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I’m often asked what is iodine used for in the body, here’s the answer.
A lot of people often ask about iodine supplementation. They ask about things such as how much and how often. They ask should they supplement with it at all and what is iodine used for in the body?
Vegans often ask can they get iodine through kelp? And, the fact that the oceans are so severely contaminated with radiation and pollutants, is it safe to take supplements?’
There is no question humans need iodine. There’s no doubt that we need iodine to be healthy. And without it, we would be dead so that tells you how important it is.
Is it possible to get the iodine we need from the ocean and what comes from it? Well, now that we have the Fukushima incident and trillions of tons of oil dumped in the oceans, etc. the question is, is it safe to eat out of the ocean?
The answer to that is it is probably safer to eat out of your toilet than to eat out of the ocean nowadays. If we’re going to continue to get iodine in a natural way, we’re going to have to start farming it on dry land.
People ask if kelp is safe, as it is from the ocean and has good iodine content. We are going to have to start farming it on land. To do that we’ll need to have to make lakes, saltwater lakes and grow our own kelp or wakame.
There are lots of sea vegetables. In fact, the only people in the world that we know that have adequate amounts of iodine are Japanese and Koreans. They live according to their traditional lifestyles, and not the ones that have been Westernized.
There’s a well-known brand called Lugol’s solution, 5%. It is a combination of iodine, which is two i’s together which is molecular iodine, and there’s iodide, which is the ionic form of iodine.
These combined is what gives Lugol’s solution. You can either take the drops. You can get it at any compounding pharmacy. You can put four or five drops on your thighs and you’ll watch them absorb quickly.
What is Iodine used for in the Body, see Dr. Lodi Explain in this Video
When they stop absorbing so quickly, you know you’re starting to fill up your iodine tank. Or you can just put it in water and drink it. It doesn’t taste that good, but you can disguise it.
We also have to be careful with iodine because too much of it suppresses thyroid function. If someone were to have Grave’s disease, they would be hyper. It’s an autoimmune condition that’s hyperthyroid.
The easiest and safest way to control it is with excess iodine. Excess iodine will turn down the production of thyroid. It’s important to be careful with the dosage.
People should monitor it subtly, or you can monitor it with temperatures. Taking what we call basal body temperatures. Every morning, you take your temperature for five minutes.
Average that over a five to six-day period, and if you’re less than 97.8, you’re getting hypothyroid. You need to be between 97.8 and 98.6. That’s where you want to be. This is a good way of monitoring it yourself.
Beside Lugol’s, there’s something called Iodoral, which is basically Lugol’s in a pill form. And now, Lugol’s actually has a pill form. These are great ways of getting iodine which we definitely need.
We are all deficient in iodine and we’re all getting too much fluoride, chloride, and bromide. To help improve your health, get rid of baked goods and make sure your water is just water.
Make sure the water you drink has no chloride, fluoride, or any of those other things in it. The less of these poisons you have, and you make sure your iodine tank is topped off, the more you can ensure thyroid health.
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An Oasis of Healing is proud to introduce Dr. Nathan Goodyear to our care team of experts.
We were about to send out a communication where we were going to formally introduce Dr. Goodyear to our loyal audience and low and behold a National Press Release beat us to it! A Press Release is only published when the news is noteworthy and adding Dr. Nathan Goodyear to our team of doctors at An Oasis of Healing is just that!
We feel the Press Release does a fantastic job explaining the credentials of Dr. Goodyear and why we are honored to have him as part of our team so we will let it speak for itself. The following is the Press Release in its entirety, enjoy.
Mesa, AZ, United States – June 5, 2018, /MarketersMedia/ — Mesa, AZ (June 4, 2018) – Great news for An Oasis of Healing patients: A new integrative medicine expert is in the house, and he’s all set to make a difference.
The celebrated Arizona-based integrative care center welcomes Dr. Nathan Goodyear to its elite care team to help more patients reclaim their health through a unique program that combines scientifically proven methods and natural healing modalities.
“We’re delighted to have an expert like Dr. Goodyear on our team. I am certain our patients will greatly benefit from his breadth of knowledge and experience,” renowned integrative oncologist and An Oasis of Healing founder Thomas Lodi shared. “He shares our passion for integrative medicine and his own wellness journey is an inspiration to those around him.”
Dr. Goodyear’s career began with his own weight loss journey wherein he lost 100 pounds following his college football career. Since then, he has dedicated himself to a science-based approach to integrative medicine which he has been practicing since 2006.
A graduate of the Louisiana Tech University and the Louisiana State University Health Services Center, he is a Fellow in Functional and Regenerative Medicine and served on the board of the American Functional Medicine Association. He is Board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and served as the Chief Resident in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Tennessee where he received the Chairman’s Award in 2004.
Dr. Goodyear is also a published author with two books to his name. Man Boob Nation, published in 2014, tackles an integrative medicine approach to low testosterone. It was followed by Total Testosterone Transformation in 2017.
“My mission is to bridge the science and clinical application of wellness medicine, so it can perform its original purpose of teaching the body how to heal,” Dr. Goodyear said. “I have seen the transformative work that Dr. Lodi and his team are doing, and it is an honor for me to be able to do my part.”
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An Oasis of Healing specializes in integrative cancer therapies and treatments. It is a field of study which combines various scientifically backed healing disciplines into a unified system that addresses the needs of cancer patients.
For well over a decade now, Dr. Lodi and his team have been giving over 1,000 patients a new lease in life through holistic and customized programs that help people heal from cancer and restore health.
An Oasis of Healing is located at 210 North Center St. Suite 102, Mesa, AZ 85201. Phone 480-834-5414.
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The Mind Body Spirit Connection Definition by Dr. Thomas Lodi.
We have to go back to Dr. Sigmund Freud when talking about the mind. Freud came up with the ID Ego and Super Ego. The ID Ego is the basic fundamental desire like hunger and the Super Ego says, eat that, not this. The mind body spirit connection definition is these are three aspects of the one same thing, energy is the same as matter.
When we use the word ego, like when we say, “he has a big ego”, what we are really mean is vanity. It’s not ego, the ego is the CEO. It is the executor of action.
We separate the mind into these three separate entities, mind, body and spirit and they are not separate. There are three different processes that they are using in order to talk about it.
It’s important to understand that the terms don’t mean that somewhere there is located an ID, Ego and Super Ego in different locations. This is not true, these are just terms used to discuss it.
This also applies to the mind, body, and spirit. Let’s think about it, where would you say that the mind ends, and the body begins? Where does the spirit connect to something or come into play?
They are all interwoven and they are just three aspects of one thing. They are broken into three things just, so people can talk about it. It gives you a vocabulary.
The Mind Body Spirit Connection Definition Explained on Video
We all know that E=MC2 which was Einstein’s conclusion which was a mathematically proven realization that energy and matter are the same. Mind = Body. What is the mind? The mind is energy and it is affecting the body.
Let’s talk about human perception or figure, ground and context. Humans don’t think about the context or the ground, we think about the figure. An artist knows that when they make something bigger, it looks closer.
Something out of context has no meaning. Without context it’s meaningless. This is something humans don’t understand in the way they live their daily lives and the way they perceive things. Everything requires context.
An artist knows this as they take great pains to draw the background. To draw the mountain that the rabbit is running up so the context is given.
The physical universe is also known as the phenomenal universe, exists in polarities. What I mean by this is up has no meaning without down. A front has no meaning without a back. These pairings give each other meaning and existence.
In the physical world, everything exists in polarities. It’s interesting because this is how we learn. We learn by contrast. The reality of the physical world is duality.
The definition for stress is an internal friction on an object.
If an object has tension on it, that causes stress. Hans Selye, who was an endocrinologist, came up with the term stress. I have my own definition for stress and that is “you don’t like what is”.
Prior to Hans using this term inside the body, stress was only used for a physical object. It was a term used in physics, not in psychology.
Let me point out a distinction between stress and being inspired. Stress is really just a perception. For example, if an everyday person got dropped off at the foot of Mt. Everest and told they had to climb it, that person would be stressed.
Yet, an experienced rock climber is put in the same position and they would be excited. These two people faced the same event, the same physical requirement and one is stressed, and one is not. Again, stress is a perception.
The term “stress” has become so common in our everyday language that no one even thinks about it. People commonly say, “I’m stressed” or “that stresses me out”. People also think that they have acquired some condition because of stress.
The Definition for Stress I Created is Simply “You Do Not Like What Is”
Now, stress is most likely contributory, but it is not necessarily the cause. The interface between the mind and the body takes place somewhere at the base of the brain called the hypothalamus.
The hypothalamus makes hormones. It then sends messages to the pituitary and then the pituitary sends out hormones to the rest of the body.
Our thyroid gland produces a hormone that gives us energy. A “hypo” condition is someone who is tired, low energy, losing their hair, etc. A “hyper” condition is someone whose heart is beating very fast and they are hyper.
When looking at the standard hormones such as the ovaries, the thyroid, etc., people tend to forget about all the other hormones going on in the body. For example, the heart produces a hormone that deals with the body’s ability to excrete urine.
At our healing center, An Oasis of Healing, we have an extensive, unique and highly effective comprehensive cancer care program. Our protocol not only includes intravenous and adjunct therapies, but we also assist with the mind-body relationship.
There is no one single therapy or treatment that reverses health ailments, it is, in fact, an integrated approach that helps to restore health and return to living a vibrant life.
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I’m often asked what is iodine used for in the body, here’s the answer.
An Oasis of Healing is proud to introduce Dr. Nathan Goodyear to our care team of experts.
The Mind Body Spirit Connection Definition by Dr. Thomas Lodi.
The definition for stress is an internal friction on an object.
