The Thyroid Supplement Guide: What to Take for Energy, Hair Loss, Hashimoto’s & More

So today we are here with Mel Melissa, and she is the director of our supplement line Modern Health. And so many of you. Don't even know that we've launched this because we did it quietly. We did it internally, and we first wanted to share it with our patients at Modern Thyroid Clinic, get feedback, keep building, etc. But we are ready to share our little supplement store with the world, and we're so incredibly proud of what we've built and how we've built it. So I wanted to just start. with a little casual conversation with Mel, and we'll probably ask each other questions even. This won't be like a normal podcast where I'm interviewing someone. We are having a conversation. Also, Mel is one of my very best friends, so we just have a good time when we hang out.

We just have a good time and we gab and we kind of geek out when it comes to supplement conversations anyways. And I think y'all have— this is going to be an exciting podcast. I think a lot of folks Have questions when it comes to like, McCall, like what supplement should I take for this? What supplement should I take for that? And the world of supplements can be super overwhelming, right? And so being able to go to a place that you feel safe and you know that each supplement has been handpicked by McCall herself. I always give the analogy and the story when Whole Foods really started getting big. And as like a young mom, when we would go shopping for groceries and make sure there was no chemicals in any of our food for our kids. I would always give the story or the analogy going into Whole Foods. I could like turn my brain off because at that point I could literally walk through the aisles and know that everything that I was choosing was going to be okay for my children to eat. So I want people to feel safe when they come to our supplement store knowing that there's no like supplement that has like some weird storyline that makes no sense. You're like, does this really work or not? Everything in our store has been handpicked by you and our clinicians. So I'm really excited to talk more about MDRN Health and our supplement store. We worked really hard at that, down to the label, the design, the name. Excited to talk more. Yes.

Yeah. And the other thing about it too is I get this question on social media all the time of, I have Hashimoto's, can I do this? I have a thyroid problem. Is it safe for me to do this? And this entire store is curated for people with thyroid dysfunction, hormone dysfunction. Low energy, the symptoms associated with thyroid issues and hormone issues, right? And so this is an entire infrastructure built for our people by our people, right? We're both thyroid hormone people ourselves. And so that brings another layer of, gosh, this really is addressing exactly what my needs are and meeting me where I am.

So since we're talking a little bit more about the store being safe, right, for our thyroid patients or for someone who's struggling with hormones, the top supplements that we talk about, not only in our protocols and on this podcast today, we are always talking to patients about—

Perfect.

These particular supplements that actually work and, and can make an impact on how our body feels. Energy is one of those things I feel like we get constant questions around. Coming in as the patient, even as a Hashi Girl here, where the energy was so low. I mean, obviously guys, when you start working with Modern Thyroid Clinic clinicians and you get on the correct medication, it's a game changer and will change your life. But there's those bouts of energy that we are always battling. I mean, you and I talk about it all the time. We're like, we don't go anywhere without this supplement. Or your memate. So what is, let's talk maybe a little bit more about like our energy line and what our top supplement recommendation for energy, cuz I know you love this one too. I, you've had me on it for years.

Right. I absolutely do. So I always tell my patients there's different cogwheels for energy production in our body. And as much as I wish that people could come in, we could simply fix their thyroid and send them on their way. We could do that in our sleep. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Like, we have multiple energy systems that are often worn down by the time people come to see us after years and years of thyroid dysfunction. A couple of the most common, number one is your adrenals. So your adrenal glands pump out stress hormones, cortisol, epinephrine. That could be because you're emotionally stressed on your drive to work, or you're going through some difficult things in your personal life. But it can also be you're working out a lot, or it can be low thyroid function. And when you have low thyroid function, your adrenals compensate and they upregulate the production of these hormones. They try to kind of do both systems work. And I always tell people, look, like, anytime you're working, overworking, you're using, kind of abusing, overusing a system, eventually it gets tired, right? And a lot of the symptoms of low adrenal function mimic hypothyroidism. They're fatigue, brain fog, loss of motivation, loss of stress resilience, physical, emotional, whatever it is, craving salty snacky foods to get you through your day. And even if we fix your thyroid, a lot, most people, the vast majority of people at least that are in Modern Thyroid Clinic, have persistent thyroid symptoms until their adrenals are fixed. And so this is something that, I mean, I'm not exaggerating, probably 95% of our patients need and is recommended. And so AdrenaSol is our solution for that. It has micronutrients and minerals and things that nourish your adrenals, that help them restore, repair, so that over time their function gets better and better. But it also does have some cow adrenal glands in it. And cow adrenal gland essentially takes the workload off of your adrenals so that they don't have to work and overwork. They can function and repair, and it supplies your body with the hormones and things it needs to feel like it has good adrenal function, the same way that we give you thyroid hormones to make you feel like you don't have a thyroid issue and, and address the, the confounding issues that develop because of that. So. Adrenaline is life-changing. Honestly, I was talking to one of my patients yesterday about it and she's like, but is it really that life-changing? I'm like, you have no idea. Like, it changed, like it shifts everything for people because it even allows people to feel their thyroid medication better. Like when your adrenals are wearing you down, you don't get to experience the true manifestation of an improved thyroid function. So when both are appropriately addressed, it synergistically amplifies the effects and creates more energy, more clarity, more endurance, more motivation, more oomph, better stress resilience. It just gets people through their entire day. And it has very, I mean, I don't really have a lot of people that have side effects with it. You can get a niacin flush. It has a B vitamin called niacin in it. You get enough and you'll get like. Kind of a red itchy rash. It goes away in 20 minutes. It's harmless, actually lowers cholesterol and has a lot of other health benefits. So it really truly is life-changing. And then should I talk about MitoSol too?

Yeah, I think, and just to, just to add and echo what you just said, McCall, like y'all, there has not been another adrenal supplement out there because believe me, this is—

Oh gosh, no.

I've literally tried every single one of them. And I remember when I became your patient. like 10 years ago, that was one of the first supplements. And at that point I was taking some of the top brand supplement lines of their adrenal support, and I feel like it didn't even scratch the surface of what I was struggling with personally as a Hashi's hypothyroid girl. Adrenasol is the only thing that works.

Yeah.

And, and anyone that tells me like my adrenals are flatlined, this, this formulation of this supplement is nurturing and supporting Your adrenals. I think a lot of time when people come into even our clinic or any of our calls that we're, we're supporting our patients with supplements, they're like thinking, I need to detox my body. This is why something in my body's not working. And I'm like, honestly, it's quite the opposite, right? So we need to be nurturing and supporting those adrenals so we can feel our best self. And adrenosol is the best. Like it really is.

Yeah.

And pairing it with our energy, we have like a little energy bundle, y'all, cuz a lot of times people are like, what else should I take with this? What else is safe to take? with this, and MitoSol is the other piece to the pie.

Yeah. And I will echo too, it's exactly what you said. I've tried every single adrenal supplement out there with my patients and I think they're worth nothing really, by comparison. Like I literally just don't recommend them because they don't hold a candle to this.

Yeah.

Okay. So MitoSol. So you guys also might notice a theme, I should say. In our supplement line and even in our logo with the wording Sol and Soul and the sun. And many of you know that I lost my brother Solomon, or Sol, in November of last year. And this was his big project. Like, he had been working on this for months and months and was close to getting it together. And then he very abruptly and unexpectedly passed. So We've tried to create ways to honor him in this process, and you guys have a little sneak peek into what all of that is and behind the scenes. So that is the through line. So Mitosol. So our mitochondria, if you guys remember from biology class so many years ago, they take food and stored fat and they create energy from it. They're the powerhouse of the cell. Our body runs, our currency of energy On a cellular level runs on what's called ATP, and that usually is used and made in every biochemical reaction in our system. And mitochondria, fascinating little tidbit here, mitochondria have their own DNA within our DNA. So they are not actually blended between our parents. They are inherited directly from our mother. And so mitochondrial DNA is separate and passed down, and you can inherit Flawed DNA from your mother that for every food particle, instead of making, I don't remember the exact number, 34 ATPs, maybe you make 20 ATPs or 10 ATPs. So your system is running at a deficit. Fascinating little tidbit. It is thought that we all come from 8 original women because we all are descendants of 8 lineages of mitochondria. So, so, so fascinating.

Absolutely.

I'll give myself an, as an example for genetically inheriting poor mitochondrial function. I've tested my mitochondrial DNA and they function at about a 30% level, meaning I produce 30% of the ATP that I am supposed to produce compared to other people who produce 100%, right? So my mitochondrial DNA is poor. And also secondary to that, you can be born with poor mitochondrial DNA that doesn't yield a lot of energy, or it breaks down. Our DNA breaks down as we age. It hap— that is the aging process with our regular DNA. It is also the aging process with our mitochondrial DNA. So as we age, again, we become inefficient. We don't create enough ATP. And what MitoSol does is it's different than Adrenal in that it's not exogenous energy. It's not caffeine. It's not glandular cow adrenal gland. All MitoSol does is it gives us these little nutrients to help us more efficiently create energy of our own. So it doesn't really leave people feeling stimulated, jittery, anxious. It simply allows your body to make energy more efficiently. This is something that I take every single day of my life. I will take MitoSol every day of my life forever because it has absolutely changed my life. And look, like, it's almost like a trial and error thing. If you try it, I tell people, give it like a bottle, try the bottle. Before you kind of throw in the towel. But honestly, most people notice a difference in a few days to a week. If it works, continue it. Unfortunately, your mitochondrial DNA aren't gonna change just like mine, but continue it because it's worth its weight in gold. If it doesn't work after a bottle, I tell people, stop it. Like, it's not useful for you. Your body does not need it. Um, if you're not feeling more energy, more clear, just inherent energy production. Does that kind of make sense?

Totally makes sense. I'm sitting here thinking like, gosh, Pam Pam, what did I just inherit from you? From my mom.

Pam Pam is Mel's mom. Oh yeah. Yeah.

But Pam, what did we do? Well, and I think too, when it comes to mitochondrial support, there's a lot of supplements out there in the industry right now that you're just like, I don't even know, do I even need this? Like we oversupplement ourselves so much. And I think when it comes to like 2 in particular supplements, especially in our energy bundle, that are something that people actually feel a difference in and actually are worth it, take, taking the time in your handful of supplements every morning, it's adrenosol and mitosol. And that also leads me to our next little question, even when it comes to women that are coming in.

Oh, I love the fireworks.

This is gonna be so fun for folks who are watching this on YouTube. So the next little thing that we talk about when it comes to even like hypo or Hashimoto's are symptoms aside from energy. What is the other top symptom that we, we typically notice?

Yeah.

When it comes to those patients and what can we help with that, that symptom?

Yeah. So this is something that I definitely experienced last, earlier this year, but thyroid people Y'all, women will come to our office that cannot function as new patients. They can hardly get out of bed and they're like, listen, I don't even care if I have to sit in bed all day, if you can just help me regrow my hair. Right? Because hair loss is, it's strange. And I experienced, I lost probably 80% of my hair in like 6 weeks in early 2026. And it really emotionally impacts you in a huge way. It is terrifying. It is stressful. The amount of times I've had women tell me, I don't even wanna shower because I'm afraid to see the hair loss that comes out in my shower.

It's sad.

Right. It's dozens and dozens and dozens, probably every year. So our next bundle is called the Beauty Bundle, and it really works on The specific parts of hair, skin, nail breakdown that thyroid really facilitates, and that is detrimental to our mental health, to be honest. Um, and just how we feel about ourselves every day. Because if you can give a woman her life back and give her back her energy, but she doesn't feel like herself when she looks in the mirror, it's not good enough. Women deserve more. So there's a couple products in here. I'll let Mel open up and—

Yes.

Yeah.

Uh, one of the main products that we've been seeing, especially even in our like metabolic program where we are incorporating GLPs, and one of those side effects that people notice is like, oh my gosh, my hair is shedding. Or if I have low ferritin or I have Hashimoto's, like those, those particular hair follicles that get dried up and they start to fall out, then we start thinking like, okay, if this is the root cause to why my hair is shedding and falling out. What specific ingredients in supplements, especially with hair growth supplements, that we are looking for that is actually going to help preserve those hair follicles? And I always tell people too, I'm like, drink a green juice every morning, your hair will start to grow because of the rich and living vitamins. But one of the ingredients that we love to talk about is inside of our collagen powder called our Beauty Glow. And this is called L-Striva or Striva. And that particular—

Striva.

Striva. That particular ingredient actually helps create bioavailable biotin. That's what's in it. And this is what helps grow some of our hair back. And I can't tell you my personal experience with it. Folks who are listening can't see, but I have had, I have so much hair growth now on my receding hairline. And I take this supplement personally every single day and it's tasteless. I even throw it into my tea in the morning and drink that. You can throw it into your coffee. So there's a lot of like published clinical studies that have been around some of these ingredients. But one in particular is that ingredient I listed before in our Beauty Glow Collagen. Yeah, it's a game changer. This is like, this is the one that we like to use that. And then what else is in our, in our bundle is the Hair, Skin and Nails, which is our complete beauty supplement as well. And I will tell you guys, when you start shedding and losing hair, it is one of the most— I don't want to say it's detrimental, but in a sense it— you're always trying to be the best version of yourself and feel confident. And if there's something like you can throw a scoop of this into a drink every day, and hopefully you guys are all drinking and hydrating all day long anyways. It's a simple thing. You don't have to add another pill to like our supplement bundles.

Yeah.

of 30 pills that we take a day, which I know so many people are overtaking it. It's like, okay, well, if we can't take it in a capsule form and this is too much for you, let's drink it. So that's like my— that's my favorite out of the whole bundle that we have and that we offer in our store.

So not only do we have the structural components of the Beauty Glow Collagen, right? So again, the biotin, the silicone, the collagen that builds in this and strengthens joints, nails, hair, et cetera. But we also have Complete Beauty, which is think micronutrients, think supplying your body with A to Z, the things that we need from a micronutrient perspective for hair, skin, nail growth. So they address kind of 2 different things. And I also do, I love to throw astaxanthin into the mix as well. Um, I take astaxanthin every morning. I literally take it with my thyroid. And it can improve the appearance of skin, fine lines, wrinkles, evenness of tone. I think it is an antioxidant that is 3,000 times more potent than vitamin C. So sure, like it helps with the appearance of everything, but it's doing a world of good on the inside. And I will tell you my little trick for the collagen. I actually combine it with our fiber supplement and they go together beautifully in water, and then I get Both of those things in one. And I usually take that— doesn't matter when you take it. I take it with my afternoon dose of thyroid med because that's just my habit. But those 3 supplements together are a powerhouse, not just for beauty in general, but specifically targeted at— for women, men too, but women that have thyroid issues, that the struggles that come along with that from a beauty perspective. So. Absolutely incredible bundle.

Well, when you're taking any of these supplements, especially when we're having those symptoms of like hair loss and hair shedding, these are definitely pieces of our protocols that help support hair growth, strengthening hair. But it's just another reason why it's so important to work with a clinician that is looking a little bit deeper than just the surface of, okay, your hair's, you're losing your hair. Go ahead and start taking this. It's like, well, why are we losing our hair? Do we need to look into our thyroid panel and understand if it's, if it's a thyroid issue or if it's a ferritin issue? And with our cli— with our patients, it's, most of us are coming in as we have thyroid issues. We have, we're, she's hypothyroid and we have low ferritin and whatnot. And so we can address some of those. When you're working alongside, aside our clinicians, it's, can we address the thyroid? Can we add these things? We're working this entire protocol together so we have the best results at the end of it. And that just leads us into like our next topic point of one of our top supplements that we recommend is thyroid support, right? So this particular thyroid supplement, and I can't wait to hear a little bit more about why these ingredients are so helpful, cuz I know you've talked about things like selenium and inositol and whatnot. So, Mm-hmm. Thyroid Shield is our thyroid supplement that we currently have in our store and maybe give us a little bit more education around how these particular ingredients help work alongside with our thyroid protocols.

Yeah, so it's a combination of myo-inositol and selenium together, and definitely there have been historical studies that look at selenium in particular to help with activation of your thyroid hormones, but It's really measurably pretty powerful to look for reductions in antibodies of Hashimoto's, right? Reversing the autoimmune component of thyroid dysfunction, Hashimoto's. So we love to test this on day 0 and then retest it again on day 90 and look, because the data is objective, it's measurable. So that has existed in a long time, for a long time, but newer research is combining myo-inositol and selenium and showing more promising results. To just kind of sensitize thyroid signaling, make your thyroid work better, make your feedback mechanism to adjust your TSH better, but also an improved outcome in the reduction of antibodies. So it's like it creates this synergistic win-win-win. And obviously people come to us to help with their symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, their fatigue, their brain fog, their weight gain, all of those things. But a lot of people particularly choose Modern Thyroid Clinic because they want to work on the reversal of their antibodies. And this is something that's accessible to everyone, right? Not just our patients. The dosing, the formulation is made for this specific purpose. And so even if someone isn't our patient, they can take this. And again, I would encourage them, look, test your antibodies, your TPO and thyroglobulin antibodies on day 0. Retest them 90, 120 days later after you've started ThyroShield, because I think you'll be surprised, not only in the shift in how you feel, but also the reduction in your antibodies. And yeah.

And this is something that they can safely take with their thyroid medication too, right?

Yeah. Not medical advice, but yes, we use it in conjunction with thyroid medication. I even let my people take them together. I also let people take it at nighttime before bed because inositol has some relaxing components in it that can sometimes improve sleep, blood sugar, even a lot of health benefits that again are parallel with people who struggle with thyroid dysfunction. So we're really, really excited about this one and we have Maybe another thyroid supplement coming down the path too.

I know, I was gonna say, we're pretty excited about something that McCall is just working up specifically for all of you folks who are always searching for a thyroid supplement that doesn't have all of the other ingredients that we're not a big fan about. It's coming soon, guys. It's really exciting.

We won't share too much, but we are in the process already, quite far along, of formulating a specific class of supplements for thyroid people that does not exist outside of this, that we as clinicians, y'all, we have been looking for this for a decade and it just isn't available. It's just not here. And so we've had to mishmash all these various things together and still not get What we want. And so we are incredibly excited. I would expect it like last quarter of this year, maybe at the latest first quarter next year, but we are hoping so, so soon. An incredible amount of love, work, energy, everything has gone into this, and we'll have more on it soon. It's tightly under wraps still, but there's more to come.

So exciting. So if you are interested in looking at all of the supplements we chatted about today, go visit our supplement store at MD And we are constantly adding products in there that is handpicked by McCall outside of just supplements. We've even talked about certain skincare lines that we love that we might be adding in there. McCall's book that will be launching in February, you can preorder her book in our supplement store. And just some of our other brands of supplements that we trust and value and love are also located in that store too. So, Yeah, it's a great place to go. We're just so excited to be able to share that and have a place that you feel safe and know that everything there has been handpicked by McCall and our clinician team, and that you don't even have to think about it. You just know that this stuff is real, it's going to work, and we all love it, and we, we've all used it for so many years. So I'm excited to be able to share that with everybody, see the beautiful logos that we've created, and having that just underlining message behind why we created this line and carrying on with Your brother Solomon, and also it's just such a beautiful story too. So we're excited to share with everybody.

Yes, and I will drop the link into the show notes for sure. But thank you for tuning in today. We're so excited to share this chapter, this journey with you all, and we can't wait to hear what you think.