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5 years ago I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. My energy at the time, well there was none, kept me in bed for the better part of a year.  I depended on my family to care for my new born while I basically slept or staired at the walls.  3 years ago I was cleared with a clean bill of health. No thyroid condition and no autoimmune disease.  It was a huge victory towards healing my health.  Oddly, my energy was still low enough that you couldn’t scrap me off the floor.  Something wrong with that picture, is there not?  I still had all the symptoms of low thyroid function.  It’s called sub-clinical hypothyroidism.

Sub-clinical hypothyroidism is when symptoms of low thyroid function persist even though clinical blood test results fall in the “normal” range. Chronic low thyroid function (hypothyroidism) is rampant.  It is the most medically under diagnosed condition because blood results for it are unreliable. That’s because most people with hypothyroidism have normal T4 levels in their blood (this is what doctors test for) but not enough T3 circulating in the body.  The T3 is the hormone that the body cells require.  For now know that the top two symptoms of lower thyroid fuction are low ENERGY and unexplained weight gain. 

In my next blog I’ll discuss the most reliable means for finding thyroid dysfunction.

Here are 5 food tips that nourish your thyroid

Protein Eating nutrient-dense protein throughout the day is important to thyroid hormone production.  Both primary hormones, T3 and T4, are made up of amino acids that are rich is meat sources such as fish and chicken.

Seeds are considered a functional food for our glands, including for the thyroid gland as per Bernard Jensen.  A combination of sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds have a wide variety of nutrients and oils that to nourish the thyroid

Dark greens are loaded with minerals that nourish the blood.  The thyroid has a rich blood supply, infact twice as rich as that of the kidneys. The blood carries nutrients in to the thyroid, and in turn the thyroid uses those nutrients for optimal function. Sauteed, roasted and steamed greens are best.

Iodine rich foods include cold water ocean fish, sea vegetables such as kelp, kombu, dulse and nori (sushi wrap).  The thyroid needs iodine in order to make thyroid hormones.  If you use my recipes, you’ll notice I like to use dulse flakes liberally.

Brazil nuts are a good source of the mineral selenium. The T3 hormone is made up of selenium and protein.  Eating several brazil nuts a day is all the body may requires. 

There are so many nutrients that nourish the thyroid and the body. The above ideas are a sample of what nutrients the body needs.  If you would like a more in depth analysis of why you have low energy or any other symptoms you can sign up for an on line initial assessment. 

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