Iodine and hyperthyroidism (or autoimmune conditions like Graves Disease) is not a topic that I deal with too often. It is important to have a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and not just a feeling. Symptoms like heart palpitations and sweating can also be a result of adrenal fatigue due to low thyroid. So testing is imporatnt. In other cases hyperthyroidism diagnosis based on symptoms may be a temporary swing in thyroid hormones due to a Hashimotos […]
Before I begin this post I want to stress that the information I will share with you is based on the experience I had with my own children who are under the care of a very qualified iodine and thyroid literate doctor. Please do not take this information and apply it to your children. We have done lab tests to evaluate their specific nutritional needs as they have grown. What we did will not represent […]
After constantly being asked about kelp and other sea vegetables in the context of iodine supplementation, I decided that it was time to address the elephant in the room. The constant push to take Kelp and other Sea Vegetables to supply iodine in the diet has been concerning to me. While sea vegetables may offer iodine and other nutrients, they also risk a high exposure to toxins. Natural News Labs published this article on the testing they performed that […]
The Supplementing with iodine and the fear that accompanies it is due to poor execution and not the nutrient itself. The preferred form of iodine is Lugol’s formula. This is because Lugol’s contains both Iodine and Potassium Iodide. Various organs and tissues in the body prefer one form over the other. The breast, prostate and stomach prefer to utilize Iodine while the thyroid, salivary gland and skin prefer to use iodide. When you supplement with […]
