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* World Health Organization States 1/3 World is Iodine Deficient |
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* Significant Public Health Problems in 129 Countries |
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* 2% Worlds Population Affected by Iodine Deficiency |
 Use Iodine Balance-Improve Thyroid Iodine Deficiency. Topical iodine cream-Source of kelp.
Improve iodine deficient thyroid, thyroid support, thyroid function and thyroid health.
Iodine Balance absorptions fast-Bloodstream quickly transports iodine to the thyroid.
No more handfuls of kelp pills or liquid drops.
Your body has to simulate pills or liquid drops through the stomach,
then the liver, then finally reaching the thyroid.
On the way, much of the potency has decreased. |
Benefits Of Natural Iodine For Thyroid Deficiency-Thyroid Support-Thyroid Disease
Natural Iodine Balance, benefits of natural iodine, source from kelp/seaweed helps an iodine deficient body. Natural iodine is now known to play an essential role in healthy thyroid function. It is also a potent antioxidant. More recently, iodine deficiency has been related to: thyroid cancer, low thyroid, hyporthyroidism, thyroid desease, goiter, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and prostate cancer, weight gain, thyroid desease, cold hands & feet, dry skin, low energy and more.
In the 1960’s when iodine intake was higher (and toxic halogens lower) the risk for breast cancer was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8 and increasing by 1% per year!
GENERAL INFORMATION
WHICH IODINE SUPPLEMENT? Up until now there were only two forms of iodine supplements, tablets or liquid. With the introduction of new trans-dermal iodine body balancing cream the absorption rate increased. The body absorbs iodine through the skin bypassing the traditional oral method. Tran-dermal delivery symptom increases the body’s iodine saturation level faster than tablets or liquid iodine supplements. Iodine is an essential element. Although its main function is in the production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland, other organs in the body have a need for iodine in order to function normally.
Natural Iodine Balance Cream: 14.5 mg iodine/iodide, an amount very close to the 14.8 mg average intake of mainland Japanese. Iodine Balance absorbs quickly leaving no greasy or oily residue on your skin.
Dr. Albert Szent Gyori: The Nobel laureate Dr. Albert Szent Györgi (1893–1986), the physician who discovered vitamin C, used Iodine freely in his medical practice. The standard dose of potassium iodide given in those days was 1 gram, which contains 770 mg of iodine.
Dr. Guy Abraham; The iodine supplement tablet made by Dr. Guy Abraham, a former professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA who started "The Iodine Project" in 1997, and engaged two family practice physicians, Jorge Flechas and David Brownstein to carry out clinical studies of the hypothesis that the body needs 12.5 mg of iodine a day. More than 4,000 patients in this project consumed Iodine supplements from 12 to 50 mg per day, and in those with diabetes, up to 100 mg a day. They reported their findings that Iodine does indeed reverse fibrocystic disease; diabetic patients require less insulin; hypothyroid patients require less thyroid medication; symptoms of fibromyalgia resolve, and patients with migraine headaches stop having them.
SYMPTOMS OF IODINE & THYROID DEFINICENCY
- Abnormal fat deposits
- Acne
- ADD
- Adrenal Gland (weakness)
- Anemia
- Arteries (cleans)
- Arthritis
- Birth Defects (prevention of)
- Brittle nails
- Bursitis
- Calming
- Cancer
- Coliti
- Cold hands & feet
- Complexion
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Digestion (poor)
- Dry hair
- Dry skin
- Down syndrome
- Early menopause
- Eczema
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- Endocrine Glands
- Energy
- Fatigue (low thyroid)
- Fingernails
- Forms Hemoglobin
- Gall bladder
- Gas
- Glands (enlarged)
- Goiter
- Cold extremities
- Hair loss
- Headaches
- Heart Disease
- High cholesterol
- Hoarsenenss
- Hypothyroidism
- Infection
- Infertility
- Irritable nervousness
- Kidneys
- lead Poisoning
- Leg Cramps
- Infection
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- Irritable
- Nervousness Kidneys
- lead Poisoning
- Leg Cramps
- Lethargy
- LD
- Low blood pressure
- Low sex drive
- Menopause
- Menstrual irregularities
- Mental and Physical retardation
- Morning Sickness
- Nails (problem with)
- Obesity
- Pancreas problems
- Parotid duct stones
- PDD
- Physical and Mental Activity
- Pituitary Gland
- Poor concertration
- Poor memory
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- Pregnancy
- Protects the Brain from toxins
- Prostate Gland
- Psoriasis
- Radiation Poisoning
- Restless child
- Rough, wrinkled skin and face
- Stress
- Teeth
- Tyhoid cancer
- Thyroid disease
- Thyroid enlargment
- Toxins affect the Fetus Brain development
- Tumors
- Sebacreous cysts
- Slower heartbeat
- Slow pulse
- Sluggish metabolism
- Swelling
- Vaginal infections
- Vitality (low)
- Water Retention
- Weight gain (iodine is one of the best oxidizing catalysts for burning fat
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TROUBLE LOSSING WEIGHT?
WEIGHT PROBLEMS-THYROID-METABOLISM: There is an epidemic of obesity and overweight in this country. And no wonder! Iodine is crucial for metabolism and weight loss. Iodine stores in fat cells. Toxic halogens can also store in fat cells, blocking the release of fat and blocking weight loss. Low thyroid has long been associated with modest weight gain. But patients with low iodine levels AND accumulation of toxic halogens are showing a disturbing trend of being unable to lose weight beyond a certain plateau. By some estimates 50% to 60% of our population is now considered obese. The best therapy in most cases is high-dose iodine (25 mg/day).
Iodine is the key to a healthy thyroid and metabolism. It is best known for being a part of thyroid hormones, which are used in every cell of our bodies to regulate metabolism and weight by controlling the burning of fat for energy and heat. Over 100 years ago iodine was shown to prevent and reverse goiter (swelling of the thyroid) and hypothyroid. Iodine deficiency may also be involved in autoimmune disorders such as Grave’s and Hashimoto’s diseases; as studies have shown iodine-deficient patients have a higher rate of anti-thyroid antibodies.
Iodine also controls metabolism in other ways. It is important for the other endocrine glands: the adrenals, pituitary, gonads (sex glands), pancreas, pineal and thymus. Do you have any of these symptoms? Brittle nails, cold hands and feet, cold intolerance, depression, difficulty swallowing, dry skin, dry hair or hair loss, fatigue, high cholesterol, hoarseness, infertility, lethargy, menstrual irregularities, early menopause, poor memory or concentration, slower heartbeat, throat pain, or weight gain. Or more serious diseases: thyroid dysfunction, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, or prostate cancer? .
BREAST CANCER AND THYROID CANCER
IODINE DEFINICENCY MAY CAUSE FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE, BREAST CANCER AND THYROID CANCER
Iodine, a well known topical antiseptic and antimicrobial agent, also directly kills cancer cells and serves as the key player in our body's surveillance system for removing abnormal pre-cancer cells. There is considerable medical research to support this statement. Dr. B.A. Eskin published 80 papers over 30 years researching iodine and breast cancer, and he reports that iodine deficiency causes breast cancer and thyroid cancer in humans and animals. Iodine deficiency is also known to cause a pre-cancerous condition called fibrocystic breast disease. Ghent published a paper in 1993 which showed iodine supplementation works quite well to reverse and resolve fibrocystic changes of the breast, and this is again the subject of a current clinical study.
Despite its obvious potential, not much has been done with Iodine treatment over the past 40 years in the United States. Since iodine isn't patentable and is therefore unlikely to be profitable to market, there is no money to fund studies for "FDA approval". However, FDA approval is not required since Iodine is already an additive to table salt at the supermarket.
PREGNANCY AND BREASTFEEDING
Iodine requirements are increased during pregnancy. Iodine supplementation during pregnancy may be particularly relevant in areas of endemic iodine deficiency, such as non-industrialized nations. Iodine deficiency during pregnancy has been associated with an increased incidence of misscarriage, stillbirth, birth defects, and mental retardation.
Moreover, severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy may result in congenital hypothyroidism in the newborn. In contrast, excess iodine intake by pregnant women may lead to effects of excess iodine in the fetus/newborn, including thyroid dysfunction or skin irritation.
It has been suggested to avoid topical use of povidone-iodine for perianal preparation during delivery or postpartum antisepsis due to possible iodine absorption by the newborn or absorption by the mother leading to increased breastmilk iodine concentrations. Other reports suggest that this may not be a significant concern.
Iodine supplementation during breastfeeding may be particularly relevant in areas of endemic iodine deficiency, such as non-industrialized nations. Infants are particularly vulnerable to the effects of iodine deficiency and iodine deficient women may not be able to provide sufficient iodine in their breastmilk.
CHILD AND INFANT RETARDATION
MENTAL DEVELOPMENT VS RETARDATION
The World Health Organization (WHO) has related iodine deficiency to mental retardation, cretinism, increased child and infant mortality, infertility, and socioeconomic decline- and more recently developmental delays (ADD, PDD, LD). Iodine and thyroid hormones stimulate the development of the brain and nerves. Hence it is important for intelligence and memory. It was shown to make a difference of 13.5 points on IQ tests between Iodine deficient and iodine sufficient areas. Iodine is crucial to brain development, and is concentrated in the brain, cerebrospinal fluid, and the eye, as well as the substantia nigra of the brain (an area associated with Parkinson’s Disease). High amounts of iodine are excreted in breast milk to help develop a baby’s growing brain and nervous system. Some evolutionary biologists believe iodine and eating seafood played an important role in human brain development and evolution.
Does your child have any of the symptoms listed above? Developmental delays (ADD, PDD, LD), mental retardation, or Down’s Syndrome. If so, Iodine deficiency or hypothyroid could be the cause.
References; The Little Herb Encyclopedia/3rd edition Author: Jack Ritchson N.D. pg. 130-131
The Encyclopedia of Natural Health Author: Joseph B. Marion pg. 135, 288-289
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* For U.S. Users: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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