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The Seaweed I Love To Eat

rebel_woman06 @SIMPLYD (90717) • Philippines 7 Mar 17

The other Saturday, when I visited my parents, one of the foods we had for lunch was the sea grapes or what we call in our own dialect as “lato”. It is actually a seaweed, bought from the ambulant fish vendor who goes around the...

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Why should we have Iodine in our body?

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 29 Dec 16

Iodine is very important for the human body. Its deficiency in the body leads to many diseases which may be cataloged in a range The deficiency of Iodine causes a condition called Goitre. The deficiency of Iodine causes...

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A to Z Challenge: The Letter I

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 1 Apr 16

I’m trying to get all the letters completed. I’m having fun with it, although some letters are more difficult than others. Islands: I have been to several islands in the Caribbean: St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St. John. Jamaica,...

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Usual complaint from a new mother.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 28 Aug 11

As a homeopath, I often have to face a complaint, especially from the new mother of a baby which is always as follows: ‘My child is too thin and is picky about its food and I feel it does not eat enough. What can I do now? Would...

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How you fulfill shortage of Iodine in your food and body ?

edigital @edigital (2709) • United States 21 Oct 10

For want of iodine there are lot of trouble in our body due to disturbance in thyroid gland. How you fulfill the shortage of Iodine in food and body to avoid goiter and other disease may attack for shortage of Iodine ?? In our...

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Iodine importance?

DkAngelPrincess @DkAngelPrincess (329) • United States 25 Jul 09

If you're pregnant, make sure your prenatal vitamins contain 150 micrograms (mcg) of iodine-only 51 percent do. Fetuses and babies need iodine to produce thyroid hormone, which is important for neurodevelopment, and a deficiency...

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the important of seafoods

tkleyr @tkleyr (406) • Philippines 1 Feb 09

Do you know that luck of seafood's in our body can cause the enlargement of the thyroid or what we called goiter?Because seafood's is one of the food which we can find iodine that is very important to our body as iodine help...

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iodine allergy and underactive thyroid

Goatlady @Goatlady (159) • Ireland 25 Mar 08

I know I have an iodine allergy, found out by accident years ago. Can't go near Shellfish, etc. Nobody really eats fish in our house so I don't have to worry. The thing is - iodine allergy a nd an underactive thyroid pretty much...

Thyroid gland and iodine

sylvia13 @sylvia13 (1850) • Nelson Bay, Australia 5 Aug 07

Although my mother and sister have thyroid problems, I was surprised when doctors said I had a hyperactive one. I was told to take a pill a few months ago, but after some blood tests they have now told me to stop taking the...

Poll about your thyroid - because I may have made a thyroid breakthrough

dancia2007 @dancia2007 (551) • United States 11 Jun 07

I may have hit a breakthrough on fixing my thyroid issues naturally.... it started by eating tuna when a friend was waving it in front of my face teasing me about it. I would like to see if there is a pattern by asking you all...

iodine deficiency

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Allergies to medicines

emeraldisle @emeraldisle (13138) • United States 25 Feb 07

For those of you who have read some of my other messages you know I'm allergic to iodine and I've had problems with it due to being in other medications. For those of you who don't know iodine is often in other medications under...

pain medication

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Oops...Not thinking at all

emeraldisle @emeraldisle (13138) • United States 21 Feb 07

Well a couple of weeks ago silly me hurt my ankle. Don't ask me how because I don't know how. I got up to walk out to have a cigarette outside and my ankle and the side of my leg were screaming in pain. Well all I have for pain...

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Iodine

zugedanit @zugedanit (1958) • Philippines 16 Feb 07

When testing for starch what is the colour change of iodine solution as I know if it is tested positive that is turned to a blue/black, however what is its original colour? Also I am unsure of the original colour of benedict's...

Hidden Iodine

emeraldisle @emeraldisle (13138) • United States 13 Dec 06

Are you allergic to Iodine or know someone who is? I have discovered Iodine hidden in many things which of course causes problems for me. Usually it is hidden in the inactive ingredients. Have you found any hidden iodine in...

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Allergy

Deltaseccc @Deltaseccc (505) • Namibia 5 Nov 06

Are you allergic to iodine or anything else?

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