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Taking levothyroxine or Synthroid but still not feeling like yourself? Your body has to convert the T4 in your medication into active T3. These formulas supply conversion-supporting nutrients and T2, helping support thyroid function beyond the T4 your prescription provides.

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Benefits of levothyroxine support supplements

Support T4 to T3 conversion

Levothyroxine is T4, and T4 is basically inert. It has to be converted into T3 (the active hormone) by deiodinase enzymes before your cells can use it.

If that conversion process isn’t working efficiently, you can take all the levothyroxine in the world and still feel hypothyroid. Studies show that up to 15-20% of patients on levothyroxine have persistent symptoms despite normal TSH, largely because of poor T4-to-T3 conversion. T3 Conversion Booster provides the selenium, zinc, and targeted botanicals that support those deiodinase enzymes so your body can actually convert the T4 you’re taking into the T3 your cells need.

Replace the T2 that levothyroxine doesn’t provide

Your healthy thyroid gland produced at least 5 different hormones including T4, T3, T2, T1, and calcitonin. Levothyroxine replaces exactly one of those.

T2 (3,5-diiodothyronine) is particularly important because it directly activates mitochondria and contributes to thermogenesis through pathways that are completely independent of T3. That’s why you can have “perfect” T4 and T3 levels on paper and still have a sluggish metabolism, cold intolerance, and fatigue. Essential T2 provides bioidentical T2 orally, while T2 Cream delivers it topically for targeted support where you need it most.

Provide the glandular peptides your medication misses

A healthy thyroid gland doesn’t just produce hormones. It contains enzymes, peptides, cofactors, and signaling molecules that support thyroid function at the cellular level.

Levothyroxine is a synthetic, isolated hormone that provides none of this. Thyroid Glandular+ delivers freeze-dried, grass-fed bovine thyroid tissue containing the full spectrum of naturally occurring thyroid compounds.

Designed for people taking levothyroxine

T3 Conversion Booster supplies nutrients for the conversion of your medication’s T4 into active T3. Essential T2 provides T2, which levothyroxine doesn’t contain. These formulas were designed to add thyroid support alongside your prescription.

Target cold hands and feet with topical T2

If your hands and feet are always freezing despite being on levothyroxine, Peripheral thermogenesis (heat production in your extremities) depends heavily on T2, which your medication doesn’t provide.

T2 Cream allows you to apply bioidentical T2 directly to your hands, feet, or wherever you feel the cold most. It absorbs through the skin and provides localized metabolic activation right where you need it. This is one of the most common complaints I hear from levothyroxine patients, and T2 Cream is one of the fastest ways to address it.

What levothyroxine provides

A healthy thyroid gland adjusts its hormone output based on what your body needs. Levothyroxine provides a prescribed dose of T4.

It increases T3 production when you’re stressed, cold, or fighting illness. It produces T2 for mitochondrial support. It releases calcitonin for bone metabolism. Levothyroxine is a fixed dose of a single hormone that does NONE of this. These supplements help bridge the gap between what a static T4 pill provides and what a functioning thyroid gland would actually deliver.

T2 in a capsule or through your skin

Essential T2 provides 100 mcg of T2 per capsule. T2 Cream provides 25 mcg per pump and is absorbed through the skin. The cream gives you smaller dosing increments and flexibility around food and other supplements.

Research-backed ingredients

These levothyroxine support supplements feature selenium (the most critical mineral for T4-to-T3 conversion, with extensive published research), zinc (essential cofactor for deiodinase enzyme activity), bioidentical 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine (T2) with published data on mitochondrial activation and thermogenesis, and freeze-dried bovine thyroid glandular providing naturally occurring thyroid peptides.

Physician formulated

Designed specifically for the unique needs of thyroid patients

Third-party tested

Our supplements undergo third-party testing for heavy metals, microbes, and mold.

Manufactured in the USA

All of our supplements are manufactured in an NSF-certified, GMP-compliant facility in the USA.

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A few common questions

Before you order

Why do I still feel bad on levothyroxine if my TSH is normal?

This is the most common question I get, and it has a real answer. TSH only tells you how much thyroid hormone your pituitary gland is seeing. It doesn’t tell you how well your cells are converting T4 to T3, how much T2 you’re producing (which is none if your thyroid is damaged or removed), whether your cells are actually responding to the hormones in your blood, or whether you have adequate nutrient cofactors for thyroid hormone metabolism. You can have a “perfect” TSH of 1.5 and still be functionally hypothyroid at the cellular level. That’s exactly the gap these supplements are designed to fill.

Will these supplements interfere with my levothyroxine?

These formulas are designed for use alongside levothyroxine. T3 Conversion Booster is taken 30 to 60 minutes away from your medication. Essential T2 can be taken at the same time, and T2 Cream is applied to your skin. Thyroid Glandular+ also belongs on the supplement list used when reviewing your thyroid levels and medication dose.

What’s the difference between Essential T2 and T2 Cream?

They provide the same active form of T2 in different formats. Essential T2 contains 100 mcg per capsule. T2 Cream provides 25 mcg per pump, allowing smaller dosing increments, and it bypasses digestion. The capsule is convenient for a once-daily routine; the cream offers more flexibility around meals and other supplements.

Should I ask my doctor to switch me off levothyroxine?

Not necessarily. Levothyroxine is a perfectly good medication for many patients. The problem isn’t always the medication itself but rather what’s missing alongside it. That said, some patients do better on NDT (natural desiccated thyroid like Armour or NP Thyroid) or combination T4+T3 therapy. That’s a conversation to have with your prescribing physician based on your individual labs and symptoms.

Which supplement should I start with?

I recommend T3 Conversion Booster for nutrients involved in turning levothyroxine’s T4 into active T3. Essential T2 adds a thyroid hormone that your T4 prescription doesn’t supply. Together, they address conversion support and T2 in addition to the hormone you’re already taking.

I’m on Synthroid, not generic levothyroxine. Does that matter?

No, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of these supplements. Synthroid, generic levothyroxine, Tirosint, Levoxyl, and Unithroid are all T4 medications. They all provide the same hormone. The differences between brands relate to fillers, binders, and absorption characteristics, but the fundamental limitation is the same: they only provide T4. Your body still has to convert that T4 to T3, and you’re still missing T2, glandular peptides, and the other compounds your thyroid would naturally produce. These supplements address those gaps regardless of which brand of T4 you’re taking.

T3 Conversion Booster supplies nutrients your body uses to convert the T4 in levothyroxine into T3. Essential T2 adds a thyroid hormone that T4-only medication doesn’t provide.

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