Ippodrom47
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Well, that's quite a long story but I'll try to be as succinct as possible. Male, 31.
I've been having quite a lot of health related issues for the past year and a half, namely low WBC, bile reflux gastritis, fatigue, gut infection, dry skin, dandruff, low libido, constipation, low body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. Several months ago, it got worse with runny nose and very dry hands and feet. Also, carotenemia.
There definitely were several factors causing my condition, such as overtraining and living in a moldy apartment at the time.
But it struck me not so long ago that it was around the time my issues started to manifest that I began actively using iodized salt. I added it to meats, side dishes, eggs, salads. Also, my workspace canteen had shakers with iodized salt on every table. Then, having read about the importance of iodine and how lots of people in Russia are deficient, I added dried kelp chips to my diet. Yes, and fish, too. I liked salty foods and was adding iodized salt even to store-purchased foods. I also ordered kelp supplements.
All in all, my heath noticeably deteriorated last fall. I started having food sensitivities I'd never had before, and carotenemia kicked in as well. I was feeling cold all the time, and once was literally shaking when riding subway to a meeting. My T4 and T3 were below normal, while TSH was ok.
Around three weeks ago I finally realized that maybe my iodine intake was a bit too much. I cut out kelp supplements and iodized salt. My hands are no longer extremely dry, the runny nose issue has gone, my energy levels seem to get better.
The thing is, I never consumed too much iodine as a child or prior to that terrible experience. Sure, I ate eggs, some fish, a bit of seaweed here and there, but never used iodized salt or kelp supplements. Can it be that my body is used to functioning on little iodine and does not need more of it? After all, I'm 31 and it's definitely seems a bit too late to change hormonal patterns or whatever.
I don't know how much time is needed for my body to finally get back to normal as my stomach and urinary mucosa are still inflamed and irritated but I have some hope.
Thanks for reading this piece of crappy personal story :)
I've been having quite a lot of health related issues for the past year and a half, namely low WBC, bile reflux gastritis, fatigue, gut infection, dry skin, dandruff, low libido, constipation, low body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. Several months ago, it got worse with runny nose and very dry hands and feet. Also, carotenemia.
There definitely were several factors causing my condition, such as overtraining and living in a moldy apartment at the time.
But it struck me not so long ago that it was around the time my issues started to manifest that I began actively using iodized salt. I added it to meats, side dishes, eggs, salads. Also, my workspace canteen had shakers with iodized salt on every table. Then, having read about the importance of iodine and how lots of people in Russia are deficient, I added dried kelp chips to my diet. Yes, and fish, too. I liked salty foods and was adding iodized salt even to store-purchased foods. I also ordered kelp supplements.
All in all, my heath noticeably deteriorated last fall. I started having food sensitivities I'd never had before, and carotenemia kicked in as well. I was feeling cold all the time, and once was literally shaking when riding subway to a meeting. My T4 and T3 were below normal, while TSH was ok.
Around three weeks ago I finally realized that maybe my iodine intake was a bit too much. I cut out kelp supplements and iodized salt. My hands are no longer extremely dry, the runny nose issue has gone, my energy levels seem to get better.
The thing is, I never consumed too much iodine as a child or prior to that terrible experience. Sure, I ate eggs, some fish, a bit of seaweed here and there, but never used iodized salt or kelp supplements. Can it be that my body is used to functioning on little iodine and does not need more of it? After all, I'm 31 and it's definitely seems a bit too late to change hormonal patterns or whatever.
I don't know how much time is needed for my body to finally get back to normal as my stomach and urinary mucosa are still inflamed and irritated but I have some hope.
Thanks for reading this piece of crappy personal story :)
