best foods to eat for hypothyroidism?

Here are my suggestions................I have done extensive research since having to go on Thyroid meds. I currently take 1/2 grain of Armour Thyroid.

Avoid refined foods, sugars, and white flour products. If the thyroid problem is severe it is then good to avoid brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, kale, mustard greens, peaches and pears as they have anti-thyroid substances and may suppress the thyroid function. (This was hard for me to do because these are some of my most favorite foods!!)

Also avoid ALL soy products. You have to be careful of eating processed foods because so many foods use soy in them.

Follow a diet with at least 50 % of the foods being fresh, and organically grown to rebalance and establish a better metabolism. The enzymes from live foods help the body to maintain proper metabolism. Foods that heal include sprouts, salads, and raw vegetables to retain enzymes which heal and feed the glands.

Eat foods rich in vitamin A, such as yellow vegetables, eggs, carrots, and dark green vegetables. M.U. Tene is concentrated Beta-Carotene, the precursor to Vitamin A and one of nature's most powerful antioxidants.

Iodine rich foods that nourish the thyroid are: fish and sea vegetables such as: arame, kelp, dulse, hijike, nori, wakame, and kombu. Seaweeds are very nourishing to the glands.

Zinc and copper are important in helping the body make thyroid hormone. Foods rich in zinc include: beef (range free grass fed), oatmeal, chicken (range free), seafood, dried beans, bran, tuna, spinach, seeds, and nuts. Foods rich in copper include: organ meats (range free), eggs, yeast, legumes, nuts, and raisins.

The amino acid tyrosine is helpful. Tyrosine is found in beef, chicken, and fish. Soy should be only used in small amounts or on an occasional basis and should never be processed.

Pure, virgin coconut oil, is a saturated fat composed of mostly medium chain fatty acids. Medium chain fatty acids are known to increase metabolism and therefore promote weight loss. Coconut oil is known to have “thermogenic” properties, which means it has the ability to raise the body temperature, which, in turn, raises the metabolism! Coconut oil helps the thyroid to function better. Anyone with a sluggish metabolism will be delighted to notice the immediate effects of using coconut oil in their diet - a decrease of hypothyroidism symptoms will follow. Just make sure it's pure, virgin coconut oil and you’re all set!

Black and red radishes have been used by some doctors in the old Soviet Union as accepted medical treatment for hypothyroidism. Raphanin, the main sulphur component in radishes, is chiefly responsible for keeping the production of thyroxine and calcitonin (a peptide hormone) in normal balance. Seeds and nuts, seed and nut milks, vegetable juices (celery, parsley, small amount of carrot, Swiss chard, wheat grass) and plenty of green drinks containing chlorophyll for healthy blood are helpful.

Having a mixed vegetable juice that includes the juice of a few radishes, carrot, tomato, celery or zucchini, with a pinch of kelp may benefit the thyroid gland greatly. This juice can be blended in a blender or a juicer.

Other beneficial ingredients for vegetable juice combinations include: alfalfa, all leafy greens, beet tops, carrots, celery, green peppers, parsley, seaweeds, sprouts, and watercress.

Please feel free to contact me further if you have any questions.

oh also to help with the tiredness if you get any make sure you have a good vitamin d daily. I take an 1000 mg(i think mg) pill a day and it helps me stay awake.

and make sure to get plenty of sleep at night. believe it or not the days i nap or sleep more the more i lose.

It is actually recommended that we take as least 5,000 IU of Vitamin D daily or 2,000 IU of Vitamind D and at least an hour of sunlight to promote natural production of Vitamin D.

The sun exposure is the best way for the body to make Vitamin D, however, if you live in an area where it is often overcast, cloudy and down right dreary, it is best to supplement.

I have been having a hard time controlling my thyroid levels. Just within the last couple of days I have started using coconut oil. I put a tablespoon in hot chocolate 2xs a day. Whether it is the power of suggestion or an actual physical transformation but i havent felt this good in a long time. My energy level is up, my sleeping is more restful, my anxiety and depression has eased substantially. I am hoping that in the long run it will get me over my proverbial plateau of weight loss and I can actually start losing weight for the 1st time in over a year.

I would definitely recommend trying an Organic Virgin Coconut Oil to anyone who needs a boost!!::flowerforyou: