Iodine could make men happy! 
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MoreTrying to convince my husband to take iodine, so thought I would post this info for those who might enjoy the read.
http://www.crossroadsclinic.net/articles/prostate.html
We know that Iodine deficiency is linked with fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer. When a woman with fibrocystic breasts is treated with iodine, the fibrocystic breasts soften and turn into normal breasts. It would not be unreasonable to conclude that the same thing could happen when men with enlarged prostates are treated with iodine. Nature tends to be fairly conservative, and does not invent new processes when the old ones are perfectly adequate to the task. Iodine deficiency is associated with increased risk of three different cancers, including breast, thyroid and stomach, all of which have thyroid hormone receptors.2
The prostate also contains thyroid hormone receptors.3 Thyroid hormone requires Iodine for its synthesis. Therefore the prostate must also require iodine, since it has the receptors for thyroid hormone, and nature really does not create useless redundancies. This could explain why therapy with iodine or Iodide could help to shrink the size of the prostate. It is known that iodine deficiency in adolescents results in enlargement of the testes, just as it results in enlargement of the thyroid gland without concomitant production of androgenic hormones and virilization.
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,048,488"It is known that Iodine deficiency in adolescents results in enlargement of the testes, just as it results in enlargement of the thyroid gland without concomitant production of androgenic hormones and virilization."
Iodine insufficiency appears to cause swelling in many different organs, so it shouldn't be surprising if prostate enlargement is also a result of a shortage of iodine. The mode of action of compositions known to reduce prostatic enlargement may be by a mechanism which perturbs and causes a re-distribution of existing bodily Iodine to the prostate. - prostate requires large amounts of i... #69242
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The prostate requires large amounts of iodINE (vs. iodIDE).
http://www.tahoma-clinic.com/estrogen2.shtml (Jonathan Wright)
"The third item is one that I like to recommend, although there is very little literature on it, and that's simply a very small amount of iodine. It turns out that the prostate gland is the male body's second-greatest repository for iodine - after the thyroid gland, of course. In women, the second greatest accumulation of iodine is in the ovaries.
"It has been my clinical observation, not published in the scientific literature, that when women have low estriol and more estrone and estradiol - remember Dr. Lemon's theory that low estriol levels represent a cancer risk - added iodine helps to raise the levels of estriol and concomitantly lower the levels of estrone and estradiol (which are more procarcinogenic). I don't know how it works, but I've seen it work enough times since I first observed it in the 1970s that I know it's true."
http://www.mbschachter.com/Iodine.htm
"… 2 drops of the Lugol’s solution contains 5 mg of the reduced elemental form of iodINE (preferred by the breast, ovary and prostate) and 7.5 mg in the iodIDE form (preferred by the thyroid gland)."
http://www.anticancerinfo.co.uk/Iodine.htm
"The thyroid gland primarily uses iodide as does the skin; the breast and prostate glands use iodine; and other tissues including the kidneys, spleen, liver, blood, salivary glands and intestines can use either form."- Re: prostate requires large amounts ... #70609
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This is a reply to # 1,048,694Awesome! I've given him the information and now we play the waiting game. Thank You so much, I do appreciate your time.
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This is a reply to # 1,048,488I am sure that you are onto something VERY important. I have had increasing problems with my enlarged prostate in spite of having taken saw palmetto for many years.
I recently learned that Iodine deficiency is very common and I understand that the thyroid plays an important role as regulator of many vital body functions. I therefore started taking an Iodine supplement a little more than one week ago.
I used to get up at night three or four times and I had difficulties urinating. During the last three nights I only needed to get up once one night and slept through during the others.
I have made no other changes than taking the Iodine tablet and therefore i started seeking information on the internet to find any possible link between the thyroid and the prostate. And here it is. Thanks so much for sharing. This is potentially very important for a lot of men!
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