hair falling out......

ok, so this morning a client a bit older than me grasped her rather long grey hair, pulled out a startling hank.....and said....'should i be worried about this?...'.....omg....when someone is not taking chemo their hair should not be falling out to quite that extent.....i mentioned that she might want to get her thyroid checked...to which she replied that she is taking iodine supplements because her husband heard they would help her lose weight...omg.....if there is a mineral that americans get plenty of it is iodine....because it is added to table salt.....and is naturally in tuna (and all sea-fish) as well as foods grown near the sea (from rain that comes from moisture lifted off of the oceans)......taking extra iodine can actually cause your thyroid to produce less rather than more of thyroid hormones....omg.....the poor woman wasn't eating near enough of vitamins a,c, or the minerals calcium and iron...and she chose to supplement with iodine.....omg.......i truly hope that she goes to the doctor and mentions the supplements....i kinda doubt that she would stop taking them on my rec.......