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Green Juice

Medically reviewed and written by Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP

Dr. Izabella Wentz / March 21, 2014

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There’s nothing I love more about spring than green juice!

Juicing is a great way to get lots of nutrients into your body, in a really tasty way!

My all time favorite juice recipe

  • 6-7 baby carrots
  • 1 Granny Smith Apple
  • 3-4 stalks of celery
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 3 cups of finely chopped kale
  • 1 lime
  • top it off with some sea salt

*if worried about blood sugar, blend with 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil or one avocado

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Dr. Izabella Wentz

Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP, is a clinical pharmacist, New York Times Bestselling Author, and a pioneering expert in lifestyle interventions for treating Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis.

She received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy at the age of 23, and has worked as a community pharmacist, a clinical consulting pharmacist, as well as a medication safety pharmacist. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and holds certifications in Medication Therapy Management and Advanced Diabetes Care.

Dr. Wentz has dedicated her career to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease, after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2009. As a patient advocate, researcher, clinician and educator, she is committed to raising awareness on how to overcome autoimmune thyroid disease.

Disclaimer: The information contained herein is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult your physician for any health problems and before making any medical or lifestyle changes.

Lifestyle changes can result in improved thyroid function and/or an increased absorption of thyroid hormone medications, leading to a lower required dose and possible symptoms of hyperthyroidism at a dose that was previously stable. Please discuss lifestyle changes with your physician and ensure that your thyroid function is monitored every 6-8 weeks while making lifestyle changes. Symptoms of overmedication include, but are not limited to: rapid or irregular heartbeat, nervousness, irritability or mood swings, muscle weakness or tremors, diarrhea, menstrual irregularities, hair loss, weight loss, insomnia, chest pain, and excessive sweating. Do not start, change, increase, decrease or discontinue your medications without consulting with your physician.

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  1. Carol G says

    May 6, 2014 at 3:36 AM

    I am a bit confused. Wouldn’t it be counter-productive to add raw kale in this recipe? Wouldn’t other greens like chickweed, young dandelion greens (not bitter if picked before flowers bud) or Mâché be a better choice?
    Reply
  2. Debby says

    May 31, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    I was wondering the same thing
    Reply
  3. sesha says

    September 30, 2014 at 9:21 PM

    I too had heard that raw kale has a certain chemical (can’t think of the name right now) that is contraindicated for people with Hashimoto Thy.
    Reply
  4. Nicole says

    November 5, 2014 at 5:35 PM

    Kale isn’t supposed to be good for us with hashimotos disease. There’s so much contrary information out there I was hoping to rely on your website after I read your book to be supportive of this.
    Pleas clean up your recipes. If I wanted a paleo or sugar balancing diet I would go elsewhere. But here I’m expecting to find information to support and healt my thyroid. This recipe does a disservice to your book.
    Reply
  5. Heather says

    December 13, 2014 at 6:19 PM

    I have read about this, some cruciferous vegetables such as kale may have an unintended goitrogenic effect. However, it is my understanding that this is overestimated, and you would have to consume many lbs of raw kale or other cruciferous vegetables daily to have a bad effect. I am sure that Dr. Wentz considered this when formulating the recipe. I would worry far more about other things in our diets that can lead us off track such as gluten and other grains, and keep the kale in the diet.
    Reply
  6. laurie says

    March 24, 2015 at 9:45 PM

    I was wondering the same thing about the raw kale. 3 cups a day seems like a lot. Has anyone made this and do you drink all of it or is there enough for another time? Not sure how much this would make.
    Reply
  7. Shannon Velazquez says

    February 22, 2018 at 11:46 AM

    The cruciferous vegetables being harmful for thyroid is a MYTH. I was confused with this at first as well. I’ve read Izabella’s book and done some other research of my own.

    “Goitrogen is a word that was coined in the 1950’s to describe a substance that causes the formation of a goiter, also knows as an enlarged thyroid gland. It’s a very deceiving word and can mean a variety of different things for different substances, ranging from suppressing the release of thyroid hormone to changing the way thyroid hormone gets produced in the body to suppressing the absorption of iodine.
    In relation to cruciferous vegetables, they have been identified as “goitrogenic” because they have the potential to block iodine absorption.
    This was a concern in the 1950’s, as then, the primary reason for hypothyroidism was due to iodine deficiency, and any further changes in iodine levels were potentially problematic. However, since public efforts have been made to add iodine to the salt supplies of most industrialized ”
    https://thyroidpharmacist.com/articles/top-7-hashimotos-food-myths/

    https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/hypothyroidism/news-update-can-kale-cause-hypothyroidism

    https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-hypothyroidism-spinach-and-kale/

    Reply
    • Dr. Izabella says

      February 22, 2018 at 12:07 PM

      Shannon – thank you for sharing.

      Reply
      • Christine Pacanowsky says

        April 14, 2018 at 10:58 AM

        Can you tell us how many servings this green juice recipe makes. I believe that the juice is good for three days.

        Reply
        • Dr. Izabella says

          April 14, 2018 at 11:34 AM

          Christine – thank you for following this page. Please contact my team at info@thyroidpharmacist.com and they will be happy to help you.:)

          Reply
  8. Camila says

    March 6, 2018 at 12:54 PM

    I have also heard that kale may not be good for Hashimoto’s. But I found a holistic doctor here in Seattle and she said that you would need to eat a LOT of kale for it to really be damaging and that it has been exaggerated for a while. Maybe Dr. Wentz knows about new research?

    Reply
  9. Angela says

    February 20, 2021 at 3:52 PM

    What juicer do you recommend? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and thank you!

    Reply
    • Dr. Izabella Wentz says

      February 24, 2021 at 8:36 AM

      Angela – thank you for following! Check out my Resources page for my favorites! https://thyroidpharmacist.com/resources/ ❤️

      Reply

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Disclaimer: The information contained herein is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult your physician for any health problems and before making any medical or lifestyle changes.


Lifestyle changes can result in improved thyroid function and/or an increased absorption of thyroid hormone medications, leading to a lower required dose and possible symptoms of hyperthyroidism at a dose that was previously stable. Please discuss lifestyle changes with your physician and ensure that your thyroid function is monitored every 6-8 weeks while making lifestyle changes. Symptoms of overmedication include, but are not limited to: rapid or irregular heartbeat, nervousness, irritability or mood swings, muscle weakness or tremors, diarrhea, menstrual irregularities, hair loss, weight loss, insomnia, chest pain, and excessive sweating. Do not start, change, increase, decrease or discontinue your medications without consulting with your physician.


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