Raw Food & Your THYROID..??

Posted by JadeTruth on May 10, 2008 at 3:32am in General Chat

Hi everyone : )

So Ive been mostly vegan for most of my life and then in January of this year, while at the Optimum Health Institute, I discovered the power of a raw food diet. At the time, I was super sick and exhausted from Adrenal Failure and Hypothyroidism, after many years of stress... But after 1 week on wheatgrass, I felt better than I'd felt in 3 years!

So my question is -- can raw food heal Hypothyroidism?

Because there are many studies that show that RAW broccoli, kale, cabbage, spinach, yams, and a few other cruciferous veggies actually SUPPRESS the thyroid gland... Soy and all oils also do, except for extra virgin olive oil, and coconut oil -- which actually stimulates the gland..

I'm currently treating my Hypothyroidism with acupuncture, yoga and a prescribed medication called Armour from my Integrative Physician.. Im not into taking pills, but at least the Armour that I'm taking is the natural alternative (it's pretty much dried thyroid gland from pigs), as most people take a synthetic version.

Id like to get off the medication totally and Id like to know if there are other natural ways to heal myself...

I'd love to hear your thoughts, input....

Thanx!

Jade

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Permalink Reply by starflower on May 16, 2008 at 4:23am: i am taking nutri adrenal extra

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Permalink Reply by Nathalie Lussier on May 16, 2008 at 10:03am: Thyroid problems abound in my family. I had some issues with mine as well when I started raw, but after visiting a Chinese doctor who told me what was "hot" and "cold" (in the chinese way) I started to eat mainly "hot" things such as spices, ginger, durian, avocado, and so on. I am not sure how "scientific" all of this is, because it is not based on technical studies, but basically I am much more balanced now. Now that my lymph system is healed I can eat pretty much anything raw again.

Just thought I would share my thoughts. A lot of my cousins are on thyroid pills too and it's no fun.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lulu on May 16, 2008 at 11:02am: gurl, if it is working for your body. And that is Truth. reality. If it is bringing you into balance and you are feeling good, healing,....then it does not matter about the 'science', for it it the science of the heart, the wisdom ot the body that supercedes it all.
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Permalink Reply by RawZi on May 16, 2008 at 11:11am: Durian and avocado, I with I had your Chinese doctor. Mine is afraid of raw food, but sees I make 'unusual' progress on it, so can't do anything to change my diet. It's a shame the cooked idea has been so indoctrinated to so many peoples and professions.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lulu on May 16, 2008 at 11:54am: here-here. totally agree. ^__^; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erin Fraser on May 16, 2008 at 3:56pm: I just started going to an acupuncturist, and, as she's Chinese, I don't think I'm going to tell her that I'm eating raw. Luckily, she didn't give me a hard time about not eating meat, like one I had in the past. Oh- here's something interesting- I have a fab book of Chinese medicine and I was looking up food cures for anemia and hypothyroid and they were both listed under the same organ deficiency (kidney-yang, if anyone cares)- I knew they had to be related! Anyway, one of the food cures for both conditions is walnuts, which I've been craving like craaazy! Our bodies really do know:)
BTW, some of the other food cures for hypothyroid were cayenne, nutmeg, fennel,white pepper, clove, dill seed, pistachio, and raspberries. I left the other "goodies" like sparrow and air bladder of shark off the list, hee hee!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by RawZi on May 16, 2008 at 4:06pm: Gimme some of that air bladder, as long as it's raw. Actually I tried shark last year, and it turned out to be one of the few animals I will not eat again :{

Well, headaches can come from anemia or hypothyroid, so why not?

I love cloves, walnuts and raspberries, you're right. I think my thyroid broke down from raspberry deficiency.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erin Fraser on May 16, 2008 at 4:35pm: Raspberry deficiency- nice! I think I have that too:) I just thought of something. Walnuts, according to the doctrine of signatures, are good for the brain, which is indicated by their resemblance to the brain. Well, they also look like the thyroid (butterfly shape) when I think about it. I looked up a picture of the adrenals to see what food might resemble them (since I also have adrenal fatigue) and they look like raspberries! Adrenals are part of the kidney system in Chinese medicine, and like I said, I was looking up hypothyroid cures under the kidney deficiency category. Makes sense that all these problems stem from a similar cause. Maybe there IS something to those food cures!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Toni on May 16, 2008 at 7:52pm: I love raspberries. I was thinking of eating some the other day. I love walnuts too. Maybe, listening to the body is key. This discussion has been very informative.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lulu on May 16, 2008 at 8:33pm: no surprise that is related to the kidney meridian..the adrenals sit right on top of them. ^____^ again, it's when something goes wrong in one area of the endocrine...it's usually in the rest.

also, with the spices...would make sense too...seeing that with hypothyroidism one tends to have a lower body temperature so consuming more spices would help to kick it up.

thanks for the interesting info..heh-heh...."air bladder of a shark'. ^__~; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by RawZi on May 16, 2008 at 8:38pm: When I was doing cooked, moxa-bustion was helpful to my thyroid. Of course I would not recommend it to a rawie, as you have to burn it. It was funny, when I'd get it done on the outside, I smelled so strong like pot in public on the way home. (I live in a very uptight area); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JadeTruth on May 17, 2008 at 2:42am: Well I just went to an AMAZING talk & meditation given by Gabriel Cousens tonite in San Francisco.. I asked him if raw foods can cure hypothyroidism.

This is what he told me: "Not necessarily. But yes, it is curable, where you can be healthy and vibrant, without having to take any kind of medication anymore.. People with hypothyroid DO need to watch out for not eating too many cruciferous vegetables... But generally, hypothyroidism can have many different causes, such as stress or an accumulation of toxins in the body, or lodged in the thyroid area, so detoxing and special attention to the thyroid can cure it...

He said at the Tree of Life in Patagonia, they do do specific exercises and work on the thyroid for people who come in with thyroid issues..

Anyway, he's just so awesome & inspiring & spiritually strong. I'm going to post a separate discussion on him tomorrow after I attend another talk by him..

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