6 Foods You Absolutely Need To Avoid If You Suffer From a Thyroid Disorder ( courtecy healthy food post ) by DailyHealthPostMarch 23, 2018
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Low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, affects around 20 million Americans, and 1 in 8 women will experience a thyroid issue in her lifetime.
Hypothyroidism is so common that it can be treated with something like disregard. The reality, though, is that if your thyroid isn't working well, nothing in your body will. This master gland that is located in your neck and controls many, far-reaching facets of your health. So let's dig deeper and look at the top signs indicating something is wrong with your thyroid:
1. Weak bones
If you have weak bones, have your thyroid checked. Abnormal thyroid function can decrease bone mineral density. Serum calcium will typically be in the "normal" reference range with hypothyroidism, but outside of the functional, optimal range.
2. Gut problems
Low thyroid function can reduce the movement of your intestines, which is essential for healthy digestion. The ability of your body to absorb nutrients is also altered when your thyroid isn't working well. Healthy thyroid function dampens gut inflammation, and low thyroid function is linked with gastric ulcers and leaky gut syndrome.
3. Low sex drive
Many people think their low sex drive is due to aging, when in fact it may be a symptom of a bigger hormonal problem that's anything but normal. Thyroid function affects the metabolism of estrogen and testosterone in the body. Hypothyroidism in men is linked with erectile dysfunction and low libido in both men and women.
4. Weight gain
When your thyroid hormones are low, your body will be less able to break down fat, making you resistant to weight loss. Years of fad diets and grueling hours in the gym won't fix the underlying problem. Weight gain isn't the cause of your problems, but a symptom of something not being addressed. You have to get healthy to lose weight, not the other way around. When you deal with the underlying hormonal problem and heal, weight loss is the natural byproduct.
5. Low energy
In addition to slowing your ability to burn fat, hypothyroidism will also decrease your energy, causing debilitating fatigue.
6. Blood sugar problems
When your body is in a low thyroid state, it decreases your body's ability to absorb glucose or blood sugar. You need glucose to get properly in the cell to create ATP, your cellular energy source. Despite sluggish glucose metabolism, many people struggling with low thyroid hormones can feel hypoglycemic, like they have low blood sugar. Because the cells are not getting the glucose they need, you can feel like you are hypoglycemic even with normal looking blood sugar labs. This vicious cycle of hormonal dysfunction can lead to metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance.
7. High cholesterol and triglycerides
A sluggish thyroid hormone levels decreases the breakdown of cholesterol, leading to elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides. While high cholesterol alone is a poor predictor for heart attack and stroke risk, elevated triglycerides is an accurate marker for increased risk factor.
8. Adrenal fatigue
When you have hypothyroidism, it puts stress on your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Because of the lack of glucose and energy getting to the cells, the brain-adrenal axis pumps more cortisol in attempts to get more energy to the cells. This further complicates your hormonal health, leading to HPA axis dysfunction or adrenal fatigue.
9. Toxin overload
Poor thyroid health will lead to your liver and gallbladder not working very well. This can significantly decrease your body's ability to rid itself of toxins, and may also cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. I commonly see impaired detoxification pathways in patients dealing with thyroid problems.
10. Estrogen imbalances
Estrogen comes in the form of three metabolites: Estrone (E1, estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3). Estrogen balance is essential for your health. When your thyroid isn't working well it can unbalance your estrogen metabolite ratio.
11. Brain problems
Hypothyroidism is linked with poor neurotransmitter expression and an increased risk of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. This is due to the fact that a predominance of thyroid receptor sites are found in the brain. One 2014 study found that people with depression had higher rates of thyroid conversion impairments, or low T3 syndrome.
12. Hot flashes or being cold
When your thyroid hormone levels are low, it affects your body's temperature control. This can cause you to feel cold all the time, or have night sweats and hot flashes.
13. Hair loss
Since the thyroid determines your metabolism and absorption of nutrients, when your thyroid hormones aren't functioning optimally this can lead to hair loss. Making sure your levels are optimal is essential to regaining hair health.
What To Do Now
As you can see, thyroid health is essential for you to feel and be healthy. Many people instinctively know that they have a thyroid problem despite "normal" labs. If this is you, educate yourself on the thyroid problems that won't show up on standard labs.
The labs that are typically run in mainstream medicine are an incomplete look at your thyroid. Make sure to have a full functional thyroid panel run and interpreted properly.
If you're on a thyroid hormone replacement drug but still have low thyroid symptoms, be sure to look at the reasons your medication may not be helping.
Because your body is an interconnected system, it's important to get a comprehensive hormonal work-up to uncover other factors in your case.
You can always take advantage of our free functional medicine evaluation via the phone or webcam. Wherever you are in the world, this will allow you to gain more insight into your unique case.
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6 Foods You Absolutely Need To Avoid If You Suffer From a Thyroid Disorder ( courtecy healthy food post )
Thyroid conditions can affect your energy, weight and overall health.
Here’s why…
This butterfly-looking gland is responsible for the production of hormones, which are responsible for regulating your body’s metabolic rate as well as heart and digestive function, muscle control, brain development and bone maintenance.
Whether you’ve already been diagnosed with a thyroid condition or you’re growing concerned about the health of your thyroid gland, make sure you pay attention to the following six foods:
1. Sugar
Blanket statement: avoid excess sugar(1) in your diet. Believe it or not, if you cut back on cheap products with added sugar, strawberries will start to seem like the sweetest treat in the world.
If you have autoimmune thyroid disease, pay close attention to your blood sugar levels. Always snacking on sugary foods can send your pancreas into overdrive and lead to insulin resistance, which can damage your thyroid. This can lead to a decrease in hormone levels.
2. Fried FoodsMoral of the story: when it comes to sugar, less is more!
Foods high in trans fats(2) can inhibit the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement medications. They may also have an adverse effect on the body’s natural production of thyroid hormone.
Fried foods are high in trans fat; if you are taking thyroid medication, keep a close watch on how many French fries you scarf down every day. For those on hormone-based medication for thyroid health, some health professionals have recommended totally eliminating fried foods from your diet.
3. Soy
When it comes to soy(3), moderation is the key. If you’ve been treating hypothyroidism with synthetic thyroid hormone, pay particular attention to your consumption as it could interfere with your body’s absorption of the treatment.
By waiting four hours after you take thyroid medication to consume soy, you let your body process each substance individually. This rule applies to certain nutritional supplements as well, such as magnesium and calcium pills and antacids containing aluminum hydroxide or calcium.
Additionally, for those with an iodine deficiency, the isoflavones in soy may lead to decreased thyroid function(4).
4. Cruciferous Veggies
You’ve probably heard all about the benefits of broccoli, cabbage and the like by now. Cruciferous vegetables(5) certainly have their place in any healthy diet—but if you’re dealing with a thyroid condition, it may be best to shift your focus toward other healthy greens for awhile.
That said, this is only a potential concern if you have an iodine deficiency and if you rely on cruciferous veggies for a substantial portion of your diet. As long as you maintain variety in your health choices and get all the nutrients you need, your daily broccoli habit isn’t going to hurt you.
5. Coffee
Unfortunately for much of the population, coffee(6) isn’t the greatest early morning refresher if thyroid health is a concern. That said, a moderate amount of coffee consumed daily isn’t necessarily a huge deal.
Over time, excessive consumption of coffee can wear out your adrenal glands(7), which can lead to many different thyroid conditions and adrenal fatigue.
When you drink it, your adrenals release the stereotypically fight-or-flight hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine. If you have been drinking obscene amounts of coffee from a young age and are concerned about your thyroid health, now might be the time to start cutting back.
6. Gluten
There’s very little compromise when it comes to gluten(8) and thyroid health. Gluten contains a protein called gliadin, which is foreign to the human body. Your thyroid contains an enzyme called transglutminase, which is very similar to gliadin.
When you consume gluten, your immune system initiates an attack response on gliadin—and on the similar enzyme in your thyroid. After your consumption of gluten, your thyroid can suffer damage for up to six months. If you have an autoimmune thyroid disease, it’s best to get regularly screened for Celiac disease and gluten intolerance.
Maintaining a healthy thyroid is a part of maintaining a healthy body. Some of the foods on this list, such as fried foods, are considered unhealthy across the board and are best avoided whenever possible. Others, like cabbage, almost certainly have a rightful place in your diet.
By considering thyroid health into your approach to overall health you will find the right balance of all the nutrients you need while staying away from foods that could really hamper your quality of life. Stay healthy!
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It’s estimated that over twelve percent of the population in the developed world will experience a thyroid problem at some point—still more conditions will go mis- or undiagnosed.
One important factor in the prevalence of thyroid malfunction is the existence of microscopic fungi in air and food, the over-proliferation of which tax the immune system. These fungi normally live on our skin and in other warm, moist places; mycosis is the term used for an illness that stems from their overabundance internalized via air or through the skin.
“Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by microfungi that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and other animals…mycotoxicoses are examples of ‘poisoning by natural means’ and thus are analogous to the pathologies caused by exposure to pesticides or heavy metal residues…the severity of mycotoxin poisoning can be compounded by factors such as vitamin deficiency, caloric deprivation, alcohol abuse, and infectious disease status. In turn, mycotoxicoses can heighten vulnerability to microbial diseases, worsen the effects of malnutrition, and interact synergistically with other toxins.” (1)Mycotoxicosis is another group of diseases that can occur when humans are over-exposed to these fungi; from research published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews:
How to Reset Your Thyroid to Burn Fat and Activate Your Metabolism
It’s estimated that over twelve percent of the population in the developed world will experience a thyroid problem at some point—still more conditions will go mis- or undiagnosed.
The situation has been called “epidemic” by some and the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled in the last forty years. This is troublesome because the small bow-tie gland in the neck is a primary component of the immune system; if it’s not functioning properly, we become susceptible to an infinite number of illnesses.
The thyroid is responsible for producing hormones that regulate metabolism, heart rate, digestion, muscle control, and brain development. Typical problems with the thyroid are hypothyroidism (under-active) or hyperthyroidism (over-active).
When the thyroid doesn’t produce adequate amounts of hormones—particularly “T3” and “T4” (triiodothyronine and thyroxine)—the metabolism slows, resulting in weight gain, fatigue, increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and depression.
Producing too many of these hormones has the opposite effect—uncontrollable weight loss, accelerated heart rate, insomnia, and anxiety.
Environmental and lifestyle factors contribute to a malfunctioning thyroid and, while some are seemingly out of our control, many are not.
Toxin Overload
One important factor in the prevalence of thyroid malfunction is the existence of microscopic fungi in air and food, the over-proliferation of which tax the immune system. These fungi normally live on our skin and in other warm, moist places; mycosis is the term used for an illness that stems from their overabundance internalized via air or through the skin.“Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by microfungi that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and other animals…mycotoxicoses are examples of ‘poisoning by natural means’ and thus are analogous to the pathologies caused by exposure to pesticides or heavy metal residues…the severity of mycotoxin poisoning can be compounded by factors such as vitamin deficiency, caloric deprivation, alcohol abuse, and infectious disease status. In turn, mycotoxicoses can heighten vulnerability to microbial diseases, worsen the effects of malnutrition, and interact synergistically with other toxins.” (1)Mycotoxicosis is another group of diseases that can occur when humans are over-exposed to these fungi; from research published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews:
The fungi aren’t destructive per se, it’s that a weakened immune system allows them to run rampant, which further challenges the immune system. It has been found that mycotoxins can cause symptoms that range from annoying eye twitching to multiple sclerosis. (2) The effects of the poisons these fungi can produce can’t be over-emphasized.
“Because of their pharmacological activity, some mycotoxins or mycotoxin derivatives have found use as antibiotics, growth promotants, and other kinds of drugs; still others have been implicated as chemical warfare agents. [emphasis added]” (3)
Food sources of known mycotoxins:
- Alcoholic beverages
- Antibiotics
- Barley
- Cheese
- Corn
- Cottonseed
- Peanuts
- Sorghum
- Sugar
- Wheat
A healthy thyroid is imperative for fighting all the toxins to which we are regularly exposed. We are in direct control of the status of our own immune systems through how we live and what we eat unless we are born with a physiological condition to the contrary. By reducing our own vulnerability, we do ourselves a great service.
Potential causes of thyroid dysfunction:
- Fluoride
- Family history
- Iodine deficiency
- Pesticides
- Radiation, including X-rays
- Too much soy in the diet (4)
- Smoking cigarettes
- Chronic stress
- Chemicals and contaminants in tap water
- Xenoestrogens in food and personal care products
To keep the thyroid at optimal efficiency (which correlates to proper metabolism and—in the case of hypothyroidism—weight loss), consciously support it with these foods:
- Brazil nuts
- Dulce – an unsurpassed source of iodine, critical for the thyroid (5)
- Eggs
- Fish (halibut, flounder, wild salmon, sardines)
- Fruits (berries and lemons)
- Herbs
- Hypothyroid “miracle drink” (click for recipe)
- Mushrooms
- Sunflower seeds
- Vegetables – stay away from cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts if your thyroid is compromised
- Purified water via reverse osmosis
Avoid these:
- Alcohol
- Beans and other legumes
- Coffee
- Dairy
- Fried food
- Grains
- Processed foods
- Soy
- Refined sugar and artificial sweeteners
Increasing activity levels supports the immune system (thyroid included) in every way. Any exercise will do, as long as it’s regular.
Prescribed diets are antithetical to restoring immune system balance; simply cutting out the stuff we know is detrimental and replacing it with fresh organic produce and healthy sources of proteins and fats will give your body what it needs.
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