Health Blog October Archive

An article by Dr. James Howenstine, MD about Iodine, Thyroid hormones and Cancer.

He notes that while 1/3 of humanity is likely to have an Iodine deficiency medical journals and textbooks portray iodine as dangerous and unimportant.

He also notes that women taking thyroid hormones are twice as likely to develope breast cancer as those who don't.

Read his complete article for more useful information.

Dr. James Howenstine -- Thyroid Hormone Therapy Appears To Cause Breast Cancer

Measurement of iodide levels by ion-selective electrode

This is an indepth research article about iodine deficiency and also encourages physicans to perform routine iodine level tests!

These are a few issues that can result from an iodine deficiency:

• Iodine deficiency predisposed to fibrocystic disease of the breast (FDB) and breast cancer
• Administration of thyroid hormones to iodine deficient women increased further their risk of breast cancer

The report indicates that 1 out of 7 female patents that visit a doctor are iodine deficient!

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