來自Goop網的靈媒醫生養生法
Another week, another piece of questionable advice from Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop.
格溫妮絲·帕特洛的Goop網站這周再次提出了一個可疑的養生提議。This time, however, the website may have made its most dangerous recommendation yet, as a doctor has called out the latest post saying: "Almost everything in this article is wrong and potentially dangerous."
但這次的提議可能是目前爲止它提出的最危險的一個，一個醫生站出來指出"這篇文章通篇都是錯誤而且可能導致危險"。In the Goop piece titled 'Why We Shouldn't Dismiss Iodine,' the lifestyle site speaks to "Medical Medium Anthony William" who apparently heals people's illnesses "using wisdom passed on to him from a divine voice he calls Spirit."
Goop在這篇名爲《我們爲什麼不能缺少碘》的文章中採訪了"醫學靈媒"安東尼·威廉，他能從所謂的"神靈"那裏獲得智慧並治療患者的病痛。
William claims he "was born with the unique ability to converse with a high-level spirit who provides him with extraordinarily accurate health information that's often far ahead of its time."
威廉聲稱他"生來就具有與高智慧的靈魂交流的獨特能力，而那個靈魂有着非常準確且超前的關於健康的信息"。William explains that he thinks we should all take iodine supplements to boost our immune systems, help with thyroid hormone production and even prevent cancer.
威廉提出我們應該儘可能多補充碘，這能增強免疫系統並有助於生成甲狀腺激素，甚至有助於防癌。In a retort to the Goop article on her website, Dr Gunter spoke with board-certified endocrinologist, Elena A Christofides, to stress the point that William's advice is not an accepted scientific method, he has no medical training and has not published any data.
而甘特醫生則在她的網站上對Goop的文章予以反駁。她與一個專業的內分泌學家，艾琳娜·克里斯托菲季斯進行了交流，並強調威廉的建議毫無科學依據，他本人也沒有接受過任何醫學教育以及發表過任何有關數據。"Mr. William's spirit must not know too much about iodine because he swings and misses right off the bat. He says, 'Iodine is essential for two main reasons: (1) your immune system relies on this mineral to function, and (2) iodine is a natural antiseptic.'
"威廉先生的那位'神靈'肯定對碘並不瞭解，因爲他說的完全是錯的。他說'碘主要有兩個用途：第一，人的免疫系統需要這種礦物質來運作，第二，碘是一種自然的防腐劑'"。"The body needs iodine because without it you can't make thyroid hormone and then you will slowly die. It will be a long and drawn out process. All of the symptoms of iodine deficiency are related to resulting thyroid dysfunction and 70-80% of the body's iodine is stored in the thyroid. This is not a 'small aspect' this is THE ASPECT."
"人體需要碘，因爲沒有它我們無法生成甲狀腺激素並因此逐步走向死亡。這是一個漫長的過程。缺碘的所有症狀都與甲狀腺功能失調有關，而人體內70%至80%的碘都儲存於甲狀腺中。""While iodine is essential, we actually need very little because it's a micronutrient [...] basically eating out even a couple of times a month gets us enough iodised salt to suffice."
"雖然碘不可或缺，但僅僅是作爲微量元素而已。一個月只要在外面吃幾頓大餐，就能讓我們攝入足夠多的碘鹽了。"
According to Dr Christofides, taking excessive iodine with a normal thyroid actually "blunts the thyroid and actually causes hypothyroidism." She has even seen women take so much iodine that they give themselves the condition.
克里斯托菲季斯醫生認爲，過量的碘對於正常的甲狀腺"反而會造成傷害並導致甲狀腺功能衰退"。她見過一些女患者由於攝入大量的碘而出現了那些症狀。"We need very little iodine, that little bit is important but if you eat a healthy diet and have a little iodised salt here and there you will be just fine.
"我們只需要很少的碘。只要我們能有健康的飲食習慣，在食物中加入少量碘鹽，就不會有任何問題。""If you take iodine supplements when you do not need them you could actually cause hypothyroidism, develop an autoimmune condition, or even get cancer."
"如果你的身體不需要碘而你卻依然大量補充，那會導致甲狀腺功能減退，並進而發展成免疫系統疾病，甚至直接導致癌症。"
