I keep reading certain foods can interfere with your thyroid.

[henrythewasp]

Sorry i am new to all this and newly diagnosed with Hypothyroidism.I keep reading of foods that someone with Thyroid problems should avoid but surely if you have a Thyroid gland that is not functioning correctly meaning you need medication such as Levythyroxine whats the point? as far as i know your Thyroid gland can not be cured.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

I need some thyroid hormone (levothyroxine) - but rather less than full replacement. This seems to be true for many of us, so food can be important as it can affect our remaining thyroid hormone production.

Further, food is important for the enzymes which convert T4 to T3, rT3, T2 etc. These enzymes are seleno-proteins and we require adequate selenium in order to have enough of such enzymes. That is, the impact is not always within the thyroid itself, nor is the effect always obvious as when it changes the levels of thyroid binding proteins.

You might find some of this chapter worth reading:

thyroidmanager.org/chapter/...

( That site is about to undergo radical changes so the link might not work for long.)

Rod

[henrythewasp in reply to helvella]

Thank you Rod,i will go have a look now.

[cloud1]

Yes,the list of foods to avoid just seems to get bigger and bigger;the more i read!i just read today two new ones i hadnt come across before;almonds and corn.i think in moderation these foods r ok.(also of course ,cooking brassicas well reduces/removes the goitrogenic effect).