Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Iodine & thyroid Re: (Rick

Friday, March 5, 2010

[fast5] Iodine & thyroid Re: (Rick - muscles, protein) and Karen

I have had some problems with a slow thyroid. I was able to stay off of thyroid drugs by taking kelp powder. Sometimes I sprinkle it in my food, other times I take a capsule.

Be careful not to take too much kelp. I take 1/4 tsp or 1 capsule.

Also avoid sugary foods, bad for thyroid.

I'm not sure if other types of seaweed have iodine.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> Bonito flakes are just that: shavings of dried bonito (a fish). It's a
> common seasoning in Japanese cooking. They boil some bonito flakes and
> kelp in water, and use that as the basis for dipping sauces and soups.
> I tend to just sprinkle the bonito flakes on my meal as seasoning (I
> like them) or mix them in my furikake. The flavor is very mild, and
> they aren't very salty. See:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Nishimoto-Dried-Shaved-Bonito-Flakes/dp/B0006B4IHE
>
> Good news about your goiter! I had no idea goiter was such a worldwide
> problem until I was researching iodine (because of the Dermatitis
> Herp.). Apparently the consumption of iodine in the US is way down,
> because iodine is no longer used so much as a sterilizer on milking
> machines and cows, or in making bread. And commercial vendors are not
> required to use iodized salt, and the fewer people who cook and eat at
> home, are using other forms of salt.
>
> This might be something very relevant to Fast-5 too, because if you
> eat less food, you will also be eating less salt. And if your iodine
> gets low, it affects your thyroid, which affects weight loss.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 1:31 AM, Lisa W <coralskies@...> wrote:
> > Heather,
> >
> > That's very good news about the itching sensitivity going away. On this diet, my goiter has shrunk a bit. It used to be difficult for me to swallow and I had coughing fits and I always lost my voice after talking loud for only ten minutes (at a concert or in a big crowd at a sporting event, etc.) My voice would be gone until the next morning. It still makes me cough a bit to talk loud, but it's definitely better.
> >
> > I look forward to the itching signal to get better too although it is a way to recognized I've been glutened.
> >
> > What are bonita flakes...at least I think that's what you wrote in an earlier post about your seasoning.
> >
> > Lisa W
> > _______
> >
>