My recommendation is to get 2 to 4 cups of these vegetables daily to balance estrogen levels, and mostly cooked so they don't interfere
with iodine absorption.
Researchers believe that cooking these vegetables can help in decreasing the toxic effect
on iodine absorption.
Asian cuisines typically serve seaweed along with foods that contain goitrogens that
inhibit iodine absorption by the thyroid.
Collard greens and other cruciferous vegetables contain substances called goitrogens that can interfere with
iodine absorption when consumed in high amounts.
Unlike alcohol, which has a drying and puckering effect that negatively affects absorbability, glycerin is a humectant that moisturizes and hydrates to
promote iodine absorption.
Too many goitrogenic vegetables (primarily the cruciferous veggies) isn't a good idea because they
inhibit iodine absorption.
In relation to cruciferous vegetables, they are have been identified as «goitrogenic» because they have the potential to
block iodine absorption.
The fear was that glucosinolate compounds present in these veggies interfered with
iodine absorption, leading to goiter formation, which further reduced thyroid gland function.
Eating raw cruciferous vegetables has been statistically proven to decrease
the iodine absorption according to several studies.
They are not so much dealing with
iodine absorption, as they are with this autoimmunity problem.