Iodine Deficiency is A Major Barrier To Fertility with Rachel Arthur, ND – #25

The FertilityHour

Iodine deficiency is a major barrier to fertility and increases risk of miscarriage 4 fold. Also decreases IQ, increases rates of ADHD and leads to poor pregnancy and delivery outcomes. We can agree that iodine is essential to health but what has become hotly debated is how does one assess if they are iodine deficient and what dosage is appropriate? Rachel Arthur, ND discusses the overzealousness about iodine that is causing real issues for people. We can not use a sledgehammer on the thyroid gland and taking high doses of iodine is essentially that-hammering a very delicate gland. This has caused real problems in Japan where the government has asked people to decrease iodine intake. Where should we get our iodine and how much do we need are really important questions to ask and get answered. It can really be an obstacle to health and of course fertility. This interview will clarify, educate and answer many of your questions about this powerful trace element.

Interview with Rachel Arthur

About Episode Guest

With over 20 years of experience in the clinic and the ‘classroom’ as one of the top practitioners and educators in integrative nutrition and health, Rachel Arthur has attracted a large following of clinicians who value her outstanding independent, unbiased education and leadership.

With a particular interest and highly developed skill-set in diagnostics, Rachel is particularly known for developing this in others – from scratch or by rapidly growing their existing knowledge base. Rather than always reaching for expensive, pay out of pocket functional testing, Rachel opens up a new world for many, by maximising the insights and understanding practitioners can obtain from mainstream pathology results for each patient.

In this way, she endeavours to truly build the bridge we can all walk across that connects mainstream medicine and naturopathy, nutrition and integrative health.

You can find more about Rachel through her website and by following her on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Rachel is also the founder of The Worm Whisperer – a site that provides education and information for practitioners and parents on different types of worms using humans as hosts and the effect on their health.

As an internationally sought-after presenter and educator, her capacity to keep audiences engaged, stimulated and inspired, while maximising each learning opportunity is renowned. Rachel possesses a wealth of knowledge, accumulated over 20 years through conscientious attention to research and her ongoing clinical experience, which she enthusiastically shares. Essentially, she has a knack for translating complex medical concepts into something every practitioner can understand and apply to improve their practice and patient outcomes today.