Foods Good For Thyroid & Adrenals

It feels so good to have energy again and to not be gaining weight non-stop. This wasn’t always the case since I didn’t know my diet had a huge impact on my thyroid.

The foods I was eating were not helping me get better and looking back, I think they were the reason for most of my fatigue and weight gain…

Before I learned about foods that are good for thyroid health, I used to eat pretty much anything without questioning. I used to eat out a lot and spent a lot of time at breweries eating and drinking, which is a habit I’ve had to break and has helped me tremendously.

Rather than writing a post about foods you’ve probably already heard of, I wanted to share some that you don’t hear about often, but I strongly believe you should since these are some of the foods that helped me the most…

#1 Foods High In Healthy Fats for thyroid hormone production

When people ask me what I did to get my energy back, my number one answer is to detox (clean the body from the inside) and eat more healthy fats…

Here’s why…

As I became aware that my body was not producing enough hormones I started researching to figure out why. What I came across that worked was increasing my vitamins A, D, E, and K… These vitamins are the raw material your body uses to produce the hormones that affect your metabolism most…

What these vitamins all have in common is that they are fat soluble meaning they dissolve in fat. Naturally you will find these vitamins in foods high in healthy fats like:

• Avocado
• Coconut oil
• hemp seeds
• Salmon
• Cod
• Liver
• Raw dairy products

We talk about these foods and other supplements that help with thyroid fatigue and weight in our program hormone bootcamp.

Here’s a recipe that can be a snack or light breakfast…

1/2 Avocado
Stone ground pink himalayan salt or celtic sea salt (to taste)
1500 mg Turmeric

There is a huge difference between culinary turmeric, which is what you find at most stores and real cold pressed turmeric, so make sure you get the right kind (the extra cost is worth it).

#2 Bone broth

One of my favorite foods for thyroid health is actually bone broth. You don’t hear many people mentioning this one, yet it has been one of my favorites since I’ve started.

I actually came across bone broth when I was trying to ease joint pain and looking for something for my skin, which was very dry at the time.

There are many benefits to eating bone broth, but the two that I found most important were

a) it is easily digestible protein
b) collagen (for skin, nails and hair)

Getting enough protein is very important for thyroid health since the liver uses protein to convert the thyroid hormone T3 into T4.

The biggest thing about bone broth is that it needs to be made the traditional way using all organs and bones.

I usually only have this when grandma makes it for me. Otherwise I drink this bone broth protein instead.

#3 Fermented foods for gut health

Thyroid issues are rarely isolated. Usually when people have thyroid issues they also have liver or gut health issues.

In my case, I used to have a lot of digestive issues. I started becoming allergic to many foods and had an especially hard time digesting proteins.

As a home brewer I learned about digestive enzymes which are what break down food for you… these digestive enzymes come from different strains of beneficial bacteria which live in your gut.

When you eat too much processed foods, junk or sugar you begin to grow bad bacteria in your gut, which damages your gut and triggers autoimmune problems.

Fermented foods are foods prepared in a way that promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria.

Eating these foods is important, but what’s more important is the environment in your gut because if that environment is toxic, then probiotics won’t survive.

How to get more energy with Hypothyroidism

The key to get energy is learning how to create an environment in your gut for probiotics to grow… minerals are just one of nine steps I use to create this environment…

Sadly, most doctors don’t have a clue about this… thyroid supplements, and programs that promise to “fix your thyroid” don’t understand this either…

I am not a doctor… I only know about this because I was an avid home brewer and studied fermentation, though not for health purposes… I was not into health back then… I was only growing probiotics (brewer’s yeast) to make beer…

… but when I learned that probiotics are what make hormones… all bets were off… I needed to try making the probiotics in my gut as healthy as I could for myself, even if no one else followed…

If you are…

• Too exhausted to move.
• Struggling to stay awake
• Low energy is affecting your work
• Can’t say yes to active play with your kids (family is frustrated at you)
• You’ve tried the diets
• You’ve tried the supplements
• You’ve adjusted your dose up, down and sideways at this point

… then I’m excited to share with you my Energy Blueprint… I journaled everything I did for over seven years to get rid of thyroid fatigue.

I took out what didn’t work and left only what worked…

I started sharing this with others via my free email newsletter.

When you subscribe to our email newsletter you will learn each step I took to get more energy…

You will start by improving digestion… the first thing you’ll notice is no more gas, bloating or constipation… no more dry skin…

Once you tip that domino, the next step is to improve your sleep… you will learn how to get deep restorative sleep so you wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day… 

Your mind will be sharp in the morning… and if your hair is thinning or falling out, you will notice it start to grow thick and strong again.

… and because everything you do is completely natural, the energy you feel will last all day without having to rely on caffeine or thyroid supplements. 

So, you’ll notice when you come home after work, you’ll have energy to play with your kids, workout or do whatever activity you feel like because you will have the energy left to do so!