Product Review

In each i-Throid capsule by RLC Labs contains 7.5 milligrams of iodide from potassium iodide. Iodine is a trace mineral that his crucial to the body's overall health. This means that although it is essential that you get iodine from the diet' only a small (trace) amount is necessary for proper functioning. i-ThroidTM delivers the optimal amount of elemental iodine in a vegetable capsule for easy ingestion' optimal bioavailablity and rapid release. What is Iodine? In the body' iodine's primary responsibility is to bind with tyrosine in order to create thyroid hormones. Although it is best known for this role' it is involved in other important processes as well. For example' iodine is needed for cells to convert food into energy. Iodine Deficiency The body cannot make iodine' so it is essential that you get enough of this trace mineral through your diet. Although it is found in many foods' such as cheese' yogurt' shellfish and seaweed' many Americans are deficient in iodine. The fact of the matter is' if you don't have enough iodine in your body' you won't be able to make enough thyroid hormones. If the deficiency is left untreated' this will eventually lead to an enlarged thyroid' which presents itself as a goiter. Prior to 1920' iodine deficiency was common in northern states. It is for this reason that northern American states and most of Canada was referred to as the "goiter belt." Today' it is estimated that as much as 40 percent of the population may be deficient in iodine.