There are potentially serious risks to taking too much iodine, however, which is why I generally do not advise taking
iodine supplements like Lugol's or Ioderol.
Supplement sources include food - based
iodine supplements like kelp capsules.
Not exact matches
I believe you're right — sea salt and Himalayan Crystal Salt doesn't have ADDED
iodine like table salt but you can still get
iodine through
supplements.
Excessive amounts of
iodine — from foods
like seaweed, saltwater fish, and dairy products or from
supplements — may worsen hypothyroidism in people with this autoimmune condition.
For example, in my case adjusting my diet to discovery triggers (
like gluten) was very helpful, while the common advice to take
iodine supplements only made things worse for me.
I would
like to
supplement with
iodine, but broken sleep really ruins my day... Thank you so much for your time!
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.
Also make sure you are getting
iodine and plenty of Vitamin D — either from the sun or a good quality
supplement like Biotics Research, Standard Process, or Apex Energetics.
It's
like natures zinc
supplement) and
iodine.
Iodine supplements can sometimes cause issues since they are more processed and extracted from chemical sources, so when possible, aim to get your iodine from food sources like se
Iodine supplements can sometimes cause issues since they are more processed and extracted from chemical sources, so when possible, aim to get your
iodine from food sources like se
iodine from food sources
like seaweed.
For situations
like this, we offer our Thyroid Health kit ™, combining our best thyroid - supporting
supplements -
iodine, selenium, and, vitamin B12.
Certainly those things would be harmful to anyone, not only Californians:D, but on the site they mention it basically says that you have to make a choice on whether to use it using your own discretion... I'm torn now... I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's 5 years ago after which I went vegan and would
like to
supplement my plant based diet with
iodine safely, not risking other parts of my body... What should I do here?
They may recommend you take it in the form of straight
iodine (i.e., Lugol's solution), as a food
like seaweed, as a food
supplement like kelp, or as an herb, such as bladderwrack, that contains high levels of
iodine.
But, if
like many patients, you decide on your own to try kelp,
iodine, or a thyroid - support
supplement (almost all contain high
iodine), be aware of the risks.
You need
like 200 MIC's is
like they already — hey, you may need a little bit more, but you got to be careful with
supplementing Iodine because the Iodination process that happens, so — Iodination is nothing more than the
Iodine bonding to the Thyroxine molecules to make your thyroid hormone, right?
Minerals
like copper, selenium, and
iodine are among the most important nutrients — they are among our eight essential
supplements — yet also among the most widely deficient.
In one of your interviews you said we need 20k - 50k mcg
iodine daily but most
supplements provide only
like 400 mcg.
Supplementing your dog's diet with
iodine - rich foods,
like fish and sea vegetables, may be especially helpful for supporting your dog's health.
I have found
iodine - rich
supplements like kelp, as well as vitamin E and selenium can be helpful in regulating hypothyroid dogs.