Comments on: How To Kick Your Thyroid’s Ass: The Case For Veganism, Part II (And A GIVEAWAY!) http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/ We Are At The Beginning Of Change... Tue, 22 May 2012 20:14:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lose Weight Fast and Easy http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-6975 Lose Weight Fast and Easy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:19:41 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-6975 Phil, you are absolutely correct, it shows that you're an authority on the subject. I admire someone that takes the pride you have and with your projecton of information. oSo when i actually do sit down to read material, I appreciate well written and organized blogs like this one. I have it bookmarked and will be back. Thanks. Phil, you are absolutely correct, it shows that you’re an authority on the subject. I admire someone that takes the pride you have and with your projecton of information. oSo when i actually do sit down to read material, I appreciate well written and organized blogs like this one. I have it bookmarked and will be back. Thanks.

]]> By: matchbookhymnal http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-5516 matchbookhymnal Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:39:49 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-5516 Just another perspective-- I love animals, and I hate factory farming. I was a vegan for a little over a year, an ovo-vegetarian for three more, and mostly-vegetarian for two years thereafter when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's. I prided myself on the fact that I rarely (once a month? Maybe?) ate any saturated fat or cholesterol. D'oh. Without enough fats, you can't absorb the fat-soluble vitamins in a lot of vegetables. Fats and cholesterol make up the walls of our cells; when cells rupture, autoimmune reactions can result. I don't know if not eating meat caused my energy to drop, but I do know that the longer I avoided meat, the more my energy dropped, in spite of the careful amino acid balancing I did, and in spite of the supplemental B-12 I took. I eventually became anemic despite iron supplements. I began eating grass-fed, locally raised meat again a few times a week, and fish, after I was diagnosed. I have felt better the longer I've been back on a meat-centered diet. I found out later that my vitamin D levels were very low, and it is hard to get enough vitamin D without eating at least oily fish,or fortified dairy products (I'm lactose intolerant, so those are out for me anyway). I think that it's also important to eat more than just lean meat-- the fats, vitamins, and minerals in organ meats and bone broths are important, too. I also feel more respectful of the animal when I use every part. Now, coming off of an unhealthily fatty and processed diet, yes, becoming vegan is likely to make you feel better! But I have real concerns about the healthiness of long-term veganism. The Weston Price Foundation has some good arguments in favor of meat as a food our bodies need to survive. Just another perspective–
I love animals, and I hate factory farming. I was a vegan for a little over a year, an ovo-vegetarian for three more, and mostly-vegetarian for two years thereafter when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. I prided myself on the fact that I rarely (once a month? Maybe?) ate any saturated fat or cholesterol. D’oh. Without enough fats, you can’t absorb the fat-soluble vitamins in a lot of vegetables. Fats and cholesterol make up the walls of our cells; when cells rupture, autoimmune reactions can result.

I don’t know if not eating meat caused my energy to drop, but I do know that the longer I avoided meat, the more my energy dropped, in spite of the careful amino acid balancing I did, and in spite of the supplemental B-12 I took. I eventually became anemic despite iron supplements. I began eating grass-fed, locally raised meat again a few times a week, and fish, after I was diagnosed. I have felt better the longer I’ve been back on a meat-centered diet. I found out later that my vitamin D levels were very low, and it is hard to get enough vitamin D without eating at least oily fish,or fortified dairy products (I’m lactose intolerant, so those are out for me anyway).

I think that it’s also important to eat more than just lean meat– the fats, vitamins, and minerals in organ meats and bone broths are important, too. I also feel more respectful of the animal when I use every part.

Now, coming off of an unhealthily fatty and processed diet, yes, becoming vegan is likely to make you feel better! But I have real concerns about the healthiness of long-term veganism. The Weston Price Foundation has some good arguments in favor of meat as a food our bodies need to survive.

]]> By: dearthyroid http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3886 dearthyroid Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:16:18 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3886 Thanks for your entry Kathy! Glad you got something out of it :) Thanks for your entry Kathy! Glad you got something out of it :)

]]> By: dearthyroid http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3885 dearthyroid Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:15:06 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3885 I'm A positive too, Anita. :) I've heard the same thing, as well as they're intolerant to gluten, but thrive on grains. Nothing could be further from the truth for me... just about the grains part. I've read that we tend to have low stomach acid. Thanks for your entry! I’m A positive too, Anita. :) I’ve heard the same thing, as well as they’re intolerant to gluten, but thrive on grains. Nothing could be further from the truth for me… just about the grains part. I’ve read that we tend to have low stomach acid.

Thanks for your entry!

]]> By: dearthyroid http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3883 dearthyroid Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:10:03 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3883 Alexia, yeah totally understood. Like I said to Marie, our nutritional needs are so different -- that's why I think it's great to expose people to different eating plans and lifestyle diets, in hopes they'll figure out what works for them. That is funny that the type O is vegan. Same with the bf here. He's type O and vegan all the way. Weird, huh? Alexia, yeah totally understood. Like I said to Marie, our nutritional needs are so different — that’s why I think it’s great to expose people to different eating plans and lifestyle diets, in hopes they’ll figure out what works for them.

That is funny that the type O is vegan. Same with the bf here. He’s type O and vegan all the way. Weird, huh?

]]> By: Kathy http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3881 Kathy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:43:14 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3881 First of all, thanks for all the effort that goes in to researching all this kick ass information. I have to truthfully admit that sometimes my brain fog and memory challenges don't always want to let it all in. I'd like to hear 1. more about dealing with depression through diet..ie:Kathleen Desmaison's "Potatoes Not Prozac" while keeping the thyroid in balance, as well.. 2. more about dealing with hypoglycemic and/or other blood sugar issues with thyroid disease I am linking this to Facebook will send it to 5 others.. thanks!!! First of all, thanks for all the effort that goes in to researching all this kick ass information. I have to truthfully admit that sometimes my brain fog and memory challenges don’t always want to let it all in.
I’d like to hear
1. more about dealing with depression through diet..ie:Kathleen Desmaison’s “Potatoes Not Prozac” while keeping the thyroid in balance, as well..
2. more about dealing with hypoglycemic and/or other blood sugar issues with thyroid disease
I am linking this to Facebook will send it to 5 others..
thanks!!!

]]> By: anita http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 anita Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:48:59 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3879 hmmm. food for thought, that's for sure. i'm definitely a carnivore, although not really into "hooved" food. mostly chix and fish. but still, this is interesting to note about the calcium. i've often read that type A pos blood ppl and ppl from scottish background do better on mostly veg diets. may be just wives tale stuff, but i know i feel better mostly veg. it would be good to hear more about the whole adrenal thing, as well as why we tend to get multiple autoimmune issues. why do some of us get lupus, some diabetes, some gluten, some RA.... what's up with that daisy chain nightmare stuff??? hmmm. food for thought, that’s for sure. i’m definitely a carnivore, although not really into “hooved” food. mostly chix and fish. but still, this is interesting to note about the calcium. i’ve often read that type A pos blood ppl and ppl from scottish background do better on mostly veg diets. may be just wives tale stuff, but i know i feel better mostly veg.

it would be good to hear more about the whole adrenal thing, as well as why we tend to get multiple autoimmune issues. why do some of us get lupus, some diabetes, some gluten, some RA…. what’s up with that daisy chain nightmare stuff???

]]> By: Alexia http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3878 Alexia Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:37:26 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3878 I still need some animal protein. so it is one drumstick/ palm size grass-fed beef/some grass-fed liver/ or pastured raised chicken liver once a day. I also chew on bones. and eat the marrow.. Bone broth is wonderful for our bones Yes I supplement with supplements. I take enough iron to kill an Elephant! I am a Type A and my sister..the vegan is Type O.. Go figure!!!!!! LOL Along with that are plenty of green leafy veggies with root veggies that are a staple in the fall in the Northeast I have a bleeding disorder that requires this..the vegetarian way of life does not give me the B12 nor the type of iron required to live.. Black beans and french lentils are part of my pantry staples.. Rice does not sit well with me I still need some animal protein. so it is one drumstick/ palm size grass-fed beef/some grass-fed liver/ or pastured raised chicken liver once a day. I also chew on bones. and eat the marrow.. Bone broth is wonderful for our bones
Yes I supplement with supplements. I take enough iron to kill an Elephant!

I am a Type A and my sister..the vegan is Type O.. Go figure!!!!!! LOL

Along with that are plenty of green leafy veggies with root veggies that are a staple in the fall in the Northeast

I have a bleeding disorder that requires this..the vegetarian way of life does not give me the B12 nor the type of iron required to live..

Black beans and french lentils are part of my pantry staples.. Rice does not sit well with me

]]> By: dearthyroid http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 dearthyroid Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:12:16 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3864 Zari, I know I've spoken to you about this many times, but I do indeed agree with you that a high-fat diet is actually healthy. Especially for those of us with autoimmune disease... we need all the "good" fats we can get (though I personally like the information Dr. Mercola has delineated, which goes that saturated fat and cholesterol have been maligned, and our body actually needs them. My other readings confirm that as well -- the brain is composed of cholesterol. What are low-cholesterol diets doing to our brains??) Hence, the coconut oil giveaway this week. A vegan being deficient in good fats would be no different than someone eating a standard American Diet being fat-deficient. There are a ton of vegetable sources of fats: avocado, coconut/coconut oil, olives/olilve oil, hemp, flax, almonds, cashews, and the list goes on and on. I'm going to go into the debate over whether the essential amino acids need to be eaten together at the same meal, or if our bodies acquire them and combine/use them later. It's up in the air among experts. Thanks for your comment! It's nice to see someone else so interested in nutrition. :) Zari,

I know I’ve spoken to you about this many times, but I do indeed agree with you that a high-fat diet is actually healthy. Especially for those of us with autoimmune disease… we need all the “good” fats we can get (though I personally like the information Dr. Mercola has delineated, which goes that saturated fat and cholesterol have been maligned, and our body actually needs them. My other readings confirm that as well — the brain is composed of cholesterol. What are low-cholesterol diets doing to our brains??) Hence, the coconut oil giveaway this week. A vegan being deficient in good fats would be no different than someone eating a standard American Diet being fat-deficient. There are a ton of vegetable sources of fats: avocado, coconut/coconut oil, olives/olilve oil, hemp, flax, almonds, cashews, and the list goes on and on.

I’m going to go into the debate over whether the essential amino acids need to be eaten together at the same meal, or if our bodies acquire them and combine/use them later. It’s up in the air among experts.

Thanks for your comment! It’s nice to see someone else so interested in nutrition. :)

]]> By: Bee http://dearthyroid.org/how-to-kick-your-thyroids-ass-the-case-for-veganism-part-ii-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-3863 Bee Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:07 +0000 http://dearthyroid.org/?p=2549#comment-3863 for the past 3 mos. I've increased my "good'carbs" and have been eating brown rice, whole wheat pastas, more fruits and veggies, in order to stabilize my blood sugar. Now I have off the chart triglycerides (253 when the high normal is under 150).The doc told me to cut back on carbs.As I don't eat a lot of starchy vegetables, I can't help but wonder if the increase in good carbs is the culprit. Any ideas? I'm flabbergasted. for the past 3 mos. I’ve increased my “good’carbs” and have been eating brown rice, whole wheat pastas, more fruits and veggies, in order to stabilize my blood sugar. Now I have off the chart triglycerides (253 when the high normal is under 150).The doc told me to cut back on carbs.As I don’t eat a lot of starchy vegetables, I can’t help but wonder if the increase in good carbs is the culprit. Any ideas? I’m flabbergasted.

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