Iodine

Despite all the focus today on the importance of vitamins and minerals in your diet, it is surprising how essential ones are frequently overlooked. There’s one such mineral you should be more aware of. It is vitally important to your optimal health – iodine.*

Iodine is essential for normal thyroid function and overall wellness. Unfortunately, many people lack sufficient iodine. Few foods contain significant quantities of iodine, and conventional farming practices have left the soil depleted of this vital trace mineral. Dietary factors such as vegetarianism, soy consumption, low salt intake, fluoridated drinking water, chlorine in water and flour, and exposure to bromides in baking products, soda, and plastics can contribute to low iodine levels. Iodine deficiency may lead to obesity, fibromyalgia, breast cancer, stomach cancer, and other cancers, infertility, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric disorders.*

Iodine Deficiency Symptoms

• Symptoms of hypothyroid: slow heart rate, constipation, weight gain, feeling cold, dry skin and hair, hair loss, weakness and fatigue, depression, muscle aches, puffiness or swelling, allergies, cognitive decline, rashes, hair loss, and menstrual problems
• Or, symptoms of hyperthyroid: rapid heart rate, palpitations, feeling warm, sweating excessively, weight loss, weakness
• Poor immune function
• Breast pain and fibrocystic breasts
• Pregnancy problems such as abnormal fetal development, miscarriage, or stillbirth
• In children, developmental delays and poor growth
• In severe cases, goiter (swelling around neck caused by enlarged thyroid gland)

If you need help getting your iodine levels up, Mercola’s Iodine Supplement is a great supplement to help you.* It uses potassium iodide – a stable form of iodine that is well absorbed.

Plus, just like many of Mercola supplements, Iodine is delivered in a “Licaps®” capsule instead of a softgel or other type of capsule. The ingredients are tested before they go into the unique Licaps capsule and the advanced technology locks in the freshness so you get a product that isn’t rancid.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.