03/09/2026
Your thyroid gland 🦋, located in your neck, uses iodine to make thyroid hormones. These hormones act like messengers that control many important functions throughout your body, including:
- How fast your body burns calories (metabolism)
- Your energy levels
- Body temperature
- Heart rate
- Growth and development
When your iodine drops? You feel like 💩
I’ve seen a pretty drastic change in how many people are testing low for iodine. The cause of a lot of it might shock you.
…salt. That’s right. Your fancy sea salts are depleting your body of a vital mineral that pink Himalayan salt bae isn’t providing.
So where are some sources you can get it and how much do you need?
- Iodized salt: Table salt with added iodine (check the label—not all salt is iodized)
- Dairy products: Milk, yogurt, and cheese
- Seafood: Fish and shellfish
- Eggs: Especially the yolk
- Bread: Some commercially baked breads contain iodine
- Most adults need about 150 micrograms (μg) per day
- Pregnant women need 220 μg per day
- Breastfeeding women need 290 μg per day
Please check your labels.
And your labs 💉 but I can do that for you 😏