Guaranteed income supplement. Seniors may be eligible for the guaranteed income supplement (GIS), which is a monthly benefit paid to residents of Canada who receive a full or partial OAS pension. If a senior is single, his or her income should be below $14,352.
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) increases the activity of the Sodium-Iodine Symporter (NIS) that drives iodine into the thyroid and into the cells of the other organs. That is the reason that the TSH blood levels increase when patients are taking iodine â the TSH is needed to drive iodine into the cells.
Iodine and its effect on hormones. Iodine stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormones. TSH is produced by the pituitary gland and this hormone signals the thyroid gland to make and release the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).