Did you know that iodine consumption has dropped 50% since the 1970s?
Did you know hypothyroidism (slow thyroid) is on a pretty good upward trend in our population?
It would help if you had iodine to help power your thyroid, but you have been getting robbed of this vital nutrient for optimal health and wellness due to a series of events.
This in part due to a terrible research article was written on it and the introduction of processed foods combined with the war on salt.
If you are a woman, your breasts, ovaries, and thyroid need iodine for their functional health.
Men, your prostate would love some iodine, too, unless you want issues there, which I am gonna say you don’t.
Is there a coincidence that at the same time the war on salt began in the 50s, there was an explosion of growth in the processed food market that is loaded with the other S, known as sugar?
When you dig into the science of it all and the terrible studies funded by food companies, you get an accurate picture of how salt became the fall guy for food companies.
Let me give you an excellent example to show you how A hormone, aldosterone, is released when salt gets low and what this makes your body reabsorb salt because without a proper amount of salt, or you will die.
When aldosterone is released, it provokes insulin release, which translates into insulin resistance.
Any coincidence that insulin resistance is the number one thing coaches are working with their clients on restoring right along with gut health and hormones since we all now know everything is connected and not separate?
Not one bit.
Iodine is your friend. Salt is your friend. Iodized salt is a start, but you should look at food sources to add to your diet or replace to make sure you are getting the RDA amount of 150mcg/daily you need for health.
