foods to enhance thyroid function
While peanuts should be avoided if you're trying to improve your thyroid function, cashews, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds are good alternatives. Used by the Japanese in cooking for centuries, kelp, which is high in iodine, is recommended to improve thyroid function, according the World's Healthiest Foods website.
Foods to eat to boost thyroid function: 1  Iodine rich foods: Read a previous blog on iodine and its richest sources â seaweed. 2  Brazil nuts are very high in selenium, which is needed to convert the thyroid hormone T4 to T3. Eat 2 per day and make sure they are activated. 3  Tyrosine rich foods.