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Fluoride In Drinking Water Can Cause Underactive Thyroid, New Research Says

Dawn February 27, 2015 Informational / Natural Parenting & Lifestyles

New research out of the U.K. says indicates that fluoride can cause underactive thyroid. The higher rates of underactive thyroid occurred in areas where fluoride showed up in drinking water at a concentration greater than 0.3 mg per liter. Fluoride is added to drinking water in order to improve dental health …

Pregnancy Aftermaths, Iodine and Thyroid Functioning. Why I Couldn't Shed the Weight.

The American Thyroid Association recommended that North American women receive dietary supplements containing 150 μg iodine to be taken daily during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, They suggested that all prenatal vitamins contain 150 μg of iodine. Even more than two decades ago, when I was first getting pregnant, the WHO suggested …