Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 FWIW, I am under the care of the chief of endocrinology in a major teaching & research hospital, for a thyroid condition, and at that level of knowledge, training & experience the understanding is that soy is not something that needs to be avoided. Eaten in moderation, yes, just like anything else, but not avoided entirely. The one caveat is that, because I only get one daily influx of thyroid hormone, I am advised to not have any soy for a couple of hours afterwards....but then, I'm not supposed to eat or drink ANYTHING for at least an hour anyway, so there's not much difference. In fact, when I was diagnosed, one of the first things I was told was that I would need to change my diet. I mentioned that I was a vegetarian. Oh, well then, I was told, never mind. You're already eating even healthier than what we were going to tell you to do anyway. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 I have hypothyroidism and I have never heard (more like my doctor has never told me) about the issues relating to soy and the thyroid. Is this something that I should be concerned about?? Save to your hard drive Just Sling It! Save to your hard drive AP Mommy Blinkie On Behalf Of E.R. Bakwin Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:10 PM Re: Re: soy and thyroid FWIW, I am under the care of the chief of endocrinology in a major teaching & research hospital, for a thyroid condition, and at that level of knowledge, training & experience the understanding is that soy is not something that needs to be avoided. Eaten in moderation, yes, just like anything else, but not avoided entirely. The one caveat is that, because I only get one daily influx of thyroid hormone, I am advised to not have any soy for a couple of hours afterwards....but then, I'm not supposed to eat or drink ANYTHING for at least an hour anyway, so there's not much difference. In fact, when I was diagnosed, one of the first things I was told was that I would need to change my diet. I mentioned that I was a vegetarian. Oh, well then, I was told, never mind. You're already eating even healthier than what we were going to tell you to do anyway. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 That is good to know. " E.R. Bakwin " <bakwin wrote: FWIW, I am under the care of the chief of endocrinology in a major teaching & research hospital, for a thyroid condition, and at that level of knowledge, training & experience the understanding is that soy is not something that needs to be avoided. Eaten in moderation, yes, just like anything else, but not avoided entirely. The one caveat is that, because I only get one daily influx of thyroid hormone, I am advised to not have any soy for a couple of hours afterwards....but then, I'm not supposed to eat or drink ANYTHING for at least an hour anyway, so there's not much difference. In fact, when I was diagnosed, one of the first things I was told was that I would need to change my diet. I mentioned that I was a vegetarian. Oh, well then, I was told, never mind. You're already eating even healthier than what we were going to tell you to do anyway. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 > In fact, when I was diagnosed, one of the first things I was told was that I would need to change my diet. I mentioned that I was a vegetarian. Oh, well then, I was told, never mind. You're already eating even healthier than what we were going to tell you to do anyway. Liz ------ Hah! I managed a health food store for about a year. The great majority of the customers who came in with a health problem would talk on and on about what medications they were taking , side effects, etc. and have nearly endless questions about what vitamins and nutritional supplements " did " , but when I'd ask about diet, nearly all would say, " Oh, I eat whatever I want " , and wouldn't even consider simple changes which would allow them to lay off their medications and prolong their life. They want yet another pill. I'm also of the opinion that most " hereditary " conditions are the result of family members " inheriting " Mom's recipes for meat, white flour and sugar at every meal, washed down with Diet Coke and cigarettes. ~DJ Correo Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.espanol./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 If you are referring to my post, I don't think so, I would ask your doctor. I was talking about alarmist articles. Jenny Hodges <jenny13 wrote: I have hypothyroidism and I have never heard (more like my doctor has never told me) about the issues relating to soy and the thyroid. Is this something that I should be concerned about?? Save to your hard drive Just Sling It! Save to your hard drive AP Mommy Blinkie On Behalf Of E.R. Bakwin Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:10 PM Re: Re: soy and thyroid FWIW, I am under the care of the chief of endocrinology in a major teaching & research hospital, for a thyroid condition, and at that level of knowledge, training & experience the understanding is that soy is not something that needs to be avoided. Eaten in moderation, yes, just like anything else, but not avoided entirely. The one caveat is that, because I only get one daily influx of thyroid hormone, I am advised to not have any soy for a couple of hours afterwards....but then, I'm not supposed to eat or drink ANYTHING for at least an hour anyway, so there's not much difference. In fact, when I was diagnosed, one of the first things I was told was that I would need to change my diet. I mentioned that I was a vegetarian. Oh, well then, I was told, never mind. You're already eating even healthier than what we were going to tell you to do anyway. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 DJ wrote: <<I'm also of the opinion that most " hereditary " conditions are the result of family members " inheriting " Mom's recipes for meat, white flour and sugar at every meal, washed down with Diet Coke and cigarettes.>> Oh, I absolutely agree with you, DJ! However, just FWIW, I've gotta mention that I was not raised with my biological family -- virtually everyone in my bio mother's family has an autoimmune disease of one type or another, not so the family I was raised with -- so my particular case shows that you can't pin it all on environment either. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I know this topic was already discussed to death, but someone just sent me this link and I immediately thought of the discussion here. It is a page from the Mayo Clinic, answering a patient question, " Is it true that people with hypothyroidism should avoid soy? " The short answer is no. The full answer is here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hyperthyroidism/AN00454 Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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