| Consider our body as an airplane. Don't be surprised if I | | | | and weak. This was what happened to Stella. |
| say that iodine or natural iodine supplement supports | | | | If the hormone level increases, the cell activities are |
| the auto pilot to maintain speed of our body. Read the | | | | considerably increased. Fat and proteins are burnt |
| following two cases and you will know how it works. | | | | quickly. Body will lose weight but food intake will |
| Robert, a 20 year old science student was found | | | | increase. Since more energy is used, high amount of |
| perspiring in a temperature controlled air conditioned | | | | heat is produced to keep the body cool. Heart beat will |
| room. Believe me, the air conditioner was set at 19 | | | | increase. Sleep becomes difficult. This was the |
| degrees Celsius for a laboratory experiment. His | | | | problem faced by Robert. |
| Professor immediately sent him to a general physician. | | | | How to correct the above extremes and ensure that |
| Robert told the physician that he had been sweating | | | | the proper speed is maintained? We have another |
| quite a lot for the past 6 months and his sleep was | | | | gland called pituitary. This gland will come into play |
| getting affected. High heart beat also was noticed. | | | | whenever there is a change in the level of hormone in |
| Though he lost a little weight, he had good apatite. He | | | | the thyroid gland. The pituitary gland will send a kind of |
| advised Robert to check his thyroid. | | | | another hormone to the thyroid to stimulate the thyroid |
| Though leading a normal life, Stella a mother of 2 | | | | gland to produce more or less thyroxin to maintain |
| children quite often felt weak and tired. She | | | | appropriate speed. |
| experienced high fatigue. She was not employed and | | | | However, we should understand that we can scoop |
| a home maker. She was gaining weight but her food | | | | from the vessel only when there is food. Unless there |
| intake was low. That was quite strange. She felt cold | | | | is sufficient thyroxin producing substance in the gland, |
| often. Her husband took her to a physician. She was | | | | what the poor pituitary gland can do? Here comes the |
| asked to check her thyroid. | | | | support of iodine or natural iodine supplement. |
| The problems for Stella and Robert are two | | | | Iodine is a trace mineral. It is converted as iodide in our |
| extremes. But both of them were advised to check | | | | body. It is an integral part of thyroxin. |
| their thyroid. Why? | | | | Iodine is very rich in sea food. Perhaps, that is the |
| Thyroid is a hormone producing gland. It is found in our | | | | reason why iodine level is low in the people living in the |
| neck. Thyroxin is the principal hormone produced by | | | | central parts of the land, hills etc., which are away from |
| thyroid. If at all our body works in the correct speed, it | | | | sea. Iodine deficient people will have enlarged thyroid |
| is because of the level of thyroxin hormone. Thyroid | | | | gland with swollen neck. |
| gland is an auto pilot. | | | | Almost 40% of the world population is deficient in |
| If the hormone level decreases, our activities of the | | | | iodine. It is a major cause of concern for many |
| cells in the body will be decreased. Energies required | | | | countries in the world today. |
| will be decreased. Body weight will increase but apatite | | | | In case of iodine deficiency, one should go in for natural |
| will decrease. Since less energy is used, less heat is | | | | iodine supplement. Also one should adopt a balanced |
| produced and the body will be cold. Heart beat will be | | | | natural nutrition supplement to handle this important |
| low and everything will be slow in our body. So the | | | | aspect. |
| body will feel extreme fatigue and one will feel tired | | | | |