Hi!
I'm Barb, and I'm an alcoholic.
I'm also hypothyroid, a year in now, and my condition is finally stabilising.
(she says trying to type with crossed fingers.)
I thought maybe a thread on nutrition with thyroid issues might be called for; since thyroid disease is rampant among us recovering from alcoholism.
For example:
Because of my medication,
it's recommendedf that I have no salt...
oh, yay, she writes, dripping with sarcasm.
No salt AND no fat equals no flavor.
Also that SOY PRODUCTS inhibit the thyroxin medication and can be disastrous.
(gleaned from my new Bible- "Living Well with Hypothyroidism')
Food like brussels sprouts, spinach..
also can block the absorption of thyroid hormone replacement.
somebody dish me up another bowl of wallpaper paste...
Sooooo....
Since I KNOW there's others (we've talked before )
I though we could have a place to discuss what we're doing to balance diets coping with restrictions. Because - when i try to read dietary type books - my eyes glaze over about four pages in. I don't know why I'm blocking this information, but I tend to pay attention when speaking with another person with the same challenges.
Another issue lately -
now that the condition is stabilizing...
I am not interested in eating meat what so ever.
and this is a person who couldn't tell a vegan from a vegamite.
Hoping someone will come along that we can explore this together!