This is the most important tip on hypothyroidism and diet. Think of it as a prescription, not a diet.
The nature of food in our country has changed drastically over the past few decades. It has gotten so bad that what passes for food is often questionable. This "food" -- including the beverages you drink -- has a huge impact on how you feel and look.
If you have hypothyroidism, food can heal you; food can be your medicine.
I first realized the significance of food for someone who has a thyroid problem when I changed my wife's diet.
My wife's thyroid was removed due to cancer. Unfortunately, she began to suffer after surgery, and the drugs didn't work. She could barely get out of bed in the morning, even after sleeping 9 or 10 hours.
The first thing I told my wife to do was remove gluten from her diet. Gluten is in anything that contains wheat. Most of your processed foods contain gluten: breads, pastas, crackers, chips, dips, frozen foods, etc.
She immediately felt the difference; she lost weight and regained her energy in two weeks. This is just one example of how food can impact your health.
I am not advising just removing gluten from your diet, however. I am also suggesting that you remove ALL grains from your diet; this will have a greater effect on your health.
It doesn't make sense to replace gluten with another processed grain that can cause harmful effects, such as corn or soy.
These other grains are known to cause adverse reactions in a lot of people. So, instead of looking for a substitute, just remove grains.
This won't be easy and again, think of this as a prescription, not a diet. I came up with an acronym for diet, which stands for Deliberately Identified as an Eating Trend. This is not an eating trend - this is your new way of life.
You may be tempted to buy gluten-free snacks and foods like cookies, chips, bread, and other processed products. This will defeat the purpose of your lifestyle change and will not help you get healthier. It's fine to treat yourself at times, but don't LIVE this way.
Some just say to follow the paleo diet, which is a strict diet free of man-made carbs, dairy, tubers, and legumes. I think it's ok to eat some of these things, as long as you're not sensitive to them. Also, I think it's ok to include some rice into your diet. Keep the portions small, and rotate it in and out of the diet. Too much of one thing is not good.
Basically your digestive system is the most important system in your body because it includes your immune system. Your body gives you signals about foods it doesn't like with symptoms such as bloating, gas, headaches, brain fog, constipation and diarrhea, aches and pains, etc.
If you treat your gut well, it will repay you. If you can heal your gut and eliminate foods sensitivities, you will boost your energy, lose weight, and reduce your hypothyroid symptoms.
Focus on eating live foods, or foods that were once live; lean meats, fish, fowl, veggies, fruit, certain nuts, seeds, berries, eggs, and cheese.
Extremely processed foods do not offer many benefits. Most processed foods contain gluten or a form of it, and if it doesn't contain gluten, it will include a substitute that may also harm your body.
A hypothyroidism diet doesn't have to be overly complicated, but it does have to contain real food, with nutrients that can feed your thyroid.
Be well,
Dr. Kevin Dobrzynski
The nature of food in our country has changed drastically over the past few decades. It has gotten so bad that what passes for food is often questionable. This "food" -- including the beverages you drink -- has a huge impact on how you feel and look.
If you have hypothyroidism, food can heal you; food can be your medicine.
I first realized the significance of food for someone who has a thyroid problem when I changed my wife's diet.
My wife's thyroid was removed due to cancer. Unfortunately, she began to suffer after surgery, and the drugs didn't work. She could barely get out of bed in the morning, even after sleeping 9 or 10 hours.
The first thing I told my wife to do was remove gluten from her diet. Gluten is in anything that contains wheat. Most of your processed foods contain gluten: breads, pastas, crackers, chips, dips, frozen foods, etc.
She immediately felt the difference; she lost weight and regained her energy in two weeks. This is just one example of how food can impact your health.
I am not advising just removing gluten from your diet, however. I am also suggesting that you remove ALL grains from your diet; this will have a greater effect on your health.
It doesn't make sense to replace gluten with another processed grain that can cause harmful effects, such as corn or soy.
These other grains are known to cause adverse reactions in a lot of people. So, instead of looking for a substitute, just remove grains.
This won't be easy and again, think of this as a prescription, not a diet. I came up with an acronym for diet, which stands for Deliberately Identified as an Eating Trend. This is not an eating trend - this is your new way of life.
You may be tempted to buy gluten-free snacks and foods like cookies, chips, bread, and other processed products. This will defeat the purpose of your lifestyle change and will not help you get healthier. It's fine to treat yourself at times, but don't LIVE this way.
Some just say to follow the paleo diet, which is a strict diet free of man-made carbs, dairy, tubers, and legumes. I think it's ok to eat some of these things, as long as you're not sensitive to them. Also, I think it's ok to include some rice into your diet. Keep the portions small, and rotate it in and out of the diet. Too much of one thing is not good.
Basically your digestive system is the most important system in your body because it includes your immune system. Your body gives you signals about foods it doesn't like with symptoms such as bloating, gas, headaches, brain fog, constipation and diarrhea, aches and pains, etc.
If you treat your gut well, it will repay you. If you can heal your gut and eliminate foods sensitivities, you will boost your energy, lose weight, and reduce your hypothyroid symptoms.
Focus on eating live foods, or foods that were once live; lean meats, fish, fowl, veggies, fruit, certain nuts, seeds, berries, eggs, and cheese.
Extremely processed foods do not offer many benefits. Most processed foods contain gluten or a form of it, and if it doesn't contain gluten, it will include a substitute that may also harm your body.
A hypothyroidism diet doesn't have to be overly complicated, but it does have to contain real food, with nutrients that can feed your thyroid.
Be well,
Dr. Kevin Dobrzynski
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