The recommended dietary allowance for iodine is 200 mcg/day during pregnancy and 75 mcg/day while breastfeeding. For the rest of us, the answer for optimum thyroid health is, therefore, to get enough -- but not too much -- iodine. You might be deficient in iodine if you have, for health reasons, cut iodized salt out of your diet, or switched to non-iodized sea salt.
The brain and spinal cordâ¦ together make up the central nervous system. The spinal cord begins at the occipital bone and extends down to the space between the first and second lumbar vertebrae; it does not extend the entire length of the vertebral column. It is around 45 cm (18 in) in men and around 43 cm (17 in) long in women.
Head injury: When a part of the brain that controls specific muscles is damaged because of head injury, paralysis occurs. Spinal cord injury: The spinal cord is a part of the central nervous system and its function is to transmit signals to and from the brain and other parts of the body.When the spinal cord is damaged because of the neck or spine injury, the brain cannot transmit signals to the muscles resulting in paralysis.Accidents, falls, and even certain disease can cause damage to the spinal cord.hen the spinal cord is damaged because of the neck or spine injury, the brain cannot transmit signals to the muscles resulting in paralysis. Accidents, falls, and even certain disease can cause damage to the spinal cord.