A healthy diet requires vegetables. Powerful antioxidants reduce inflammation. They provide critical vitamins and minerals to nourish your body.
Fruits are excellent for thyroid health, but cane and artificial sugars are not. Eat nuts or seeds with low-sugar fruits to reduce blood sugar.
Although not the most popular fruit, plantains should be on your buying list! Green plantains feed stomach beneficial bacteria with resistant starch.
Fermented foods promote gut health. Remember that intestinal health is key to remission. Eat sauerkraut, kimchi, unsweetened coconut yogurt, and water kefir. Meals with healthy microbes keep your gut happy.
Your new healing diet needs protein. Meat can be a nutritious supplement, but not all are created equal. Best is grass-fed and pasture-raised.
Gut health benefits from bone broth! L-proline, l-glycine, collagen, and other nutrients-rich bone broth. Bone broth restores leaky gut lining.
Healthy fat helps healing diets. Coconut oil revitalizes Hashimoto's patients' guts. Coconut oil's caprylic and lauric acids boost metabolism and reduce fatigue.
DHA and EPA from wild fish are healthy. Fatty acids are needed for thyroid function and hormone balance.
This may not sound appealing, but dried seaweed makes a great salad. Seaweed is high in iodine, preventing deficiency.