Use Brazil nuts as a concentrated food source of selenium, typically just 1–3 nuts per day rather than large handfuls. This helps support thyroid hormone production and overall thyroid function because selenium is a key nutrient for thyroid metabolism, but too much can push intake into excess.
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“Brazil nuts are the heavyweight champion of foods to get selenium from it has very high concentrations of selenium in just six or eight uh Brazil nuts contain something like 550 micrograms of selenium”
Andrew Huberman · How to Control Your Metabolism by Thyroid & Growth Hormone | Huberman Lab Essentials · Mar 6, 2025 · 6:13 · YouTube ↗