Guest guest Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I'm curious about this statement: ... " This organ's [the thyroid gland] thyroid cells are the only ones in the body capable of absorbing iodine... " I was under the impression we had to have iodine to live. And some people have no thyroid gland at all. How do they get iodine into their system? Thanks, The role of the thyroid gland has been understood for some time now. Although conventional medicine places emphasis on its contribution to regulating the body's metabolism, an equally important role is its contribution to the immunological health of the body. This organ's thyroid cells are the only ones in the body capable of absorbing iodine, an important mineral nutrient and potent germ killer - (though 80% of the less than 25 mg. of iodine in the body is found elswhere, primarily in muscle and bone, extracellularly - the thyroid has a concentration of iodine that is over 1,000 times greater than that found in muscle tissue.) In terms of immunology, the thyroid gland acts as a gatekeeper: every 17 minutes all the blood in the body passes through the thyroid, where this gland's secretion of iodine kills germs that have come into the body (through absorption of food in the digestive tract, skin injury, respiratory intake, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I need to ask questions about this statment too. What if your thyroid is suppressed , like mine, does the blood still pass through it as normal? Could this immune thing be the problem of why I keep getting ear infections every six weeks to 2 months for the last 1 1/2 years.. I have one now plus an eye infection, I just went to the doc. yesterday & she gave two antibiotics and a decongestant. I don't think I've heard this before. Does anyone have any comments about this? thanks Bev > The role of the thyroid gland has been > understood for some time now. Although > conventional medicine places emphasis on its > contribution to regulating the body's metabolism, > an equally important role is its contribution to > the immunological health of the body. > This organ's thyroid cells are the only ones in > the body capable of absorbing iodine, an > important mineral nutrient and potent germ killer > - (though 80% of the less than 25 mg. of iodine > in the body is found elswhere, primarily in > muscle and bone, extracellularly - the thyroid > has a concentration of iodine that is over 1,000 > times greater than that found in muscle tissue.) > In terms of immunology, the thyroid gland acts as > a gatekeeper: every 17 minutes all the blood in > the body passes through the thyroid, where this > gland's secretion of iodine kills germs that have > come into the body (through absorption of food in > the digestive tract, skin injury, respiratory > intake, etc.) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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