Our online thyroid course is for anyone seeking to understand the impact of iodine on the thyroid gland. It covers what too much and too little iodine does to the body, how to spot iodine excess, what can potentially cause iodine sensitivity, and ways to ensure you’re consuming the right amounts of iodine. We aim to provide evidence-based guidance that you and your endocrinologist, primary care physician, and dietitian can use to manage and even reverse thyroid dysfunction.
Millions of people grapple with thyroid disorders, and they’re often left with more questions than answers.
Your thyroid is a tiny, butterfly-shaped gland that uses iodine to regulate hormones that regulate various bodily functions, from your metabolism to mood. Much like Goldilocks, your thyroid gland needs your iodine consumption to be just right to function correctly.
Too little iodine in your diet can lead to hypothyroidism and goiter. In contrast, excessive amounts of iodine can lead to hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and even autoimmune thyroiditis (such as Hashimoto’s) with or without accompanying thyroid hormone imbalances. This paradox is what our course on thyroid health tackles head-on.
Navigating the U-shaped benefit curve of iodine can be confusing. Is your fatigue related to too little iodine or too much? Are your dietary choices (think seaweed salads, iodized salt, or supplements) inadvertently pushing your thyroid into overdrive or causing it to shut down? Our online thyroid course provides the clarity you've been searching for.
Our thyroid course, "Are You Consuming Too Much Iodine? Excess Intake & Thyroid Disorders," is a deep dive into the science and practical application of iodine management. Here’s a peek at the curriculum:
Our online course on the effects of iodine is for:
Patients and Thyroid Health Advocates
This course is for anyone on a frustrating health journey battling symptoms like unexplained weight changes, crushing fatigue, sensitivity to cold, or heart palpitations. We provide the missing puzzle pieces that many physicians overlook.
Instead of feeling like a passive participant during your recovery journey, you’ll start the journey to becoming an expert on how your body works. You’ll learn to ask the right questions and self-advocate for informed dietary choices that support your health.
Dietitians and Healthcare Professionals
As a practitioner, you need the latest evidence-based information to best serve your patients. This course offers advanced continuing education on a nuanced topic that is rarely covered in depth during standard training.
The value for you? A competitive edge. You’ll learn to identify clients whose thyroid issues may be linked to iodine excess, allowing you to provide more effective nutritional guidance. This knowledge positions your practice as a leader in treating iodine-related thyroid dysfunction and improves client outcomes, building trust and credibility.
Our online thyroid course was born from necessity. Our founder, Marion Davis, naturally resolved severe, medication-grade hyperthyroidism through rigorous dietary and lifestyle modifications after being unable to take medication. Marion developed hyperthyroidism after reintroducing iodine into her diet above 200 mcg per day after lowering her intake to resolve iodine-induced hypothyroidism. She reintroduced iodine after consulting her medical doctor, who was unaware that the body can utilize iodine more efficiently after being accustomed to lower intake amounts. Consequently, reintroducing iodine suddenly (even if at lower amounts but still over the RDA) requires frequent and careful monitoring.
Marion is now in the tricky recovery phase post-hypothyroidism with the common hypo-rebound period, where her body is relearning how to use iodine. As her TSH had been entirely suppressed, there is a common phase where the pituitary “reawakens,” starts producing TSH again, and can overreact to free T4 fluctuations as a perceived threat, having learned that high T4 is a danger to the body.
The body takes time to heal after hyperthyroidism, and without many informative resources available during this recovery period, it is a common pain point among patients. Even Marion’s physicians told her they had no idea what this recovery process would look like. Some hypotheses on the recovery period after iodine-induced hyperthyroidism predict one to two months for the recovery period per month of iodine-induced hyperthyroidism. In Marion’s experience, this has included both her body learning to recalibrate the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis through a period of stages as the body readjusts to needing new levels of iodine as it slowly clears out the excess.
This first-hand experience (navigating the scary, often isolating reality of a hyperthyroidism diagnosis) informs every module in our course.
Resolving thyroid dysfunction is a marathon that sometimes takes years, not a sprint. While the acute phase was managed naturally, the recovery period is long and requires meticulous management. This course shares the knowledge that made Marion’s recovery possible, providing a recovery roadmap for others who find themselves in similar positions.
You don’t have to accept a one-size-fits-all solution for hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism or a lifetime of medication just because a physician says so. Understanding how iodine impacts your thyroid gland is a decisive first step toward taking back control of your well-being.
Our online thyroid course provides evidence-based knowledge, helpful strategies to manage iodine consumption, and the support you need to control thyroid dysfunction and increase your quality of life. Stop guessing and start understanding how your thyroid works. Purchase our course on thyroid health and finally get the answers you deserve.