Survivalist Tip: Iodine is an essential element for basic human glandular functioning, so obviously the well-prepared survivalist should have iodine supplements on hand when the apocalypse hits. You don’t know how long the chaos will reign, so the odds of your local health food store re-opening soon may be slim. Iodine is required by higher animals like chimpanzees and dogs for proper regulation of thyroid hormones, which in turn, aid the metabolism. Lower animals like cephalopods and humans need it, too, but mainly to keep from getting headaches, which slows them down in the hunt for food. Iodine is found naturally in water, especially in very salty water. But, don’t even think about moving near the Dead Sea just for the briny water! For one thing the Mayan gods will destroy the Middle East region first, since that’s where all this Judeo-Christian-Islamic crap that always gets the world in trouble started 2,000 years ago. Besides, they don’t have any chocolate out there, and you don’t want to live in a society like that. Iodine is found plentifully in such places as Chile, Japan and the Mississippi River Valley. These areas are the birth places of some of the world’s greatest civilizations, so we’re already in luck. More importantly, iodine will be critical as you struggle to survive in the aftermath of the upheaval. And, you thought it was just for cuts and scrapes!
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