The 5 Signs and Symptoms of an Iodine Deficiency You’ve Never Heard

Iodine has many different health benefits, but over two billion people have an iodine deficiency. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of an iodine deficiency.

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0:00 Introduction: Iodine deficiency
0:19 Health benefits of iodine
1:33 Hypothyroidism
2:08 Iodine deficiency symptoms
8:57 Learn more about iodine!

Today, we're going to talk about the signs and symptoms of iodine deficiency.

Many people have low iodine. You're likely iodine deficient unless you consume shellfish, seaweed, sea kelp, or vegetables grown on the coast.

The level of iodine in your body really depends on the level of iodine in the food you eat and the soil it's grown in.

If you're deficient in iodine, you could end up with a hypothyroid condition.

The top symptoms of hypothyroidism include:
• Swelling in the lower part of the neck
• Difficulty losing weight
• Dry hair and dry skin
• Thinned hair
• Constipation

Overlooked signs of an iodine deficiency:
1. Estrogen dominance. Iodine helps regulate estrogen and helps prevent estrogen dominance. It also supports detoxification.

2. High cortisol levels. Iodine helps normalize cortisol levels.

3. A hypothyroid condition. Hypothyroidism can cause the cholesterol in your body to be elevated but unusable for making vitamin D, cell membranes, and bile.

4. Side effects when consuming soy products. Iodine helps buffer the estrogen effects of consuming soy products.

5. Hashimoto's. You still need iodine if you have Hashimoto's, but not excess iodine. You may also need selenium, zinc, vitamin D, and myo-inositol.

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  1. fidel catsro on March 22, 2023 at 10:04 am

    The top symptoms of hypothyroidism include:
    • Swelling in the lower part of the neck
    • Difficulty losing weight
    • Dry hair and dry skin
    • Thinned hair
    • Constipation

    Overlooked signs of an iodine deficiency:
    1. Estrogen dominance. Iodine helps regulate estrogen and helps prevent estrogen dominance. It also supports detoxification.

    2. High cortisol levels. Iodine helps normalize cortisol levels.

    3. A hypothyroid condition. Hypothyroidism can cause the cholesterol in your body to be elevated but unusable for making vitamin D, cell membranes, and bile.

    4. Side effects when consuming soy products. Iodine helps buffer the estrogen effects of consuming soy products.

    5. Hashimoto’s. You still need iodine if you have Hashimoto’s, but not excess iodine. You may also need selenium, zinc, vitamin D, and myo-inositol

    Thank you Dr Berg! 🐱👍🏿

    • April Young on March 22, 2023 at 5:58 pm

      Thank you for putting it all down in writing for everyone !!

    • syed illiaz on March 22, 2023 at 6:45 pm

      Do men with hypothyroid have gynacomastia?

    • minjesha on March 22, 2023 at 7:13 pm

      Thank you fidel

  2. Kim on March 22, 2023 at 10:05 am

    Yes, thanks Dr. Berg. I totally enjoy your informative videos.

    • Dr. Eric Berg DC on March 22, 2023 at 3:11 pm

      Happy you found it useful! Be well!
      -Dr. Berg’s support team

  3. TopperPenquin on March 22, 2023 at 10:06 am

    Doc, you are the only person in the world who does not have me second guessing what they stand for, who they are or what are their intentions.

    • T M on March 22, 2023 at 12:55 pm

      Same here!

    • Nonya Bidness on March 22, 2023 at 1:27 pm

      The greatest psrt is when you start to see these things work for you exactly the way Dr. Berg says it should.

    • Dr. Eric Berg DC on March 22, 2023 at 3:12 pm

      We deeply appreciate your positive feedback!

    • Robert Thomas on March 22, 2023 at 6:32 pm

      Agreed. I will always perk up learning from the Doc knowing this too

  4. BlairDoesNotCare on March 22, 2023 at 10:20 am

    I have been taking sea kelp and selenium every day for about a year now and it has completely transformed my health.

    • BlairDoesNotCare on March 22, 2023 at 4:32 pm

      @Julien – Shadow’s Swelling went down almost immediately and was completely gone in about 3 weeks. I’m sure results depend on the underlying cause. I was obviously just iodine deprived for years. I was shocked at how quickly my issues were corrected.

    • Julien - Shadow's on March 22, 2023 at 4:40 pm

      @BlairDoesNotCare Alright that’s pretty crazy! How long have you had it? was it big?

    • BlairDoesNotCare on March 22, 2023 at 4:57 pm

      @Julien – Shadow’s Mine wasn’t that big, but was easily visible. I may have had it for a couple of months maybe.
      I got this info initially from a woman who wrote an article about healing her own thyroid naturally. She had a huge goiter and it took a long time to heal. I can’t remember how long. I wish I could remember the author.

    • Julien - Shadow's on March 22, 2023 at 5:03 pm

      @BlairDoesNotCare ok thanks mine has been getting bigger for about a dozen years little by little i have been deprived of iodine too for about five to six years i have been taking 100-200mcg of selenium for months 200-500mcg of iodine (iodized salt, fish, vitamin, kelp) but right now I’m increasing to 1000 mcg and up, not sure of the outcome. I had an ultrasound two months ago, she was a little bigger, but the strange thing is that she has shrunk a lot on one side, I hope it will be okay, thank you for your answers

  5. lil bostin on March 22, 2023 at 10:22 am

    Iodine CHANGED MY LIFE… i’ve always had cold hands/feet and i used to feel tired allllll the time (and people were calling me lazy for years)… And i checked my hormones and i think they were normal… But since i tried kelp.. Now i can’t live without it (now i’m even getting pharmaceutical grade iodine which is faster acting than kelp). If i had to take just 1 vitamin/mineral for the rest of my life, it’d be iodine

    • Pamela Cave on March 22, 2023 at 10:27 am

      Where do u get the pharmaceutical grade iodine and what is it called? Thanks in advance!

    • lil bostin on March 22, 2023 at 10:41 am

      @Pamela Cave I get it from the local pharmacy… It’s more expensive though..I think the molecule is called “potassium iodide”. Personally i’d recommand kelp: it’s natural and very affordable and they have the same effect, it’s just the synthetic one is a little faster acting

    • Iana Ianashek on March 22, 2023 at 11:33 am

      How many mcg of Kelp do you take?

    • Alma Burns on March 22, 2023 at 11:59 am

      lil bostin. How much kelp do you take a day, and what improvements have you noticed since taking it?

  6. Candy Kane on March 22, 2023 at 10:31 am

    It all makes sense now. A few months ago, my Dr increased my iodine because I was complaining about my hair falling out. That has stopped but the last week or so I noticed my pants are a little lose and my right neck doesn’t hurt even though I haven’t changed my eatting habits. I’m thinking that I am probably estrogen dominant with a bit of bile sludge. Hopefully he keeps me on this dose (2x/week) because it seems to be doing good things for me. Thanks for explaing iodine and sea kelp.

  7. Don AKA thedonjp on March 22, 2023 at 10:45 am

    Dr. Berg, your videos come in at the right time! I’ve just received my package yesterday and started this morning. I can already tell I’m more chilled out and not tired. No wonder you have almost 10 million subscribers!! Thank you!!

    • amol prasad on March 22, 2023 at 1:27 pm

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    • randmtsk on March 22, 2023 at 2:57 pm

      your package?

    • Dr. Eric Berg DC on March 22, 2023 at 3:20 pm

      Very glad to be of help.

  8. Amazing Philippines on March 22, 2023 at 10:51 am

    I had my gall bladder out 9 years ago and now take bile salts. I also take kelp pills for iodine and have finally found sea salt with added iodine here in the Philippines. Thanks Dr Berg.

    • Dr. Eric Berg DC on March 22, 2023 at 3:21 pm

      Happy you found it useful! Be well!
      -Dr. Berg’s support team

    • Donna Perry on March 22, 2023 at 3:24 pm

      Thank you❤ I had my gallbladder out almost 2 years ago roughly and ever since I believe my thyroid was the culprit for me having my gallbladder out They said they never saw a patient with so many goals stones in my gallbladder in the entire life along with other doctors that were looking at me. I’m just learning about Dr Berg and his amazing notes on how deficiencies on different things He is amazing doctor so far I’d just started to follow him about 3 months ago roughly and loving his videos🎉 He is a true blessing

    • Hay Jay on March 22, 2023 at 5:58 pm

      Wow didn’t know you could buy sea salt with added idoine x Tsk you and I also had my gall bladder out over 10yrs ago… x

    • Denise Parker on March 22, 2023 at 7:02 pm

      @ Amazing Philipines thank you for sharing.I’ve had my gallbladder removed as well.I will follow your lead.

  9. EXPINA NKEH MANJONG on March 22, 2023 at 11:07 am

    Dr Berg , you videos are super amazing and easy to understand the health topic. You perfectly break down the lessons in such a way I can still keenly follow you while doing my chores and don’t loose out on anything. I celebrate you sir👏👏👏

    • Dr. Eric Berg DC on March 22, 2023 at 11:29 am

      Thank you very much for your comment. Greatly appreciate it.

    • Lacus Klein on March 22, 2023 at 1:26 pm

      @Dr. Eric Berg DC, you’re handsome inside out 🙂

  10. Tamara Bessette on March 22, 2023 at 11:14 am

    I was diagnosed with PCOS at age 12 and have struggled with all these symtoms my whole life. I thought it was all just the PCOS but now I’m wondering if it’s the iodine. Especially since I found out I’m estrogen dominant when taking a questionnaire for a new weight loss program

  11. Natasha Qaisieh on March 22, 2023 at 11:41 am

    Today, an influencer who I admire, confessed to YouTube followers about a health update. She was diagnosed with Hashimoto disease. She’s a fitness influencer and I was wondering if her high carb diet and consumption of pre workouts and whey protein may have caused or triggered this disease. I keep going back and forth in my mind as to whether the keto diet is healthy for women. I tried it once and suddenly I started bleeding during ovulation which has never happened. Now I’m back to eating regularly, which is a high carb diet. I’m torn to what lifestyle diet , since I am searching for health more than as to loosing weight 😕

    • Private Name on March 22, 2023 at 1:32 pm

      Follow Dr mindy as she focuses on women doing keto and intermittent fasting

    • Sir Robin of Camelot on March 22, 2023 at 1:38 pm

      I would try intermittent fasting and get many of the benefits that it shares with keto. Then when you do eat, don’t be afraid of having some carbs. You’d be surprised how fat adapted your body can become with fasting alone (as long as you’re not going crazy on carbs). You don’t have to go high carb or full on keto. There’s a middle ground that most fit people live in and fasting helps bridge the gap. Keto is not required to lose weight. It can help, but controlling how much you eat is the driving force (which fasting helps with tremendously). Or even just cut back on the carbs, up the fat and protein, and otherwise eat normally. Maybe see how your body responds to that. No need to go to the extremes right away. Experiment with things gradually and just see how you respond.

    • flash215 makes sense on March 22, 2023 at 2:29 pm

      ​@Sir Robin of Camelot perfectly said

    • 🌼Verónica🌼 on March 22, 2023 at 2:42 pm

      ​@Sir Robin of Camelot Exactly! Our body tells us when to stop or continue with keto.

    • Amuly Farah on March 22, 2023 at 7:11 pm

      Keto is not sustainable for women. The thyroid needs carbs which can can then lead to hypothyroidism symptoms. I tried keto with IF and it put in my body in a very stressed state, my cortisol levels became messed up and I got hypothyroidism symptoms. Please dont make the same mistake I did. Most health studies are done on men and not women but are still applied to both. I know the influencer you mentioned and I think with her she was slowly developing gut issues as I remember her trying to be gluten free at one point. That is what leads to autoimmune conditions. It’s the build up of processed foods for years leading to leaky gut. Not whole food carbs in balance with protein and fats which everyone needs to thrive.

  12. L Smith on March 22, 2023 at 12:10 pm

    For anyone growing their own veg and fruit, there are ways of adding iodine to the soil. Some will take seaweed from the beach and use it but it can be bought in a dried form too. I think it can be given to the hens too.

    • J Delaney on March 22, 2023 at 2:16 pm

      That’s amazing, I rent so can’t grow my own but it sounds wonderful ❤

    • Ladybug Sarah on March 22, 2023 at 3:28 pm

      that’s what I was wondering for my garden. Don’t live by the beach to get seaweed. And wondered how much to put on. What would be too much.
      I put dried milk down for calcium. Miracle grow potting soil has none. just sayin

    • Dan Elias on March 22, 2023 at 4:08 pm

      ​​@Noh N If you can afford it 😊

    • Sheepdog9 on March 22, 2023 at 5:28 pm

      @Ladybug Sarah you can buy real cheap powdered calcium for chickens

    • Dawn Elder on March 22, 2023 at 6:15 pm

      Where I live it is illegal to remove seaweed from the beaches . There are companies that have the rights.

  13. The Wondered on March 22, 2023 at 12:43 pm

    I went to GP last week to understand what’s wrong with my body. But this one video just simply explained it all 😮 Thanks Doc.

    • Sick of Crap on March 22, 2023 at 3:04 pm

      I’ve begged 2 GPs to help figure out specific problems. They wouldn’t/couldn’t help. I asked for referrals to specialists. Nope, couldn’t do that either. As always I’m on my own. Dr. Berg has at least helped.

    • Dr. Eric Berg DC on March 22, 2023 at 3:46 pm

      Very glad to be of help.

    • Ladybug Sarah on March 22, 2023 at 5:46 pm

      GP’s in my experience are for the large part of the time worthless.. they do do a few things to help

  14. Angylica on March 22, 2023 at 1:28 pm

    I greatly appreciate what you do for everyone. Thank you for this.

  15. J Delaney on March 22, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Only 3 weeks in and I’m down 23lbs from the 100lbs i need to lose. OMAD and keto combined is truly amazing. Give this man a Nobel Prize ❤❤❤

    • Bigfoot on March 22, 2023 at 3:28 pm

      Rapid weightloss will give you gallbladder stones. So, start taking Tudca right away if you haven’t already. And good luck with your journey.

    • J Delaney on March 22, 2023 at 4:57 pm

      @Bigfoot wow, thanks for the info, I didnt know that. I thought I was protecting myself from gallbladder stones by drinking apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. I have heard Dr, Berg talking about Tudca but I never really looked into it. I am positive the bulk of my weight loss is water weight as it is slowing down a little now. Thanks again 😀

    • Kim Mera on March 22, 2023 at 5:37 pm

      Agree!!! Dr Berg deserves some sort of prize. He is able to explain from root cause all problems so we can actually heal instead of getting tons of painkillers and other medicines that fight just symptoms and not the root cause

  16. Ideias Nacionais on March 22, 2023 at 4:08 pm

    It also helps with myoma, I used my sister as my guinea pig and told her to start using two drops of lugol daily, after a month I doubled this amount for another month and then returned back to the initial levels. She did an exam before and after, and it reduced like 40% the size of the myomas. (Worth mentioning that she also stopped eating refined sugar and milk)

  17. L. Jolie on March 22, 2023 at 4:16 pm

    WoW thank you, this is exactly what I had on my list of things to get. Iodine defficiency is the cause for my yellow toe nails, my daughter’s digestion pain. Dr. Berg can this be a cause of mild scoliosis? Thank you for your great videos

  18. Merp Cobain on March 22, 2023 at 5:00 pm

    This doctor saved my life! I thought I was dying and what I had was iodine deficiency. I found another video about iodine from him and weeks later I felt healthy again. What he is doing is a godsend for those of us that don’t have health insurance . 🌻

    • ZebeArt on March 22, 2023 at 6:25 pm

      Great story

    • MayTheMostHighGuideUs 🙏 on March 22, 2023 at 7:09 pm

      God bless you. I’m very happy to hear you feel better and found the root cause and I pray you are feeling well in all aspect of life.

    • Merp Cobain on March 22, 2023 at 7:21 pm

      @MayTheMostHighGuideUs 🙏 thank you very much!!! God bless you and yours.

  19. sheilaw1983 on March 22, 2023 at 5:25 pm

    I am having all of these symptoms and none of my doctors have been connecting the dots. I’ve been to a dermatologist, cardiologist and PCP with no answers. Thank you so much for this video!

  20. Robin Lynn on March 22, 2023 at 5:46 pm

    Doc I have thanked you before but i can’t thank you enough for all the wonderful medical expertise and education about our health. You have helped me and my family get healthy. Blessings to you always and your family and team !!

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