- Posted by kimh on October 15, 2009
October is National Breast Cancer Month and people are
sporting cute pins, buttons and bracelets encouraging everyone to ‘support ta
tas’ and ‘feel your boobies.’ Women are
being reminded to get their yearly mammogram and eat lots of fruits and
vegetables. What no one is talking about
is iodine.
Iodine
is a very important mineral that is stored in the thyroid gland, ovaries and
breasts. Breast Cancer has several
etiologies but one of them is iodine deficiency coupled with bromide/flouride
toxicity. Bromide, fluoride and chlorine,
found in swimming pools, our water supply and the artificial sweetener Splenda,
all compete with iodine for absorption. Flouride
is also in the water supply and in foods prepared with fluoridated water,
toothpaste and medications such as the antidepressants Paxil and Prozac. Flonase and Flovent also contain fluoride. Bromide is found in such things as furniture,
carpet, cars, fire retardant clothing and mattresses, asthma medications and
flour and bread products.
Iodine
is important for thyroid and breast health and a connection between
hypothyroidism and breast cancer was first reported in 1896. Iodine deficiency can cause estrogen
production to increase and when you add increased estrogen production to the
increase in exposure to environmental estrogens in plastic, pesticides, meat
and dairy foods, you have a ripe environment for the development of breast
cancer. On top of that, we are bombarded
with bromide and fluoride on a daily basis which further deplete iodine.
One of
the best steps to take in preventing cancer is to get an iodine loading test
and discuss the results with a knowledgeable physician who can prescribe the
right dose of iodine for you. You want
to get plenty of unrefined sea salt in the diet as the chloride component of
salt helps to rid the body of bromide.
Vitamin C, magnesium and selenium need to be taken along with iodine, so
again, it’s best to consult a knowledgeable physician.
For
more information on iodine and breast health, go to http://www.drbrownstein.com, http://www.breastcancerchoices.org
and http://www.hakalalabs.com.
Annette Presley RD LD CPT, Chief
Nutritionist for Liberation Wellness
Annette has been a registered
dietitian for over 17 years and discovered several years ago that every thing
she learned in school was wrong and the nutrition advice we dispense in this
country actually causes heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity. She
is now dedicating her life to getting the truth out so people can live a truly
healthy life. She is founder of Find Your Weigh online at findyourweigh.com.