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Top five foods that can help improve your thyroid health!

Top five foods that can help improve your thyroid health!

May 25, 2016, 10:08 AM IST

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The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, is one of the most important organs in the body. The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormones that control some major functions including metabolism, weight management, growth and maturation of the human body.

Thyroid disorders can cause a variety of problems in the body ranging from - a small, harmless goiter (enlarged gland) to life-threatening cancer.

While too much thyroid hormone results in a condition known as hyperthyroidism, insufficient hormone production causes hypothyroidism.

But, the fact is that there are natural methods to support your thyroid health, utilising food and nutrients. After all our food habits can actually influence the thyroid gland and its functions. Here are five foods that you should eat to help improve your thyroid naturally:

The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, is one of the most important organs in the body. The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormones that control some major functions including metabolism, weight management, growth and maturation of the human body. Thyroid disorders can cause a variety of problems in the body ranging from - a small, harmless goiter (enlarged gland) to life-threatening cancer. While too much thyroid hormone results in a condition known as hyperthyroidism, insufficient hormone production causes hypothyroidism. But, the fact is that there are natural methods to support your thyroid health, utilising food and nutrients. After all our food habits can actually influence the thyroid gland and its functions. Here are five foods that you should eat to help improve your thyroid naturally:

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Take spinach, lettuce, and other leafy greens that are great sources of magnesium. They are also rich in mineral that plays a huge role in your body processes.

Take spinach, lettuce, and other leafy greens that are great sources of magnesium. They are also rich in mineral that plays a huge role in your body processes.

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Nuts such as cashews, almonds, and pumpkin seeds are excellent sources of iron and selenium - another mineral that supports the thyroid health. Try to include three Brazil nuts in your snack.

Nuts such as cashews, almonds, and pumpkin seeds are excellent sources of iron and selenium - another mineral that supports the thyroid health. Try to include three Brazil nuts in your snack.

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Sea food is high in iodine, a mineral that is crucial to an efficiently functioning thyroid. Fish, shrimp, seaweed are great sources of iodine. But if you have a thyroid problem, avoid large amounts of kelp, which is high in iodine, as this may worsen your condition.

Sea food is high in iodine, a mineral that is crucial to an efficiently functioning thyroid. Fish, shrimp, seaweed are great sources of iodine. But if you have a thyroid problem, avoid large amounts of kelp, which is high in iodine, as this may worsen your condition.

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Both the egg yolk and the white are an excellent source of selenium, a mineral the helps the conversion of thyroid hormone T4 into the useable form of T3. Eggs also provide a concentrated source of thyroid-supporting building blocks like protein, cholesterol, B vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, and minerals.

Both the egg yolk and the white are an excellent source of selenium, a mineral the helps the conversion of thyroid hormone T4 into the useable form of T3. Eggs also provide a concentrated source of thyroid-supporting building blocks like protein, cholesterol, B vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, and minerals.

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Your thyroid needs iodine to function properly. But make sure that you use iodized tablet salt at home.

By: Salome Phelamei

Your thyroid needs iodine to function properly. But make sure that you use iodized tablet salt at home. By: Salome Phelamei

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