Cruciferous Vegetables Can Help Thyroid Function, Not Kill It! - Dr. Berg

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so let’s answer another question related to cruciferous someone wanted to know if it’s okay to consume cruciferous because they’re concerned about the thyroid and the endocrine system is it going to create problems with the thyroid all right so there it is true there is a chemical called Theo sign 8 okay in cruciferous vegetables not all of them some of them and this chemical has the capacity to compete for iodine so since the thyroid needs iodine as its mineral the last thing we want to do is have this chemical computer iodine and end up with a hypo thyroid condition right but here’s the thing it’s not gonna happen unless you are iodine deficient in the first place but if you’re doing healthy keto if you’re taking trace minerals or seek help and you even consume a good amount of cruciferous you’re not gonna have a problem and one study 15 grams of cruciferous per day were consumed that’s 5 ounces of cooked brussel sprouts ok for 4 weeks absolutely no adverse effects whatsoever and one more point about that when I recommend consuming 7 to 10 cups of vegetable per day I’m not talking about 7 to 10 cups of cruciferous vegetables per day that might have been a confusion for some people I couldn’t consume that much brussel sprout or broccoli or whatever I’m talking about like leafy green salads not even spinach but just leafy green romaine lettuce or some other lettuce mixture a couple cups of cruciferous per day would be more in line of what I would recommend and for a lot of them you want to steam or saute them or stir-fry them but the benefits of cruciferous are huge anti tumor anti-cancer anti-angiogenesis is basically a situation where the tumor has these blood vessels supplying its nutrients and cruciferous has the capacity of shutting off the growth of these blood vessels to the trimmer starving them of nutrients there’s nutrient benefits folate high vitamin C high michaei one potassium selenium calcium tons of phytonutrients lots of chlorophyll very very healthy for the body but I think the biggest benefit is its potential for creating a phase 1 phase 2 detoxification and that’s a situation where it will help boost the breakdown of poisons and chemicals in the body through certain enzymes in the liver and so you’re basically taking these fat soluble poisons and turning them into harmless water soluble particles so the body can then rid them thereby increasing liver function and kidney function well guess what you need good liver and kidney function to allow the conversion from t3 to t4 so without a healthy liver or a healthy kidney you’re not going to be able to convert these thyroid hormones and of course the fiber and the cruciferous could feed the microbes and provide food to increase the bile or recycling and then the bile is also necessary for this immersions well so you can actually improve the thyroid by consuming some cruciferous and I’m not talking about massive amounts just some in the diet and realize when you cook it or ferment it you decrease some of these chemicals as well and not to mention cruciferous having the anti-estrogen ik effect and high levels of estrogen inhibit thyroid function so you’re really helping the thyroid with cruciferous as long as you have enough iodine so this is why I recommend a seek help especially if someone is susceptible to having a thyroid problem seek help is very important and if you’re consuming more cruciferous just add more seek help alright thanks for watching if you’re liking this content please subscribe now and I will actually keep you updated on future videos