Doctors have long touted iodine as vital for healthy thyroid function, but researchers have recently discovered that not all forms of iodine are created equal. Here, a medical doctor and an analytic ...

Recent events in Japan, with the earthquake, the tsunami, and the subsequent nuclear reactor crisis, have made all of us much more aware of the potential for exposure to excess environmental radiation ...

KELP — A LARGE brown seaweed — has been eaten by coastal people around the world since the beginning of human history. Today, many people eat kelp for its health benefits and its flavor. Rich in ...

Iodine is an essential mineral which is crucial in maintaining thyroid health. It is used by the thyroid gland to produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, and development. Sadly, many people ...

Hi, I have an underactive thyroid which I use Euthyrox for on a daily basis. Is it save to use iodine and kelp supplements to aid in thyroid health as there are some conditions (dry skin, constipation ...

Iodide (I⁻) retained by the brown macroalga Laminaria digitata at millimolar levels, possesses antioxidant activities, but the wider physiological significance of its accumulation remains poorly ...

Two biology professors from Cal State Long Beach say radiation from Japan has made its way into giant kelp off the Central and Southern California coast. After the Fukushima incident last spring, ...

There's been a recall of kelp tablets made by Newfoundland Aqua Products in Ramea, amid reports the products made some people seriously ill. Health Canada has issued a warning for people not to ...

A company in east China's Shandong province recently cooperated with Shandong Normal University to extract organic iodine from kelp, a result deemed important to eradicating diseases caused by lack of ...

Kelp off California was contaminated with short-lived radioisotopes a month after Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant accident, a sign that the spilled radiation reached the state's coastline, ...