Use Supplements With Caution
Written: Mar 03 '02
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Pros: Great in helping to prevent thyroid disease.
Cons: Can be harmful if you take to much.
The Bottom Line: This is one of those supplements that I would use with extreme caution.
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| Debbietipton's Full Review: Iodine |
Iodine has only one know function in humans. It is necessary to make thyroid hormones. An iodine deficiency may result in an overgrown thyroid and in some cases can lead to hypothyroidism.
Seafood, kelp, and vegetables which are grown in iodine rich soil are a wonderful source for this particular mineral. For those area's who's soil is not rich in iodine, it is suggested that you use an iodized salt.
As I stated earlier, seaweed (kelp) is very rich in iodine. Seaweed is an amazingly tasty vegetable and can be used in a wide variety of ways. (If you would have asked me or told me a few years ago, I would have thought you were crazy.) It can be used to bring out the flavors in anything from soups to meats. Kambu, which is a more common type of brown kelp is used to flavor soup stocks and stir fry dishes.
Kelp tablets are also available in supplement form. One must be very careful when choosing to use one of these supplements. The extremely high content of iodine can actually cause a thyroid disorder. High doses of kelp have also been attributed to severe acne outbreaks.
We also talked earlier about the thyroid and how an iodine deficiency could affect it. The thyroid is a gland that lies over the windpipe and just below the adams apple. It produces triodothyronie and thyroxine hormones that will affect almost every function of the body. They will regulate both physical and mental development, metabolism, circulation, and nerve and muscle function.
Unlike any other of the hormone producing glands, the thyroid gland needs one specific nutrient. That nutrient would be iodine. An important thing to know is that both too little and too much iodine can cause the thyroid to malfunction.
An adult will need 50 to 75 micrograms of iodine per day to prevent problems with their thyroid. Even those who are on a low salt diet can get a sufficient amount of iodine from thing like:
Green leafy vegetables
Dairy products
Sea food
With the use of iodized salt you will most likely be provided with 2g to 6g of iodine each day. This will very easily supply much more than the recommended amounts each day. With that in mind, it is good to know that an iodine intake of up to 1,000 meg. a day will have no adverse effects on the thyroid.
For more information on iodine and iodine deficiencies you can visit the following site:
Iodine Deficiencies:
http://www.manbir-online.com/diseases/iodine.
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