Long story short, most of us in the modern world have a serious lack of iodine in our bodies. We don't consume enough iodine-rich foods (sea weeds, seafood, etc). On top of this, pesticides, environmental chemicals, oral contraceptives, tobacco/alcohol, and a poor diet also lead to iodine deficiency. Studies are starting to show that many health problems are helped by iodine supplementation.
Estrogen dominance in women is a major problem in the US due in part to iodine to iodine deficiency (as well as poor diet, pollutants, lack of exercise, etc). Signs of estrogen dominance include fibrocystic breast disease (sore, lumpy breasts), ovarian/uterine cysts, fibroids, PCOS, endometriosis, and PMS.
One of the contributing factors to estrogen dominance is lack of iodine. The Iodine Project and other research/informational resources has shown that iodine supplementation can greatly help many of these females problems (and many other health problems as well: fibromyalgia, fatigue, ADD, diabetes).
I have seen firsthand huge improvements since starting iodine supplementation, so I highly recommend it trying it.
I purchased J.Crow's Lugol's solution on Amazon and started off taking 2 drops a day.
Each drop has roughly 6 grams of iodine. After a few weeks, I gradually increased my dosage to 50 mg per day. I saw a huge improvement within just the first few weeks.
Another option is a product called Iodoral, which are tablets rather than liquid format. Each tablet provides 12.5 mg, which is equal to about 2 drops of the Lugol's solution.
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