Guest guest Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 The girl had been taking thyroid medication all her life because she was born with a defective thyroid and they pretty well had it down pat how much medicine she needed. Then she got the flu and after she recovered from the flu, her thyroid was completely out of whack. But she didn t know that. She thought she just couldn t get over the flu. And everybody, family, teachers, etc, was giving her the business because she couldn t finish her assignments. Poor student. It was a horrible depressing situation. I encouraged her to drop out and come back when she feels better. Ann >Ann Brandenberger wrote: >> I have a young friend who has dreadful thyroid problems. Born that way. She takes thyroid medicine the doctor prescribes. I didn t know soy suppresses thyroid. After she got the flu this year her thyroid was worse than ever. Should I tell her not to eat soy products? >> Ann >> >Have her google " goitrogens " , there are many foods that are thyroid >suppressive. If her diet is heavily soy, she might want to consider >reducing her consumption of it. Because I control my thyroid dosage >myself, I can adjust for diet changes if necessary. >Fluoride also interferes with thyroid, so I don't drink fluoridated >water (natural or artificial) but I don't refuse to drink tea because >tea contains fluoride.........(all tea that is the species camellia >contains fluoride because it only thrives in soil with fluoride). >Another tea, not a camellia species, that contains fluoride is Rooibos. > >Raw cabbage and broccoli and other crucifers are >goitrogens............it is all a balance. If one is taking supplemental >thyroid hormone medication, probably the dosage one is on was > " automatically " adjusted to accomodate the diet the person was eating >when the dosage was titrated. The problem comes in when changes are made >without realizing that such changes can affect one's thyroid function >and dosage of thyroid meds. > >Minerals such as selenium have thyroid supporting effects, selenium also >interacts with iodine, and the two must be in balance. Progesterone >supports thyroid. Estrogen blocks thyroid........it is all very >interconnected and very complicated............I am still sorting it all >out for myself, and I believe the balance for every individual will be >different. >sol > > >------------------------------------ > >List Home Page: > >http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO > >Books: >DMSO Nature's Healer by Morton >MSM The Definitive Guide by Stanely MD and Appleton, NDYahoo! Groups Links > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 Oh, one more thought ... When you experiment with kefiring tofu, will you please share your recipe and results. Seems that would be really nutritious. Thanks, Joyce Simmerman > > Magnesium chloride is an important coagulant (E511 [8][clarification > > needed]) used in the preparation of tofu from soy milk. In Japan it > > is sold as nigari ... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_chloride > > > I do think from websites I've read that nigari is magnesium chloride > from seaweed though, so it would likely have iodine and other sea > minerals in it, which could be a good thing to help balance the thyroid > suppressive effects of the soy. > > Magnesium chloride isn't the only substance that can be used to > coagulate soy milk in tofu making. Lactic, tartaric and citric acid can > be used as can magnesium sulfate. Apparently it can also be made from > soy milk left to sour and thicken at room temperature. > I have been thinking about kefiring some soy milk and seeing what kind > of " tofu " that would make. > sol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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