Thats the Questions what Iodine and the Thyroid have in common?

You know I had never thought to look in to my Iodine Levels before until my Father(who tests every health thing under the sun) brought it up with me. He had done some research on Iodine and Thyroid conditions being linked. This relates of course to losing weight.

How you may be wondering? It is because the Thyroid helps regulate your metabolism. We have all heard of people having fast and slow metabolisims and by having a problem with your thyroid you will have a problem with losing weight.

“When your thyroid is not functioning well, your metabolism goes down and you start to gain weight,” said Anne Wolf, a well known researcher on the subject(god knows who she is but it sounds good).  When your thyroid is fighting against you, you will not have an easy time losing weight.

Ok so where does iodine fit in to the Thyroid Question? well as our good friends at About.com say

“Three iodine molecules are added to make T3 (triiodothyronine), and four for T4 (thyroxine) — the two key hormones produced by the thyroid gland — so iodine is essential to the production of these two hormones of the master gland of metabolism.”

So an Iodine deficiency can lead to Hypothyroidism which is not good and can cause Brain disorders along with not being able to lose weight.

Now sadly not all Thyroid problems can be solved with Iodine but it is a great place to start.

Back to my Dad, he had been Surfing the Interweb and found a little home kit on how to test your Iodine levels at the same time as increasing them. you rub some iodine on your arm and if it disapears within a few hours it means your body has absored it. This means you were deficient. Keep applying until this stops. Makes sence.

My father and mother both had it disapear in 2 hours. I am about to test it but feel i will be much the same. So guys and gals go out and get a test kit. Amazon probably sells them. So have a look around.

Someone also mentioned Kelp is a great form of Iodine as well as when you are using Salt to make sure you get the Iodized Salt.

Good Luck on your Iodine Thyroid Weight Loss Mission!