How Iodine Can Change Your Health!!

    While talking with a friend recently, he was telling me about how iodine had changed him and his wife's health. His wife had a few health problems, and had been looking for something less destructive than prescription medication, and they found iodine. Now on iodine, they both feel like brand new people with less health symptoms and much more energy. When I heard this I had to find out for myself what this magic iodine was all about. 

    Iodine, is needed by the body and cannot be made by the body, so it most come from your diet. But iodine was removed from most American food, and replaced with salt. Most of Iodine in the world can be found in the ocean, where it is concentrated by sea life, especially seaweed..Most people are living with iodine deficiency which is very serious and causes a lot of health problems.

Health Concerns Associated with Iodine Deficiency: 

• Thyroid Gland-The thyroid gland needs iodine to make hormones. Without enough iodine, the feedback systems in the body cause the thyroid to work harder. This can cause an enlarged thyroid gland. Low levels of thyroid hormone can cause women to stop ovulating, leading to infertility.
• Autoimmune Disease-Iodine deficiency can lead to autoimmune disease of the thyroid and may increase the risk of getting thyroid cancer. 
• Higher Risk of Cancer-Some researchers think that iodine deficiency might also increase the risk of cancers such as prostate, breast, endometrial, ovarian and thyroid cancer.
• Pregnancy-Being iodine deficit during pregnancy is serious for both baby and mother. It can lead to high blood pressure during pregnancy for the mother, and mental retardation for the baby. Iodine plays an important role in development of the central nervous system. In extreme cases, iodine deficiency can lead to cretinism, a disorder that involves severely stunted physical and mental growth.

      Iodine is used to prevent iodine deficiency and its consequences, including goiter. It is also used for treating a skin disease caused by a fungus (cutaneous sporotrichosis); treating fibrocystic breast disease; preventing breast cancer, eye disease, diabetes, and heart disease and stroke; and as an expectorant. Iodine is also used to for radiation emergencies, to protect the thyroid gland against radioactive iodides. Potassium iodide tablets for use in a radiation emergency are available as FDA-approved products and on the Internet as food supplements. Potassium iodide should only be used in a radiation emergency, not in advance of an emergency to prevent sickness.Iodine is applied to the skin to kill germs, prevent soreness inside the mouth (mucositis) caused by chemotherapy, and treat diabetic ulcers. Iodine is also used for water purification. You can take iodine supplement in capsule form, or liquid drops in the mouth. But be aware that too much iodine can also harmful to the body, so consult a pharmacist or doctor before starting an iodine regime.