Eight everyday foods that support your thyroid's daily work
A look at how iodine, selenium, zinc, and five other nutrients help the butterfly-shaped gland make and deliver its hormones.
Your tiny butterfly-shaped thyroid looks dusty, droopy, and cracked, so let's brighten it one bite at a time.
The raw materials
First, iodine gives the gland the raw material it uses to make its messages. Next, Brazil nuts bring selenium, which helps the gland switch its messages into their working form.
Then Greek yogurt supplies building blocks for the gland's busy cells. Zinc helps the gland's message-making machinery run smoothly.
Protection and energy
Blueberries bring plant pigments that help shield the gland's cells from everyday wear. Green tea adds plant compounds that help calm the cell wear that leaves the gland looking tired.
Vitamin D helps the gland's control signals land on their targets. Finally, beef liver brings iron to carry energy-making oxygen to the gland's cells.
The result
Now the thyroid is bright, smooth, lifted, and delighted.
