Illumodine | Iodine Supplement, 2 fl. oz.

Iodine is an essential element. Although its main function is in the production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland, other organs in the body have a need for iodine in order to function normally. Iodine builds jing and chi.

Several studies have demonstrated the relationship not only between iodine and the thyroid gland, but also between low iodine and fibrocystic disease of the breast (FDB), and breast cancer. Studies showed Japanese women living in Japan consumed a daily average of 13.8 mg of elemental iodine and then experienced one of the lowest risk for breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer (1 in 20).

Iodine is the metabolic mineral. Iodine is very important for the thyroid and a variety of different glands and brain function. It prevents goiter and helps with cell metabolism. Iodine is very important in the body for the assimilation of the key minerals calcium, silica, chlorine, and fluorine. Iodine is important for brain function and teeth and bone metabolism. It is found also in high concentrations in the spleen, blood, saliva, perspiration, and tears. An excess of iodine will show up with the symptoms of nervousness and anxiousness, bulging eyeballs, and acute sense of touch. Psychological symptoms are fear of the future, oversensitivity, and nervous tremor. Signs of iodine deficiency can also include nervousness, but with increased cholesterol, weight gain, restlessness, slow mind, slow metabolism, fearfulness, goiter, awkwardness, much mucus, and heart and lung difficulties.

Iodine seems to work as a monitor, or controller, for calcium metabolism. It’s one of the key minerals. Iodine has the highest frequency of all of Nature’s essential minerals. It supports enzyme systems that help the functioning of certain thyroid hormones and assists in regulating cellular metabolic rates. It may be helpful in protecting against breast cancer. It is important for normal mental and physical development in children because of the importance of normal thyroid in a child’s growth and development. Lack of iodine may also be associated with retarded growth in children, poor bone development, bad teeth, and dull mental functioning.

As far back as 1915, as many as 90 percent of the American population were considered deficient in iodine. Iodine appears to be one of the minerals that get burned up by stress, and so whenever there’s anxiety, tension, and depression, there may be a need for iodine. Iodine acts in the body as a cleanser. It protects the brain by destroying toxins in the blood before it passes the blood brain barrier and increases the assimilation of salts for normal metabolism. Iodine, because it is water-soluble, works with the lymph, travels to every cell in the body, works as a disinfectant, balances the metabolism, and creates electrical balance in the body. It is best to think about the minerals in synergistic patterns. Iodine is a very good example of that because these key elements work in patterns to make the organs and tissue work in an optimal way. The pattern is just a little bit different for each person. An example of this is cataracts, which seem to be connected to calcium being pulled out of the pattern because of a lack of iodine. Iodine also works in relationship with phosphorous to activate the brain’s clarity. Dulse may be a better choice for supplying iodine than kelp because dulse has a little bit more manganese than kelp, and manganese is an important element for the functioning of iodine in the system.

The foods richest in iodine are dulse and kelp. All sea vegetables basically contain all of the minerals of the sea, bringing us a good source of trace minerals in general. Besides kelp and dulse, the foods that are high in iodine are asparagus, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cardamom, carrots, chervil, chives, coconuts, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, green peppers, kale, leaf lettuce, loganberries, mustard greens, okra, oats, onions, potatoes, rutabaga, all the sea vegetables, spinach, squash, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomatoes, and watermelon.