What Foods Are Good for Thyroid Patients?
Thyroiditis is relatively common, and it is important to perform anti-inflammatory treatment promptly and take medication as prescribed by the doctor. In daily life, patients with thyroiditis should drink plenty of warm water, avoid greasy, spicy, and cold foods, and eat foods that are beneficial for the thyroid gland to facilitate recovery. What kind of food is good for thyroid patients? Let's take a look.
Appropriate consumption of foods that have anti-thyroiditis effects, such as Poria cocos, Chinese yam, shiitake mushrooms, hericium erinaceus, figs, radishes, apricots, peaches, etc.;
Foods that can improve immunity, such as almonds, persimmon cakes, lettuce, coix seed, soft-shelled turtle, walnuts, etc.;
Foods that have spleen-invigorating and diuretic effects, such as black soybeans, alisma, chive seeds, lychee meat, mulberries, shrimps, green leafy vegetables, pomegranates, etc.;
Avoid greasy, fried, and grilled foods;
Quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption.
The thyroid gland is a very important gland in vertebrates and belongs to the endocrine organs. It is located below the thyroid cartilage of the neck and on both sides of the trachea in mammals. The human thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly and resembles a shield, hence its name. The main physiological functions of the thyroid gland are to produce the hormones triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and calcitonin. With these three hormones, the thyroid gland controls the speed of energy use, protein production, regulation of the body's sensitivity to other hormones, and regulation of calcium balance in the body.
(1) Promoting metabolism, increasing oxygen consumption in most tissues, and increasing heat production;
(2) Promoting growth and development, which is crucial for the growth and development of long bones, the brain, and reproductive organs, especially during infancy. Lack of thyroid hormones during this period can lead to cretinism;
(3) Enhancing the excitability of the central nervous system. Additionally, thyroid hormones also play a role in enhancing and regulating the effects of other hormones, increasing heart rate, strengthening heart contractions, and increasing cardiac output.
