Guest guest Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 How did you find out what lab they are using? Steph Iodine test > www.vrp.com are advertising a special at present on their website. > > $80 for an iodine spot and loading test > > They said the testing is done by Labrix (not sure of spelling) > > Are they also reputable, along with Hakala and FFP ? > > thanks, > Ritz > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I just found the lab https://www.labrix.com/reporting-spring/staticContent.do?page=testing.iodine.why\ Iodine My hunch is that they are a new iodine testing facility. I am familiar with them from a saliva testing perspective and they are very good with that. Iodine test > www.vrp.com are advertising a special at present on their website. > > $80 for an iodine spot and loading test > > They said the testing is done by Labrix (not sure of spelling) > > Are they also reputable, along with Hakala and FFP ? > > thanks, > Ritz > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 > > Has anyone here done the Iodine Loading Test? It's one where you take 4 > tabs of iodine and collect urine for 24 hours. Would like to know if you > found this to be a useful test, and if it's worth getting the halides as > well to check bromides and fluoride? Thanks, > Elyse > " Over 95 % of my patients tested were deficient in iodine. Dr. Brownstein says. " No wonder the test might appear bogus. I have just bought some iodine and I am going to try for 3 months. For me I feel like the pennys dropped. I dont have much iodine in my diet. good luck Elyse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi Chuck,I hadn't even considered iodine for a treatment before, no one is trying to sell me it. I don't know anything about iodine yet, that's why I asked about it. I wouldn't just start taking something even if someone was trying to sell it to me, you can give me a little more credit than that :-) It was actually an MD that suggested this test, but I like getting input from other patients in my shoes too.Elyse On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Chuck B <gumboyaya@...> wrote: Elyse, The test is bogus and almost guaranteed to show you are iodine deficient, because it ignores the substantial amount of iodine that ends up in your bowel. If you are inclined to believe the folks trying to sell you iodine, just skip their test and start taking iodine. You'll need the money you save to pay for the supplements. The test is going to show you are deficient, no matter what. Chuck _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi Skydancer,Thanks for your e-mail. It's interesting that a high number of people tested positive. It's pretty likely that mainly people with symptoms of iodine deficiency were the ones that tested for it, so like you say, the test might appear bogus with those kind of numbers. If tests were done on people that don't have symptoms then probably the numbers wouldn't be so high. Has anyone on this board has done this test?Elyse On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 5:19 AM, theskydancer66 <theskydancer66@...> wrote: " Over 95 % of my patients tested were deficient in iodine. Dr. Brownstein says. " No wonder the test might appear bogus. I have just bought some iodine and I am going to try for 3 months. For me I feel like the pennys dropped. I dont have much iodine in my diet. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Elyse, You wrote: > > ... It was actually an MD that suggested this test, but I like getting input > from other patients in my shoes too. Well, there are many on the web posting testimonials to fairly hefty doses of iodine, typically a variant of Lugol's, such as the solid form sold by Optimox. However, there is a fair amount of evidence that there such a thing as too much. For example, every time a tiny amount of iodine is added to the diet of a region, typically by adding less than the RDA to table salt, the incidence of Hashimoto's jumps. That does not say that iodine causes Hashimoto's, but it could be aggravating it or some pre-cursor condition. There is plenty of other evidence that iodine can aggravate an existing Hashimoto's state. You should also be aware that the onset of allergic reactions to iodine is around 3 mg per day. That allergy is rare, but if you jump in at say the 10-20 mg level, you might have a life-threatening result. Also, chronic exposure to iodine has been shown to sometimes induce an allergy. Thus, even if you build your dosage gradually, there is no guarantee that it will stay risk free. That means you roll the dice just taking the loading test. I have talked to two people taking iodine at the 100 mg per day level. They both claim that even a small reduction in that dose brings on unpleasant symptoms. That suggests to me that this essential element may be addictive. Finally, if you are taking a full replacement dose of thyroxine, you should be aware that every molecule of that medication has FOUR atoms of iodine attached. That means you are already getting a substantial chunk of the RDA for iodine in your prescription, and that RDA is defined for someone with a working thyroid. There is little evidence to suggest that iodine is used by the body for much except to supply the thyroid, so it can make T4 and T3 from it. So, I am skeptical that additional iodine, beyond your thyroid medication, will do anything helpful. There is an NIH study in progress right now to assess whether iodine helps with breast fibrocystic pain. The preliminary data suggested it did, but only at low doses, under 1 mg per day. The claims that it prevents or cures cancer or other conditions are unsupported by published tests. Again, I think the loading test is bogus, because the assumptions on which it is based are not valid. It ignores iodine that ends up in the feces. That means if iodine is missing from the urine, it is NOT necessarily being absorbed by iodine hungry tissues. All the dire symptoms of iodine deficiency are relieved by the relatively tiny RDA. That is how the RDA is defined. There is nothing in the archival literature to suggest that 95% of the population is so deficient in iodine that a huge slug will be soaked up like a sponge. So, if you think " lack " of iodine is your problem, just skip the test and start gulping iodine. The loading test is almost guaranteed to confirm your thinking, anyway. I would suggest you try nothing more than say 10 times the RDA. If that does not produce clear improvement, stop. The risks are just not worth it. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 My husband went to his primary Doctor, and he said they don't test for Iodine. Can someone tell me if this is right or not? How do Doctors test for Iodine? Thanks. Donna Rabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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