| Are you suffering from underactive thyroid | | | | 6. Fluoride - this is found in toothpaste and drinking |
| symptoms? If so, there are certain foods that you | | | | water that comes from the tap. Fluoride essentially |
| should do your best to avoid because they can | | | | blocks iodine receptors in the thyroid gland which |
| actually make your condition worse. Here is a list of | | | | causes reduced iodine-containing hormone production. |
| the top 10 foods to avoid if you have any underactive | | | | 7. Chlorine - not only for pools, it is found in pretty much |
| thyroid symptoms. | | | | everyone's drinking water that comes directly from the |
| 1. White breads - This food makes it hard for the body | | | | tap. Chlorine and iodine are chemically related. |
| to regulate insulin and also disrupts hormonal balance | | | | Like fluoride, chlorine also blocks iodine receptors in the |
| within the body. | | | | thyroid gland, causing reduced iodine-containing |
| 2. Caffeine - We all love caffeine, most of us have it | | | | hormone production. So, drink plenty of distilled or |
| on a daily basis in coffee or sodas. However, caffeine | | | | purified water for essential and proper bodily functions, |
| depresses thyroid function and will only make your | | | | just not from the tap. |
| underactive thyroid symptoms worse. Even though | | | | 8. Soy - soybeans are off limits, as they have an |
| caffeine is a stimulant, it is no good for stimulating your | | | | anti-nutrient that contains a chemical that reacts with |
| thyroid. | | | | iodine. Since iodine is critical to make the thyroid |
| 3. Broccoli - We all assume that we should be eating | | | | hormone, this food should be avoided if you have an |
| our vegetables, but this is one you will want to stay | | | | underactive thyroid symptom. Soymilk, soy flour, and |
| away from. This is because broccoli is considered a | | | | tofu are also foods to add to the do not eat list. |
| goitrogenic food. That means that consuming too | | | | 9. Garlic - it may keep people away and it's great in |
| much broccoli can increase the likelihood that you'll | | | | spaghetti sauce. However, garlic also reduces iodine |
| develop a goiter somewhere on your body. | | | | uptake in the body. |
| This would be due to decreased thyroid hormone | | | | 10. White flour - in the same family as white breads, |
| production. In addition, the entire family of goitrogenic | | | | this is a food that can, for some people, contribute to |
| foods can nullify the effects of some thyroid | | | | difficulties with insulin resistance and hormonal |
| medicines, so keep this in mind. | | | | problems. White flour is a refined and over-processed |
| 4. Peaches - also considered a goitrogenic food, be | | | | food and has very little, if any, nutritional value at all. |
| sure to add this food to the list of ones that can | | | | Any underactive thyroid symptoms can be controlled |
| possibly cause a goiter to form due to your thyroid's | | | | by eating lightly, but regularly throughout the day. Eat |
| hormone production being decreased. | | | | about every four hours to keep the metabolism |
| 5. Peanuts - yes, they are salty, crunchy and delicious, | | | | moving and your body's functions working properly. |
| but they aren't the best snack choice for someone | | | | Taking an herbal thyroid remedy can really help as |
| with an underactive thyroid symptom, as they interfere | | | | well. |
| with the production of thyroid hormones. | | | | |