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The Nutritional Deficiency That Will Prevent Weight Loss - Even With Diet and Exercise If you're having trouble losing weight or keeping it off, then you need to know about this... The latest research shows that there's a 90% chance that your problem is due to a specific nutritional deficiency. That's right, a 90% chance! Yes, I know that sounds hard to believe - but the latest research proves it. When lab tests are done, 9 out of 10 women show this deficiency. And, when the deficiency is corrected, these women not only lose weight, but they keep it off permanently! What is the Deficiency? So, what is this deficiency that prevents you from losing weight? It's a deficiency of iodine. Yes, iodine. As an informed reader of health information, you probably know about iodine. You likely know that it's vital for your thyroid. And, you probably know that when your thyroid is not functioning properly, you will gain weight. But here is something that you may not know: In today's environment, it is nearly impossible to get the full amount of iodine that you need! Here are the reasons why: 1) There's very little iodine in our soil. Therefore, unless you eat lots and lots of iodine-rich foods (such as seaweed, kelp and shellfish), then you're not going to get very much iodine from your diet. 2) Some brands of table salt no longer contain additional iodine. 3) Flour manufacturers have stopped adding iodine to their flour and they are using bromine instead. The problem with this is that both bromine and iodine are halogens. They have very similar chemical properties and they attach to the same receptors in your cells. That means that bromine will compete with iodine for access to your cells. Therefore, the more bromine you eat, the less iodine you will get. Unfortunately, most baked goods are loaded with bromine. 4) Most public water supplies contains both chlorine and fluoride. And both of them are - you guessed it - halogens! So, along with bromine, they also compete with iodine to get into your cells. And, don't think that you can avoid chlorine and fluoride just by drinking filtered water. Every time you take a shower or a bath, soak in a hot tub, or get into a swimming pool, you get a heavy dose. You absorb them through your skin and breath them from the steam. 5) Most conventional doctors will never directly test for iodine deficiency. They just test your thyroid function instead. The problem with this is that the most widely used thyroid test, the TSH, is very inaccurate. It's not that it measures the hormone levels wrong. The problem is that the TSH test just measures the level of thyroid hormones. The TSH test can not distinguish between active thyroid hormone that contains iodine versus de-activated thyroid hormone that contains bromine, chlorine, or fluorine! So, even if the test shows that you have plenty of thyroid hormone, you could still be very low for active thyroid hormone. Many women go to their doctor looking like the poster child for under- active thyroid. They are overweight, losing their hair and eyebrows, they suffer from dry skin, and they feel cold all the time. Yet when their doctor gives them a TSH test, it comes back normal! When these women are put on iodine supplementation, their conditions improve quickly and dramatically. The appearance of their skin improves, they stop losing hair, and they finally lose that excess weight — and they keep it off too! And, of course, you can use iodine supplementation to lose weight, too. In fact, if you correct your iodine deficiency, you might find that you shed those excess pounds easily and without any strict diets or demanding exercise programs. Wouldn't that be nice? Iodine just might be the missing link that finally gets you back into those skinny jeans. But that's not all - correcting an iodine deficiency also provides a whole host of other health benefits. For example, a partial list includes... • It will fight fatigue and give you more energy • It will normalize several hormones • It can help get rid of any breast or ovarian cysts • It helps protect against diabetes • It improves your digestion • It helps protect against some toxins • It can help with fibromyalgia pain. How Much Iodine Do I Need? While everyone is different, you will likely be surprised to know that you need 400 times more iodine than what the RDA recommends! That's right, 400 times more. This is proven by the latest research. That might sound like a lot but it's just one drop from an eyedropper or one tiny tablet. Personally, I take one drop in about 8 oz of water about every other day. There are simple urine tests that you can do at home to determine if you have enough iodine. However, it's not a problem if you get too much. Your kidneys will efficiently filter out any excess iodine with absolutely no harm to your body. You will also help yourself by drinking filtered water and putting a filter on your shower head. Anything you can do to reduce the competition for iodine receptors will help you absorb more of the iodine that you need. One final note - you know that soft drinks are bad for you in several ways. You know that the excess sugar is bad for you. You might also know how terrible aspartame is for you. But, did you know that all soft drinks (both regular and diet) deplete your iodine levels and zap your thyroid. You should avoid soft drinks at all costs. Here's a good video that explains why any type of soft drink is bad for you and how it robs you body of iodine. Related Articles Iodine For Thyroid Treatment – Myth Busted How can you really tell if you need supplemental iodine for your thyroid? Skin Care – How to Soothe Dry Itchy Skin Dry itchy skin can be cured. If you suffer from dry itchy skin, you need to read about these skin care miracles. Does Diet Soda Make You Fat? Surprisingly, many people falsely believe that "diet" soda is in some way a good thing for losing body fat. Do Artificial Sweeteners (Splenda, aspartame, etc) Make You Fat? I've noticed that there's a lot of confusion and misconceptions revolving around these non-caloric sweeteners. |
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