Why are Iodine and Selenium so Important for a proper thyroid function
Today I'm gonna discuss about the infamous Iodine and his best friend Selenium. These two mineral are really crucial for the well being of a healthy thyroid function. Our Thyroid produces Hormone T4 which then needs to be converted in to the active form of the thyroid hormone T3. The Letter T stands for Tyrosine and the number 4 and 3 are the amount of Iodine molecul attached to the tyrosine. So basically the thyroid hormones are made of Iodine. When your bodyis lack in Iodine then you will develop an under active thyroid. If this situation continues then you might even develop Goiter. Unfortunately nowadays we are so heavily exposed to the other toxic halides such as the fluoride, bromide and chloride. They look so identical to Iodine because they belong to the same group in the periodic table called halogens. Iodine have a tough time competing with the other halides when it comes to making thyroid hormones.The body look at all the halides the same. That's the reaso...