And how much to take?
Dr. Miller suggest:
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Iodine – 12.5 mg/day – two drops of 5% Lugol’s solution (5 cents/day) or one Iodoral tablet (26 cents/day)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] Iodine taken in doses 100 times the RDA (100–150 micrograms/day) has important extrathyroidal benefits.[/FONT]
Anyone else? Is there an Amla pill (great source of vitamin C) equivalent to iodine?
Dr. Mercola suggests NOT taking lugols
https://communities.mercola.com/forums/t/103239.aspx
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https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/20/Signs-Symptoms-and-Solutions-for-Poor-Thyroid-Function.aspx
There are several references in that article, published in October. Do you subscribe to the newsletter?
Here's the section in question:
Please avoid using Lugol’s solution or iodine, as that can actually worsen your thyroid condition.
The fact that your thyroid only transports iodine in its ionized form (i.e. iodide) is straight out of the textbooks. Your thyroid reduces iodide (I-) into iodine (I2) for use in formation of thyroglobulin. Your body doesn’t utilize iodine directly. It has to split the I2 into two I- ions, which is an oxidative reaction that causes oxidative stress.
Iodide transporters are located in other areas of your body besides the thyroid gland, including your breasts and colon. One family of iodide transporters is called the sodium-iodide symporter, and the other is called pendren. Dr. David Brownstein (see below) discusses the sodium-iodide symporter but doesn’t mention pendren. However like all ion transporters they too require a charge in order to move a molecule across the membrane, which means iodine must be in its ionized form.
It’s possible that some may see good results using Lugol’s for some afflictions, but according to autism expert Catherine Tamara, in her experience it is very clear that children with autism, and their mothers, do fine with iodide, but not necessarily with iodine.
For more information about the research that makes me question the recommendation for iodine and Lugol's solution, please see these studies:
Dr. Miller suggest:
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Iodine – 12.5 mg/day – two drops of 5% Lugol’s solution (5 cents/day) or one Iodoral tablet (26 cents/day)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] Iodine taken in doses 100 times the RDA (100–150 micrograms/day) has important extrathyroidal benefits.[/FONT]
Anyone else? Is there an Amla pill (great source of vitamin C) equivalent to iodine?
Dr. Mercola suggests NOT taking lugols
https://communities.mercola.com/forums/t/103239.aspx
"
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/20/Signs-Symptoms-and-Solutions-for-Poor-Thyroid-Function.aspx
There are several references in that article, published in October. Do you subscribe to the newsletter?
Here's the section in question:
Please avoid using Lugol’s solution or iodine, as that can actually worsen your thyroid condition.
The fact that your thyroid only transports iodine in its ionized form (i.e. iodide) is straight out of the textbooks. Your thyroid reduces iodide (I-) into iodine (I2) for use in formation of thyroglobulin. Your body doesn’t utilize iodine directly. It has to split the I2 into two I- ions, which is an oxidative reaction that causes oxidative stress.
Iodide transporters are located in other areas of your body besides the thyroid gland, including your breasts and colon. One family of iodide transporters is called the sodium-iodide symporter, and the other is called pendren. Dr. David Brownstein (see below) discusses the sodium-iodide symporter but doesn’t mention pendren. However like all ion transporters they too require a charge in order to move a molecule across the membrane, which means iodine must be in its ionized form.
It’s possible that some may see good results using Lugol’s for some afflictions, but according to autism expert Catherine Tamara, in her experience it is very clear that children with autism, and their mothers, do fine with iodide, but not necessarily with iodine.
For more information about the research that makes me question the recommendation for iodine and Lugol's solution, please see these studies:
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 1992, 37:535-548 "Evidence of Thyroxine Formation Following Iodine Administration in Sprague-Dawley Rats"
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 1991, 32:89-101 "Comparison of Toxicity Induced by Iodine and Iodide in Male and Female Rats"
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 1998, 55:93-106 "Comparison of the Effects of Iodine and Iodide on Thyroid Function in Humans"
- Biological Trace Element Research 2006, 110:193-209 "Analyses of Toxic Metals and Essential Minerals in the Hair of Arizona Children with Autism and Associated Conditions, and Their Mothers""
