Beautiful message - George Carlin

A friend of mine sent it to me and I felt like sharing.... especially after being treated like "shit" by someone who once said that loved me.... go figure!!!!!!


What a difference a sad event in someone's life makes.
GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died...)


Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

A wonderful Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much , and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be a round forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

If you don't send this to at least 8 people....Who cares?

George Carlin

Ha ha ha...

Just a little bit of humor...
I think this is the best part of this movie.. hehe.. tooo funny!! Hope you also enjoy it.

Personal Trainer

"A atividade física é um direito de todos e uma necessidade básica".
UNESCO

Quem se encaixa nessa oportunidade de negócio?

O profissional de Educação Física especializado na prescrição e acompanhamento de exercícios físicos, responsável pela elaboração do programas de atividades físicas, direcionadas às condições físicas do cliente e às suas expectativas de uma forma individualizada e objetiva.

Afinal Personal Trainer ou Personal Training?

Personal = individual, particular.

Training = treinamento, aprendizado - o serviço.

Trainer = treinador - o profissional.

Personal Trainer - o profissional.

"Treinador pessoal é quem executa o serviço de acompanhamento particular."(Professor Cícero Campelo Neto)


"Profissional graduado e especializado em determinada área da Educação Física, que presta serviços personalizados no intuito de realizar os objetivos do cliente com mais rapidez e segurança".

(Professor André Galvão - 1o. Encontro Centro Oeste de Atividade Física - Brasília - 1997)


"É o profissional de fitness licenciado em Educação Física, qualificado a desenvolver e prescrever programas de treinamento físico individualizado, preferencialmente com conhecimento nas áreas de treinamento desportivo, fisiologia do exercício, anatomia e biomecânica do movimento".

(Personal Training - Uma abordagem metodológica - OLIVEIRA - Editora ATHENEU - 1999 - p. 01)

"Professor de Educação Física, responsável pela elaboração, pela prescrição e pelo acompanhamento de um programa de atividades físicas, definido segundo os objetivos do cliente e de seu quadro de saúde e aptidão física".

(Como montar um Centro de Treinamento Físico Personalizado - Fausto Arantes Porto - SEBRAE - 2000)

Outras denominações para atuação mercadológica:
Vip Trainer - Professor Particular - Preparador Físico - Treinador Particular - Treinador Pessoal - Consultor Físico


Personal Training - o serviço.

"Ação exercida, treinamento pessoal, ou seja é o serviço prestado". (Professor Cícero Campelo Neto).

"O treinamento personalizado é um processo de aplicação e execução de testes e tarefas realizados de maneira sistemática e individualizada, sendo a sua utilização baseada em parâmetros morfológicos, biológicos e psicológicos, bem como no grau de condicionamento físico inicial e no objetivo do aluno, ou atleta.

A organização, a avaliação, a prescrição e a orientação devem ser estruturadas com base em princípios do treinamento desportivo, da biomecânica e da fisiologia do exercício."

(Personal Training & Condicionamento Físico em Academia - NOVAES & VIANNA, Editora SHAPE - 1998 p.5)

"Programa de atividade física personalizado ou individualizado segundo os objetivos do Cliente e de seu quadro de saúde e de aptidão física".

(Como montar um Centro de Treinamento Físico Personalizado - Fausto Arantes Porto - SEBRAE - 2000)


Ficha Técnica:


Tipo de Negócio: Personal Training (Treinamento personalizado)

Setor de Atividade: Terciário.

Ramo de Atividade: Prestação de serviços.

Serviço: Avaliação, planejamento, prescrição, orientação, acompanhamento e assessoria de programas de atividade física.

Análise dos Riscos: Os riscos são médios, pois todo sucesso de um personal trainer ou centro de personal training, está direcionado à conquista e manutenção da clientela. Por ter uma exigência de qualidade muito mais elevada, o diferencial nesse mercado vem da especialização do profissional, da excelência no atendimento à clientela e do nível dos recursos de tecnologia e instrumentos e equipamentos utilizados.

Formas de Implementação:

Como autônomo

Como empregado

Como empresário ou empreendedor



Para uma melhor conceituação é bem pertinente a observação da resolução número 46 de fevereiro de 2002 do CONFEF, que definiu as competências do "profissional" de Educação Física em sua atuação profissional e os conceitos e intervenções necessários na implementação do "Personal Training" :

Quem é o profissional de Educação Física?

"O Profissional de Educação Física é especialista em atividades físicas, nas suas diversas manifestações - ginásticas, exercícios físicos, desportos, jogos, lutas, capoeira, artes marciais, danças, atividades rítmicas, expressivas e acrobáticas, musculação, lazer, recreação, reabilitação, ergonomia, relaxamento corporal, ioga, exercícios compensatórios à atividade laboral e do cotidiano e outras práticas corporais, tendo como propósito prestar serviços que favoreçam o desenvolvimento da educação e da saúde, contribuindo para a capacitação e/ou restabelecimento de níveis adequados de desempenho e condicionamento fisiocorporal dos seus beneficiários, visando à consecução do bem-estar e da qualidade de vida, da consciência, da expressão e estética do movimento, da prevenção de doenças, de acidentes, de problemas posturais, da compensação de distúrbios funcionais, contribuindo ainda, para a consecução da autonomia, da auto-estima, da cooperação, da solidariedade, da integração, da". Cidadania, das relações sociais e a preservação do meio ambiente, observados os preceitos de responsabilidade, segurança, qualidade técnica e ética no atendimento individual e coletivo."

Como atua em sua intervenção profissional?

"A Intervenção Profissional é a aplicação dos conhecimentos científicos, pedagógicos e técnicos, sobre a atividade física, com responsabilidade ética".

A intervenção dos Profissionais de Educação Física é dirigida a indivíduos e/ou grupos-alvo, de diferentes faixas etárias, portadores de diferentes condições corporais e/ou com necessidades de atendimentos especiais e desenvolve-se de forma individualizada e/ou em equipe multiprofissional, podendo, para isso, considerar e/ou solicitar avaliação de outros profissionais, prestar assessoria e consultoria.

O Profissional de Educação Física utiliza diagnóstico, define procedimentos, ministra, orienta, desenvolve, identifica, planeja, coordena, supervisiona, leciona, assessora, organiza, dirige e avalia as atividades físicas, desportivas e similares, sendo especialista no conhecimento da atividade física/motricidade humana nas suas diversas manifestações e objetivos, de modo a atender às diferentes expressões do movimento humano presentes na sociedade, considerando o contexto social e histórico-cultural, as características regionais e os distintos interesses e necessidades, com competências e capacidades de identificar, planejar, programar, coordenar, supervisionar, assessorar, organizar, lecionar, desenvolver, dirigir, dinamizar, executar e avaliar serviços, programas, planos e projetos, bem como, realizar auditorias, consultorias, treinamentos especializados, participar de equipes multidisciplinares e interdisciplinares, informes técnicos, científicos e pedagógicos, todos nas áreas das atividades físicas, do desporto e afins.

O Profissional de Educação Física, pela natureza e características da profissão que exerce, deve ser devidamente registrado no Sistema CONFEF/CREFs - Conselho Federal/Conselhos Regionais de Educação Física, possuidor da Cédula de Identidade Profissional, sendo interventor nas diferentes dimensões de seu campo de atuação profissional, o que supõe pleno domínio do conhecimento da Educação Física (conhecimento científico, técnico e pedagógico), comprometido com a produção, difusão e socialização desse conhecimento a partir de uma atitude crítico-reflexiva."

Como é seu exercício profissional?

"O Profissional de Educação Física exerce suas atividades por meio de intervenções, legitimadas por diagnósticos, utilizando-se de métodos e técnicas específicas, de consulta, de avaliação, de prescrição e de orientação de sessões de atividades físicas e intelectivas, com fins educacionais, recreacionais, de treinamento e de promoção da saúde, observando a Legislação pertinente e o Código de Ética Profissional e, sujeito à fiscalização em suas intervenções no exercício profissional pelo Sistema CONFEF/CREFs"



Em seu conteúdo a resolução traz as definições aplicáveis e necessários ao esclarecimento desse profissional, seu serviços e como atua de forma especifica em cada uma de suas rotinas e procedimentos:

Treinamento Desportivo - Intervenção: Identificar, diagnosticar, planejar, organizar, dirigir, supervisionar, executar, programar, ministrar, prescrever, desenvolver, coordenar, orientar, avaliar e aplicar métodos e técnicas de aprendizagem, aperfeiçoamento, orientação e treinamento técnico e tático, de modalidades desportivas, na área formal e não formal.

Preparação Física - Intervenção: Diagnosticar, planejar, organizar, supervisionar, coordenar, executar, dirigir, programar, ministrar, desenvolver, prescrever, orientar e aplicar métodos e técnicas de avaliação, prescrição e orientação de atividades físicas, objetivando promover, otimizar, reabilitar, maximizar e aprimorar o funcionamento fisiológico orgânico, o condicionamento e o desempenho físico dos praticantes das diversas modalidades esportivas, acrobáticas e artísticas.


Avaliação Física - Intervenção: Diagnosticar, planejar, organizar, supervisionar, coordenar, executar, dirigir, programar, ministrar, desenvolver, prescrever, orientar, identificar necessidades, desenvolver coleta de dados, entrevistas, aplicar métodos e técnicas de medidas e avaliação cineantropométrica, biomecânica, motora, funcional, psicofisiológica e de composição corporal, em laboratórios ou no campo prático de intervenção, com o objetivo de avaliar o condicionamento físico, os componentes funcionais e morfológicos e a execução técnica de movimentos, objetivando orientar, prevenir e reabilitar o condicionamento, o rendimento físico, técnico e artístico dos beneficiários.

Orientação de Atividades Físicas - Intervenção: Diagnosticar, planejar, organizar, supervisionar, coordenar, executar, dirigir, assessorar, dinamizar, programar, desenvolver, prescrever, orientar, avaliar, aplicar métodos e técnicas motoras diversas, aperfeiçoar, orientar e ministrar os exercícios físicos, objetivando promover, otimizar, reabilitar e aprimorar o funcionamento fisiológico orgânico, condicionamento e o desempenho fisiocorporal, orientar para: o bem-estar e o estilo de vida ativo, o lazer, a sociabilização, a educação, a expressão e estética do movimento, a prevenção de doenças, a compensação de distúrbios funcionais, o restabelecimento de capacidades fisiocorporais, a auto-estima, a cidadania, a manutenção das boas condições de vida e da saúde da sociedade.

Maiores informações e contato para prestações de serviço: macyclist@yahoo.com

Se fosse fácil assim...

Tudo que gostaria nesse momento é que fosse fácil "matar" um sentimento que está fazendo muito mal aqui dentro...
Esse AMOR impossível...

"Once upon a time there was the love.... then I killed it and the end."

(Hard to translate it to English... hehe)

But what I'd like to say is...

I really wish it was that easy to kill this feeling that it is not making any good to me...

.. this impossible LOVE...

Perfect woman

This is what all guys should know...

Written by a MAN, of course...


I know way too many really beautiful girls who think they don't look good... It hurts... because it's our fault, guys I mean. We make girls feel like they have to be perfect. You know what I mean, flat stomach, big boobs, round booty, long legs, sexy lips, and on top of all that, they have to dress like a whore, and be one as well... nobody can measure up to that... and its not fair... because nobody should have to. Girls prefer being called beautiful instead of hott or sexy. The little imperfections are what make people special. If everyone was perfect the world would be so boring, variety is what makes life interesting. So guys, stop making girls have to live up to your, I'm sorry, our... deluded fantasy visions of perfection. Stop acting like boys and start being men... realize that women don't exist to fufill our sexual desires. Stop talking to them solely to get with them, be nice to them because you want to be their friend, not because you want to hook up with them. Say nice things about them not to flatter them in hopes that you'll get some, but because its true and you know they like to hear them. In short... we need to grow up and stop acting like freakin retarded little boys.

The Low-Iodine Diet

This is what I am having to do....for ONLY 30 days...BOOOOOO...It is torturing me.

PS: I can see many people from many countries are checking this and I wanna say that I´ve been there and I am great now, so if you are facing the same problem, don´t worry, you will be fine. If you have questions, drop me a line, I´ll be happy to be able to help.

The Low-Iodine Diet
Thyroid cancer patients with papillary or follicular thyroid cancer often receive a dose of radioactive iodine (RAI) about two months after their surgery in an attempt to destroy (ablate) any remaining thyroid cells in their bodies.

Most of these thyroid cancer patients also undergo whole-body radioiodine scans at periodic intervals, using a “tracer” dose of RAI. If their scan is not “clean,” they may then receive treatment with a larger dose of RAI in an attempt to eliminate remaining thyroid cells.

In preparation for an RAI scan or RAI treatment, patients are usually asked to go on a low-iodine diet (LID). The diet is to prepare for the RAI. The patient follows the diet when preparing for RAI either by temporarily stopping levothyroxine (withdrawal) or by receiving injections of Thyrogen (recombinant TSH) while continuing on levothyroxine.

The purpose of a low-iodine diet is to deplete the body of its stores of iodine, to help increase the effectiveness of the radioactive iodine scan or treatment. The premise is that when the radioactive iodine is administered, the thyroid cells will “suck” up the iodine, because the body has been so depleted.

This diet is for a short time period. The usual time period is around two weeks (14 days) or slightly more. The diet usually begins around two weeks before testing and continues through the testing and treatment period. However, recommendations for the time period can vary, depending partly on the individual patient’s circumstances.

The following is a combination of diet guidelines from several ThyCa medical advisors (who use urine iodine testing to check patients' iodine levels), from researchers' findings presented in medical journals and at ThyCa events, and from input from our 22-member Medical Advisory Council. Your physician may have different guidelines. Please check with your doctor before you start the diet.

General Comments
Remember: LOW IODINE has NOTHING TO DO WITH SODIUM. The diet is a low-iodine diet, NOT a low-sodium diet. Sodium is in most foods. Table salt is sodium chloride, not sodium.
Sodium in any form is OK, as long as it is not provided as IODIZED salt. NON-IODIZED salt is OK for the diet, as long as it is not sea salt. As noted below, you should avoid any product or ingredient from the sea. That's because sea-based products are high in iodine.
Also, this is a "low-iodine" diet, NOT a "no-iodine" diet and NOT an "iodine-free" diet. A low-iodine diet reduces iodine consumptionc(on most diets to below 50 micrograms (mcg) of iodine per day (on some diets to below 80-100 mcg per day). The American Thyroid Association recommends that the low-iodine diet include less than 50 mcg of iodine per day. (The Recommended Daily Allowance of iodine is 150 mcg per day for adults. One teaspoon of iodized salt contains 400 mcg of iodine.)
During your time on the diet, you may freely eat any foods that are low in iodine (up to 5 mcg per serving). There are lots of foods that you can eat. Pages 10 and 11 have lists. However, avoid foods high in iodine (over 20 mcg per serving). Also, many thyroid cancer specialists' guidelines recommend limiting foods that are moderate in iodine (5 to 20 mcg per serving).
For recipes and a snack list, use ThyCa’s free Low Iodine Cookbook. You can download it free from our web site and print it out.
You also can adapt your favorite recipes from your own cookbooks to the low-iodine diet. To do this, eliminate ingredients that are high in iodine, or substitute ingredients from the list of foods and ingredients that are fine on the diet.
If you follow other dietary guidelines due to allergies, diabetes, other medical conditions, or other reasons, you can adapt your recipes and meal plans. Use the cookbook's lists and tips.
Avoid These Foods and Additives

Avoid the following foods, starting when instructed by your physician before your radioactive iodine test or treatment. Continue as instructed until after your radioactive iodine treatment (often for about 24 hours after). These foods and ingredients are high in iodine (over 20 mcg per serving, according to researchers' presentations at our conferences).

Iodized salt and sea salt and any foods containing iodized salt or sea salt. Non-iodized salt may be used. For example, Kosher salt is okay unless the label says that it is iodized or sea salt.The reason to avoid sea salt is that all products from the ocean tend to be high in iodine.You can usually find plain, non-iodized salt next to the iodized salt at your grocer. Read the label. (One teaspoon of iodized salt has 400 mcg of iodine.)
Seafood and sea products (fish, shellfish, seaweed, seaweed tablets, kelp). These are all very high in iodine and should be avoided.
Foods or products that contain these sea-based additives: carrageenan, agar-agar, algin, alginate, nori (these food additives are seaweed by-products).
Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream, powdered dairy creamers, whey, casein, other dairy products). Note: Nondairy creamers often have iodine-containing ingredients, too. A study published in 2004 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reported on tests of 18 brands of milk in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It reported that 250 ml of milk (about 8 ounces, or 1 cup, or 16 Tablespoons) contained from 88 to 168 micrograms of iodine and averaged 115 mcg. It noted that sources of iodine in milk include iodine in cattle feed, the products containing iodine used to clean teats and udders, and a small amount from equipment cleaning products. (Some low-iodine diets allow very small amounts of milk or other dairy, if not listed in the first three ingredients on a label. There is no dairy in any of the recipes in this cookbook.)
Egg yolks or whole eggs or foods containing whole eggs. Egg whites are acceptable, because they contain little or no iodine. (Some low- iodine diets allow foods with very small amounts of eggs, if not listed in the first three ingredients on a label. The recipes in this cookbook use only egg whites.)
Commercial bakery products. Avoid bread products that contain iodine/iodate dough conditioners (usually small bakery breads are safe; it’s best to bake it yourself or substitute with Matzos). If you read labels closely, you may also be able to find crackers made only with flour and water. While a few commercial bakery products have tested low in iodine, manufacturing processes can change over time. The study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism in 2004 reported that the iodine content of single slices of 20 different brands of bread ranged from 2.2 mcg to 587 mcg.
Red Dye #3. However, Red Dye #40 is OK. We suggest that you avoid red, orange, or brown processed food, pills, and capsules. Many red, red-orange, and brown food dyes contain iodine and should be avoided. The problem with food colors is specific to Red Dye FD&C #3 (erythrosine) ONLY. However, the problem is that some food labels do not specify which red dyes are used. Better safe than sorry. For medications, the best source is the Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR), which clearly states the ingredients. For example, Rocaltrol in the 0.5 mcg size is NOT good for the diet because it contains FD&C Red Dye #3. However, Rocaltrol 0.25 mcg does not and is safe for the diet (you can take two of them to get to the 0.5 mcg dose). Please always check with your physician.
Most Chocolate (for its milk content). Cocoa powder and some dark chocolates are permitted. Check the label for other ingredients not allowed on the low-iodine diet. The ThyCa cookbook has recipes with permitted chocolate.
Some Molasses. Avoid if sulfured or blackstrap, which is concentrated and has a bitter taste. It's okay to use the milder, fairly sweet unsulfured molasses usually used in cooking and that is the type most often available in grocery stores in the USA. Sulfur is not related to iodine. However, it's a term used on molasses labels. Some diets don't make distinctions between kinds of molasses and say to avoid all molasses.
Soybeans and most soy products (soy sauce, soy milk, tofu). However, soy oil and soy lecithin are both okay.
Some beans besides soybeans.The National Institutes of Health diet says to avoid these beans: red kidney beans, lima beans, navy beans, pinto beans, and cowpeas. Other diets do not limit beans.
Some diets diets say to avoid rhubarb and potato skins. The inside of the potato is fine.
Iodine-Containing Vitamins, and Food Supplements. Also products containing iodate or iodide. Check the label and ingredients and discontinue completely if iodine is included. Most vitamins with minerals contain iodine.
If you are taking a Medication that contains iodine, check with your physician.
Limit the Amounts of these Foods

Some diets from thyroid cancer specialists and researchers recommend limiting the daily intake of foods that are moderate in iodine: 5 to 20 mcg per serving.

Fresh meats. Up to 5 ounces per day of fresh meats such as chicken, beef, pork, lamb, and veal are fine on the low-iodine diet. (Up to 6 ounces, according to one of the researchers, who noted that meat contains 25-130 mcg of iodine per pound.) Whole cuts tend to contain less iodine than do ground meats. Also, check the package label on meats, including whole turkeys, turkey breasts, turkey cutlets, chicken, and all pork products. Many food makers inject broths into turkey or chicken or pork. The label may not indicate whether the broth contains iodized salt. If you are not sure, go to your local butcher for fresh turkey, pork, or chicken.
Grains, cereals. Up to 4 servings per day of grains, cereals, pasta, and breads without iodine-containing ingredients are fine on this diet. The iodine content depends on the iodine content of the region where the grain was grown. Homemade baked goods and cereals are best on this diet. If you use processed foods, read the labels carefully to avoid iodine-containing ingredients. Also, remember that labels are not always accurate or up to date.
Rices. Like grains, rices vary in the amount of iodine depending on the region where grown, so rice should be eaten only in limited amounts. Some low-iodine diets recommend avoiding rice. Basmati rice has been mentioned as the best for the diet.
What About Restaurant Foods and Fast Food?

Although restaurants generally use non-iodized salt, it is not possible to know whether a particular restaurant is using iodized salt or sea salt. The manager or serving staff may not know what product is being used, or whether butter or other dairy products are present in foods. The ingredients that chain and fast-food restaurants use may change.

Therefore, we suggest that you avoid restaurant foods other than plain juices or soft drinks, or the inside of a plain baked potato. For most restaurant foods, there is no reasonable way to determine which restaurants use iodized salt. Avoid if in doubt.

What About Manufactured and Processed Foods?
Some published low-iodine diets and researchers' presentations allow salty processed foods and other processed foods. Some of these foods include potato chips and cured and corned foods such as hot dogs, ham, corned beef, sauerkraut, bacon, sausage, and salami.

Currently, manufacturers of processed foods in the USA generally use non-iodized salt. However, food processing techniques can change and labels are not always accurate or up to date.

For that reason, if fresh foods are available, many patients prefer to eat fresh foods during the short period of being on the low- iodine diet. They avoid processed food, because it is not known for sure whether or not iodized salt has been used. For any processed food, it is also important read the label to be sure there is no Red Dye #3.

In the past some patients have contacted manufacturers asking whether or not they used iodized salt in their products or iodine-containing cleansers or sanitizers for their equipment and surfaces involved in food processing. Doing this is NOT recommended for the following reasons:

Manufacturers cannot guarantee that the ingredients they receive from their suppliers do not contain iodized salt.
Manufacturers may change procedures and may use iodine-based cleaners or sanitizers on food-processing surfaces, utensils, equipment, and containers used in processing steps.
Because fewer and fewer manufacturers in the USA have been using iodized salt in their food processing, there seems to be a rise in iodine deficiency. It might become the practice to start using iodized salt again.
Also, some spice blends like chili powder may contain added salt.
Read the ingredient labels on all packaged foods and spices. Some support group participants have compiled lists of brands of processed and packaged foods low in iodine. A list is being reviewed for addition to ThyCa's web site and as an appendix to this cookbook.

Foods That Are Fine to Eat on the Low-Iodine Diet
The low-iodine diet consists mostly of fresh, low-fat, low-calorie foods. Because of this, following this diet greatly reduces the tendency to gain weight while hypothyroid.

The following foods and ingredients are fine to eat. You do not need to limit the quantity, except as noted.

Fresh fruits and fruit juices, except rhubarb, maraschino cherries (if they contain Red Dye #3), and fruit cocktail with maraschino cherries.
Vegetables, preferably raw and fresh-cooked or frozen without salt. (But not skins of potatoes, soybeans, and, according to the NIH diet, some other beans like pinto, lima, navy, red kidney, cowpeas).
Unsalted nuts and unsalted nut butters.
Grain/cereal products in moderate amounts (see above).
Fresh chicken, beef, and other meats in moderate amounts (see above).
Sugar, jelly, honey, maple syrup, and unsulfured molasses.
Black pepper and fresh or dried herbs.
All vegetable oils. Salad dressings provided they contain only allowed ingredients.
Homemade foods (see the free Low-Iodine Cookbook from the ThyCa web site.
Cola, diet cola, lemonade, sodas (except those with Red Dye #3), non-instant coffee and tea, beer, wine, other alcohol.
Food prepared from fresh meats, fresh poultry, fresh or frozen vegetables, and fresh fruits should be fine for this diet, provided that you do not add any of the iodine-containing ingredients listed above. The cookbook also has a handy snack list.

What if it's not on the "okay" list here?
There are minor variations in low-iodine diet guidelines provided by different thyroid cancer specialist physicians. These guidelines combine the recommendations of several thyroid cancer specialists whose patients have successfully used their guidelines.
Some guidelines say just to avoid certain items or certain food categories, and do not give details within categories.
Other diets list foods and ingredients that are allowed, without limits on quantities consumed.
Many of our web site visitors and correspondents request details as given here, so that they can plan their menus with their own preferences in mind.
If your health care professional has recommended that you follow a low-iodine diet, please discuss your diet guidelines with him or her.
A Final Note

The key to coping well with this diet is being prepared ahead of time, especially if you are preparing for RAI by stopping your levothyroxine pills and becoming hypothyroid. Before you start becoming hypothyroid, prepare the basics and freeze. You do not want to be making chicken stock while you are hypothyroid.

Remember also the handy snack list. We suggest that you stock up on snack items from the list for times when you do not feel like cooking.

We encourage you to use our Low-Iodine Cookbook for variety and enjoyment of low-iodine meals and snacks. Thousands of other thyroid cancer survivors have used and enjoyed our recipe collections.

I misssssss them...

It's been an year already and it feels like it was last month...
I had a WONDERFUL time with them. It was special to get to see Sarah after sooo many years and get to know Becky.

Also got to meet soo many nice ppl like these guys from Chile, and many others from Jamaica, Canada, Argentina, etc... :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

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