For complete treatment of hypothyroidism, you need to be religiously committed to the following tips for at least one year.* Eliminate all sources of ...
For complete treatment of hypothyroidism,
you need to be religiously committed to the following tips for at least one year.
* Eliminate all sources of soy from your diet. Soy imbalances thyroid hormone and also affects the function of the thyroid gland. High soy intake has been linked to cause goiters, which is enlargement of thyroid gland. Goiter further aggravates hypothyroidism making it difficult to get treated.
* Start following an alkaline diet. Alkaline diet which includes acidic foods is effective in curing this chronic disease.
* Women suffering from hypothyroidism need to control their estrogens level to slow down the production of thyroid gland. For controlling estrogens level, a woman will be required to stop taking birth control pills and reduce dairy intake because milk has high level of estrogens.
* You can resort to L-arginine because it stimulates function of thyroid gland and its production of various hormones.
* Fluoride sources should be avoided by people suffering from hypothyroidism because fluoride suppresses thyroid amount in the body, which is the primary cause of hypothyroidism. Stop usage of toothpaste containing fluoride and non-sticky pans.
* Stop consuming all variety of processed and packaged food. Try to have natural foods. Stay away from all artificial flavours and colours, food preservatives, white flour, white sugar, salt, refined oils, aluminum containing foods and high fructose corn syrup. Should be eliminated from the diet.
* You should use organic coconut oil to prepare your food. You can also take 1 teaspoon of it daily. If you cook your food in organic and cold pressed coconut oil, keep in mind that it will cause smoke if used at low cooking temperatures. Coconut oil improves your metabolism and triggers increased production of the thyroid hormone.
* Canola oil disturbs the process of production of thyroid hormones thus, avoid it.
* The ancient Chinese hormonal treatments discovered that the fruit— pears can effectively balance hormones; especially in women. Regularly drink pear juice for treating hypothyroidism naturally.
* Studies have indicated that severe deficiency of zinc or selenium can possibly lead to decreased level of thyroid hormone; therefore, never take items containing zinc empty stomach in the morning.
* Watch out for your iodine intake. Do not include povidone-iodine in your diet and never consume iodine orally. People suffering from Hashimoto should seriously avoid too much intake of iodine in the form of table salt in their diet.
Other medicines: Many medications interfere with the function of thyroxine such as if you are on birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy or epilepsy medications such as carbamazepine and valproate, you may need a higher dose.
