Iodine For Normal Daily Body Function

The molecular mechanisms responsible have not been identified, but laboratory evidence suggests the iodine/iodide may inhibit cancer promotion through the modulation of the estrogen pathway. To elucidate the role of iodine in breast cancer, the effect of iodine/iodide on gene expression was analyzed in the estrogen responsive MCF-7 breast cancer line. Micro-assay identified 29 genes that were up-regulated and 14 genes that were down regulated in response to the iodine/iodide treatment. This report represents the first gene array profiling of the response of a breast cancer line to iodine/iodide treatment. In addition to elucidating our understanding of the effects of iodine/iodide on breast cancer, this work suggests that iodine/iodide may be useful as an adjunctive therapy in the pharmacologic manipulation of the pathway in women with breast cancer.

• May be a major contributing factor to congenital hypothyroidism and goiter.
• Congenital hypothyroidism can lead to mental retardation, lower IQ and stunted growth.
• Iodine concentrates in the breast, stomach (helps make HCL), prostate and testes
• Sweat glands concentrate iodine and people who cannot sweat may be deficient.

New England Journal of Medicine- 1999; 341: 549-555, 601-602. If a woman is pregnant and has an underactive thyroid, the IQ of the child may be adversely affected. During the first 12 weeks of pregnancy the fetus relies entirely on the mother for thyroid hormaone. Children between the ages of 7 and 9 with mothers who had untreated hypothyroidism scored and average of 7 points lower on IQ test than children with mothers that had normal thyroid function.

Iodine and Children: Children born with severe iodine deficiency are called cretins. Studies in iodine deficient areas of Italy showed that 11 out of 15 children developed ADD while controlled studies in iodine rich areas showed no ADD.

The Sodium-Iodide Symporter: The sodium-iodide symporter is a integral membrane protein that resides on the thyroid epithelial cells. TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone secreted by the Pitituary Gland) can stimulate the body to increase symporter production so that the body can increase iodine absorption. Oxytocin, Progesterone and Retinoic Acid also stimulate this symporter production. The symporter is responsible for the ability to pump iodine into a gland… A defect in the symporter will not allow people to absorb iodine. This defect has been shown to have an association to cancer predispositions. So it is obvious that if the hormones most critical to symporter action are not in proper homeostasis then your iodine uptake from eating foods will not occur thus predisposing the body to may ailments.

Japanese women who live close to the coast and consume traditional Japanese diets ingest on average of 13.8 mg of iodine per day throughout their lives and have extremely low incidence of fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer.

Iodine competes with other Halides (Gases) such fluoride and bromide and thus depletes the needed stores for normal body function arising in many clinical conditions. Radioactive forms of iodine in the atmosphere also competes with iodine receptor sites thus causing thyroid conditions and associated sequalae.

The American consumer must be aware of the urgent need for iodine/iodide for normal body function and retarding the advent of clinical disease. Iodine levels are dropping at an estounding rate in the USA and we are now noting the consequences with the health crisis epidemics which abound.

CONCLUSION
It is imperitive that you and your loved ones do not over look the vital important of this most essential nutrient. I highly urge that you get periodic checkups of your iodine levels and also the toxic halides of fluoride and Bromide by a highly qualified health care practioner who specializes in Alternative Functional Medicine. Remember this testing takes 24 hours to do and MUST be evaluated through urine excretion methods. With all the constant bombardment that we must coupe with on a daily basis from our air, water, food and toxic exposure to outside influences iodine and iodide can and may be your saving grace for prevention of chronic or life threatening disease(s). The simple testing can and will change or save your life.

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