6 Foods That Negatively Affect Your Thyroid – What to Avoid or Limit

This is particularly concerning in the case of:

• People with   Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
• People taking   levothyroxine   (wait 4 hours after taking the medication before consuming soy)

🟢  Tip:
Fermented soybeans (e.g.,   miso, tempeh, natto  ) are less problematic in moderation.
Limit your intake of unfermented soybeans if you have thyroid issues.

❌ 3.  Gluten

Autoimmune trigger

Food products worth paying attention to:

• Bread, pasta, cereals, baked goods, beer (anything with wheat, barley, rye)

For people with   Hashimoto’s disease   (the most common cause of hypothyroidism), gluten may be   a major trigger  .

Why?
The gluten protein,   gliadin  , looks similar to thyroid tissue.
In sensitive individuals, the immune system can   attack the thyroid   through   molecular mimicry  .

Research shows a strong link between   celiac disease and autoimmune thyroid disease  .