Thyroid Diet

[mc88]

Any book recommendations about thyroid diet?

[Kes8]

What aspect of diet? Diet for increased nutrients e.g. Iron, B12, calcium etc, diet for gluten free, autoimmune protocol diet, low carb for good blood glucose control, diet for weight reduction, diet for optimum thyroid function!????? Etc etc etc

[mc88 in reply to Kes8]

Diet for weight reduction

[Kes8 in reply to mc88]

How are your thyroid hormones levels? To lose weight they really need to be optimum as do vitamins and minerals.

[Kes8]

amazon.co.uk/Functional-Nut...

This is a good one.

[Cooper27]

Izabella Wentz, Hashimotos Protocol. It gives advice on supplements too.

I hear good things about her book "the root cause" but haven't read it myself

[SlowDragon Administrator]

As you have PCOS and hemochromatosis your thyroid levels need carefully managing

Presumably you have had thyroid antibodies tested to confirm cause of hypothyroidism is due to autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto's

PCOS and Hashimoto's are linked

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Is hemochromatosis being treated correctly?

This can affect Thyroid

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"Rarely, certain diseases, like hemochromatosis, can deposit abnormal substances (iron, in the case of hemochromatosis) in your pituitary gland, causing central hypothyroidism, or less commonly, your thyroid gland, causing primary hypothyroidism."

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also extremely important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if Thyroid antibodies are raised

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. Last Levothyroxine dose should be 24 hours prior to test, (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw). This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Is this how you do your tests?

Have you had vitamins and antibodies tested?

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or all vitamins

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random

Weightloss is virtually impossible if Thyroid is not correctly treated first. Once levels are correct, then weight should slowly drop

With Hashimoto's we frequently need to be strictly gluten free and/or dairy free

Ideally ask GP for coeliac blood test first or buy test online for under £20, just to rule it out first




Trying gluten free diet for 3-6 months. If no noticeable improvement then reintroduce gluten and see if symptoms get worse

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