I actually plan on discussing some of the main reasons why people are iodine deficient in the next post, but today I want to provide some evidence that iodine deficiency (along with other factors) can cause an autoimmune thyroid disorder. Iodine is another essential factor, and like Vitamin D, most people are deficient in iodine. Not too long ago I mentioned how Vitamin D is an extremely important vitamin/steroid hormone that can possibly prevent or cure Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. In this post I want to talk about some of the evidence that points to how an iodine deficiency can actually cause an autoimmune thyroid disorder. I also briefly spoke about my personal experience when I was on an iodine loading protocol, and how people with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis need to first address the autoimmune component of their condition.
#DR BROWNSTEIN IODINE DEFICIENCY PATCH#
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It can be found in seafood, but its levels vary depending upon the amount of pollution in the oceans from which the seafood is harvested. I think that we can assume this because iodine is generally low in agriculture soils everywhere. doctors don’t regularly test for iodine deficiency even though it should be the first suspect if one is experiencing fatigue, depression, weight gain, memory loss, hair loss, muscle cramps, dry skin, decreased libido, cold feet, confusion, delirium or even heart failure.Ĭhances are that most of us have an iodine deficiency. And the link could also explain the rise of other glandular diseases in the ovaries, uterus, pancreas and prostate - including cancer. These include autoimmune thyroid disorders such as Hashimoto’s disease, Graves’ disease, thyroid cancer and hypothyroidism, as well as fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer. Brownstein writes that iodine deficiency is behind an epidemic of thyroid and breast disorders being observed today. Brownstein’s practice has tested more than 6,000 patients and found that more than 9 in 10 are iodine deficient.ĭr. iodine levels have fallen more than 50 percent during the past 40 years. adults) and iodine deficiency.Īll of the human body’s cells require iodine, but U.S. women), thyroid disorders (afflicting 10 percent to 40 percent of U.S. David Brownstein notes a link between breast cancer (afflicting 14 percent of U.S.