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).
Foods that provide selenium are thought to be helpful toward thyroid function. Dietitian Anne Collins suggests that you consistently eat selenium-rich foods such as whole-wheat bread, bran, Brazil nuts, tuna, onions, tomatoes and broccoli to help improve thyroid function.These foods are also high in other nutrients and fiber, which can contribute to overall health and weight management.hoto Credit Thomas Northcut/Digital Vision/Getty Images. Foods that contain good amounts of iron can improve thyroid function. Iron is found in various foods, such as lean red meat, tuna, salmon, clams, most beans, leafy greens, tofu and fortified grain products, such as breads and cereals.