If you have hypothyroidism, you need to avoid these foods!
DATA:
0:00 Introduction: Understanding hypothyroidism
0:10 What are goitrogens?
0:20 What is a goiter?
1:03 Foods to avoid for hypothyroidism
4:00 Discover the best foods for hypothyroidism!
Let’s talk about the top foods to avoid if you have a hypothyroid condition.
Goitrogens are things that cause a goiter. A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland. Goitrogenic foods interfere with certain enzymes and hormones and can lead to a goiter.
Foods to avoid for hypothyroidism:
1. Cassava
2. Lima beans
3. Sorgum
4. Sweet potato
5. Flax seed
6. Cruciferous vegetables
7. Millet
8. Soy products
9. Onions
10. Gluten
If you have cruciferous vegetables in very small amounts (less than five ounces), it shouldn’t be a problem.
Cooking, steaming, or fermenting cruciferous vegetables also reduces their goitrogenic effect. Having sea kelp as well may also help.
You would also want to avoid anything that depletes selenium, iodine, iron, and vitamin A.
Good sources of selenium and iodine:
• Seafood
• Sea kelp
• Sea salt
Good sources of iron:
• Red meat
• Animal products
Good sources of vitamin A:
• Egg yolks
• Butter
• Cod liver oil
• Beef liver
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Thanks for watching! I hope this increases your awareness of the top foods to avoid for hypothyroidism. I’ll see you in the next video.
40 responses to “Hypothyroid Foods to Avoid”
Hi Dr. Berg can you please make videos and research for hyperthyroidism? I had taken carbimazole for 1.5 yrs and stopped taking it for 5 months but my TSH went down again so I think I have to take medication again.
I’m hyperthyroidism with graves with a goiter! I take 5mg methimazole for 6 years now and my numbers finally are almost normal! I still have a goiter, now I know that onions are a culprit. I use onions on almost every dinner. I am leaning towards animal based diet (more beef!). It’s hard to be consistent but I’m going to try harder!
Good luck to you!
Oh! My endocrinologist wants to remove my thyroid!! I said absolutely not! (And he still pressures me!) 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@Wide Awake and Aware-22 stay strong in your conviction to get your thyroid working and healthy. Some people to check out: Dr. David Brownstein (treats patients using iodine), Dr. Shawn Baker Podcast youtube channel (all sorts of health improvements from people going carnivore, their stories shared).
@Wide Awake and Aware-22find a new doctor
Yes they never ever speak on hyper it’s always hypo
Wow! Thank you Doc. Eric for this video! I have low thyroid since last year. My metabolism has slowed down because of my thyroid and been gaining weight.🌹
You think so
The best doctor in the world 🌎 full respect 🙏
I appreciate your support!
@Dr. Eric Berg DC Link your passions to the scholarship.
Thank you so much Dr Berg mate!!!! I’m so stoked. This is what I was requesting hoping you would do a video on. I’m a Melanoma and Thyroid Cancer survivor. Losing my whole Thyroid was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. It has totally changed my life. For the worst. We don’t realise how important your thyroid gland is, until it’s gone. I’m writing these tips down in my “Thyroid Book”. What’s that you say? 🧐 the TP is a little notebook that I write any good tips or anything I think I’d try, or things I’ve read. I like a hard copy over a computer file, I take it with me everywhere. I loaned it twice now that the 2 ladies copied. It’s just an idea I like to share, as someone else might try it. There is a lot hits of yours DR Berg, regarding all cancer type hints and tricks. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
What are.negative effects you experienced when your thyroid was removed
I had a coworker whose thyroid was removed so she had to take Synthroid. I told her about coconut oil and she started taking 1 spoonful every day. Her Synthroid dose had to be reduced, so coconut oil did something to help. In her case, anyway. Just sharing so you can learn more about it if you choose.
TOP foods to avoid if you have a hypothyroid condition ~
Goitrogens are things that cause a goiter. A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland. Goitrogenic foods
interfere with certain enzymes and hormones and can lead to a goiter.
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Foods to avoid for hypothyroidism:
1. Cassava
2. Lima beans
3. Sorgum
4. Sweet potato
5. Flax seed
6. Cruciferous vegetables
7. Millet
8. Soy products
9. Onions
10. Gluten
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If you have cruciferous vegetables in very small amounts (less than five ounces), it shouldn’t be a
problem,
. Cooking, steaming, or fermenting cruciferous vegetables also reduces their goitrogenic effect.
–
Having sea kelp as well may also help.
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You would also want to avoid anything (Gluten, sugar etc)that depletes selenium, iodine, iron, and vitamin A.
Good sources of selenium and iodine:
1. Seafood
2. Sea kelp
3. Sea salt
4. Good sources of iron:
. Red meat
. Animal products
5. Good sources of vitamin A:
. Egg yolks
. Butter
. Cod liver oil
. Beef liver
I’ve been taking your sea kelp for about a year now and now my thyroid levels are more stable and in fact every time I go to the thyroid Dr they lessen the amount of synthroid needed to maintain good level. Remember as well every time loose weight , amount of meds needed have to change as well!
I had mild symptoms of hypothyroidism for a while, like tiredness and weight gain, though I’ve never thought that they were serious enough to check with a doctor, so I decided to stick to healthy diet and take supplement instead to treat these probs. The only 2 things that improved how I feel greatly were: fatty fish; like salmon, and fresh ginger. I could understand why salmon would make me feel better (because of the zinc and the iodine obviously) but I couldn’t understand why fresh ginger is good too, until I found that it has iron, which as well can help convert T4 to T3. Thanks for your videos Dr Berg 🌸
Dr. Berg specifically said red meat should be the source for iron.
Same here
Developed hypo in 2012 due to stress and radical weight loss. Soy milk was the culprit eventhough I eat small amounts of all veggies. Thankfully it hasn’t flaired in the last 5 years but this was helpful and I can use it as an excuse not to eat sweet potato 😉
Soya is a Def no no with thyroid problems.
And I’m confused with that sweet potatoe
@J J N and what is soya is that soy I’m all confused and then he say soy but just have up there tofu and soy milk then he say all soy I don’t believe
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Goitrogens are things that cause a goiter. A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland. Goitrogenic foods interfere with certain enzymes and hormones and can lead to a goiter.
Foods to avoid for hypothyroidism:
1. Cassava
2. Lima beans
3. Sorgum
4. Sweet potato
5. Flax seed
6. Cruciferous vegetables
7. Millet
8. Soy products
9. Onions
10. Gluten
If you have cruciferous vegetables in very small amounts (less than five ounces), it shouldn’t be a problem.
Cooking, steaming, or fermenting cruciferous vegetables also reduces their goitrogenic effect. Having sea kelp as well may also help.
You would also want to avoid anything that depletes selenium, iodine, iron, and vitamin A.
Good sources of selenium and iodine:
• Seafood
• Sea kelp
• Sea salt
Good sources of iron:
• Red meat
• Animal products
Good sources of vitamin A:
• Egg yolks
• Butter
• Cod liver oil
• Beef liver
Thank you Dr Berg!!
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I always thought goiter is the result of having not enough iodine in your diet. I come from a region where there used to be at least one person in each family with a goiter and almost everybody had thyroid problems. With the adding of iodine to salt the goiters became rare but I now realize cabbage, onions and gluten products were stable foods too.
Yes, iodine deficiency is a main factor in goiter.
15 years ago when I was on a diet of soy everything, and working out regularly I really liked the results. However, I started manifesting symptoms of thyroid disruption & had to give it up. My hair loss accelerated, and my nails were brittle to the point that it was almost analogous to radiation poisoning 😮.
Sir, so grateful for all videos and for creating awareness.❤️
Sir my humble request to make detailed video on Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) either on english channel or Hindi channel.🙏
I would add nitrogens for me I notice a drastic swelling & pain in my neck where my thyroid nodules are. Thank you Dr. Berg!💜💜
nitrogens?
Dr. Berg, what if you are hypothyroid due to ablation of thyroid, due to Graves … is it recommended to avoid same foods you describe on this video, or not? Thank you for your help!
Im eating 2 brazil nuts a day to help my thyroid along with a multivitamin. 👍🏻 Thank you Dr. Berg for all you do. Have a blessed day.
Glad you are feeling much better
God Bless You ❤️
@The Shepard’s Path to The Kingmaker thank you. 🙏🏼
Hi Dr Berg !
I was wondering if we can have a video about the healthiest fruits to consume and which to avoid
This Doctor needs to be cloned and put into EVERY medical school to re-educate doctors with correct information about HEALTH. He is brilliant, and a gem of a person to anyone with common sense about how to improve their health in a sustained way.. I just love learning from his simple to understand videos. I respect this man immensely. 😊😊👍👍
Please clarify the benefits of sea salt vs himalayan salt. I want to choose the one with the most benefits. I’m also open to the idea of using both on alternate days to have the benefits of both. Thank you!
Sea salt has lots of microplastics in them these days…..Himalayan does not.
Thank you so much Doctor Berg.Very valuable as usual ❤
Foods to avoid for hypothyroidism:
1. Cassava
2. Lima beans
3. Sorgum
4. Sweet potato
5. Flax seed
6. Cruciferous vegetables
7. Millet
8. Soy products
9. Onions
10. Gluten
If you have cruciferous vegetables in very small amounts (less than five ounces), it shouldn’t be a problem.
Cooking, steaming, or fermenting cruciferous vegetables also reduces their goitrogenic effect. Having sea kelp as well may also help.
You would also want to avoid anything that depletes selenium, iodine, iron, and vitamin A.
Good sources of selenium and iodine:
• Seafood
• Sea kelp
• Sea salt
Good sources of iron:
• Red meat
• Animal products
Good sources of vitamin A:
• Egg yolks
• Butter
• Cod liver oil
• Beef liver