Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and to the whole low carb and thyroid thing. LOL!
I've just switched from Synthroid to Naturethroid and I think the dose has been way too low for the past month, so they upped it yesterday. Meanwhile my weight has crept up and I've been incredibly tired. I'm seeing a nutritionist and muscle tester and she seems to be very informed on Thyroid. She has told me to lower my carb intake and increase leafy green veggies in addition to her giving me a lot of herbal supplements which change . So I'm researching thyroid, nutrition, energy, and ways to lessen carbs.
I should 1st mention that I'm a research fanatic.
I have been reseaching nutrition and supplements and the whole mind, body, spirit thing for a few years and have learned a lot. At the same time, I have found info that contradicts itself. In those cases, I typically try out what makes sense to me and see if it works or not. If it doesn't work, I'll try the other option and see if it works.
Anyway, after my lifelong backgraound, here's my question for Jeanner or anyone else that may know the answer. First I'd like to thank Jeanner for sharing all her info...VERY helpful & organized. I'd be curious to know your resources (ie: books, websites, etc.) where you learned all that, because i have researched considerably and found many websites and there was a lot of info on your list that I didn't run across. One thing I haven't done is read a lot of books yet, but I have seen lots of helpful websites, like the about.com, thyroid-info.com, drlowe.com, thyroidpower.com, and others. I even found a website that lists more foods than you did to avoid at
http://www.healthyawareness.com/_Ar...3/000001cd.htm. My question is this...On the list Jeanner provided of Foods to Avoid entirely, she mentioned:
"Rapeseed." Are you talking about Grapeseed oil? I use Vegenaise with Grapeseed oil, so thought I'd better check. Also, you mentioned flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil. I'm curious to know where you heard that, because that is one item I tried searching and most of the thyroid sites listed above highly recommend it. So I'd just love to learn more about where you heard we should avoid it so that i could read more about it. One other thing on the list I was curious about...leafy greens. You just specified turnip greens, mustard greens, collard greens, but at the healthyawareness website link above, they go further to mention things like lettuce. As a matter of fact, that website's lists quite a few more foods in case anyone wants to see their list and/or discuss these. Since my nutritionist said she thought I should incorporate more leafy greens into my diet, and then I find out that things like kale & spinach and possibly lettuce may have anti-thyroid activity, I thought I'd better find out more and then ask my nutritionist about it. Right now, i think I'll stay away from it. Howver, when trying to be on a low carb diet, one of my staple lunches was salad with some type of meat, or making a "sandwich" out of buffalo burgers and lettuce. Now if lettuce is questionable (especially since it's not cooked), then I'm fretting over what to do now for my lunches. I'm thinking about trying alfalfa sprouts instead in some cases.
So any input, suggestions, and resources (ie: suggested books or links, especially that address the anti-thyroid foods) would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
Have a great day!
dteChic