Heart Disease. Heart, or cardiovascular, disease is responsible for nearly half of all deaths in the United States each year, killing nearly one million people each year, and afflicting over 60 million others.
In adults, thyroid hormones help to maintain the function of the brain, the use of food by the body, and body temperature. The FDA approved liothyronine in May 1956. PRESCRIBED FOR: Liothyronine is used to treat hypothyroidism (low production of thyroid hormone) in adults and children. Prolonged hypothyroidism can result in a condition called myxedema in which patients develop swollen lips, thickened nose, and unusual deposits of material in the skin that are dry and waxy.
L-methionine also acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect against the damaging effects of free radical particles. It has been used as an anti-aging supplement for this reason. Methionine is also used to make S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM-e), which is a