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THINGS TO AVOID
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No chlorine and fluoride, as they block iodine
absorption, which our thyroid needs.
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TIP: Filter your water and cook with filtered water.
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No plant oils other than olive and coconut. Omega
6 vegetable oils like canola, sunflower, peanut, corn,
rapeseed and safflower are highly inflammatory,
which hurts the liver’s ability to convert inactive
thyroid hormone to the active one that our body
uses.
TIP: Cooking the cabbage family makes these vegetables some
of the healthiest foods to eat.
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TIP: Use olive oil and coconut oil instead of other vegetable
oils.
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No processed soy products like soy milk, soy cheese,
soy meat and soy protein bar, as soy isolates block
the absorption of iodine.
TIP: Read labels, as soy is in everything. The only soy that is
healthy to consume is miso, tempeh, tamari (wheat-free soy
sauce) and natto.
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No processed foods in general. If food is made in a
plant facility, don’t eat it.
TIP: If food IS a plant or it eats plants, do eat it. Make sure
any animals or animal foods like eggs and dairy come from
animals that were fed their natural diet. Cows eat grass, not
grain. Chickens eat grubs. Fish don’t naturally eat soymeal.
No foods from the cabbage family when consumed
raw. Broccoli, cauliflower, chard, kale, Brussel sprouts
and bok choy are anti-thyro id. Other foods that are
anti-thyroid include peanuts, pine nuts, red radish,
kohlrabi, watercress and turnips.
No excess stress! Our hormones are so
interconnected, and when our stress-hormone
cortisol is overworked, the body prioritizes cortisol
over thyroid hormone.
TIP: Identify the activities that effectively reduce stress in your
life, and schedule time to do those activities every day.
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No silver or mercury fillings. Mercury displaces
selenium, which is needed to convert the inactive
form of thyroid hormone or T4 to active T3, which
runs our metabolism.
TIP: Get a biological dentist to remove silver or mercury
fillings.