@drgreghealth: Here are three foods I would absolutely never touch when dealing with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I've been a functional medicine doctor for more than 25 years, and remember, Hashimoto's is not a thyroid problem. It is an immune system problem that happens to attack the thyroid gland. These three foods feed that attack. Food number one: Gluten. Research points to molecular mimicry. Gliadin, a protein in gluten, structurally resembles thyroid tissue closely enough that an immune system already primed to attack the thyroid can get triggered by it too. Removing it is one of the most well-supported dietary interventions in Hashimoto's management. Food two: Conventional dairy. For many Hashimoto's patients the proteins in standard dairy drive the same kind of inflammatory cross-reactive response that gluten does. Different protein, same confused immune system. Food three: Soy, and heavily processed iodine-fortified foods. Soy isoflavones can interfere with thyroid peroxidase, an enzyme your thyroid needs, and excess iodine specifically can escalate autoimmune flares in people who are already sensitive. This is not about fearing food. It is about recognizing that in an autoimmune condition, what you eat is either calming the fire or feeding it. Have you ever removed one of these for long enough to actually know? Find the root. Heal the whole.

Dr. Greg

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