Who cares about iodine?

Iodine is required for life. Our cells cannot function properly without it. It also helps us remove various forms of toxins including some fungi and bacteria.

If our life is not possible without iodine, being low on could potentially cause just about anything.

They added iodine to salt so our neck would stop swelling as a sign of very low iodine. Then they told us to stop eating salt. Illness levels are skyrocketing. Something isn’t right.

I’ve linked up a bunch of science for you

As I have time, I search for conditions related to iodine. Then as I have even more time, I link these conditions up to actual science information. Sometimes the links are not extremely easy to make, and what I’ve linked to may only be a starting point to find more information.

Some of these situations have relations to iodine via thyroid dysfunction. Some of these situations are highlighted when a toxic form of iodine is used by modern medicine.

Big name illnesses related to iodine deficiency

Iodine is known to have been used to treat the following conditions

That’s a long list, could it really fix that much?

Maybe it can. What things can we build without all the right parts?

• Can’t make a paper airplane with 1/2″ thick wood or plastic wrap
• Can’t build skyscrapers without metal
• Can’t create light without energy

I’m sure we could keep going but the idea is we require certain things to be who we are. It’s impossible to function without all the right stuff.

Iodine is required for life, its not in our diet, we’re getting sick..

Maybe the lack of iodine is contributing to a lot of today’s health issues?

If you are ready to learn more about iodine, read the homepage of this site or head to the iodine index to read more.

Iodine depends on a handful of other important nutrients which also have an interesting list of benefits associated with them. By providing our cells with selenium, magnesium and others from the iodine protocol, a lot of people are finding their way back to wellness.

Check out my new video series Methylate.me where I built a visual model of our metabolism to help show how these nutrients work together https://methylate.me

1. Serum Iodine and Breast Cancer Risk: A Prospective Nested Case–Control Study Stratified for Selenium Levels – https://aacrjournals.org/cebp/article/29/7/1335/72349/Serum-Iodine-and-Breast-Cancer-Risk-A-Prospective
2. Changes in Dietary Iodine Explains Increasing Incidence of Breast Cancer with Distant Involvement in Young Women – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5327366/
3. DOES IODINE CAUSE THYROID CANCER? – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6516421/
4. Iodine intake as a risk factor for thyroid cancer: a comprehensive review of animal and human studies – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490680/
5. Thyroid Cancer and Iodine Deficiency Status: A 10-Year Review at a Single Cancer Center in Tanzania – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2473974X18777238
6. Dietary iodine and risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/58152/
7. Urinary Iodine Concentrations in Cancer Patients – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5464505/
8. Role of iodide metabolism in physiology and cancer – https://erc.bioscientifica.com/configurable/content/journals$002ferc$002f25$002f4$002fERC-17-0515.xml?t:ac=journals%24002ferc%24002f25%24002f4%24002fERC-17-0515.xml
9. Urinary Iodine Concentrations in Cancer Patients – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5464505/
10. Iodine Uptake and Prostate Cancer in the TRAMP Mouse Model – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883964/
11. Iodine deficiency, not excess, is the cause of autoimmune thyroid disease – https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i941/rr-2
12. Iodine, Thyroid Autoimmunity and Cancer – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4404933/
13. Iodine deficiency and thyroid disorders – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25591468/
14. Iodine and thyroid function – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049553/
15. Iodine Deficiency – https://www.thyroid.org/iodine-deficiency/
16. Chronic fatigue syndrome possibly explained by lower levels of key thyroid hormones – https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320084337.htm
17. Higher Prevalence of “Low T3 Syndrome” in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case–Control Study – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5869352/
18. Iodine deficiency, more than cretinism and goiter – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18703293/
19. Fibromyalgia in patients with thyroid autoimmunity: prevalence and relationship with disease activity – https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10067-017-3556-2
20. Evaluation of Iodine Deficiency in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805050/
21. Micronutrients and Diets in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Chances and Pitfalls – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7055526/
22. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders in the Offspring of Mothers Exposed to Mild-Moderate Iodine Deficiency: A Possible Novel Iodine Deficiency Disorder in Developed Countries – https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/89/12/6054/2844344
23. Maternal Iodine Intake and Offspring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Results from a Large Prospective Cohort Study – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5707711/
24. Evaluation of Iodine Deficiency in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290431866_Evaluation_of_Iodine_Deficiency_in_Children_with_Attention-DeficitHyperactivity_Disorder
25. IODINE AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS – https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/260326
26. Is low iodine a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in Americans without thyroid dysfunction? Findings from NHANES – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28689680/
27. Mechanism of Iodide Action on Cholesterol Metabolism – https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/01.CIR.5.5.647
28. Hypothesis: Dietary Iodine Intake in the Etiology of Cardiovascular Disease – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.2006.10719508
29. Iodine Deficiency and Mortality in Spanish Adults: Di@bet.es Study – https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/thy.2020.0131
30. The association of thyroid function with carotid artery plaque burden and strokes in a population-based sample from a previously iodine-deficient area – https://eje.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/eje/159/2/145.xml
31. Iodine – https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/iodine
32. Changes in Dietary Iodine Explains Increasing Incidence of Breast Cancer with Distant Involvement in Young Women – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5327366/
33. Iodine replacement in fibrocystic disease of the breast – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8221402/
34. How Molecular Iodine Attacks Breast Cancer – https://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/fulltext/2016/12250/how_molecular_iodine_attacks_breast_cancer.13.aspx
35. The thyroid, iodine and breast cancer – https://breast-cancer-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/bcr638
36. Serum Iodine and Breast Cancer Risk: A Prospective Nested Case–Control Study Stratified for Selenium Levels – https://aacrjournals.org/cebp/article/29/7/1335/72349/Serum-Iodine-and-Breast-Cancer-Risk-A-Prospective
37. Iodine Supplementation on Breast Cancer – https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03688958
38. Is there a role for iodine in breast diseases? – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960977600902674
39. Iodine Deficiency and Breast Cancer: Is a Deficiency in This Vital Mineral the Cause? – https://hardingmedicalinstitute.com/iodine-deficiency-and-breast-cancer-is-a-deficiency-in-this-vital-mineral-the-cause/
40. Treatments tried over the years with varying levels of success – https://dupuytrens-society.org.uk/treatment-2/dupuytrens-disease/other-treatments/
41. What is Ledderhose disease? – https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319187
42. IODINE POWDER IN THE TREATMENT FOR NASAL “CATARRH” – https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/article-abstract/550973
43. Mucoactive drugs – https://err.ersjournals.com/content/19/116/127
44. Expectorant – https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/22078-expectorant
45. Potassium iodide – https://www.drugs.com/mtm/potassium-iodide.html
46. Preventing and treating diseases with iodine – https://www.medicalacademic.co.za/integrative-medicine/preventing-and-treating-diseases-with-iodine/
47. Goiter – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562161/
48. Goiter – https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/goiter
49. Connecting the Dots: Iodine and Goiter – https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Abstract/2018/11000/Connecting_the_Dots__Iodine_and_Goiter.8.aspx
50. Goiter in Animals – https://www.merckvetmanual.com/endocrine-system/the-thyroid-gland/goiter-in-animals
51. Iodine Deficiency–Induced Goiter in Central New Jersey: A Case Series – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520303643
52. Goitre Causes, investigation and management – https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2012/august/goitre
53. Association of Hemorrhoids With Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Associated Comorbidities: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578216/
54. Association between haemorrhoids and Graves’ disease: a retrospective cohort study using data from Taiwan’s Longitudinal Health Insurance Database – https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/12/e053442
55. Cinderella Solution -What shrink’s hemorrhoids fast? – https://journals.eco-vector.com/ecolgenet/comment/view/10956/14001/23441
56. Learn how iodide can fix hemorrhoids over night – https://vitanetonline.com/forums/1/Thread/2815
57. Is There a Link Between Thyroid Disease and Migraine? – https://www.healthline.com/health/thyroid-and-migraines
58. Relationship of Migraine and Tension-Type Headache With Hypothyroidism: A Literature Review – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31310335/
59. Migraine and tension headache comorbidity with hypothyroidism in Egypt – https://ejnpn.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41983-020-00208-w
60. Health.com: Frequent headaches and thyroid disease – https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2020/02/n20893333.html
61. Suffering from headaches? You may be at increased risk for a thyroid condition – https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927114603.htm
62. Iodine Deficiency — An Old Epidemic Is Back – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/complementary-medicine/201108/iodine-deficiency-old-epidemic-is-back
63. Iodine deficiency, more than cretinism and goiter – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18703293/
64. Evidence of Defective Cellular Oxidation and Organification of Iodide in a Female with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue – https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.467.738&rep=rep1&type=pdf
65. Fibromyalgia in patients with thyroid autoimmunity: prevalence and relationship with disease activity – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28176037/
66. Fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain in autoimmune thyroid disease – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24435355/
67. Thyroid Status of 38 Fibromyalgia Patients – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J425v02n01_07?journalCode=wzcb20
68. Association between Fibromyalgia and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease – https://applications.emro.who.int/imemrf/Kuwait%20Med_J/Kuwait%20Med_J_2018_50_4_442_446.pdf
69. Chronic fatigue syndrome possibly explained by lower levels of key thyroid hormones – https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320084337.htm
70. Higher Prevalence of “Low T3 Syndrome” in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case–Control Study – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5869352/
71. Hypothesis: Mechanisms That Prevent Recovery in Prolonged ICU Patients Also Underlie Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) – https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.628029/full
72. Thyroid disease – https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Thyroid_disease
73. Iodine status and its correlations with age, blood pressure, and thyroid volume in South Indian women above 35 years of age (Amrita Thyroid Survey) – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193780/
74. Hypertension, dietary salt restriction, and iodine deficiency among adults – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20559287/
75. Iodized Salt and Hypertension—Reply – https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/210707
76. Secondary hypertension – https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/secondary-hypertension/symptoms-causes/syc-20350679
77. Hypertension in Thyroid Disorders – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6652798/
78. Is Your Thyroid Causing Your High Blood Pressure? – https://jamaicahospital.org/newsletter/is-your-thyroid-causing-your-high-blood-pressure/
79. Blood pressure levels in patients with subclinical thyroid dysfunction: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional data – https://www.nature.com/articles/hr201191
80. Thyroid hormone: How it affects your heart – https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/thyroid-hormone-how-it-affects-your-heart
81. Benefit and harm of iodine in wound care: a systematic review – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20619933/
82. Infectious Disease Management and Control with Povidone Iodine – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6856232/
83. Efficacy of Povidone Iodine Solution in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Minimally Invasive Instrumented Spinal Fusion Surgery – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2192568220975385
84. Examination of the Effect of Skin Antisepsis With Pre-heated Povidone Iodine on Surgical Site Infections: A Randomized Controlled Trial – https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04969302
85. Successful human scar regeneration by topical iodine: a case report: an interim (3.5 year) summary – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19168293/
86. Wound natural healing in treatment of tumor-like hypertrophic scar – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5595592/
87. Initial Assessment of a Topical Cadexomer Iodine Gel Efficacy on Keloid Scar Revision – https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03876548
88. Regeneration of Human Scar Tissue with Topical Iodine: A Preliminary Report—Part 1 (Three Years) – https://www.curezone.org/upload/_I_J_Forums/Derry_Iodine_Regen_6_7_08.pdf
89. THE AETIOLOGY OF KELOIDS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND A NEW HYPOTHESIS –https://www.ajol.info/index.php/samj/article/download/182402/171778
90. Multiple Endocrine Syndrome Type 2B Associated with Keloids – https://ispub.com/IJD/6/1/6859
91. Reduced thyroidal uptake of inorganic iodine in liver cirrhosis – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8982967/
92. Iodine – https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/iodine
93. Pathogenesis of hypothyroidism-induced NAFLD is driven by intra- and extrahepatic mechanisms – https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1707797114
94. Retrospective study of the influence of hypothyroidism on liver function before radioiodine therapy in China: a comparison analysis based on patients with differentiated thyroid cancer – https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1/e045562
95. The Connection Between Hypothyroidism and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – https://pro.endocrineweb.com/research-updates/thyroid-disorders/connection-between-hypothyroidism-non-alcoholic-fatt
96. The relationship between thyroid dysfunction and nephrotic syndrome: a clinicopathological study – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-42905-4
97. Do Not Forget Nephrotic Syndrome as a Cause of Increased Requirement of Levothyroxine Replacement Therapy – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521056/
98. [Thyroid function in a child with nephrotic syndrome evolving to renal failure (author’s transl)] – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7447609/
99. Thyroid dysfunction and kidney disease – https://eje.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/eje/160/4/503.xml
100. Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients With Nephrotic Syndrome – https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04323007
101. An Update- The Role of Nutrients Crucial in the Infertility of Couples- New Insights for the Effects of Iodine, Selenium, Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Magnesium – https://symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/nutritionalhealth-foodscience/nutritionalhealth-foodscience116.php
102. The relationship between thyroiditis and polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3832324/
103. MECHANISMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Thyroid and polycystic ovary syndrome – https://eje.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/eje/172/1/R9.xml
104. The relationship between LH and thyroid volume in patients with PCOS – https://ovarianresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1757-2215-5-43
105. Genetic Susceptibility to Joint Occurrence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: How Far Is Our Understanding? – https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.606620/full
106. Iodine and Fertility – https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/iodine-and-fertility
107. The prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome – https://journals.viamedica.pl/ginekologia_polska/article/view/GP.a2021.0238
108. Iodine in evolution of salivary glands and in oral health – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19835108/
109. Characterization of Iodide-induced Sialadenitis: Meta-analysis of the Published Case Reports in the Medical Literature – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1076633219302430
110. The extrathyronine actions of iodine as antioxidant, apoptotic, and differentiation factor in various tissues – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23607319/