The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet Cookbook: Juice, Smoothie, and Plant-based Recipes Inspired by the Hit Documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead by Joe Cross

Author:Joe Cross [Cross, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Reboot Holdings
Published: 2014-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

A question often asked on our Ask the Nutritionist forum is “what fruits and vegetables should I avoid if I have a thyroid condition?” This is because it has been shown that some vegetables can interfere with the way thyroid hormones are manufactured by the thyroid gland.

Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits near your vocal cords and produces thyroid hormones that control your metabolism. Symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland include low body temperature, constipation, weight gain, hair loss, dry skin and nails, fluid retention, slow reflexes, fatigue, and slow thoughts and cognition. Thyroid problems can develop for a number of reasons, but the most common causes are deficiencies of nutrients such as iodine and selenium, autoimmune disease, genetics, stress, and environmental factors. The most common type of thyroid problem is hypothyroidism (underactive gland).

The concern for anyone with a thyroid issue who is Rebooting is that eating raw cruciferous vegetables can further suppress your thyroid hormone function and may also interfere with your body’s ability to lose weight. So, if you have a thyroid issue, pay close attention to your veggies. Avoid consuming LARGE amounts of RAW cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, bok choy, broccolini, Chinese cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, radishes, mustard greens, collard greens, choy sum, horseradish, and turnips.

This means you’ll need to make some modifications to your juice—take my Mean Green, for example. Rather than including kale, substitute spinach or romaine instead and add more cucumbers, zucchini (courgette), or celery for that extra green. Cruciferous vegetables are certainly healthy and have been shown to support the liver in its natural detoxification processes, so if you are doing a juicing plus eating Reboot, have these vegetables cooked instead of raw. And eat them cooked when you’ve finished your Reboot!

It is important to note that if you have a normal thyroid function and consume adequate amounts of iodine, these vegetables will have no effect on your thyroid. Meaning that for anyone with a healthy thyroid, juicing lots of kale won’t cause a thyroid problem. These modifications are only necessary for those with an existing condition.

If you have a thyroid condition, follow these healthy tips for a plant-based diet anytime, whether you are Rebooting or not:

1. All fruits and vegetables contain powerful phytonutrients that support a healthy immune system. Due to the inflammation seen in an autoimmune disease, it is important to reduce the inflammation with antioxidants by eating a rainbow of foods to provide valuable phytonutrients.

2. Eating selenium-rich foods such as Brazil nuts, shellfish, eggs, sunflower seeds, and garlic will help support a healthy metabolism. Selenium content varies in foods depending on the soil content—some geographical regions are very low in selenium. Selenium deficiency can be determined with a blood test, and otherwise by hair and nail analysis.

3. Healthy thyroid function also requires adequate levels of iodine, a trace mineral that is required by the body for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Eat iodine-rich foods such as seaweed, marine fish, pineapple, iodized sea salt (avoid the free-flowing agent), spinach, and lettuce.

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