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How can I balance my thyroid?

Posted by Mikaela on November 3, 2013 at 1:57am

I have recently discover I've got thyroid underproduction and I refuse to take the medicine.

Anyone who knows how to balance the thyroid and the hormone? As a result of it, I also got iron deficiency and bad stomachacid.

I've been a rawfooder for 3½ years. for 6 month ago I turned to 811. For the three first month I ate some cooked potatoes and some other veg to get all my calories (I've got cronometer and have read the 80/10/10 diet). I felt how my body screamed of lack of vitamins when I ate cooked food and it didn't felt right so I turned into all raw, still eating 811. I also drink 1-2 quarts of green smoothie every day plus greens in my salads. But now I discover I've got thyroid underproduction as well as iron deficiency.

 

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  • ednshell November 3, 2013 at 3:58pm

    http://www.30bananasaday.com/profiles/blogs/dramatic-improvement-in...

    • Kevin George > ednshell November 4, 2013 at 1:34am

      people with thyroid deficiency on a sad diet have it for a different reason.  They are too stressed and eating a diet that causes too much inflamation and overburdens the immune system etc...

      We eat a diet with no iodine fortified foods.  And some eat foods that deplete iodine.

  • Mikaela November 3, 2013 at 12:05pm

    Thank you,

    Is it any fruits, greens or vegetables that contain iodine, except seaweed?

    How about vegetables? I can't stand the sun if I don't eat carrots each day. tryed with tomatoes but it didn't help.

    I usually eat seeds or nuts 2-3 days a week, but today I had some pumpikseeds because I read it was good for the thyroid. 

    2500 calories that's alot! I'm kind of small. According to Dr Dougs calculation I'm having about 1500-1700 cal but I eat more, 1875-2000 cal..

    • Kevin George > Mikaela November 3, 2013 at 1:53pm

      Its very hard to tell what contains sufficient iodine.  It depends on the amount of iodine in the soil which is variable.

  • Mikaela November 3, 2013 at 11:01am

    Thank you everybody for your answer.

    According to cronometer I shal ate 1875 calories, When I trained harder I ate about 2000 cal.

    The greens I ate until now is mostly dandelion, chickweed, thisle, nettles, lambs quarters and some leaves like linden, birch, cherry etc. Now in the  fall I have been etaen swisschard, spinach, icebergs lettiue, cos and roman, parsley, dill. I try to eat celery sticks every day.  Sometimes I also ate sprouts like alfalfa, lenses and mungbeans (the mungbeans never get green though)

    I drink about 0.7 quarts a day in my green smoothie, sometimes I drink more if I'm thirsty. or if I have a second smoothie during the day. I have to pee 8-10 times a day (sometimes even once in the night) and it is clear exept in the mornings.

    My Vitamin D was good, (so as B12) according to the doc. Before I gonne raw, I wasn't able to  be in the sun more than 4-5 minutes so I had lack of vit D 4-5 years ago.  Ever since I become a rawfooder I can now be out in the sun for about an hour, I haven't tried any longer.

    My thyroid is under active. I can't eat salt because my fingers and ankels ase getting swollen then. I have been thinking of including kelp or other seaweed in my diet.   

    • Fruit of Life > Mikaela November 3, 2013 at 11:17am
      Well dandelion greens I would avoid. I feel you are under eating and that can cause issues. I would increase calories to a minimum of 2500 a day. I would help to drink at least 2 quarts of water a day. I would absolutely not eat any seaweed. Test your iodine to see if you are deficient. And take iodine in very low dose at first and gradually take it up to 150mg a day. You could go as high as 200mg a day if need be. But only do this if you confirm you are deficient in iodine. I am not sure if you eat overt fat but if you do I would cut all overt fats. Just eat fruits and tender lettuce greens. You might want to avoid dill. Get rid of the spinach and swiss chard and of course as I mentioned the dandelion greens. Get lots of rest stay hydrated and no nuts, seeds or avocado.

      Oh and I would cut out the sprouts as well
      • Fruit of Life > Fruit of Life November 3, 2013 at 12:04pm
        Sorry let me clarify take 150mcg a day or up to 200mcg a day if you find out you are deficient. Not 150mg sorry for the typo. 150mg is WAY too much
  • Kevin George November 3, 2013 at 8:04am

    One thing is your food might lack iodine its really hard to tell, cutting salt means you no longer get iodine from salt.  You can take iodine supplements but don't take too much around 200 micrograms a day is safe and plenty maybe a bit more than this depending how bad your thyroid is. I think iodine is for hypothyroid.

    • Fruit of Life > Kevin George November 3, 2013 at 8:19am
      I think the type of greens she is eating can be a huge clue. And that should be looked at before going to an iodine supplement without knowing if you are deficient especially since too much iodine is dangerous and can actually be harmful to someone with under active thyroid due to an iodine deficiency (if she had an actual deficiency, which isn't all that likely) because if you are in fact deficient in iodine then iodine has to be introduced gradually in small amounts or it could lead to permanent damage to the thyroid gland. Other things to consider is vitamin D levels because vitamin D is responsible for assisting the thyroid gland in uptaking the iodine that is available to the body. Therefore intake can be fine but if vitamin D is lacking the thyroid can't uptake it and utilize. Also too much iodine can cause hypothyroidism/under active thyroid. So someone who has under active thyroid needs to proceed with caution when it comes to iodine to be sure they are deficient before taking iodine and again if they are deficient it needs to be reintroduced slowly. I think it is important for her to state the type of greens she is consuming. Certain greens can cause thyroid issues for some. Me being one so again hopefully she will respond to the question as well as calorie intake and water intake or more importantly how many times she urinates in a day and is it clear or at least light.
      • Kevin George > Fruit of Life November 3, 2013 at 8:53am

        can you list these greens

        I know cruciferous ones do any other?

        From wiki

        Cruciferous vegetables can potentially be goitrogenic (inducing goiter formation). They contain enzymes that interfere with the formation of thyroid hormone in people with iodine deficiency.[11][12] Cooking for 30 minutes significantly reduces the amount of goitrogens and nitriles. At high intake of crucifers, the goitrogens inhibit the incorporation of iodine into thyroid hormone and also the transfer of iodine into milk by the mammary gland.[13]

        So if it were greens it would also indicate iodine deficiency?

        Interesting about increasing the iodine gradually... didn't know that but I think what i recommended was a pretty minimal dose anyway, a half teaspoon of iodized salt has more. 

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