{"id":350,"date":"2026-10-30T19:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/?p=350"},"modified":"2026-10-30T19:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:27:51","slug":"thyroid-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/2026\/10\/30\/thyroid-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyroid Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take thyroid medication (such as levothyroxine) on an empty stomach with water, and wait 30 to 60 minutes before eating breakfast, drinking coffee or tea, or consuming other foods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foods and Drinks to Avoid or Separate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certain foods, drinks, and minerals bind to thyroid hormone in the gut and block your body from absorbing it properly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Calcium-Rich Foods and Dairy:<\/strong> Milk, cheese, yogurt, calcium-fortified orange juice, and non-dairy milks bind to the medication in your gut. Separate these by <strong>4 hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iron-Rich Foods and Supplements:<\/strong> Beef, liver, iron-fortified cereals, and spinach block absorption. Separate these by <strong>4 hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soy Products:<\/strong> Tofu, edamame, soy milk, and soy protein powders can bind to thyroid hormone. Wait at least <strong>4 hours<\/strong> after taking your pill before consuming soy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>High-Fiber Foods:<\/strong> Whole grains, bran flakes, psyllium, and fiber bars act like a sponge and trap the medication. Wait <strong>several hours<\/strong> or take your dose far apart from high-fiber meals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coffee and Tea:<\/strong> Coffee, espresso, and black\/green teas contain compounds that reduce absorption. Wait <strong>30 to 60 minutes<\/strong> after taking your pill before drinking coffee or tea.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grapefruit and Grapefruit Juice:<\/strong> This fruit can interfere with how your body processes and absorbs various medications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walnuts and Cottonseed Meal:<\/strong> These specific whole foods have been shown to decrease levothyroxine uptake.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Raw Cruciferous Vegetables (in large amounts):<\/strong> Vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower contain goitrogens that can interfere with iodine use if eaten raw and in very large quantities (cooking reduces this risk).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Practices for Taking Thyroid Medication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Empty Stomach:<\/strong> Take your medication with a full glass of water on an empty stomach.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Timing:<\/strong> Wait <strong>30 to 60 minutes<\/strong> before eating breakfast, drinking coffee, or taking other daily vitamins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supplements:<\/strong> Multivitamins containing calcium, iron, or magnesium\u2014as well as <strong>biotin<\/strong>\u2014should be separated from your thyroid dose by at least <strong>4 hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Practices for Timing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spacing out supplements:<\/strong> Take iron, calcium, and multivitamins at least <strong>4 hours<\/strong> away from your thyroid medication.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternative timing:<\/strong> If morning timing is difficult, talk to your doctor about taking your medication at <strong>bedtime<\/strong> (at least 3 hours after your last meal), which can also improve absorption.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consistency:<\/strong> If you eat or drink an interacting item around your dose, try to do it the exact same way every day and let your doctor know so they can monitor your TSH levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 GOOGLE SEARCH [AI]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take thyroid medication (such as levothyroxine) on an empty stomach with water, and wait 30 to 60 minutes before eating breakfast, drinking coffee or tea, or consuming other foods. Foods and Drinks to Avoid or Separate Certain foods, drinks, and minerals bind to thyroid hormone in the gut and block your body from absorbing it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes-thryoid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":352,"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350\/revisions\/352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ameighs-commixion.rhsaas-org.net\/diet-nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}