Fasting 16:8
Thyroid Kindling
Iodine, selenium, and enough food.
The plate
- 65%non-starchy vegetables
- 25%protein
- 10%added fat
Steps
- 01Do not starve the thyroid with aggressive OMAD on day one.
- 02Seaweed or wild fish for iodine — modest, not megadoses.
- 03Two Brazil nuts for selenium, not a handful.
- 04Re-test TSH/free T3 with your clinician after the diet settles.
- 05Keep carbs from vegetables, not from fruit juice.
Eat
- Eggs
- Sardines
- Nori
- Brazil nuts
- Turkey
- Spinach
Skip
- Raw crucifers as the entire diet
- Iodine megadoses
- Chronic under-eating
Food-first notes
Vitamin D3 with K2
Immune tone, mood, and bone. K2 helps steer calcium. Test, don’t guess.
Selenium (food-led)
Thyroid conversion. More is not better — selenium is a trace for a reason.
Zinc (food-led)
Skin, hair, immunity. Easy to miss on a cheese-and-bulletproof-coffee menu.
Cook
BreakfastSage & avocado omelette
Three yolks, a ripe avocado, and wilted spinach — choline and potassium before noon.
MainsHerb-butter salmon & asparagus
Omega-3 on a sheet pan. A simple fish-and-greens dinner.
MainsGarlic chicken on cauliflower mash
Crisp thighs, silk mash, sage butter. Comfort food that stays in ketosis.
Hashimoto’s and Graves’ need individualized iodine advice. Educational only — not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.