Most people are iodine deficient. Iodine brings balance and healing to your body. Find out how.
If you wake up in the morning complaining that you are as tired as when you went to sleep or you’ve gained weight and find it impossible to lose, no matter what you do or your hair is falling out or you’re feeling depressed, you just might be suffering from low thyroid function. Fatigue, weight … Read more
Kathleen’s article on thyroid health appeared in Natural Awakenings magazine. It seems that a common mineral supplement that costs just pennies per day can stimulate an underactive thyroid, restore metabolism to normal levels, curb excess appetite, banish fatigue and generally improve everyone’s health. Mounting scientific evidence shows that iodine may be an answer to many … Read more
There was a time when iodine was considered a “cure all,” but we’ve forgotten all about it and as a result, rates of cancer are skyrocketing, obesity is epidemic and our energy levels have plunged. Before the widespread use of synthetic drugs, iodine was recommended for everything from healing wounds and disease, destroying bacteria and … Read more
Hypothyroidism seems to be running rampant these days. It’s particularly common in women over 50 who have entered perimenopause or are even fully menopausal when changing hormones can also trigger thyroid problems. But hypothyroidism is almost always connected with low iodine intake, regardless of age or sex. Here’s a brief overview of the problem: Low … Read more
Right now, I have five friends with breast cancer in varying stages. One, happily, is emerging from her second round and two have rapidly growing invasive breast cancers. There are many reasons behind the breast cancer epidemic, and I’m going to throw out a major one that few of us know: Iodine shortfalls. Iodine is … Read more
From What Doctors Fail to Tell you About Iodine and Your Thyroid by Robert Thompson, M.D. Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation worldwide. What if a pregnant woman consumed a handful of pills that costs a few cents and protected her baby against mental deficiency and a crippling disease called cretinism? That’s … Read more
Last Updated: July 5, 2019 Note from Kathleen: This is an excerpt from What Doctors Fail to Tell You About Iodine and Your Thyroid by Dr. Robert Thompson. The thyroid is the body’s major thermostat and keeping it operating well keeps your metabolism running at the perfect pace. Every single cell in your body depends … Read more
The majority of Americans have shortfalls in iodine levels, which can lead to a host of problems, including thyroid disease, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer, mental retardation and more. Are YOU iodine deficient? CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE QUIZ to determine if you might need more iodine. What can you do about it if you need more … Read more
Excerpt from What Doctors Fail to Tell You about Iodine and Your Thyroid by Dr. Robert Thompson. Americans are experiencing a dramatic drop in iodine levels and a corresponding deterioration in our collective health. Between the early 1970s and the early 1990s, we experienced an average drop in iodine levels of 50%. In just 20 years! … Read more
Most of us have heard of iodine, but we’d be hard-pressed to recite what it does. If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember your mother dabbing the yellow-brown liquid on a scraped knee and the vicious sting that followed! Maybe you remember that iodine is added to salt. Maybe you can identify iodine … Read more