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With Coach G.
Iodine In Short Supply?
February 3rd, 2008
Iodine deficiencies are in the news again. An 'Iodine Activist' is claiming that we are using less iodized salt than we used to and it is leading to deficiencies.
So what is Iodine and where do you get it?
Iodine is a mineral that is required by the human body and is usually associated with thyroid health. Iodine is found in your diet in shellfish, seaweed, and vegetables grown in iodine rich soil.
The problem is that many of our soils are depleted of many of the minerals that we need. So it is said that we don't get enough iodine from our vegetables. I'm more inclined to believe that we simply don't eat enough vegetables. Iodine can also find it's way into your diet through dairy products. Of course, as you may know from my other articles, raw milk would be the best for health and nutrition.
Another problem with iodine is that it is also easy to get too much, which can also be a problem. For instance, kelp is a great source of iodine, but it is suggested that you don't eat any more than 100 grams of kelp per year or you could get too much iodine.
What may actually be the biggest problem in our modern world when it comes to iodine is that we tend to get way too much fluoride in our diets. Fluoride actually is thought by some experts to be a major cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. This is because fluoride is so plentiful in the standard American diet, plus it is added to many water supplies, then added again in toothpastes.
Fluoride and iodine are both in the halogens group of atoms. As such they interfere with one another. When there is too much fluoride in the body it messes up the iodine functions with the thyroid gland. It is probable that iodine deficiency, which is the most common cause of brain damage and mental disability in the world, could be corrected in large part simply by cutting down on the use of fluoride.
Fluoride also causes the body to deposit aluminum in the brain. But that's a subject for another day.
In summary, eat good organic fruits and veggies along with some shellfish and kelp now and then. Fresh raw milk can also help.
Just eat a high quality natural foods diet, exercise, drink plenty of good clean water, make sure you get fiber (whole raw foods), get plenty of sleep, breathe deeply and have a gratitude attitude.
Your body will take care of you, if you take care of it.
Coach G.
Success in health comes from lifestyle described here.
Tags: fluoride, health, iodine, kelp, raw milk, salt, thyroid, whole foods
Catagories: In the News, Solutions, lifestyle
So what is Iodine and where do you get it?
Iodine is a mineral that is required by the human body and is usually associated with thyroid health. Iodine is found in your diet in shellfish, seaweed, and vegetables grown in iodine rich soil.
The problem is that many of our soils are depleted of many of the minerals that we need. So it is said that we don't get enough iodine from our vegetables. I'm more inclined to believe that we simply don't eat enough vegetables. Iodine can also find it's way into your diet through dairy products. Of course, as you may know from my other articles, raw milk would be the best for health and nutrition.
Another problem with iodine is that it is also easy to get too much, which can also be a problem. For instance, kelp is a great source of iodine, but it is suggested that you don't eat any more than 100 grams of kelp per year or you could get too much iodine.
What may actually be the biggest problem in our modern world when it comes to iodine is that we tend to get way too much fluoride in our diets. Fluoride actually is thought by some experts to be a major cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. This is because fluoride is so plentiful in the standard American diet, plus it is added to many water supplies, then added again in toothpastes.
Fluoride and iodine are both in the halogens group of atoms. As such they interfere with one another. When there is too much fluoride in the body it messes up the iodine functions with the thyroid gland. It is probable that iodine deficiency, which is the most common cause of brain damage and mental disability in the world, could be corrected in large part simply by cutting down on the use of fluoride.
Fluoride also causes the body to deposit aluminum in the brain. But that's a subject for another day.
In summary, eat good organic fruits and veggies along with some shellfish and kelp now and then. Fresh raw milk can also help.
Just eat a high quality natural foods diet, exercise, drink plenty of good clean water, make sure you get fiber (whole raw foods), get plenty of sleep, breathe deeply and have a gratitude attitude.
Your body will take care of you, if you take care of it.
Coach G.
Success in health comes from lifestyle described here.
Tags: fluoride, health, iodine, kelp, raw milk, salt, thyroid, whole foods
Catagories: In the News, Solutions, lifestyle
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