Iodine is required in trace amounts. Iodine helps to metabolize fat and is important for physical and mental development. Iodine deficiency in children may result in mental retardation. Iodine is required for healthy thyroid gland and prevention of goiter.
Effective for:
- Prevention of birth defects
- Treatment of polio, viral diseases
- Treatment of fibrocystic breasts, endometriosis, uterine fibroids
- Cancer in women by reducing carcinogenic form of estrogen (estradiol-estriol)
- Learning disabilities
Recommended Dose:
- 100 mcg daily
Side effects and precautions:
Excessive intake of iodine may inhibit the secretion of thyroid hormone and can produce a metallic taste and sores in mouth, swollen salivary glands, diarrhea and vomiting
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