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".... other conditions which clearly points to the fact that you are iodine deficient. Iodine deficiency is easy to see, autoimmunity, low stomach acid, lack of energy level, adrenal exhaustion, fungus problems, arthritis (fungus caused, rhematoid), high cadmium, high mercury..."

"...one reason WHY your body was high in heavy metals..one is iodine deficiency reduces your body's ability to rid of heavy toxic metals...which may bring about hypothyroidism (that and lack of iodine), but in the adrenal, it may create adrenal exhaustion..."