[blessedbreasts]

Okay, so because of my low thyroid function and not wanting to go on thyroid meds for the rest of my life, I'm trying to redo my diet. However, some of the foods I've been eating for NBE actually make low thyroid function worse! So I'm trying to keep track of what's good and what's bad. I've found this site with some helpful links, especially these here: http://lowthyroiddiet.com/foods-to-avoid.htm and http://lowthyroiddiet.com/foods-to-eat.htm It looks very doable, and there's still plenty there that will help with NBE! I'm glad in particular that avocados and pineapple are good for the thyroid. This piqued my interest: "Coconut oil has a naturally stimulating effect on the thyroid gland." I know it's good for NBE, too. I saw it in missboobshirt's (amazing, information-packed) thread. Maybe I should get a jar of it for daily consumption (I have some already, but it's strictly for topical application). I could probably add a spoonful of it to my daily avocado pineapple yogurt easily.

I see chickpeas aren't so great for thyroid; bye bye, hummus. But I think I'll add a Mexican dish to my regular food intake, since pinto beans are fine and I absolutely love them! And a lot of nuts are bad for thyroid, but hazelnuts aren't, and I do love me some hazelnuts.

Time to do some thinking and planning. I'm going to finish my current stash of food, but while I'm at it, I'm going to come up with a menu sample for myself that's filled with meals that have NBE and thyroid friendly foods in them.