Thyroid control with diet

[Heavennhell]

Has anyone managed to successfully control their hypothyroidism by diet?

[gabkad]

No. Not without thyroid replacement. That's kind of like asking if someone with only one leg can run a marathon without a prosthetic leg........LOL! Good diet sure helps to make the thyroxine and liothyronine work properly but it won't make something work that doesn't. Alas. I wish it would.

[Angel_of_the_North]

I suppose if the ONLY reason for the problem was one of these:

1. poor conversion because of low ferritin, B12, folate, selenium etc

2. iodine deficiency

3. poor conversion because of gut problems

it might be possible to get better using diet alone.

[harleychick]

yes I have managed my thyroid by diet. Don't eat processed food and eat a lot of veggies. Excessive and eat lots of protien.

[Glynisrose]

No, you can't control it with diet alone, you need replacement hormones.

[montegon5ra]

Paleo diet! it got my antithyroid antibodies to negative levels! and in the meantime I lost 7kg and I enjoy eating again! but don't do it very low carb

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paleoleap.com/

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hashimotoshealing.com/life-...

chriskresser.com/why-changi...

robbwolf.com/2012/08/27/rev...

robbwolf.com/2012/06/04/11360/

robbwolf.com/2013/12/23/tes...

chriskresser.com/thyroid