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This is a short description of the free conference call about diet that we had on the 19 of October, 2011. Thank you all for participating: Most of the patients suffering with thyroid problems believe that eating the right food or avoiding the wrong one will cure them from hyperthyroidism or Graves' Disease.
This
is true and not really true. No matter what you eat the next 24 hours it
will not cure your hyperthyroidism overnight. But maintaining a proper
diet in a long-term plan will cut a lot of your symptoms, will help your
immune system to fight the overactive thyroid and basically will improve
in a natural way the performance of your thyroid. Main principles and Recommendations: - Any food that naturally inhibits the thyroid overproduction is good, especially if you are diagnosed with overactive thyroid/ hyperthyroidism. -These foods are called goitrogens and cruciferous vegetables, and they can act as antithyroid drugs (like PTU and methimazole) - There are 2 major substances that work directly on the thyroid function: isoflavones and isothiocyanates and they actually appear to reduce thyroid function by blocking the thyroid peroxidase hormone Cruciferous vegetables and goitrogenic fruits:
- Foods to be generally avoided: all foods with high iodine content- like sea food of any kind, kelp, nuts- especially walnuts and chestnuts. - Drinks: avoid drinks containing caffeine, or stimulants, also sodas of any kind (because of the aspartame in them) - Alcohol- avoid hard alcohol, glass of wine is considered acceptable, as long as it doesn't cause palpitations - Avoid MSG (Monosodium Glutamate), or so called (Chinese Restaurant Syndrome). This product is usually included in corn oil, hydrolyzed oat flour, yeast extract, malt extract, broth, stock, bouillon, flavorings, spices, etc. - Avoid spicy foods - Avoid aspartame- usually included in no- calorie or low calorie processed foods, diet products. - Eat green leafy vegetables from Brassica family, and not only. - Avoid processing goitrogenous and cruciferous vegetables, or cooking them, as they'll loose their goitrogenic properties. - Consume Aloe Vera Gel, and other aloe products Herbs that can help hyperthyroidism: - Lemon Balm tea - Chamomile tea -Valerian Roots tea -Passiflora (passion flower) - Lavender Any calming herb is good. Vitamins and Supplements: - Vitamin B complex (all Vitamins in B group); Vitamin C- for the immune system; Vitamin A and Vitamin E - Supplements: Selenium, Flax seed oil, L- Carnitine If you want more information about diet, including recipes for food, please, check my book "Ultimate Diet Secrets for Grave's Disease and Hyperthyroidism" or click on the title below:: "Ultimate Diet Secrets for Grave's Disease and Hyperthyroidism" If you need help with implementing the above diet into your life, or guidance how to cure yourself quicker, or change your life style, please check the Wellness and Health coaching I am offering (click on the title below for more information): Health and Wellness Coaching for Graves' Disease
If you have any questions, let me know via email: "Ultimate Diet Secrets for Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease" EBook- now, for a limited time only $39.95
About the author: Svetla Bankova is an author of 6 books about Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism, "Life Manual for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism", "Ultimate Diet Secrets for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism", "Thyroid Eye Disease and Its Healing", "Life Stories of people with Grave's Disease and Hyperthyroidism", "Life Balancing Book for Graves' Disease", "Children with Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism". All these books are based not only on her experience as a former Graves' Disease patient but also her research as a psychologist. This is only book that explains step by step how and why Graves' Disease came to your life, the cause and specific steps for alternative treatment of Graves' disease. |
