Sea vegetable recipes for thyroid help

[Raw To Live]

Hi All!

I'm trying to heal my thyroid and I know I need to load up on my sea vegetables. I already put about a tablespoon of kelp in my smoothie every morning but I'm sure I need a bit more than that if I hope to heal it.

Can you give me your best sea vegetable recipes?
Thanks for your help!

[Bananna]

Well there is dulse, which is a sprinkle of something, lol, I don't know that much about it, but I have it and it is a seafood product.

Also Nori Rolls! I know a lot of people make those regularily...and they are fun to learn how to do and get good at.

I was just reading up on endo and saw your posts...how'd your surgery go?

[Raw To Live]

Well there is dulse, which is a sprinkle of something, lol, I don't know that much about it, but I have it and it is a seafood product.

Also Nori Rolls! I know a lot of people make those regularily...and they are fun to learn how to do and get good at.

I was just reading up on endo and saw your posts...how'd your surgery go?
It went well and I've already felt a benefit from it. I had adhesions in there and my bowel was adhered to my uterus and my right ovary was adhered to my uterus. I used to have such a HARD time using the bathroom. Since the surgery, I've been able to go every day with ease. Sorry for the TMI. . . :o The doctor thinks I have adenymyosis which is endo in the uterus wall in the muscles. He did cut the nerve from my uterus to my brain to stop the pain. I know some people think that is just turning off the fire alarm but I could NOT continue in the constant pain and I don't want a hysterectomy! I really would like to have at least one child if it's REMOELY possible. I still have some pain from the surgery and I'm a bit tired but all in all I'm doing well.

Thank you so much for asking! :-)

[Dimond]

I like using the granules or powder in salads, on tomato slices, in soups. If you get the whole leaf, you can eat it alone as a snack. Nori rolls are really great too. If you need really high quantities you may want to consider a concentrated supplement.

Glad your surgery went well. :)

[Bananna]

I don't judge you at all and I'm glad you're feeling better!

[freespirit]

1 bag arame
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp sesame oil (optional- not raw)
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp ginger- i use fresh but i suppose you could use powdered
1 Tbsp nama shoyu
1/4 cup sesame seeds
add any diced vegetable you would like- peppers, scallions, etc...

soak arame according to direstions, drain, mix all ingredients.

[rawstrength]

Many, many women in my family, including my mom, my aunts, and my grandma, have thyroid problems. So I take extra good care of my thyroid to make sure I never develop thyroid issues. Lucy, aka Vegan for Life, healed her thyroid on a raw vegan diet with lots of greens and sea vegetables. Read her testimony - it is so inspiring.

My thyroid care regimen looks something like this: Radish juice, coconut oil, maca powder, brazil nuts, kelp powder, spirulina powder, miso soup with mixed sea veggies such as arame in it, and rehydrated wakame on my salads. Now, I don't eat all these foods every day, but I have at least two of these foods every day and eat all of these foods at least once in a month. In particular I focus on the radish juice. Whenever organic radishes are on sale in the market, I buy a ton of them, then juice them up with apples and carrots. The ratio of the juice is about 1 apple and two big carrots for every cup of radishes. Then I blend the apple/carrot/radish juice with a ripe avocado to cut down on the spiciness.

[bsqmurphy]

I'm in the process of healing my thyroid on RAW (my meds are down by 2/3 so far).

I keep it really simple. I add kelp powder and/or spirulina to my green smoothies; I add kelp powder on top of salads; I roll whatever I feel like (avocado, sprouts, lettuce, shredded veggies, nut pate, etc.) in raw nori rolls; I take chlorella supplement. I target 2-3 servings of some kind of sea green each day.

-Bri

[bsqmurphy]

In particular I focus on the radish juice. Whenever organic radishes are on sale in the market, I buy a ton of them, then juice them up with apples and carrots. The ratio of the juice is about 1 apple and two big carrots for every cup of radishes. Then I blend the apple/carrot/radish juice with a ripe avocado to cut down on the spiciness.

This is the first I"ve heard of radish juice for thyroid - is there somewhere I can learn more about this?

thanks!
Bri.

[rawstrength]

Here's a short and to-the-point article about radishes and the thyroid http://www.dcnutrition.com/News/Detail.CFM?RecordNumber=512 .

[Stina]

I'm particularly fond of dulse. I like the taste of it in my salads.

The Prince....caspian ( I think) recipe in Allisa's book is really good too. I love rolling up salad in nori paper. I feel like I'm eating a burrito.

[Raw To Live]

Thank you all for your responses! That is very interesting to know about radish juice.

I've read VeganForLife's testimony and I admit it is very inspiring. Sadly, the testimony doesn't really provide any recipes or how she got all those Sea Veggies in her diet. I totally understand that she's not a thyroid professional and she's not writing a "how to" cure your thyroid, simply a very encouraging testimony which I do appreciate very much! :)

I am just clueless when it comes to sea veggies and I don't like a "fishy" taste. I'm hoping to get some great ideas or recipes that will help me get them into my diet daily and taste good at the same time.

Also, just wondering aloud here, I wonder how many sea veggies we need to take in a day? Just some flakes or should one meal be sea veggie based? Hhhhmmmm?

[Lady Green Jeans]

Would using radish sprouts on salads and in recipes work the same/be of the same benefit as eating radishes?

[HolyGuacamole]

I think that tablespoon you are getting in your smoothie sounds like a lot, actually. I would stick with that and just try to incorporate other sea veggies into your diet in the form of sprinkling on things as you would salt, and enjoying yummy nori wraps.
(I have also resolved my thyroid problems.)