Is anyone using Iodoral for an Iodine/Thyroid Supplement? If so, any
comments on it. Also from whom do you buy it?
If not, what Iodine Supplement do you use if you use any at all?
There are so many Iodine supplements on the market it's hard to
know which to buy/use. I do not want to take Synthroid or Levoxyl
prescription meds.
Thank you for any comments on Thyroid/Iodine supplementation.

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Three in our family use iodoral...bought from Amazon

Thanks WyoJim. Someone in the past, maybe when we used the HSI Forum
had said some derogatory things to say about Iodoral so that was why I
switched to a different kind of Thyroid Supplement.

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The current US FDA recommended amount of iodine is 150 micrograms.

One tablet of Iodoral contains 12.5 milligrams. That's a huge leap from what you are normally taking. Of course you can cut the tablet in have. It would still be large; but it would be a good start. I have taken nearly 100 milligrams of Lugol's iodine daily for a while with no problem. I have to admit that the iodine therapy gave me very little support for my current health problems; so I gave it up. I now only take one drop (6.25MG) about twice a week, for maintenance.

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There is an indepth discussion on this subject on Dr Bernstein's forum.


https://www.diabetes-book.com/cgi-bin...num=1213656559

I decided to stay away from the Iodoral; for one thing I don't
like tablets and prefer a liquid supplement for better absorption.
I ordered some Iosol from Dr David Williams as well as some
Allerpro Advantage to be sent to my grandaughter.
https://www.drdavidwilliams.com

One needs to register for Dr Bernstein's info.

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I read one should take selenium with such large amounts of iodine to protect the thyroid. Anyone else heard this? Japanese women get their iodine from seaweed, which would have many other minerals too. I'm a bit leery of large doses of single things. But I take iodoral 1/2 every day but forget sometimes.

Yes RCannon. Selenium is an important companion nutrient to iodine. So are vitamin C, magnesium, niacin, and vitamin B2. This should be kept a good distance from iodine as a couple of them are antioxidants; where iodine is an oxidant. The nice thing about having the Japanese as "guinea pigs" is that they are all ages, both genders, as well as the infirm. They get their iodine from seaweed, as you say. Also, fish or generally seafood. They typically get 12.5 milligrams per day. USA people do not get anywhere near that much. Our problem is that bromine has been added to bread instead of iodine as it used to be. That makes us very deficient. Bromine is a halogen that tricks the thyroid into believing it is iodine. It takes a large daily dose to displace that. Once that is done (not sure how you can tell), you can go to a daily or even weekly maintenance dose.

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I do take 1 selenium daily as well as magnesium, Vit C, B Vites.
I take my liquid Iodine drops in the morning before any food; other
supplements I take after late breakfast, lunch or dinner. No niacin.

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That's a good plan EB. You are getting niacin in the B vitamin complex.

If you decide to take more niacin; don't bother with the non-flushing or time release stuff. Just take the real thing with a meal.

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