Health Supplement

Iodine is a trace mineral that your body uses to manufacture thyroid hormones, which are in turn vital to maintaining a normal metabolism. it is essential in the healthy maturation of children’s brains, and the development and normal functioning of the reproductive system.

Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of mental retardation throughout the world. Other deficiency symptoms of iodine include poorly functioning metabolism, dry, scaly skin, unusual weight gain, constant fatigue, constipation, decreased fertility, frustration, anxiety and depression in varying degrees, goiters and growth abnormalities.

Iodine helps regulate your body’s use of food and energy, as well as keeping skin, hair, nails and bones healthy by helping the body use calcium and phosphorus.
Functions of Iodine in the body:
* Required for manufacture of thyroxine (and therefore control of metabolic rate)
* Essential to the normal development of the foetal nervous system
* May protect against the effects of radioactivity
* Can regulate the effects of oestrogen on breast tissue
* A required component of healthy connective tissue

Normal amounts of Iodine in the diet

Sources of dietary Iodine

Iodine is also present in plants, however its presence is totally dependent on the availability of iodine in the soil, which is hugely variable from one area to another, due to the issue of depleted soils.

Iodine supplements
Two main forms of supplement are available, namely Iodine and iodides. Iodine compounds seem to be largely responsible for the effects of iodine on the role of oestrogen in breast tissue and are preferable. Iodides, on the other hand, seem to have more of an effect on thyroid function.
At large doses (greater than 750mcg) iodine supplements have been shown to reduce thyroid secretions, which should be considered by those who are trying to control their weight. At very high doses, iodine is toxic.
Always ask your alternative health and nutrition experts for recommend taking a whole health supplement that contains a balanced amount of iodine that’s just right for your needs.

Source:
http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/iodine.html

http://www.nutritional-supplements-health-guide.com/iodine-supplement.html