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morning and evening. Since iodine levels are paint their breast with iodine.
especially important for the thyroid, we send Eating foods that rob iodine, such as cabbage,
the sample to a lab specializing in Hormones. cassava, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, brus-
Symptoms and potential risk for iodine deficien- sel sprouts mustard greens, millet and pine nut
cy include: Depression, Infertility, Feeling cold contribute to low iodine levels. I think the worse
all the time or cold hands and feet, Sleep distur- is gluten found in wheat. Gluten sensitivity has
bances, Elevated cholesterol, Aches and pains, been found to go hand-in-hand with autoim-
Dry skin, Fatigue, Heart palpitations, Constipa- mune disorders such as type 1 diabetes, Ad-
tion, Anxiety, Foggy thinking, Low libido, Thin- dison’s disease, Sjögren’s syndrome, rheuma-
ning hair, Brittle nails, Headaches, Weight gain toid arthritis, and autoimmune thyroid disease.
with an inability to lose weight, and menstrual Kelp, a type of seaweed is one of the best food
irregularities, to name a few symptoms. These sources of iodine.
symptoms also appear in people with a slow The third problem effecting your iodine levels
Thyroid, hypothyroidism. Your thyroid gland se- and hypothyroidism is an amino acid deficien-
cretes iodine- rich hormones thyroxin and triio- cy. As the building blocks of every structure of
By: Dr Carlos Viana dothyronine, which regulate your metabolism your body, amino acids have an influence on
rate; but its effects are felt all over the body.
the function of organs, glands, tendons and ar-
Hypothyroidism disproportionately affects teries. They are furthermore essential for healing
women at a rate of about 9 to 1 in the US. The wounds and repairing tissue, especially in the
reason for this is that the female hormone estro- muscles, bones, skin and hair as well as for the
gen inhibits the absorption of iodine. Women removal of all kinds of waste deposits produced
who are pregnant or nursing need about 50% in connection with the metabolism. The con-
People feel better whether they are soaking in more iodine to provide sufficient iodine for their version of thyroid hormones T3 and T4 involves
our beautiful Caribbean sea. Taking time off baby. thyroid specific amino acids, found predomi-
from our daily responsibilities to relax and play Iodine has a nutritional relationship with seleni- nantly but not exclusively in the thyroid tissue.q
in nature revitalizes our spirit. Yet, the increase um. Medical researchers have found that men Get The Point! Feeling any of the symptoms list-
in vitamin D from sunshine and iodine from the with the highest levels of selenium had a 52% re- ed above could indicate a problem with thy-
sea is benefiting our physical health as well. duced risk of diabetes, compared to those with roid and problems of your body to utilize iodine.
Iodine is a trace element, essential for good the lowest selenium levels. Laboratory studies The first step is to test your body’s iodine status.
health. Iodine is naturally present in seawa- indicate the potentially beneficial role of sele- Our clinic offers iodine, full hormone panel and
ter as well as many marine fish and plants. It is nium in the management of breast cancer. It amino acid testing. If results show you are de-
found naturally in some foods and is also add- actually could be that selenium is stimulating ficient in iodine, we need like a detective, start
ed to salt that is labeled as “iodized”. For many the iodine in the breast. eliminating and identifying what is blocking
years I assumed those of us who live in the trop- The breast strongly and actively concentrates your body’s ability to use iodine and if appropri-
ics would have sufficient levels of iodine in our iodine into breast-milk for the benefit of the de- ate, add the correct iodine supplementation.q
bodies. After all, we swim in the ocean regu- veloping infant, and may develop lumpy swell-
larly and our diet includes lots of fish, fruits and ing, sometimes manifesting as fibrocystic breast CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is an Oriental Medi-
vegetables, which should contain iodine from disease, when iodine level are low. Studies indi- cal Doctor (O.M.D.) having studied in Chi-
the soil. cate that iodine deficiency can lead to breast na; a US Board Cert. Clinical Nutritionist
Urinary iodine levels in the US today are about problems and increased incidence of malig- (C.C.N.), an Addiction Professional (C.Ad.),
half what they were in the 1970s. Since our cur- nancy, while iodine treatment can reverse Chairperson of the Latin American Com-
rent Island diet, like most modern diets, includes breast lumps. Laboratory evidences demon- mittee of the International Academy of
imported, conventionally grown food, we is- strate that the effect of iodine on breast cancer Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT),
landers, like most people are now iodine defi- is in part independent of thyroid function and a Rejuvenating Cell Therapist specializing
cient. My assumptions about our iodine levels that iodine inhibits cancer promotion through in Age Management, has a weekly radio
were wrong. modulation of the estrogen pathway. Natu- program, writes and lectures extensively.
In order not to assume and to confirm levels, ral medicine physicians have recommended For information: VIANA HEALING CENTER,
I started testing our patient iodine levels. To women with breast cancer or uncomfortable Kibaima 7, St Cruz TEL: 585-1270 Web Site:
do this, we have you collect some urine in the lumps in the breast, fibrocystic breast disease www.vianaheal.com