I would recommend taking a large
dose iodine supplement in the event of some type of nuclear fallout.
Not exact matches
So
supplement selenium (200 mcg / day) and a low
dose of
iodine (up to 500 mcg / day would be good I think).
So, for
supplements I would recommend: your prenatal, vitamin D, selenium,
iodine (low
dose), magnesium, vitamin C. Also some vitamin K2.
Thus, if your functional medicine practitioner, nutritionist, naturopathic doctor, or alternative medicine provider recommends that you
supplement with supra - physiological
doses of
iodine — or that you incorporate massive sea vegetables into your diet to boost thyroid function — ask them for the peer - reviewed study supporting this practice.
Re Ryan Drum, seaweed, especially kelp, can have a lot of contaminants, including bromine and heavy metals, so though it is a fine food in low
doses I would get
iodine from inorganic
supplements like potassium iodide.
Barring any lab - validated
iodine deficiency, restriction of
iodine seems to be warranted in Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and use of iodized salts and
supplements containing high
doses of
iodine would appear to be contraindicated.
In this cross-sectional study, pregnant women living in Spain had a significantly increased risk of hyperthyrotropinemia (TSH > 3 microU / mL) if they consumed
iodine supplements in
doses ≥ 200 mcg / day compared with those who consumed
doses < 100 mcg / day [48].
Also,
supplement a low
dose of
iodine (near the RDA) daily and get her tested for hypothyroidism.
Do you suggest I
supplement with a low
dose of
iodine?
Make sure you optimize zinc and
supplement a low
dose of
iodine daily.
The best way, which we recommend in our book, is to
supplement with
iodine and gradually build up the
dose over a four to six month period.
I think the same is basically true of
supplementing iodine at
doses sufficient to remediate deficiency of this most critical nutrient.
Our recommended
supplements page has a low
dose iodine, 225 mcg per tablet, try starting with one a day and increasing gradually.