â I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it. It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses.
Certain foods, supplements and medications can have the same effect. Avoid taking your thyroid hormone at the same time as: 1  Walnuts. 2  Soybean flour. 3  Cottonseed meal. 4  Iron supplements or multivitamins containing iron. 5  Calcium supplements. 6  Antacids that contain aluminum or magnesium. 7  Some ulcer medications, such as sucralfate (Carafate).
Some good sources include pumpkin seeds, beef, fish, dairy products, eggs, bananas, avocados, poultry, and almonds. These animal-based foods high in protein also tend to be good sources of Vitamin B12 and selenium, which are also important for thyroid health.oitrogens are substances in food that can wreak havoc on the function of your thyroid gland. Goitrogens get their name from âgoiter,â which is what an enlarged thyroid gland is called.