Did you know that every day you have all sorts of poor little receptors in your body engaged in an Olympic-level competition? Well it's happening whether you know it or not.

You know how adamant I am about those damn Xenoestrogens competing with our estrogen receptors? Well too much estrogen and xenoestrogens means that your thyroid hormones have to compete for their own receptors!

But that's not all - here's another competition to be aware about:
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bromine VS Iodine</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Bromine competes with iodine receptors used by your thyroid.</p>
Your thyroid absolutely requires iodine in order to produce thyroid hormone and it needs to pull it out of your bloodstream to get it.   In fact if you may have heard of T4 and T3 but did you know what those numbers stand for?  T4 refers to thyroxine which has 4 iodine atoms.  T4 has to convert to T3 (triiodothyronine) by getting rid of one iodine atom.  This happens in various tissues but mostly in the liver and the brain.

The problem is Bromine is EVERYWHERE!  But there are ways to minimize your exposure.

The other Halides:

<strong>Flourine:</strong>

<strong></strong>You know that flouride in your toothpaste? It might be wreaking havoc on your thyroid.  <a title="FlourideAlert.org" href="http://www.fluoridealert.org/issues/health/thyroid/" target="_blank">FlourideAlert.org</a>

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<a title="Stats Can Iodine Deficiency" href="http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-625-x/2012001/article/11733-eng.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Iodine Deficiency in Canada (Stats Can Study Canadians Age 3 - 79)</strong></a>

22% of Canadians had a mild iodine deficiency

7% of Canadians have a moderate deficiency

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Iodine Deficiency in United States (

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To learn more about how iodine deficiency is linked to obesity, cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, fibromyalgia, some cancers - like breast cancer, fibrocystic breasts, stomach cancer and cardiovascular health check out this informative article on LifeExtension.com:  <a title="The Silent Epidemic of Iodine Deficiency" href="http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2011/oct2011_The-Silent-Epidemic-of-Iodine-Deficiency_01.htm" target="_blank">The Silent Epidemic of Iodine Deficiency</a>