WHY TEST FOR IODINE?
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If you:
Are overweight and have difficulty losing weight Have consistently low basal body temperature and are cold Have very dry skin Lack energy and are often depressed Have fibrocystic growths on breasts, in the uterus, or on the ovaries, (women), prostate (men) or on the thyroid gland then you, like most people, are probably deficient in iodine. Why is iodine so important? 1. Iodine is one of the few inorganic elements that the body requires to control metabolism -the conversion of food to energy. |
2.The thyroid gland’s job is to secrete hormones that tell cells to burn more food to make more energy. Iodine is an essential part of those hormones.
3. Iodine is an essential oxidant the body uses to burn abnormal cella and pathogens, It is an important component of your immune system.
lf iodine is that important, then why are most people deficient? After all there is iodine in table salt.
3. Iodine is an essential oxidant the body uses to burn abnormal cella and pathogens, It is an important component of your immune system.
lf iodine is that important, then why are most people deficient? After all there is iodine in table salt.
Most people are deficient in iodine because:
1. Food processors have removed natural iodine and supplemented with bromine -a competing halogen that blocks iodine uptake.
2. Our drinking water contains chloramine and residual chlorine -a competing halogen .
Table salt has a little iodine -just enough to prevent goiter (swelling of the thyroid gland) and just enough to prevent mental retardation or stunted growth in infants. But it is not enough to compensate for the competing halogens and prevent or lessen the symptoms listed above. Also, the iodine used as an addition to regular table salt is synthetically manufactured, and is not from natural sources.
If I test low like most people, what should I do?
Consult with your health care practitioner about iodine supplementation. They will lead you towards iodine sufficiency and bring you the benefits of having enough iodine.
Read any of the Thyroid books by Dr. Broda Barnes, or Dr. David Brownstein. Get educated for yourself.
Do I need a re-test?
•Yes, in order to determine the amount your body is dumping because it doesn't need any more.
How do I test?
A simple eight hour fast before your morning sample of saliva and urine. Your practitioner will do the test on your samples.
OR an easy at home test is to take a drop of iodine in the inside of your arm, where the skin is relatively white. Smear it to the size of a quarter. If it has been absorbed by the skin in a few hours, increase your iodine intake by one more drop per day. If it is still a dark spot after 6+ hours, your body is telling you that it has enough in it already. Test at least every month. A month of decrease does not mean that you will stay there. Things change!
1. Food processors have removed natural iodine and supplemented with bromine -a competing halogen that blocks iodine uptake.
2. Our drinking water contains chloramine and residual chlorine -a competing halogen .
Table salt has a little iodine -just enough to prevent goiter (swelling of the thyroid gland) and just enough to prevent mental retardation or stunted growth in infants. But it is not enough to compensate for the competing halogens and prevent or lessen the symptoms listed above. Also, the iodine used as an addition to regular table salt is synthetically manufactured, and is not from natural sources.
If I test low like most people, what should I do?
Consult with your health care practitioner about iodine supplementation. They will lead you towards iodine sufficiency and bring you the benefits of having enough iodine.
Read any of the Thyroid books by Dr. Broda Barnes, or Dr. David Brownstein. Get educated for yourself.
Do I need a re-test?
•Yes, in order to determine the amount your body is dumping because it doesn't need any more.
How do I test?
A simple eight hour fast before your morning sample of saliva and urine. Your practitioner will do the test on your samples.
OR an easy at home test is to take a drop of iodine in the inside of your arm, where the skin is relatively white. Smear it to the size of a quarter. If it has been absorbed by the skin in a few hours, increase your iodine intake by one more drop per day. If it is still a dark spot after 6+ hours, your body is telling you that it has enough in it already. Test at least every month. A month of decrease does not mean that you will stay there. Things change!