Healthy Eating for Thyroid Disease.

[Ellie-Louise]

I read this article today, and found it most helpful.

verywellhealth.com/foods-fo...

[shaws Administrator]

Thanks for posting.

[userotc]

Personally I don't consider specific foods for thyroid or other medical conditions but definitely that healthy eating can help our immune system and hence us to recover from conditions. That includes thyroid, in principle. The current problem is that our traditional first line of "support" (NHS medics) know less than us about it and never will - even with another £20bn/yr just announced by Theresa May!

[Ellie-Louise in reply to userotc]

Neither do I because I’ll eat anything I like.

When I said that I found it helpful to me, it was because that article actually explains why eating raw cruciferous vegetables isn’t good for the thyroid.

I wasn’t intending it to be a political debate. We all have our different opinions as to how our country is being run.

[userotc in reply to Ellie-Louise]

Sorry, just thought I'd make my response topical!😁

[Ellie-Louise in reply to userotc]

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[greygoose]

Your thyroid gland has a big effect on your weight, so eating a reduced calorie diet (along with exercise) may help you control your weight.

No! Absolutely not! Low calorie diets are not recommended with hypo. You need calories to convert. So, low calorie diets can make you put on even more weight - as a lot of people on here have found out. And, exercise needs to be limited until the FT3 is optimal, otherwise, it can have a similar effect.

When raw cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, and kale are broken down in the digestive system, they release compounds called goitrogens that can interfere with the way your body makes thyroid stimulating hormone

No they don't. They impede the uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland. So, it makes no difference if you are low in iodine or not. What is more, you shouldn't be using iodised salt, because it's table salt which is full of chemicals, with the nutrients taken out. Also, cooking goitrogens is no guarantee that they won't affect you. However, if you are on a full replacement dose of thyroid hormone replacement, it doesn't matter, because your thyroid no-longer need to up-load iodine to make hormone.

And, yes you do need to avoid soy. Not only does it have a goitrogenic effect on the thyroid gland, but it's also impedes the up-take of thyroid hormone by the cells - so it has an effect on your thyroid hormone replacement.

Brazil nuts are high in selenium and one small serving each day is all you need.

Not all Brazil nuts, by any means. Depends where they were grown. Check on the packet to make sure they contain selenium.

I'm sorry but this is a terribly inaccurate article that will give people entirely the wrong idea about a lot of things. I would not recommend any hypo reads it.