Low iodine, excess haldes, and lack of Bs and other trace minerals. https://t.co/Qvno7bfHZD
— Jennifer Depew, RD (@deNutrients) December 12, 2021
I used Iodoral, high dose but equivalent to the amount of iodine in a traditional Japanese diet.
— Jennifer Depew, RD (@deNutrients) December 12, 2021
So it looks like there are a handful of causes for hair loss. Registered Dietician, Jennifer Depew, called out a few: low iodine, excess halides, lack of B vitamins, and other trace minerals."
This shouldn't have surprised me, but it did,
Oceans are the world's main repositories of iodine and very little of earths iodine is actually found in the soil. The deposition of iodine in the soil occurs due to volatilization from ocean water, a process aided by ultraviolet radiation. The coastal regions of the world are much richer in iodine content than the soils further inland; here the problem gets more compounded by continuous leeching of iodine from the soil(5). Therefore, the crops grown in such soil remain iodine deficient; even ground water in these areas is deficient in iodine(2). This explains the endemic distribution of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) in the world.
As for iodine loss due to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 vaccine, it is cause for concern,
The thyroid seems to be one of the most common end-organ targets of COVID-19 morbidity.
So the thyroid is vulnerable. How best to protect it?
Hmm, like which ones? It looks like shellfish, fish, and seaweed are your champion foods for iodine.
Marine products, including fish, kelp, seaweeds, and shellfish are rich natural food sources. However, people living far away from the coast tend to take low amounts of seafood and develop insufficiency of the mineral in their system.
The insufficiency of this trace mineral is taken care of in several countries by compulsory iodization of the common table salt. The amount added to common salt is just to stave off hypothyroidism. Apart from thyroid glands, iodine is present in high concentrations in breast tissue, stomach lining cells, ovaries, prostate glands, and oral mucosa. Any insufficiency will adversely affect the health of these tissues.
She highlights halides, and those are salts.
Halides are chemical compounds that contain halogens. Halides are present in nature with some—namely salts and acids—being essential to human life. Halides can be found in minerals, animals, and plants. The best-known halide is NaCl: table salt.
While some halogen-containing substances or halides are safe, there are some that have raised suspicions as being toxic and carcinogenic. In the electronics industry, this can be a concern as some of these materials are used in manufacturing.
For example, we know that chlorine is used to keep drinking water safe by killing off unwanted bacteria. It is not harmful to humans in such a low concentration. However, concerns arise when chlorine gas is released into the air.
Here is a list of some iodine-rich foods:
Seaweed, 232 mcg
Bread made with iodate dough, 185 mcg
Cod, 158 mcg
Greek yogurt, 116 mcg
Oysters, 93 mcg
Eggs, 26 mcg
Beef liver, 14 mcg
Lots of benefits to taking iodine supplements. The top three benefits are, one, improved cognitive performance, two, improved neuromotor function, and three, increased TH [or thyroid] levels. How does iodine help with COVID symptoms or symptoms from a COVID vaccine?
