Thursday, July 30, 2015, 1:23 PM - Summer officially starts this Sunday, and it's going to feel awfully familiar to most Canadians. The season is set to resemble 2014 for most people across the country, with some important distinctions, according to The Weather Networkâs forecasting for the summer of 2015.
Iodine is a trace element that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Iodine is an essential component of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Thyroid hormones regulate many important biochemical reactions, including protein synthesis and enzymatic activity, and are critical determinants of metabolic activity [ 1, 2 ].
Follow a low-iodine diet. If you have iodine in your diet, it can prevent your thyroid from taking up the radioactive iodine .You will need to follow a low-iodine diet for 1 to 2 weeks before you start treatment. A low-iodine diet will make your radioactive iodine therapy more effective.