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Girly-Girl asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

Thyroid health?

I have read that iodine is good for maintaining a healthy thyroid but I have had an allergic reaction to iodine about three year ago. Of course, eating well and having some kind of exercise is essential for overall health but I just want to know if there is anything else I can or should be doing to take care of my thyroid. Any helpful info?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    For the most part all that you need to do is eat a healthy diet. Selenium rich foods are recommended to support thyroid health - wheat germ, seafood and shellfish, beef liver and kidney, eggs, sunflower and sesame seeds, brazil nuts, mushrooms, garlic, onions, and kelp. Avoid iodine blocking foods such as soy (including tofu and soymilk), and raw forms of the following vegetables: turnips, mustard greens, broccoli, cabbage, rutabaga, brussels sprouts, bok choy, cress, cauliflower, kale, and kohlrabi. Cooking these vegetables deactivates the iodine-blocking agent. Supplement with zinc and other nutrients. Best of luck.

  • deise
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    A goiter is formed while your adenohypophysis is secreting TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) yet your thyroid isn't responding or a minimum of it thinks it fairly is not responding. it may mean a number of issues: you have a genetic abnormality in TSH formation you have a advance on you adenohypophysis encouraging TSH secretion (possibly to be benign if any) You had/have a deficiency in iodine combating your thyroid responding properly. you have genetic abnormatilities in the TSH hormone receptors or someplace else alongside the damaging feedback pathway. i assume as nicely on your medical doctors suggestion of conserving your time-honored well-being up you're able to supplement your weight loss software with iodine rich meals. in any different case there fairly isn't lots you're able to do for many of those pathologies. None are life threatening, in line with threat enquire into the potential for surgical resection of the goiter in later life.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Heres a link to a thyroid formula that my girlfriend uses it has really helped her thyroid you should try it http://shop.healthbuy.com/158419/product/overview/...

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