http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2...mpires-and.html

I'm surprised at this post in light of his recent posts telling us how common goiters are. He's said recently that he finds goiters in two patients a day, on average.

So it sounds like he thinks that we're all suffering a collective iodine deficiency rather than that we aren't evolved to eat the foods with goitrogens. So why do we have this iodine deficiency? Is there a natural source our paleo ancestors would have eaten? Those living near a coastline would have kelp and seaweed, but not those living inland. Or are we getting some anti-nutrient that's depleting our natural iodine levels?

I think humankind pretty much evolved along the coastlines and were big fish eaters until rather recently. Moving away from the shore probably was something that happened around the time agriculture was developed. Or a little before.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's something else affecting our thyroids, like the jet fuel contaminant in our water. But I agree with his point, it'd be hard to eat enough goitrogenic foods to have a significant effect on your thyroid. Hard but not impossible.

These are some of his post warning us of how common goiters are:

http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2...everywhere.html

http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2...oiter-free.html

http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2...-discovery.html

That makes sense for my ancestry -- mostly (what is now) Great Britain.

So take a little iodine and enjoy those foods.

Have you turned a corner Nancy? Lima beans, soy, millet, sorghum?

Actually, I'd like to bring some soy back into my diet for variety. Mapo dofu is delicious and I liked Robin's idea of turning it into faux falafel. Those black soy beans aren't half bad either, especially in soups and refried beans. I always liked edamame too. Straight up or in stir-fries.

I need to re-visit Weston Price and remember the other arguments against soy. Something about it being estrogenic, I think.

Ew no! I do like turnips, cabbage, broccoli and the occasional tofu. But frankly, my thyroid gland is dead so I can eat all the goitrogens in the world and it isn't going to make it produce less than it currently does!

Did you try the soy falafel yet? That sounded good.

Yeah, soy is estrogenic.

Yeah, turnips, cabbage and broccoli are all among my faves. I'd hate to get rid of them. But tofu? That's an Ewww for me. I've never been really found of tofu in any way, shape or form. I do avoid soy in general, but I admit I do like edamame - though I probably have it once a year.

IMHO, (but not sure) I thought my dr told me in autoimmune thyroid the body makes antibodies to a protein the thyroid gland emits. In response the body begins to destroy the thyroid. When thyroid hormone levels fall the thyroid gland enlarges to compensate. Supplementing thyroid hormones adequately shuts down the thyroid eliminating the autoimmune issues. My TSH is zero or sometimes a negative number but I'm not hyperthyroid at all and the swelling in my throat went away as I increased my medication levels.

I have to admit I cut back to moderate levels of broccoli after I was diagnosed hypo. Before I would eat nearly a pound of broccoli a day.