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HEALTHWednesday 9 March 2016
Mineral from the Sea
By: Dr Carlos Viana pecially important for the those with the lowest se- hand with autoimmune dis- to use iodine and if appro-
People feelbetter wheth- thyroid, we send the sam- lenium levels.Laboratory orders such as type 1 dia- priate, add the correct io-
er they are soakingin our ple to a lab specializing in studies indicate the poten- betes, Addison’s disease, dine supplementation.q
beautiful Caribbean sea. Hormones. tially beneficial role of sele- Sjögren’s syndrome, rheu- CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D.is an
Taking time off from our nium in the management matoid arthritis, and auto- Oriental Medical Doctor
daily responsibilitiesto re- Symptoms and potential of breast cancer. It actu- immune thyroid disease. (O.M.D.) having studied
lax and play in nature re- risk for iodine deficiency ally could be that selenium Kelp, a type of seaweed is in China; a US Board Cert.
vitalizes our spirit. Yet, the include: Depression, Infertil- is stimulating the iodine in one of the best food sourc- Clinical Nutritionist (C.C.N.),
increase in vitamin D from ity, Feeling cold all the time the breast. es of iodine. an Addiction Professional
sunshine and iodine from or cold hands and feet, The breast strongly and The third problem effect- (C.Ad.), Chairperson of the
the sea is benefiting our Sleep disturbances, Elevat- actively concentrates io- ing your iodine levels and Latin American Committee
physicalhealth as well. ed cholesterol, Aches and dine into breast-milk for the hypothyroidism is an ami- of the International Acad-
Iodine is a trace element, pains, Dry skin, Fatigue, benefit of the developing no acid deficiency. As emy of Oral Medicine and
essential for good health. Heart palpitations, Con- infant, and may develop the building blocks of ev- Toxicology (IAOMT), a Re-
Iodine is naturally present stipation, Anxiety, Foggy lumpy swelling, sometimes ery structure of your body, juvenating Cell Therapist
in seawateras well as many thinking, Low libido, Thin- manifesting as fibrocystic amino acids have an influ- specializing in Age Man-
marine fish and plants. It ning hair, Brittle nails, Head- breast disease, when io- ence on the function of or- agement, has a weekly
is found naturally in some aches, Weight gain with dine level are low. Studies gans, glands, tendons and radio program, writes and
foods and is also added to an inability to lose weight, indicate that iodine defi- arteries. They are further- lectures extensively. For in-
salt that is labeled as “io- and menstrual irregularities, ciencycan lead to breast more essential for healing formation: VIANA HEALING
dized”.For many years I as- to name a few symptoms. problems and increased wounds and repairing tis- CENTER, Kibaima 7, St Cruz
sumed those of us who live These symptoms also ap- incidence of malignancy, sue, especially in the mus- TEL: 585-1270 Web Site:
in the tropics would have pear in people with a slow while iodine treatment can cles, bones, skin and hair as www.vianaheal.com
sufficient levels of iodine in Thyroid, hypothyroidism. reverse breast lumps. Lab- well as for the removal of
our bodies. After all, we Your thyroid gland secretes oratory evidences dem- all kinds of waste deposits “Prescriptions from Para-
swim in the ocean regularly iodine- rich hormones thy- onstrate that the effect of produced in connection dise” - Dr. Viana’s Award
andour diet includes lots of roxin and triiodothyronine, iodine on breast cancer is with the metabolism. The Winning BOOK: Prescrip-
fish, fruits and vegetables, which regulate your me- in part independent of thy- conversion of thyroid hor- tions from Paradise, Intro-
which should contain io- tabolism rate; but its effects roid function and that io- mones T3 and T4 involves duction to Biocompatible
dine from the soil. are felt all over the body. dine inhibits cancer promo- thyroid specific amino ac- Medicine – Available at
Urinary iodine levels in the Hypothyroidism dispropor- tion through modulation ids, found predominantly local Bookstores, Hotel Gift
US today are about half tionately affects women at of the estrogen pathway. but not exclusively in the shops and Boticas. Signed
what they were in the a rate of about 9 to 1 in the Natural medicine physi- thyroid tissue. copies at Viana Healing
1970s. Since our current US. The reason for this is that cians have recommended Center, EBooks: Amazon
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ern diets, includes import- gen inhibits the absorption or uncomfortable lumps of the symptoms listed for Events at: facebook.
ed, conventionally grown of iodine.Women who are in the breast, fibrocystic above could indicate a com/vianahealingcenter.
food, we islanders, like pregnant or nursing need breast disease paint their problem with thyroid and Join the discussion: www.
most peopleare now io- about 50% more iodine to breast with iodine. problems of your body to facebook.com/prescrip-
dine deficient.My assump- provide sufficient iodine for Eating foods that rob io- utilize iodine. The first step tionsformparadiseq
tions about our iodine lev- their baby. dine, such as cabbage, is to test your body’s iodine
els were wrong. cassava, turnips, broccoli, status. Our clinic offers io-
In order not to assume and Iodine has a nutritional re- cauliflower, brusselsprouts- dine, full hormone panel
to confirm levels, I started lationship with selenium. mustard greens, millet and and amino acid testing. If
testing our patient iodine Medical researchers have pine nut contribute to low results show you are defi-
levels. To do this, we have found that men with the iodine levels. I think the cient in iodine, we need like
you collect some urine in highest levels of selenium worse is gluten found in a detective, start eliminat-
the morning and evening. had a 52% reduced risk of wheat.Gluten sensitivity has ing and identifying what is
Since iodine levels are es- diabetes, compared to been found to go hand-in- blocking your body’s ability
