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Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation in the healthcare system, and because of this, most of today’s population remains unaware of iodine and its numerous health benefits. A French chemist, Bernard Courtois, first discovered it in 1811, and in the 1820s, he introduced it in the treatment of Syphilis. In the writings of William Wallace, M.D, of Dublin, who began experimenting with iodides in 1832, you can find a historical article that established the use of iodine as a method of treatment for Syphilis.
It has been used for hundreds of years to treat infections, and in the 20th century, people mainly used it to treat thyroid problems and goiter. It is an essential element, and without it, the body cannot survive. You can find it mainly in salts and seafood. In the mid-1920s, the iodide deficiency epidemic in the U.S led to the government mandating that iodine be put in salt.
But many people today remain deficient, which can cause many health problems such as breast problems, thyroid problems, pancreatic problems, ovarian problems, uterine & prostate problems. Doctors aren’t taught enough, if not at all, about it in medical schools, and the myth remains that there is enough iodine in salt, but is there?
Here are 5 shocking reasons why you should start taking Iodine!
1. Exposure to toxic halogens also found in our current food sources lower iodine levels
Due to increased exposure to fluoride, which many of you already know is added to our water supply and many pharmaceutical products, there’s also bromide—another toxic halogen found in food, soft drinks, and pharmaceutical products.
About 99% of the pharmaceutical drugs work by either poisoning enzymes or blocking receptors in the body. Our bodies are not designed to have our enzymes poisoned, or our receptors blocked for the long term. In acute cases such as heart attacks or strokes, it is understandable that the drugs can save your life but are not intended to be used for chronic care and for promoting health.
In today’s world, our exposure to fluoride and bromide has gone through the roof; hence Iodine is needed to release these toxins from the body. Increased exposure to these toxic halides has caused our bodies to lose more of it. It can be found mainly in seafood, but if not ingested within a short period, it goes into a gaseous phase and leaves the product.
2. Iodine deficiency can cause hormonal imbalance
Iodine deficiency is known to cause cretinism—a condition characterized by physical deformity and learning disabilities caused by congenital thyroid deficiency. We can’t make thyroid hormone without Iodine. All thyroid hormone molecules need iodine atoms attached to them. So if we don’t have enough of it, the thyroid glands will suffer but not only.
It is known to detoxify the body. When it comes to Iodine, most people immediately associate it with the thyroid. But it is known to detoxify the body not only from fluoride and Bromide but also from mercury, aluminum, and lead.
If you are severely deficient in Iodine, you are most likely fluoride and Bromide toxic. There’s a slight risk of getting a detox reaction, so it is recommended to take about a teaspoon of pure, unrefined salt with the detoxification regimen is highly recommended.
Salt in the early 20th century was one way to cure Bromide toxicity because Bromide was used in many medications back then.
3. Pregnant moms deficient in iodine can cause intelligent quotient problems in babies
It’s crucial for mom’s to be Iodine sufficient before getting pregnant and while they’re pregnant. Studies have shown that Iodine deficient women have lower IQ babies compared to women who have enough Iodine.
Studies have also shown that women who are Iodine deficient have a higher risk of having ADD or ADHD babies and older kids because their neurological system won’t normally form if they are deficient.
Hence it’s essential to address the root cause of the problem and not treat only the symptoms in both children and adults. According to the government’s own study referring to the NHANES study, nearly 60% of women in the U.S. of pregnancy age are Iodine deficient.
4. Iodine deficiency can lead to serious diseases such as:
Breast cancer/ Fibrocystic breast disease/ Thyroid cancer/ Pancreatic cancer/ Ovarian cancer/ Uterine cancer/ Prostate cancer
Iodine deficiency can cause cysts in glandular tissues that we call normal tissue. If the cyst goes on longer, it becomes hard and nodular, and if even longer, they assume the hyper-plastic appearance under a microscope, which is a precursor to cancer in those tissues.
What it has shown to do in both animal test tube and human studies is to stop this progression and reverse it wherever it catches it. Iodine has what we call anti-apoptotic properties, meaning it turns cancer cells off from rapidly dividing.
In fibrocystic breast cancer, conventional medicine doesn’t acknowledge why it exists, and they don’t have a great treatment for it. Iodine has shown to work in the vast majority of women who take it when diagnosed with severe fibrocystic breast cancer.
If beginning to use it for any condition, it is highly recommended to use a combination of both Iodine and Iodide because they have different effects on the body. Iodine is the oxidized form of Iodide, and it simply lacks an extra electron attached to the molecule. In contrast, Iodide has a full complement of electrons in its outer shell. To get the best whole-body results, you want to use a combination of Iodine and Iodide.
5. Iodine is one of many things that holistically can help people achieve their optimal health.
The only thing that is taught about Iodine in medical school is that iodized salt was one of the greatest public health miracles. Because it cured the Iodine deficiency epidemic of the 1920s. But even the government’s own NHANES study proves that this is not true. Over the last 40 to 50 years, Iodine levels have fallen over 50% across the United States.
The pharmaceutical industry doesn’t want people like you and me to know about this. Because in the end, if people get healthy, we won’t need their drugs anymore. Iodine can affect so many areas of the body. From the thyroid, to the brain to all the glandular tissue and to the muscles. It could really tone down how much prescription drugs people are buying.
Check out Dr. Brownsteins work: Iodine, Why You Need It, Why You Can’t Live Without It To book a private holistic counseling session with me click here!
Blessings,
Jetona Andoni
