Tea Time: Thyroid and Diet
- Functions of the thyroid gland
- Different types of thyroid disease
- Common symptoms
- Illnesses with similar symptoms
- Anemia, stress, lyme disease, depression
- Get tested before any treatment or dietary restriction
- Dietary Factors
- Fluoride, bromide, mercury
- Might displace iodine
- Iodine
- Found in Iodized salt (not in sea salt or Himalayan Salt)
- Also in turkey breast, cranberries, yogurt, cod, kelp
- supplements are not recommended
- Zinc
- oysters, red meat, poultry, seafood such as crab and lobsters, beans, nuts, whole grains, and dairy products
- Selenium
- Brazil nuts, tuna, halibut, sardines, ham, and shrimp
- Soy (inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis)
- may need higher dose if more than occasional
- Leafy green veggies (inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis)
- Eat as food, only occas green smoothies
- Coffee – may need higher dose of levothyroxine
- Gluten
- Celiac is a common cause of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
- Antibodies triggered by gluten can attack thyroid
- Gluten Intolerance (similar issue as celiac via leaky gut)
- Celiac is a common cause of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
- Fluoride, bromide, mercury