Is it really too much to ask....

[hel_ana]

For food created without soy in it?

Sure, I could eat the chips, but if I want a granola bar, or the low fat cookies, I have to deal with the soy.

I'm either going to have to start eating a whole food diet, or start a company making healthy snacks without soy.

Comments

[dawaioser.livejournal.com]

Are you allergic to it? Being a vegetarian it is a primary source of protein and misc. stuff that *I* need...glad for it...but I could understand if you were allergic or just didn't like it.

[hel_ana]

Nope, not allergic, and I like soy. But soy inhibits the absobtion of iodine into the thyroid.

Since the thyroid's function is to take in iodine and convert it to T4, someone like me (whose thyroid is already underperforming on the output) doesn't need to make the situation worse by consuming a substance that will block the input.

Hence, I've stopped eating soy products (and broccoli for the same reason).

[dawaioser.livejournal.com]

OMG! I had NO idea...they didn't tell me that stuff when they took out MOST of my thyroid gland and put me on meds. ACK! WTHECK!?

[hel_ana]

My doctor didn't either, when he prescribed the meds.I think doctors tend to focus on the drugs, and not enough on total health (ie food interactions)

Here, the pharmacy is required to give you a two page information sheet on any prescription drug you buy. Mine mentioned soy as a food to be avoided.

Synthroid's pdf for doctors (http://synthroid.com/SYNTHROID_PI.pdf) mentions soy flour, especially in infant formula.

Here's a start on research: http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa041202a.htm?terms=soy