Let's say what are the most common deficiencies in people in today's world and list the top five. I think this order would probably be iodine, silicon, magnesium, vitamin D3 and omega 3. Today I will talk about iodine, one of the most important from this list.
I can almost hear you say, "We get iodine from salt." The daily requirement of a healthy person is 100-150 milligrams, and for pregnant women it is 200-250 milligrams, which corresponds to the amount in a teaspoon of iodized salt. Great then, there shouldn't be a problem, right? Because, God willing, our use of salt is not small at all.
But the data doesn't say so. In the surveys carried out by the Ministry of Health in 2007, it was seen that iodine deficiency affected 47 percent of the society, 30 percent of which was at moderate-severe levels. I think the rates have gotten worse in the last twelve years. As everyone knows, iodine is mostly used in thyroid tissue. But this vital element also has important functions in other organs and tissues of the body. Iodine is a powerful antibacterial, antiparasitic, antiviral and anticancer agent. We can list many other diseases such as goiter, autoimmune thyroid diseases, thyroid nodules, fibrocystic changes in the breast, breast cancer, prostate cancer, obesity, fibromyolgia and mental retardation in children due to iodine deficiency. The 4 mechanisms it particularly affects are a) - Metabolism and weight control b) - Affects pregnancy rates c) - Affects intelligence and brain development in children d) - Strengthens the immune system (defense). This is very important and why is this valuable element, which we get in abundance in salts, so low in our blood. Because other elements such as bromine, chlorine and fluorine compete with iodine, occupy its place and prevent our body from using it, even if we take enough of it. Then, if we look at where these substances are contaminating us and stealing our iodine. Bromine is widely used as a dough additive in bread production in the United States. Cash register receipts (thermal paper), which we come into contact with many times every day, are one of the most important sources of bromine contamination. Apart from this, hair dyes, perm products, many cosmetic products, pesticides, etc. contain bromine. Fluoride enters our body mostly through toothpaste. Chlorine enters our body mostly through tap water and swimming pools.
In my opinion, it is not easy to escape from most of these. Then we need to increase our iodine intake. If you are not a Japanese person who eats a lot of seaweed, algae (kelp, chlorella, etc.) and seafood from Japanese cuisine, you should do something additional. The average Japanese gets 50 times more iodine per day than the average American. As a result, the world's highest breast cancer rates are in America, while the lowest rates are in Japan. The proof of this is that breast cancer rates in Japanese people who immigrated from Japan to America and ate an American diet immediately jumped to American rates.
After all these words, if you are wondering what we should do, there are a few ways.
1)-We can use very high quality iodine-containing salt, but on the other hand, we do not want to consume too much salt.
2)-You can consult your doctor and get information about well-absorbed iodine solutions and their dosage.
3)-An easy method is a method taught by my Dutch bioresonance teacher Hans Stromer years ago. You know, we apply the tincture of iodine (but not other antiseptic solutions, the real tincture of iodine) that we used when we were injured when we were little, to an area the size of the palm of our hand, on our belly and abdomen, before going to bed at night. It gets absorbed if needed and there is no color left when you wake up in the morning. You continue until you wake up in the morning and the iodine stain remains on the skin of your abdomen. This is the easiest and cheapest way. We do this practice every six months.
If you ask what are you doing? A student of mine, whom I teach Homeopathy at the University of Health Sciences in Istanbul, prepares pure iodine solutions and sends them to me from time to time, I use them, this is also an option. Let's raise our awareness about iodine deficiency. Let's balance our iodine by any means necessary. Stay with love and peace.
