
I also recommend – and use – these Whole World Botanicals supplements because I’ve experienced firsthand that their products truly work—and often far more quickly than I expected. After decades of evaluating supplements and botanicals, I don’t say that lightly. All Whole World Botanicals products are organic or wildcrafted, and ethically sourced from Indigenous Peruvian growers and harvesters. They’re pure and potent, and they deliver results! I can trust these formulas because I’ve felt the results in my own body!
My Whole-Body Approach to Thyroid Wellness
If there’s one thing I want you to take away from this, it’s this: When you have a thyroid condition, you deserve healing…to feel and live well, not just be “treated!”
But thyroid healing is rarely linear. It requires patience, personalization, and respect for how interconnected your body truly is. Botanicals can help this process by:
- Supporting your hormonal balance
- Protecting your cells from oxidative stress
- Enhancing your hormone metabolism
- Nourishing the systems that your thyroid health depends on
When used thoughtfully, alongside appropriate medical care, nutrition, sleep, and stress management, botanicals can make a meaningful difference in how you feel day to day. They certainly do for me!
Exploring botanicals isn’t about chasing a cure. It’s about giving your body the tools it needs to function more smoothly and resiliently. For many people, that support can be truly transformative!
As someone who has lived with thyroid challenges and helped countless patients navigate them, I can tell you that finding what truly supports your body makes all the difference. Whole World Botanicals’ supplements aren’t just ideas on paper—they’re carefully sourced, potent plants that have helped me and so many others feel more energetic, balanced, and alive. I encourage you to explore them for yourself, notice how your body responds, and experience firsthand the benefits that thoughtful, high-quality botanicals can offer.
