What's the big deal about Iodine and why should I concern myself about it? If I am getting the FDA Daily Requirement, why isn't that sufficient? It's not like I have a goiter issue. You may not know that there was a goiter epidemic in the early 1900's observed around the Great Lakes. The first …
Iodine Essentials
Iodine combines with an amino acid (Tyrosine) in the manufacturing of the hormone Thyroxine -- the body's regulator of energy in the cells. It promotes growth and development. Iodine helps prevent rough and wrinkled skin and regulates the rate of metabolism, energy production, body weight, and development of female reproduction glands. Iodine also increases the …
Thyroid Hormone
Your Pituitary gland, specifically the anterior pituitary gland, produces what is called TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone. This stimulator is what instructs the thyroid to produce the thyroid hormone known as T₃. When T₃ and T₄ levels rise to elevated levels, flags go off to stop the production of the stimulator from the anterior pituitary …
Iodine Needs
“Iodine is not only necessary for the production of thyroid hormone; it is also responsible for the production of all other hormones in the body.” Dr David Brownstein