Getting The Results With The Iodine USP

By Susan Hall


All symptoms of iodine deprivation are related to the effect that the deficiency has on the thyroid gland. Low levels will drain you of energy, making you feel tired, affect your concentration and memory, make you feel dizzy, irritable and generally worn out. It will slow down your body's metabolism and as a result, you will gain weight and feel sluggish. It can also lead to goiters (enlarged thyroid glands), hypothyroidism and even brain damage. If children do not have enough minerals in their diet it can also stunt their growth due to their metabolism not functioning properly. To avoid this, try the iodine usp.

While some people will attempt to self-treat their condition, this usually doesn't lead to optimal results, which is why I recommend that anyone with a thyroid condition consult with a competent natural endocrine doctor. Such a doctor will be able to determine what is causing your thyroid condition, and if possible, put you on a natural treatment protocol to cure the cause.

Evaluate for the presence of systemic inflammation that could adversely affect NIS (iodine transporter) activity using modalities such as clinical examination, white cell count, differential, and C-reactive protein. If present, use functional medicine modalities to reduce inflammation as much as possible.

I think it's a good idea to do both the iodine loading urine test and the iodine patch test initially, relying more on the results of the urine test but then using follow-up the tests every month or so to measure your progress. This is definitely less expensive than having a urine test every month, although it's not a bad idea to have a follow-up urine test 3 months after beginning such a protocol.

Someone who is deficient will retain a high percentage of the element that was consumed. According to those who developed this test, a person who takes this test and has a saturation lower than 90% has a deficiency and thus is a candidate for its supplementation.

For those people with a thyroid condition who have a deficiency, it is not only important to take a quality supplement but to go about this process slowly. In other words, you don't want to automatically begin taking 25 to 50mg of the element daily, although some healthcare professionals will recommend this.

It is particularly important that pregnant or nursing women ensure they have enough iodine in their diet because otherwise, the deficiency may cause stillbirth or miscarriage; or cause their babies to have low intelligence or mental retardation, growth problems, deafness, speech problems, etc. The RDA (recommended daily intake) of the element is 150 mcg daily. Foods that contain the element include seaweed, cod, kelp, eggs, milk, yoghurt, cheese, ice cream, watercress, and radishes. You can also pick up a multivitamin containing the RDA.

For both men and women, the daily recommended daily intake of the supplement is 150 mcg. However, getting this amount of the element strictly from your diet is becoming more difficult as the element's content in food depends largely on where it has been grown and what kind of soil is present. Some of the better food sources include saltwater fish, lima beans, soybeans, garlic, seaweeds, kelp, mushrooms, sesame seeds and salt. Interestingly, foods such as cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and broccoli can hinder its absorption.




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