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It’s a quiet epidemic affecting millions of women. No matter how much you sleep, you’re always waking up
exhausted. Trying to shake the cobwebs from your head, you step on the scale. What! It just can’t be true.
You’ve been watching your diet, cutting out the junk food, exercising.. and not only haven’t you lost
anything – you’ve gained even more pounds!
Thinking you may have to go out and buy a new scale, you look in the mirror – running your hand through
your hair. Does it just seem thinner – less robust lately – or is it really falling out?
When cleaning out the shower drain, it hits home. The stark truth is staring you right in the face… clumps
and wads of hair… and all of it yours.
You’re tired – all the time. You just about drag yourself through the day on sheer willpower. When even that
starts to dwindle, it’s coffee, coffee and more coffee. Anything that will give you the caffeine buzz you need
to function.
The same holds true for all those so-called energy drinks. Basically super-charged caffeine hopped up with
sugar and other ingredients, at up to $4 a pop it’s a mighty expensive way to fight fatigue and keep your
body moving.
You go through the day in a brain fog. It doesn’t matter how much coffee you drink, or how many overpriced
caffeine saturated concoctions you gulp down, nothing seems to clear your head or give you the healthy
energy you’re desperately seeking.
Well….there’s good news and bad news.
First the bad news: All the symptoms above – and a host of others – are caused by an under active
thyroid, what the medical world calls hypothyroidism.
It usually starts when we pass our middle 20s, getting progressively worse as we age. Many women really
don't notice their symptoms until after childbirth… when it just hits you, seemingly out of nowhere. That
“baby weight gain” isn’t lost. Depression and exhaustion are constant companions, and you just don’t feel
“right” in your own body anymore.
If you try talking to your doctor about it, you’ll be humored by being given a thyroid blood test. Of course,
when it comes back it’ll say you don't have hypothyroidism - your thyroid is normal. You’ll then be told it’s
“all in your head” and be given a prescription for an anti-depressant.
But the fact of the matter is this…
Your “Head” is Fine… Your Thyroid Isn’t!
Here's a dirty little secret most doctors won’t discuss with you. When a medical test is done, any result within
a wide range is deemed normal. Your thyroid could be functioning at 30% of peak efficiency, but your tests
will say that’s fine.
Well, it’s not fine - you're hypothyroid. And you have the hair loss, the lethargy & fatigue and the weight
gain to prove it.
Taking an anti-depressant won’t do a thing for your symptoms or your hypothyroid condition. But it will make
the big drug companies very happy in having yet another long term customer hooked on their products.
If you keep insisting, you’ll probably be told there’s nothing else to be done. Since your tests are "normal"
you won’t be given the one prescription that would actually help: The actual thyroid hormone.
96% of all people tested are iodine deficient! This according to a study of 4000 patients conducted by Dr.
David Brownstein, Medical Director for The Center of Holistic Medicine, and renowned author of several
books on hormones, iodine and hypothyroidism.
The World Health Organization also concurs, estimating that 72% of the world’s population is being affected
by iodine deficiency.
Just how important is iodine? Consider this… about 25¢ worth is all that stands between an infant
developing normally and one that’ll be severely mentally handicapped the rest of its life.
Iodine is essential to a proper functioning thyroid and preventing hypothyroidism. But as we grow older, our
thyroid starts slowing down. It just can’t metabolize the iodine it needs as efficiently, and that means the
hormone produced (also known as thyroid) goes down as well.
There are 2 other reasons why most of us are iodine deficient:
• Inadequate dietary intake, and
• Exposure to toxic substances that displace iodine.
Iodine is a mineral, but one that is not abundant in the food we eat. Primarily found in very small quantities
in seawater, soils are naturally deficient in iodine, especially the further away you get from the ocean.
Iodine is also fairly easily displaced from your body by toxins called toxic halides… fluoride, bromine and
chloride.
Fluoride is by far the worst culprit. Found in toothpaste and in your water supply, every time you take a
shower, brush your teeth or drink from the tap, your body gets a little exposure to fluoride, leeching out
good iodine. And contrary to popular belief, fluoridated water is actually rather poor at preventing tooth
decay.
Why is it in our water supply then? Poor science combined with corporate greed and political ignorance
paved the way. Basically a toxic by-product of aluminum production, fluoridation was sold as a way to
prevent cavities because some areas with natural fluoride in the water also had lower instances of tooth
decay. Based upon that spurious observation, fluoridation began.
Hypothyroidism: A Host Of Symptoms &
Devastating Medical Conditions!
The downward spiral in your health is slight at first, almost unnoticeable. Your vitality isn’t what it used to be,
your get up and go seems to have got up and gone.
You tire more easily, but you sleep less deeply.
You gain weight… sometimes you just look at a french fry and it goes straight to your hips!
Chalking it up to a busy lifestyle and poor eating habits, you probably ignore it, possibly for years. But the
changes in your body go on and on.
What kind of changes?
There are over 2 dozen major symptoms and signs associated with an under active thyroid. Here are just a
few of the more common ones…
• Weight gain
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• Low energy - fatigue
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• Ice-cold hands or feet
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• Dry skin
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• Hair loss (alopecia)
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• Brain fog
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• Insomnia, poor sleep
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• Tingling in hands and feet
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• Muscle pain
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• Edema (swelling in ankles)
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• Elevated cholesterol
All due to your under active thyroid, and definitely not to “clinical depression” as so many of you are led to
believe. In fact, your depression is yet another sign of hypothyroidism!
Iodine and Your Thyroid Gland
There are actually four types of thyroid hormones: T1, T2, T3, and T4. The most important are T3 and T4.
The bottom line is that if there is not enough iodine in the thyroid gland, then it is impossible to have
sufficient thyroid hormone of any type. The result is an under active thyroid or hypothyroidism.
As recently as 2007, a handful of progressive doctors (such as me) wrote prescriptions for thyroid
hormones in patients who had clinical hypothyroid symptoms (regardless of blood tests). And this was
relatively successful.
But now, we are finding out that iodine supplementation alone helps most of our patients, without ever
having to resort to the prescription pad and hassle of getting a doctor to write a script for thyroid hormone.
This is win-win situation.
It would be great if you could just walk into your local drug store or health food shop and be able to get your
iodine supplements without any problems.
But here’s the thing – you can’t.
You see, there are two types of iodine necessary for optimal nutrition and thyroid function: Iodine and
iodide. The iodine supplements you normally find are made from kelp – a seaweed – lacking in iodide. Plus,
the iodine supplements you’ll see on the retail shelves are about 100 times too weak to be effective in
stimulating your thyroid and reversing hypothyroidism!
Low iodine equals low thyroid. Low thyroid equals low energy, and a busload of other symptoms.
It’s that straightforward.
You’d literally have to be downing an entire bottle of pills each day. Which is not only totally impractical, but
downright expensive!
Because iodine is not only critical for a healthy thyroid, it’s present and used in every single cell in your
body, including…
• Salivary glands
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• Cerebrospinal fluid and the brain
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• Gastric mucosa
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• Choroid plexus (part of the brain)
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• Breasts
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• Ovaries
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• Eyes – ciliary bodies
Each tablet we recommends contains a full 5 mg of Iodine combined with a balanced amount of 7.5 mg of
Iodide – the optimal formulation for peak bio-availability.
Imagine the Life Awaiting You…
Where exhaustion and depression just aren’t in your vocabulary, being fit and firm is the norm and your
runaway weight gain simply stops.
Your horrendous migraines fade away, your hair is full and lustrous, and your face practically shines with
robust health.
A time when looking into the mirror, the “old you” has disappeared, being replaced with the woman your
husband fell head over heals in love with…
It’s possible. It’s doable. It’s easy.
Call me for info on how to purchase high-potency, good quality Iodine!
Jane Smolnik, 828-777-5263