Japanese Food and Graves/ To

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yes, all that seaweed may well have been a contributing factor. I cut

back on the nori and other types of seaweed and kelp as soon as I was

diagnosed and more recently have cut back on soy products after reading

a lot about soy being possibly detrimental to those with thyroid

problems. So without soy sauce, miso, tofu and edamame and without any

seaweed or kelp the Japanese food options were severely narrowed. Now

we have just had Ministry of Health warnings about the mercury levels

in some fish so there goes another item on the socalled healthy

Japanese menu. It will be plain bowls of rice only from now on! Japan

wasn't stressful for me before this but it is becoming so.

If I can reduce my ATDs after the next blood tests I will try cutting

the pills. Putting the fragments, or powder into juice is a good idea.

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> I have only just realised that the amount of seaweed I ate in Japan could have

> contributed to my Graves. I am a vegetarian and I ate a lot of seaweed in

> Japan because I had read it had a lot of vitamin B12. A girl I also worked

with

> was a vegetarian and she also ate a lot - she got Graves before me. I also

just

> found out that the Japanese treat the processed seaweed with iodine. If you

> can stay away from most Japanese food - it is bound to have a high level of

> iodine.

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> Also, my endo wanted to drop my dosage last time I saw her to 1and a quarter

> mgs - a quarter of a tablet - however tapazole tablets are very small and she

> thought I couldn't break them so she kept me on 2.5mgs. I am going to try to

> do what Terry suggested and break them so I have a quarter in the morning

> and a quarter at night. If it turns to powder I will just put it in some

juice.

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>

[Guest guest]

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I'm vegetarian too, have been since I was 15. I did cut out seaweed

after being diagnosed, but I continued to eat soy because it has

always been my staple protein, even before I was vegetarian - I grew

up in a Chinese household.

I read articles about the soy issue, but since I never felt worse

after taking soy, I decided not to make any changes. The only thing I

am careful of is only to buy non-GMO soy products.

Now that I am in remission, I eat a bit of seaweed once in a while,

and have been ok. I am more concerned about gluten, another protein

substitute, than I am about soy. My ayurvedic doctor says that wheat

gluten really slows down the digestive system. To keep up with my

protein, I take eggs once in a while, and use some lentils with whole

grains, but I'd say soy is still my primary protein.

When I was hyper (and to some extent still), my biggest concern was

sugar and carb intake - couldn't get enough cake for a long time.

Take care,

more recently have cut back on soy products after

reading

> a lot about soy being possibly detrimental to those with thyroid

> problems. >