Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 I found this info. today, and thought I'd pass it on. Some of these herbs may not mix with Hashimotos, so do cross reference before taking. Nutrition Avoid foods that suppress thyroid function, including broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, spinach, turnips, soybeans, peanuts, linseed, pinenuts, millet, cassava, and mustard greens. Avoid refined foods, dairy products, wheat, caffeine, and alcohol. Essential fatty acids (1,000 to 1,500 mg three times per day) are necessary for hormone production. Vitamin C (1,000 mg three to four times per day), vitamin A (10,000 to 25,000 IU per day), B complex [50 to 100 mg/day, augmented with vitamins B2 (riboflavin, 15 mg), B3 (niacin, 25 to 50 mg), and B6 (pyridoxine, 25 to 50 mg)], selenium (200 mcg per day), iodine (300 mcg per day), vitamin E (400 IU per day), and zinc (30 mg per day) are necessary for thyroid hormone production. L-tyrosine (500 mg two or three times a day) also supports normal thyroid function. May make high blood pressure worse. Calcium (1,000 mg per day) and magnesium (200 to 600 mg per day) help many metabolic processes function normally. Herbs Herbs may be used as dried extracts (capsules, powders, teas), glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures (alcohol extracts). Unless otherwise indicated, teas should be made with 1 tsp. herb per cup of hot water. Steep covered 5 to 10 minutes for leaf or flowers, and 10 to 20 minutes for roots. Drink 2 to 4 cups per day. This combination supports thyroid function: Combine equal parts of the following herbs for a tea (3 to 4 cups per day) or tincture (20 to 30 drops three times per day). Horsetail (Equisetum arvense), oatstraw (Avena sativa), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), and gotu kola (Centella asiatica). Kelp (Alaria esculenta), bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosis), and Irish moss (Chondrus crispus) may be taken as foods or in capsule form. Coleus foreskohlii (1 to 2 ml three times a day) stimulates thyroid function with an increase in thyroid hormone production. Also, herbs such as guggul (Commiphora guggul) (25 mg of guggulsterones three times a day) and hawthorne (Crataegus oxyacantha) (500 mg twice a day) are taken to counteract high cholesterol, which often accompanies hypothyroidism Love, Reneé and Jerry rja86@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 Did you say avoid wheat? --- rja86@... wrote: > I found this info. today, and thought I'd pass it > on. Some of these > herbs may not mix with Hashimotos, so do cross > reference before taking. > > Nutrition > Avoid foods that suppress thyroid function, > including broccoli, > cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, > spinach, turnips, > soybeans, peanuts, linseed, pinenuts, millet, > cassava, and mustard > greens. > Avoid refined foods, dairy products, wheat, > caffeine, and alcohol. > Essential fatty acids (1,000 to 1,500 mg three > times per day) are > necessary for hormone production. > Vitamin C (1,000 mg three to four times per day), > vitamin A (10,000 to > 25,000 IU per day), B complex [50 to 100 mg/day, > augmented with vitamins > B2 (riboflavin, 15 mg), B3 (niacin, 25 to 50 mg), > and B6 (pyridoxine, 25 > to 50 mg)], selenium (200 mcg per day), iodine (300 > mcg per day), > vitamin E (400 IU per day), and zinc (30 mg per day) > are necessary for > thyroid hormone production. > L-tyrosine (500 mg two or three times a day) also > supports normal > thyroid function. May make high blood pressure > worse. > Calcium (1,000 mg per day) and magnesium (200 to > 600 mg per day) help > many metabolic processes function normally. > Herbs > Herbs may be used as dried extracts (capsules, > powders, teas), > glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures > (alcohol extracts). Unless > otherwise indicated, teas should be made with 1 tsp. > herb per cup of hot > water. Steep covered 5 to 10 minutes for leaf or > flowers, and 10 to 20 > minutes for roots. Drink 2 to 4 cups per day. > This combination supports thyroid function: Combine > equal parts of the > following herbs for a tea (3 to 4 cups per day) or > tincture (20 to 30 > drops three times per day). Horsetail (Equisetum > arvense), oatstraw > (Avena sativa), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), and gotu > kola (Centella > asiatica). > Kelp (Alaria esculenta), bladderwrack (Fucus > vesiculosis), and Irish > moss (Chondrus crispus) may be taken as foods or in > capsule form. > Coleus foreskohlii (1 to 2 ml three times a day) > stimulates thyroid > function with an increase in thyroid hormone > production. Also, herbs > such as guggul (Commiphora guggul) (25 mg of > guggulsterones three times > a day) and hawthorne (Crataegus oxyacantha) (500 mg > twice a day) are > taken to counteract high cholesterol, which often > accompanies > hypothyroidism > > > > > > Love, > > Reneé and Jerry > rja86@... > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 I cut and pasted that ino, but already forgot where I got the info. Sorry. It does say wheat for whatever reason. I'm thinking that so many people have allergies to it without knowing. Love and take care, Reneé and Jerry rja86@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 While there is plenty of scientific evidence showing that broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, spinach, turnips, soybeans, peanuts, linseed, pinenuts, millet, cassava, and mustard greens inhibit thyroid hormone utilization, there is NO evidence for dairy products, wheat, caffeine, nor alcohol having any negative effect on thyroid function. Celeste (who happily ingests dairy products, wheat, caffeine, and alcohol on an almost daily basis while enjoying better than average health) Reneé wrote: > I found this info. today, and thought I'd pass it on. Some of these > herbs may not mix with Hashimotos, so do cross reference before taking. > > Nutrition > Avoid foods that suppress thyroid function, including broccoli, > cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, spinach, turnips, > soybeans, peanuts, linseed, pinenuts, millet, cassava, and mustard > greens. > Avoid refined foods, dairy products, wheat, caffeine, and alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 Rubbish. " . The key news out of this research for thyroid patients is that researchers found that organ-specific autoantibodies (i.e., thyroid antibodies) can disappear after 3 to 6 months of a gluten-free diet. " - http://www.ithyroid.com/celiac_disease1.htm My body also reacts to casein (protein in dairy products) because it is so similar to gluten. Kat. At 02:50 PM 4/30/2002, you wrote: >there is NO evidence for >dairy products, wheat, caffeine, nor alcohol having any negative >effect on thyroid function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Wheat/grain allergy might be a factor in autoimmune disease. Gracia I cut and pasted that ino, but already forgot where I got the info. Sorry. It does say wheat for whatever reason. I'm thinking that so many people have allergies to it without knowing. Love and take care, Reneé and Jerry rja86@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 A book coming out later this year, called Dangerous Grains, discusses this Gracia > Rubbish. > > " . The key news out of this research for thyroid patients is > that researchers found that organ-specific autoantibodies (i.e., thyroid > antibodies) can disappear after 3 to 6 months of a gluten-free diet. " - > http://www.ithyroid.com/celiac_disease1.htm > > My body also reacts to casein (protein in dairy products) because it is so > similar to gluten. > > Kat. > > At 02:50 PM 4/30/2002, you wrote: > >there is NO evidence for > >dairy products, wheat, caffeine, nor alcohol having any negative > >effect on thyroid function. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2002 Report Share Posted May 3, 2002 Hi , I was just looking on the back of my bottle of vitamins that I take (Bally's High Potency Mulit-Vitamin for Women. On the back of the bottle it says to take 3 pills per day. However, for me to get the recommended amounts that are below I would have to take 9 pills a day. May I ask where you got this information from because it seems like the recommended amounts are really high. I don't doubt you but I just want to double check your source. Thanks a lot. --- rja86@... wrote: > I found this info. today, and thought I'd pass it > on. Some of these > herbs may not mix with Hashimotos, so do cross > reference before taking. > > Nutrition > Avoid foods that suppress thyroid function, > including broccoli, > cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, > spinach, turnips, > soybeans, peanuts, linseed, pinenuts, millet, > cassava, and mustard > greens. > Avoid refined foods, dairy products, wheat, > caffeine, and alcohol. > Essential fatty acids (1,000 to 1,500 mg three > times per day) are > necessary for hormone production. > Vitamin C (1,000 mg three to four times per day), > vitamin A (10,000 to > 25,000 IU per day), B complex [50 to 100 mg/day, > augmented with vitamins > B2 (riboflavin, 15 mg), B3 (niacin, 25 to 50 mg), > and B6 (pyridoxine, 25 > to 50 mg)], selenium (200 mcg per day), iodine (300 > mcg per day), > vitamin E (400 IU per day), and zinc (30 mg per day) > are necessary for > thyroid hormone production. > L-tyrosine (500 mg two or three times a day) also > supports normal > thyroid function. May make high blood pressure > worse. > Calcium (1,000 mg per day) and magnesium (200 to > 600 mg per day) help > many metabolic processes function normally. > Herbs > Herbs may be used as dried extracts (capsules, > powders, teas), > glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures > (alcohol extracts). Unless > otherwise indicated, teas should be made with 1 tsp. > herb per cup of hot > water. Steep covered 5 to 10 minutes for leaf or > flowers, and 10 to 20 > minutes for roots. Drink 2 to 4 cups per day. > This combination supports thyroid function: Combine > equal parts of the > following herbs for a tea (3 to 4 cups per day) or > tincture (20 to 30 > drops three times per day). Horsetail (Equisetum > arvense), oatstraw > (Avena sativa), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), and gotu > kola (Centella > asiatica). > Kelp (Alaria esculenta), bladderwrack (Fucus > vesiculosis), and Irish > moss (Chondrus crispus) may be taken as foods or in > capsule form. > Coleus foreskohlii (1 to 2 ml three times a day) > stimulates thyroid > function with an increase in thyroid hormone > production. Also, herbs > such as guggul (Commiphora guggul) (25 mg of > guggulsterones three times > a day) and hawthorne (Crataegus oxyacantha) (500 mg > twice a day) are > taken to counteract high cholesterol, which often > accompanies > hypothyroidism > > > > > > Love, > > Reneé and Jerry > rja86@... > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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