Thyroid Care: Here Are Five Nutritionist Recommended Tips To Strengthen Thyroid Gland
Thyroid gland is responsible for healthy secretion of hormones. Here are five tips to ensure healthy functioning of thyroid gland to manage conditions like hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism effectively.
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Thyroid gland is responsible for secretion of hormones. Thyroid hormones are responsible multiple essential functions of the human body. Two major thyroid related disorders are hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. These can lead to change in weight, hair fall, poor metabolism and several other health issues. You might be surprised to know that simple modifications in diet and lifestyle can help you ensure healthy functioning of the thyroid gland. As a part of her Instagram series 'QuickFivewithMG' nutritionist Munmun Ganeriwal shares five tips to strengthen the thyroid gland for those with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. These will also help in maintaining a healthy weight to counter one of the major side effects of thyroid which is unhealthy weight.
Tips to ensure healthy thyroid function
1. Ganeriwal recommends avoiding packed foods and refined forms of products. Ditch those packets which are marked with the healthy tag like diet bhel, multigrain biscuit and others. They are loaded with sodium, salts and preservatives which affect the balance of sodium in the body and affect thyroid function.
Add fibre-rich foods to your diet for healthy thyroid function
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2. Eat whole grains like jowar, bajra, nachni and rice in different forms. These are rich in fibre, carbs and iodine. Adequate iodine consumption ensures synthesis of thyroid hormones.
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3. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with thyroid gland malfunction. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Sunlight is the best sources of vitamin D. Some of the food sources of vitamin D are fatty fishes, egg yolks, red meat and others.