| We all know the saying there are always exceptions | | | | already weak. Found in foods like soy and products |
| that prove the rule. Here we discuss the general rule | | | | made from soy, mustard, and cabbage. If you suspect |
| that all natural foods are good for you, but there are | | | | your thyroid is struggling - cut down on soy products. |
| exceptions to this rule, that might surprise you. | | | | The little you might have in the way of mustard is not |
| Some natural foods contain compounds that hinder | | | | worth worrying about. |
| your health. For instance - oxalic acid is found in | | | | Tannins also hinders the absorption of minerals like iron, |
| rhubarb, spinach, parsley, strawberries, cranberries, | | | | calcium etc. Where would you find substantial amounts |
| beets, and Swiss chard. Oxalic acid binds with minerals | | | | of tannins? Substantial amounts are found in black tea. |
| like calcium, iron and zinc in the digestive tract hindering | | | | If you are going to drink black tea - then cut down the |
| their absorption. If you are prone to kidney stones I | | | | amount you have and don't drink tea with your meal. |
| suggest you avoid the above foods, as kidney stones | | | | So what does this all mean? If you have a problem like |
| are often made up of oxalates, coming mainly from | | | | osteoporosis, you should think about the amount of |
| the diet. | | | | foods mentioned above that you are consuming. Give |
| Phytic acid also hinders absorption of minerals, it is | | | | your body the best chance possible to absorb and |
| especially high in wheat. Grains like brown rice, | | | | utilize minerals. So if you are eating loads of wheat and |
| buckwheat, quinoa, barley, and oats are much better | | | | wheat bran consider cutting down or giving up wheat |
| for you. Wheat bran would be super high in phytic acid | | | | altogether and add the other grains to your diet. If you |
| and causes a mineral deficiency. So remove one grain | | | | suspect you have a thyroid problem avoid all soy and |
| from your diet and add five more grains. | | | | soy products. If you are someone who is full of aches |
| Sulphur rich foods cause some people digestive | | | | and pain, it would be worth asking yourself if you |
| problems like wind and discomfort or even pain, | | | | eating too many foods from the dead nightshade |
| cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, garlic, and onions. If your | | | | family? If you have a propensity to form kidney stones |
| digestive system blows up with these foods, never eat | | | | you need to write down everything you eat, to see if |
| them raw, cook them with seeds like dill, caraway, | | | | you are eating too many of the above mentioned |
| fennel these seeds help the digestive system to cope | | | | foods. |
| better. Sulphur is an important part of our body's | | | | If you don't have any of the above problems, just |
| make-up and has long been used as part of a healing | | | | make sure you are not eating these foods too often, |
| program for arthritis. Sulphur has been prized since | | | | moderate the amount you eat by varying your diet |
| ancient times for healing throughout history by bathing | | | | with other natural foods. One of our biggest problems |
| in sulphur springs - often recommended for rheumatic | | | | these days is that most people in reality eat few |
| or skin problems, high blood pressure, neuralgia or | | | | foods, when you think of the various foods there are |
| digestive disorders and so much more. So if you have | | | | to choose from these days. There are no longer |
| problem with its digestion, no problem. There is an | | | | seasons in the supermarkets, generally foods are |
| answer, soak your feet in Epsom salts (sal de Epsom) | | | | available all year round. Some people consider that |
| it is magnesium sulphate and the feet (being highly | | | | pasta one day, pizza the next, and a cheese and |
| absorbent) will allow the body to soak up what it | | | | tomato sandwich is eating a variety of foods. When in |
| needs, by-passing your digestive system. | | | | reality they are all variants of wheat, tomato and |
| The deadly nightshade family they contain traces of a | | | | cheese. |
| poison known as Solanaceae. The foods most people | | | | The key - eat more variety of natural foods, eat the |
| eat that are from this family are tomatoes, potatoes, | | | | above mentioned foods less often. Many people have |
| aubergine or also known as eggplant, and any colour | | | | said to me in the past if they cut down or remove |
| peppers. The alkaloids in these vegetables can and do | | | | these foods from their diet they will have nothing left |
| acidify the blood. Alkaloids have been known to subtly | | | | to eat!! This is the point - their diet has become very |
| remove calcium from the bones and deposit it in soft | | | | limited. There's a whole world of food out there, a vast |
| tissue and for some it a contributory factor to kidney | | | | variety - for instance most people eat one or maybe |
| stones, osteoporosis, arthritis, aches and pains in | | | | two grains, when in fact there are loads of grains to |
| general etc. | | | | choose from. We know from statistics that most |
| Then there are foods that contain goitrogens, these | | | | people eat very few fruit and vegetables except |
| compounds block the body from using iodine, this could | | | | potatoes and tomatoes, yet there is an exciting variety |
| negatively affect the thyroid function, if the function is | | | | of fruit and vegetable to choose from. |