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What should you avoid eating for thyroid health?

There are certain foods that should be avoided to protect your thyroid function. These include:

• Aspartame: There is concern that the artificial sweetener aspartame may trigger Graves? disease and other autoimmune disorders in some people. The chemical may trigger an immune reaction that causes thyroid inflammation and thyroid auto-antibody production.
• Non-fermented soy: Soy is high in isoflavones, which are goitrogens, or foods that interfere with the function of your thyroid gland. Soy, including soybean oil, soy milk, soy burgers, tofu, and other processed soy foods, may lead to decreased thyroid function. However, fermented soy products, including miso, natto, tempeh, and traditionally brewed soy sauce, are safe to eat, as the fermentation process reduces the goitrogenic activity of the isoflavones.
• Gluten: Gluten is a potential goitrogen and can also trigger autoimmune responses (including Hashimoto?s thyroiditis) in people who are sensitive. Gluten is found in wheat, rye, and barley, along with most processed foods.

Here is a chart with the different foods that are good for the thyroid, along with their nutrition content. There is a wide variety to choose from, so treat your thyroid to a good meal!

Whole foods support your thyroid
Iodine	? Primary sources:?sea vegetables (kelp, dulse, hijiki, nori, arame, wakame, kombu), and seafood (clams, shrimp, haddock, oysters, salmon, sardines), as well as iodized sea salt.? Secondary sources:?eggs, asparagus, lima beans, mushrooms, spinach, sesame seeds, summer squash, Swiss chard, garlic
Selenium	Brazil nuts, tuna, organ meats, mushrooms, halibut, beef, soybeans, sunflower seeds (Note: selenium content of land-based foods is contingent on soil substrate selenium levels.)
Zinc	Fresh oysters, sardines, beef, lamb, turkey, soybeans, split peas, wholegrains, sunflower seeds, pecans, Brazil nuts, almonds, walnuts, ginger root, maple syrup

Copper	Beef, oysters, lobster, shiitake mushrooms, dark chocolate, crabmeat, tomato paste, pearled barley, nuts, beans (soybeans, white beans, chickpeas), sunflower seeds
Iron	Clams, oysters, organ meats, soybeans, pumpkin seeds, white beans, blackstrap molasses, lentils, spinach
Vitamin A (beta-carotene form)	Kale, sweet potatoes, carrots, winter squash/pumpkin, spinach, cantaloupe, broccoli, asparagus, liver, lettuce
Vitamin C	Guava, peppers (chilli, bell, sweet), kiwifruit, citrus, strawberries, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, papaya, parsley, greens (kale, turnip, collard, mustard)
Vitamin E	Wholegrains, almonds, soybeans and other beans, sunflower seeds, peanuts, liver, leafy green vegetables, asparagus
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)	Brewer?s yeast, organ meats, almonds, wheatgerm, wild rice, mushrooms, egg yolks
Vitamin B3 (niacin)	Brewer?s yeast, rice bran, wheat bran, peanuts (with skin), liver, poultry, white meat
Vitamin B6 (pyroxidine)	Brewer?s yeast, sunflower seeds, wheatgerm, fish (tuna, salmon, trout), liver, beans (soybeans, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, garbanzos, pinto beans), walnuts, brown rice, bananas

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This extract has been taken from the book?Kitchen Clinic?by Charmaine D?Souza. It is available with all major bookstores. You could also pre-order the book here:?http://bit.ly/16WmH8J

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