Originally Posted by Rachel13 (Post 7399608)

Thanks. I'll have a good read but do doctors in Oz actually take any notice of articles on the net. I tried 3 different ones back in UK and they all rubbished it.

No I am not taking any supplements as I find it very confusing to know what would be best.

Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 7408134)

I take:

Decent Multivit
Extra 1000mg Vit C (more if I'm under the weather, plus Echinacea)
Omega 3

These are the default I would recommend anybody to take; nobody has the perfect diet. My husband takes these, too.

Add to that:

Glucosamine and Chrondoitin (for my creaky joints)
Calcium with Vit D & Magnesium (I need a lot for my osteoporosis)
Probiotics (esp as I have a leaky gut)
Other me-specific stuff ;)

When my gut was at its worst I also took L-Glutamine powder.

I would like to take Boron with my Calcium but can't find a suitable supplement here - any clues, Tiddly?

In Singapore I wasn't on pig, I took Metagenics Thyrosol (I know WVB Healthcare stocks Metagenics) and it was doing the job, albeit slowly.

Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 7408257)

Very, thanks Tiddly. I've always struggled to get answers on Omega 3 v Omega 6 for our specific (thyroidy) needs.

I eat ground seeds every day with my breakfast as well as nibbling on seeds and nuts as snacks (when I snack - I'm terrible for not eating for 6-8 hours :( ) but I don't eat oily fish every day so I supplement that.

Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 7408629)

I'm glad you posted on this. Slap...must...eat...lunch...not having dinner 'til 9pm.

Bump it again tomorrow and I'll have a good read of the link :p I must call Dr B, tomorrow, too - she should have some more results for me.

Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 7411648)

It's fine all these doctors telling us to eat every 2 hours, but then they say you can't eat this and you can't eat that, you're intolerant to this and that's not good for your thyroid...so I actually rarely feel like eating.

Not specific to thyroid but I've recently been reading about GE foods. I like to have an open mind until I've verified information but I do believe in reading everything I can on these issues. This site has a list of GE food and GE-free manufacturers: http://www.truefood.org.au/

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 7411718)

I find I am best on meat, fish and salad. Anything else, bleurghhhh!
Keeps it simple I guess.

I'm going completely GF now, instead of just wheat free. Nothing like a challenge, eh?

Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 7411739)

God no, I can't give up oats - what else would I eat for breakfast? :lol:

Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 7412384)

My breakfast (I think I posted this on the old thread so apologies for stuck record) consists of oatmeal, ground seeds (done weekly at home so they are relatively fresh), chopped apple and sheep yoghurt. I used to have it with water but my nutritionist said I needed more protein for breakfast.

I eat apple or pear because it's easy to digest. I think I'm slightly intolerant to bananas - must review my charts. I know I'm intolerant to citrus fruits. :( Had to stop putting calamansis in my gin. Also got a bit of gut candida so can't eat too much fruit. Might try rice cereal for a change.

Another BE member is going through all this at the moment. She's still having tests but she's been very unwell and her doctor agrees with me :lol: that she's under active and has a gluten allergy. I'm hoping she joins in our thread or, at the very least, gets some useful information from it. ;)

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 7411575)

Norty! Eat your lunch! (I can talk... I miss meals all the time - sometimes just can't eat...)

It says in that link that it's been known since the 1970's that 'all polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) suppress thyroid signaling'.

This would explain why I feel so good when I eat larger amounts of animal fats.... :blink:

I recently swapped to that 'better fats' thing. Now I am returning to the animal. Yeah.

Oh, and rapeseed is goitrogenic.

There now, don't we all feel so much better?! :lol:

Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 7412384)

My breakfast (I think I posted this on the old thread so apologies for stuck record) consists of oatmeal, ground seeds (done weekly at home so they are relatively fresh), chopped apple and sheep yoghurt. I used to have it with water but my nutritionist said I needed more protein for breakfast.

I eat apple or pear because it's easy to digest. I think I'm slightly intolerant to bananas - must review my charts. I know I'm intolerant to citrus fruits. :( Had to stop putting calamansis in my gin. Also got a bit of gut candida so can't eat too much fruit. Might try rice cereal for a change.

Another BE member is going through all this at the moment. She's still having tests but she's been very unwell and her doctor agrees with me :lol: that she's underactive and has a gluten allergy. I'm hoping she joins in our thread or, at the very least, gets some useful information from it. ;)