44 mL Oral Liquid

For Healthy Thyroid Function And Pregnancy Support.

Ingredients in Liquid Iodine have been clinically shown to or may:

  - Assist healthy thyroid gland health and function.

  - Prevent iodine deficiency.

  - Support pregnancy health, and development of baby’s brain and central nervous system during breastfeeding.

Benefits:

The thyroid gland contains 80% of the body's iodine pool. Iodine plays a role in the synthesis of thyroid hormones such as T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine). Release of T3 and T4 influences thyroid function via a negative feedback loop mechanism involving the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and thyroid gland. T3 and T4 have been shown to assist with regulation of growth and development, metabolism including cellular energy production and oxygen consumption, and reproduction. Iodine has shown to be an integral component of thyroid T4.

Iodine deficiency is understood to be particularly damaging to the developing brain. Maternal iodine status is important, particularly as infants rely on breast or formula milk for iodine supply. Research has found mainland Australian children (between ages 8 and 10) are borderline iodine deficient. Adults are also at risk of iodine deficiency as evidenced by a 2011-12 National Health Measures Survey which concluded that 12.8% of Australian adults are iodine deficient.

Adequate iodine and healthy functioning of the maternal and foetal thyroid glands play a critical role in foetal neuropsycho-intellectual development. Iodine plays a role in neuronal migration and myelination, which peak in the second trimester and the early neonatal period. Australian based research screened 802 pregnant women for iodine deficiency. 48.4% of Australian Caucasian women had urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) below 50 μg/L, compared to 38.4% of Vietnamese women and 40.8% of Indian and Sri Lankan women.

Clinical Benefits:

• Antioxidant protection: Lipoic acid is an important fat and water soluble antioxidant, critical for protecting the mitochondria from free radical damage. The suggested mechanism is through stabilising the intracellular redox state by reducing excess nitric oxide and maintaining glutathione levels. Lipoic acid also provides antioxidant activity in the liver by chelating heavy metals.
• Capillary health and carbohydrate metabolism: Lipoic acid assists in the maintenance of healthy capillaries by improving the redox state of blood vessel endothelium. This regulates nitric oxide mediated vasodilation and vessel wall elasticity. Lipoic acid also plays a role in normal carbohydrate metabolism by acting as an essential coenzyme in the conversion of carbohydrates to energy.
• Assists cellular energy production: Lipoic acid plays a role in cellular energy production by acting as an important coenzyme in the Krebs cycle. Lipoamide (consisting of lipoic acid and an amino acid) is the coenzyme involved in the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA.