The Thyroid and Iodine
Many women suffer a great deal when they menstruate. Bloating, water retention, mood swings – all related to out-of-balance hormonal levels caused by deficiency if iodine. Iodine (the deficiency of) is involved in PMS, in miscarriages, and in developmental retardation in children.
Men suffer from iodine deficiency (that’s behind the thyroid trouble) in similar ways. Their testosterone levels go down, resulting in less interest in sex. They get cranky, short-tempered, depressed and start losing muscle mass.
Our thyroid is controlled by iodine. Thyroid is the gland that uses up most iodine in the body. It will collect it at the expense of other organs, especially the reproductive system. Your thyroid will be stealing much needed iodine from breasts and ovaries in women, and the prostate in men – allow 20 or more years of this chronic deficiency, and you will have an epidemic of cancer.
Stay tuned for ideas about iodine supplementation.
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