Iodine
Properties: necessary for normal functioning of the thyroid gland. Under condition of normal maintenance of a gland by an iodine he kills a harmful microflora, circulating in blood. When the thyroid gland is not able to get enough iodine, a person can develop goiter. If the thyroid gland is weakened from childhood or from an early age, the pituitary gland also remains weak, which as a result can lead to growth retardation and mental development disorders. If the lack of iodine in the body is combined with a lack of calcium, then the formation of kidney stones is possible. It is very important to take into account that the lack of iodine in the body affects intellect and mental abilities.
The lack of iodine in the body of a woman can even lead to infertility. If the parents have serious deficiency of iodine and calcium, then they can be born deaf-mute children. Therefore, pregnant women and dsp in infancy and early adulthood should not lack food as a source of iodine and calcium, otherwise their growth and mental development will be suspended. So consider yoga, and they managed to gain wisdom 31 the last 1000 years.
The scientist IL Arshavsky also points out the important role of iodine in pregnancy;he believes that "the hormone of the thyroid gland of the mother, acting on the tissues of the embryo, has a direct effect on them and thereby provides the processes of formation. The absence of the mother hormone when removing the thyroid gland( or the lack of a hormone in the absence of iodine) causes the death of the embryo in connection with the stop or violation of the differentiation processes "(Sketches of Age Physiology).
It should be emphasized that the lack of iodine in the body can accumulate with a lack of iodine in the area, with the drinking of chlorinated water( because chlorine causes a significant loss of iodine), with frequent diseases, reduced energy and endurance, with nervous tension and excess fatreserves, with increased radiation. Compensate it in the early stages can, in particular, using - along with other preventive measures - iodized salt and products containing iodine, but consultation of the endocrinologist is mandatory.
Sources: radish( however, remember that it can not be eaten in sick kidneys), asparagus, carrots, tomatoes, spinach, rhubarb, potatoes, peas, strawberries, mushrooms, lettuce, bananas, cabbage;egg yolk, onion, apple seeds, persimmon, sea kale, seafood, iodized salt. D. Jarvis advises pregnant women to add twice a week to 1 drop( at weight to 65 kg) of Lugol's solution( a solution of iodine in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide) into sour juice or water( from 2 teaspoons of natural apple cider vinegar( containing potassium) and 2 teaspoons of honey).At a weight of more than 65 kg, add 2 drops of iodine. Do not increase the dosage of iodine in any case!