Therefore, although everyone is different, most people with Hashimoto's should be able to eat
most goitrogens, even in their raw state, (with the exception of soy and canola).
Not exact matches
If so, what precautions have you found encourage better digestion to avoid the downside of oxalates and
goitrogens in so many of the
most popular green smoothie vegetables?
Just something you need to pay more attention is the loads of natural antinutrients you're ingesting — fiber (a toxin that the body tries to eliminate), phytic acid (omnipresent), lectins and trypsin inhibitors (legumes), oxalic acid (spinach),
goitrogens (kale and al cruciferous veggies), phytoestrogens (omnipresent), glucosinolates, tannins, saponins, arsenic (omnipresent), heavy metals (
most of US soil is poisoned).
I was also wondering if you steam your cruciferae and whether you were concerned about
goitrogens in raw cruciferous vegetables (brassicaceae), which ones have the
most goitrogenic compounds, and how long you steam them for (assuming you do).
If you are already eating low carb and avoid reactive foods and are interested in being a «guinea pig» for three weeks and also remove
goitrogens, I'd love for you to report back to me on what results you found... because after all, how you feel is
most important!!
People with iodine deficiency - induced hypothyroidism may find that
goitrogens cause further suppression of thyroid activity, however,
most patients with Hashimoto's do not have an iodine deficiency, and the goitrogenic mechanism in these otherwise very healthy vegetables is not of particular concern to Hashimoto's.
He is against soy for the following reasons: —
Most of it is GM — Response: if this bothers you choose organic — it has
goitrogens which interfere with thyroid function — Response: my understanding is that this is only a problem in people who are low in iodine — so just make sure you are getting enough of this nutrient — it is estrogenic — Reponse: the science on this issue is so much more complex than Mercola indicates.
What is the best way to cook our greens so that we gain the
most nutrition but at the same time, eliminate as much of the
goitrogens and the other defence mechanisms found in green leafy vegetables?
Most people with hypothyroidism don't need to give up eggs, dairy, nuts, seeds, and
goitrogen - containing foods.
Be especially careful about raw juicing - some of the
most popular ingredients are also thyroid - slowing
goitrogens, and juicing concentrates them in large quantities.
Most of these
goitrogens are not of any real significance unless they are consumed in very large amounts or there is coexisting iodine deficiency.
I still eat broccoli, kale, collards, cauliflower, etc. but I lightly steam them to inactivate
most of the
goitrogens.