Thyroid Health
The Iodine/Iodide Loading Test
Seemingly a large part of the population is iodine deficient, according to several studies. Iodine is needed by the body for many reasons. If a person is hypothyroid or is experiencing hormonal concerns or breast cancer then iodine testing should be considered.
Iodine Deficiency - The Effects on the Thyroid
An iodine deficient diet has numerous effects on the thyroid. The following discussion is an attempt to summarize the present understanding of the effects of iodine deficiency on the thyroid.
Bromide Dominance Theory - How Competitive Inhibition Causes Iodine Deficiency
Bromide is an insidious, additive used in many common products, and as a pesticide. Because of the sheer amount of bromide-supplemented products, exposure to this man-made additive has caused a depletion of iodine in human populations.
Iodine Deficiency - An Under-Recognized Epidemic
More than 96 percent of patients tested have low iodine levels with the vast majority being severely iodine deficient. I believe iodine deficiency is occurring at an epidemic rate across the United States. The consequences of iodine deficiency are severe: mental retardation, lowered IQ, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), infertility, thyroid problems, and cancer of the breast, prostate, ovaries, thyroid and uterus.
Facts About Iodine and Autoimmune Thyroiditis
Chronic iodine excess does not apparently increase the risk of autoimmune thyroiditis.
Study Shows UV Filters In Skin Care Products May Disrupt Hormone Production
European scientists claim they have scientific evidence indicating that UV-absorbing chemicals now used in sunscreens and in a large amount of anti-ageing products can possibly disturb production of thyroid hormone in rats.
Orthoiodosupplementation In A Primary Care Practice
Dr. J.D. Flechas discusses iodine supplementation and the effects it can have on your health…
Iodine Is Vital For Good Health
Over 40 years ago our food industry removed iodine from most baked good and replaced it with bromine. Although iodine and bromine seem to be similar to the thyroid gland, bromine is not valuable to the thyroid and therefore inhibits the activity of iodine. This substitution has contributed greatly to an almost universal iodine deficiency in America. Could there have actually been a deeper reason for the substitution of bromine for iodine? Was the pharmaceutical industry behind this in order to create a need for more drugs?
The Wolff Chaikof Effect: Crying Wolf?
In 1948, Wolff and Chaikoff published a landmark paper (1), on the thyroid effect of increasing amounts of iodide (Potassium salt), injected intraperitoneally in rats. The authors stated: “Organic binding of iodine within the glands can be almost completely blocked by raising the level of plasma inorganic iodine (PII) above a certain critical level, which for the rat amounts to about 20 to 35 percent.” This effect became known as the Wolff-Chaikoff (W-C) Effect.
Fluoridated Water is Causing Low Thyroid
That's right! The official word is in. "Fluoride jeopardizes health even at low levels deliberately added to public water supplies. It poses risks for thyroid patients, diabetics, kidney patients, high water drinkers, and others."
Iodine Fulfillment Therapy
From 1900 to the 1960s almost every single U.S. physician used Lugol (iodine) supplements in his or her practice for both hypo- and hyperthyroid, as well as many, many other conditions-all with excellent results. By avoiding iodine therapy, you could be missing out on the very link that could get you well.
The Effects of Fluoride on the Thyroid Gland
The widely acclaimed benefits of fluoride for dental health are more imagined than real. Fluoride has been shown to displace iodine and fluorides are cumulative and build up in the body.
Orthoiodosupplementation: Iodine Sufficiency of the Whole Body
The essential trace element iodine (I) is the only one required for and in the synthesis of hormones. These I-containing hormones are involved in embryogenesis, differentiation, cognitive development, growth, metabolism, and maintenance of body temperature. I is highly concentrated in one organ, the thyroid gland, which becomes visibly enlarged when there is a deficiency of that element. It is the most deficient trace element in the world with an acknowledged third of mankind functioning below optimal level due to its deficiency.
Optimum Levels of Iodine for Greatest Mental and Physical Health
According to a recent editorial of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, one third of the world's population lives in areas of Iodine deficiency, which is the world' leading cause of intellectual deficiency. Iodine is an essential element and its essentiality is believed to be due to its requirement for the synthesis of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triodothyronine (T3).
Iodine: The Universal Nutrient
Recent research on the medical applications of this essential nutrient may prove indeed that iodine is a universal medicine, or more appropriately, a universal nutrient.
Bromine Toxicity Destroys Your Thyroid and Metabolism
Bromine toxicity is a definite danger and comes from some interesting sources. Bromines are common endocrine disruptors which can have a very negative effect on your thyroid as well as your metabolism.
Hypothyroidism Type 2
Dr. Mark Starr points out in his extensively researched book, Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic, there’s an excellent chance that this apparently disparate collection of disorders – among literally dozens, if not hundreds – indicate abnormally low thyroid.
