Re: Tips and Tricks for Increasing Iodine Intake in Your Diet

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Seaweed is not a good source for iodine these days as it can contain toxins such as arsenic. Her recommendation of table salt , even if only a little is a bad idea as refined salt is toxic to the human body. Best for iodine supplementation is Lugol's in liquid form or tablet as in Iodoral and unrefined Celtic Sea Salt. She makes a good point about selenium, however since each nut contains different amounts of selenium, depending upon where it is grown and how much selenium is in the soil, I prefer a supplement source. Kathleen

Tips and Tricks for Increasing Iodine Intake in Your Diet

I want to share an article that I ran across on adding iodine to your daily diet written by Sawaya.

Iodine is one of the essential elements needed for good health. It helps to maintain a healthy thyroid gland, which controls metabolism and hormone regulation, as well as supporting digestive organs, the skin and other body systems. It is particularly important for pregnant and breastfeeding women, who usually need to increase their intake of iodine to aid in lactation and help to prevent birth defects. Iodine deficiency may eventually lead to breast cancer.

While including iodine rich foods in the diet is important, too much iodine can lead to hyperthyroidism. This tends to happen when a person experiences a large, sudden increase of iodine. It is better to add small amounts of iodine to a diet at first, rather than making radical changes.

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The increasing popularity of natural salts has left some people with a lower iodine intake. While natural sea salts do sometimes include a little iodine, they are not as reliable as iodine fortified table salt. Salt has earned a bad name recently, but table salt only makes a small contribution to the amount of salt consumed in an average diet (the rest being found in packaged and take-away foods) so adding a small amount to an otherwise balanced diet will probably do little harm.

Some studies have shown that a deficiency of selenium may lower the thyroid gland's effectiveness in using iodine. Most people do get enough selenium through a regular diet with fresh produce, however some areas such as New Zealand, and parts of Russia and China have selenium deficient soils. Get plenty of selenium through supplements and foods such as Brazil nuts.

Eat More Seafood

Most seaweeds, such as kelp, contain iodine. While kelp may not seem like an appetizing option, in fact it is one of the ingredients that make up miso soup, which is a common and delicious Japanese broth. California roll sushi is also usually wrapped in dried seaweed.

Many kinds of ocean fish contain good amounts of iodine, however it's impossible to determine how much iodine an individual fish contains. Eating different kinds of fresh fish regularly is a healthy habit and will increase intakes of other nutrients like omega-3 oils as well as iodine. But, for a regular intake of iodine, ocean fish should not be the only source.

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I cannot figure out your purpose in posting these " helpful " emails.  I have to admit I am suspicious it is just so you can post your link to your how to lose weight blog thing and perhaps try to sell something to people.

You don't seem to have any questions.  I have no idea if you are actually using iodine.  You just keep posting " things " about iodine.  I do not get the sense you have read the new member stuff or have made an effort to understand iodine as it is used by most here.

If my suspicions are misplaced my apologies but perhaps you can see why I might have them.JaxiOn Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Alarcon <georgealarcon19@...> wrote:

I want to share an article that I ran across on adding iodine to your daily diet written by Sawaya.

Iodine is one of the essential elements needed for good health. It helps to maintain a healthy thyroid gland,

which controls metabolism and hormone regulation, as well as supporting digestive organs, the skin and other body systems. It is particularly important for pregnant and breastfeeding women, who usually need to increase their intake of iodine to aid in lactation and help to prevent birth defects. Iodine deficiency may eventually lead to breast cancer. 

While including iodine rich foods in the diet is important, too much iodine can lead to hyperthyroidism. This tends to happen when a person experiences a large, sudden increase of iodine. It is better to add small amounts of iodine to a diet at first, rather than making radical changes.

Valuable NutrientsThe increasing popularity of natural salts has left some people with a lower iodine intake. While natural sea salts do sometimes include a little iodine, they are not as reliable as iodine fortified table salt. Salt has

earned a bad name recently, but table salt only makes a small contribution to the amount of salt consumed in an average diet (the rest being found in packaged and take-away foods) so adding a small amount to an otherwise balanced diet will probably do little harm.

Some studies have shown that a deficiency of selenium may lower the thyroid gland's effectiveness in using

iodine. Most people do get enough selenium through a regular diet with fresh produce, however some areas such as New Zealand, and parts of Russia and China have selenium deficient soils. Get plenty of selenium through supplements and foods such as Brazil nuts.

Eat More SeafoodMost seaweeds, such as kelp, contain iodine. While kelp may not seem like an appetizing option, in fact it is one of the ingredients that make up miso soup, which is a common and delicious Japanese broth. California roll sushi is also usually wrapped in dried seaweed.

Many kinds of ocean fish contain good amounts of iodine, however it's impossible to determine how much iodine an individual fish contains. Eating different kinds of fresh fish regularly is a healthy habit and will increase intakes of other nutrients like omega-3 oils as well as iodine. But, for a regular intake of iodine, ocean fish should

not be the only source.

_______________________________________________________________

By Accident, I Learned How to Lose 1-5 Pounds in 30 Minutes without Exercise or Dieting.

 Read the details at my blog:http://www.weightlossblogger.us