Re: Questions on Iosol -- Answers from Dr Kim Vieira at TPCS

[Guest guest]

Hi Zoe,

Thanks - this was really interesting.

>--- Potassium/ sodium iodine and iodide may cause the following

toxic effects: Abdominal pain, stomach disturbance; nausea black,

tarry stools; diarrhea; fever, heart palpitations; Confusion,

disorientation; interferes with naturally occurring steroids;

Irregular heartbeat; Irreversible or chronic hyperthyroid gland

activity; Sore teeth and gums; Skin rash; Swollen neck or throat;

Tiredness and weakness.

I'm still digesting this and not sure how it matches up with my

personal experience. For example, I have experienced dose related

symptoms from every iodine product I have tried including Iosol,

Iodoral, kelp and tincture of iodine. For me, the type of iodine did

not affect whether I would have symptoms from taking too much too

soon.

>--- Iosol Iodine is water-soluble. What the body does not use it

will expel, unlike a potassium or sodium iodide. Potassium/sodium

iodides are tightly bound and ammonium iodide is easier for the body

to break down into free iodine. The reason for these possible toxic

side effects is that the body must maintain a very particular

sodium/potassium electrical balance in the body. When this balance

is disturbed the body does not function well. Ammonium iodide does

not have anything that it is “connected†to so it is quickly

turned into pure, free iodine in the body. Our Iosol is water-

soluble so that what is not used is expelled.

She is suggesting that the body will not expel potassium iodide,

such as Iodoral or Lugel's. But isn't the loading test based on the

fact that the 90%+ iodine in Iodoral will be expelled in non-iodine

deficient people? That to me seems to contradict her statement. As

for her suggestion that people may be overdosing on potassium when

taking potassium iodide, that seems like something to look into but

I am kind of skeptical that it is really a problem. I would think

that Dr. Brownstein et al would have come across that in the lab

results of his patients if that were really a problem.

Potassium/sodium balance is certainly part of a comprehensive

workup. Really makes me wonder if they have any research to back up

these statements.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear Zoe,

> Thank you for your reminder. I did not forget. Our DSL is down so I am on dial

up and it

is really slow. To briefly answer your questions let me go one by one.

>

[...snip...]

> Iosol Iodine is water-soluble. What the body does not use it will expel,

unlike a

potassium or sodium iodide. Potassium/sodium iodides are tightly bound and

ammonium

iodide is easier for the body to break down into free iodine. The reason for

these possible

toxic side effects is that the body must maintain a very particular

sodium/potassium

electrical balance in the body. When this balance is disturbed the body does not

function

well. Ammonium iodide does not have anything that it is “connected� to so it

is

quickly turned into pure, free iodine in the body. Our Iosol is water-soluble so

that what is

not used is expelled.

>

This is very encouraging; the self-limiting properties of ammonium iodide

supposedly protecting us from overdosing.

[...snip...]

> When iodine is added to water, which contains chlorine, fluoride or any

bromides, the

iodine is destroyed. Distilled water to keep the iodine in tact.

And this slightly discouraging, as distilled water is not always easy to come

by.

We can hope the destruction is not total. I wonder if they have references for

this claim and whether the degradation has been measured.

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