Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I since the goitrogens were brought up does everyone that has a thyroid problem or no thyroid like me eat any one these foods ever? I rarely eat broccoli and like I said one or two pieces of Millet bread a week. And none of the rest at all. I would like to know your opinion and other too. Thanks, Bernetta BroccoliCauliflowerBrussel SproutsCabbageMustardKaleTurnipsRape seed (Canola Oil) SoyPine nutsMilletPeanuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Bernatta, you have been officically “tagged” by our resident Goitrogenn Patrol I eat broccolli and love it... But my thyoid is currently optimized medicine-wise and I just found out my goiter shrunk 2 cm in the past 2 years. Sue I since the goitrogens were brought up does everyone that has a thyroid problem or no thyroid like me eat any one these foods ever? I rarely eat broccoli and like I said one or two pieces of Millet bread a week. And none of the rest at all. I would like to know your opinion and other too. Thanks, Bernetta Broccoli Cauliflower Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Mustard Kale Turnips Rape seed (Canola Oil) Soy Pine nuts Millet Peanuts .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 > > I since the goitrogens were brought up does everyone that has a thyroid > problem or no thyroid like me eat any one these foods ever? I rarely eat > broccoli and like I said one or two pieces of Millet bread a week. And none > of the rest at all. I would like to know your opinion and other too. > Thanks, Bernetta > > Broccoli > Cauliflower > Brussel Sprouts > Cabbage > Mustard > Kale > Turnips > Rape seed (Canola Oil) > Soy > Pine nuts > Millet > Peanuts > I think mustard is the only thing on the list I am not allergic to and I really do not eat enough of it to notice a difference. My big thyroid trigger is Iodine.. For yourself not having a thyroid you need to look at which foods effect conversion..the main one on the list being soy..and trust me , read a few labels it is hard to avoid. The main thing is how are you doing?Changing some of these foods may or may not effect your thyroid levels.. But it is much easier noticed if say you go soy happy and your numbers drop then it is to say which one is good and which one is bad... keep them all in moderation and if you change to add more or minus more then follow up with labs in 6 weeks so you you know now if it is effecting you or not. On a side note you got my brain dusting off, where did you get this particular list of foods? Kats3boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Yes I do eat some goitrogens. I love broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, mustard and if I could eat peanuts I would but without dentures holding properly I can not. I think it depends upon the individual how it will affect them. I have not noticed any problems with those. I can even drink green tea without problems. I feel that if you like certain foods to try it and if you notice it affects you in any way then avoid then in the future.See what's free at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Thank you, that's what I've been saying for ages ! We are all different, and not everybody is affected by all the goitrogens. The best way to find out what affects YOU is to illiminate all the the goitrogens from your diet for a few weeks, and then reintroduce them one at a time, and see how you feel after eating them. Just as you would to detect a food allergy. And as someone said on here recently about sugar (I think it was sugar), she didn't realise how badly it affected her until she gave it up for a while and then tried it again. Same goes for goitrogens. I, personnally, can eat some, but not others, but I didn't realise what exactly was making me bad until I followed the above procedure. The following is an almost complete list : Goitrogenic foods: Almonds Asparagus Babassu (a palm-tree coconut fruit popular in Brazil and Africa) Bamboo shoots Bok choy Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Cassava Chick peas (garbanzos) Flaxseed (this is up for debate, do a google.com search) Garlic Groundnuts Herbs of the Barbarea and Residea families : Horseradish Kale Kohlrabi Leafy greens (turnip greens, mustard greens, collard greens) Legumes (beans and peas) Lima beans Linseed Maize Millet (cooking seems to INCREASE goitrogenic effect) Mustard Mustard greens Nectarines Onion Peaches Peanuts (roasted are probably okay) Pears Pine nuts (pignoli) Processed meats Radishes Rapeseed (oil) - from which canola is derived Rutabaga Spinach Sorghum SOY in all it's various forms -- AVOID Strawberries Swede Sweet potatoes Swiss chard Turnip greens White turnip Wasabi Watercress It is said that cooking goitrogenic foods deactivates the isoflavones, but I have found that it is not necessarily so. But, there again, we are all different. Also, if your thyroid has been destroyed, or has died, you ought to be able to eat most goitrogens without any problem. Soy, ofcourse, is a different matter because it acts differently. And on that subject, some of you might find the following interesting (if you haven't already read it) : http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Knowing-Where-Your-Food-Comes-From-is-Vit\ al-To-Your-Health-12037.aspx All the best, Lili > >Yes I do eat some goitrogens. I love broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, >mustard and if I could eat peanuts I would but without dentures holding >properly I >can not. I think it depends upon the individual how it will affect them. >I >have not noticed any problems with those. I can even drink green tea >without >problems. I feel that if you like certain foods to try it and if you >notice >it affects you in any way then avoid then in the future. > > > >************************************** See what's free at >http://www.aol.com. _________________________________________________________________ Découvrez le Blog heroic Fantaisy d'Eragon! http://eragon-heroic-fantasy.spaces.live.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Kats Thanks for you reply. I got this list yesterday from some website. I would have to go hunt for which one it was. Since I have only been on 60mgs. Of Armour until a month ago and with no thyroid I really wouldn't know it any of these things effect me or not because I felt sooo bad all the time. The only thing that I eat at all on this list is millet bread once a week. Maybe Broccioli couple times a yr. I already new about these food so I would limit them way down. I don't eat anything with soy at all because it kills my stomach. I am not going to buy any more millet bread because I can make my own bread gluten free and just use other gluten free flour and no millet. So I will totally stay away from all these foods and see how I do. Thanks, Bernetta -- Re: goitrogens > > I since the goitrogens were brought up does everyone that has a thyroid > problem or no thyroid like me eat any one these foods ever? I rarely eat > broccoli and like I said one or two pieces of Millet bread a week. And none > of the rest at all. I would like to know your opinion and other too. > Thanks, Bernetta > > Broccoli > Cauliflower > Brussel Sprouts > Cabbage > Mustard > Kale > Turnips > Rape seed (Canola Oil) > Soy > Pine nuts > Millet > Peanuts > I think mustard is the only thing on the list I am not allergic to and I really do not eat enough of it to notice a difference. My big thyroid trigger is Iodine.. For yourself not having a thyroid you need to look at which foods effect conversion..the main one on the list being soy..and trust me , read a few labels it is hard to avoid. The main thing is how are you doing?Changing some of these foods may or may not effect your thyroid levels.. But it is much easier noticed if say you go soy happy and your numbers drop then it is to say which one is good and which one is bad... keep them all in moderation and if you change to add more or minus more then follow up with labs in 6 weeks so you you know now if it is effecting you or not. On a side note you got my brain dusting off, where did you get this particular list of foods? Kats3boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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