How Food Can Improve or Worsen Your Thyroid Function

How Food Can Improve or Worsen Your Thyroid Function
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With all the conflicting information out there pertaining to your thyroid, especially regarding what to eat and what to stay away from, it may be confusing. And when trying to ferret out the facts from most conventional health practitioners, the contradictions can get frustrating.

You might hear, “Stay away from cruciferous vegetables because they might prevent your system from absorbing iodine,” or, “Don’t drink coffee because it could block your thyroid hormone replacement medication.” 

Every cell of your body uses thyroid hormones; they balance your metabolism.