Iodine

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Is is ok, or not to take iodine tablets when taking levothyroxine? I take 100 mcg a day levothyroxine and wondered whether taking iodine would help or hinder, as one of the reasons for being hypothyroid I thought was lack of iodine in the diet.

Thanks

Ann

[Guest guest]

or not you are suffering with iodine deficiency Ann. Ask your GP

to check your levels, which I believe are done through a urine test. You should

not take any such supplements unless your tests show you need them.

Luv - Sheila

Is is ok, or not to take iodine tablets when taking

levothyroxine? I take 100 mcg a day levothyroxine and wondered whether taking

iodine would help or hinder, as one of the reasons for being hypothyroid I

thought was lack of iodine in the diet.

Thanks

Ann

[Guest guest]

This link explains iodine pretty well and states below:

http://www.pureformulas.com/iodoral-180-tablets-125-mg-by-optimox-corporation.ht\

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One tablet of Iodoral supplies an amount of total elemental iodine, comparable

to the average daily intake of this essential element by mainland Japanese, a

population with a very low prevalence of fibrocystic disease of the breast and

breast cancer.

Iodine is an essential element. Although its main function is in the production

of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland, other organs in the body have a need

for iodine in order to function normally

Several studies have demonstrated a relationship between low iodine intake and

fibrocystic disease of the breast (FDB), both in women and laboratory animals.

The minimum amount of iodine required for control and prevention of FDB is

equivalent to 0.1mg/kg body weight/day. For example, for a 50 kg woman, the

daily amount of iodine would be 5 mg. The thyroid gland needs iodide to function

properly. The original study done 80 years ago to control goiter in adolescent

girls used 9 mg iodide daily.

During the early 1900's, the iodine/iodide solution called Lugol solution was

used extensively, effectively and safely in medical practice, for both low

activity and above normal activity of the thyroid gland. The recommended daily

intake for iodine supplementation was 2 to 6 drops of Lugol solution containing

12.5 to 37.5 mg total iodide. That amount was mentioned as lately as 1995 in a

book on Pharmaceutical Sciences. Several investigators have shown convincing

evidence connecting inadequate iodine intake and breast cancer. Japanese women

living in Japan consumed a daily average of 13.8 mg total elemental iodine and

they experience one of the lowest prevalence (risk) for breast, ovarian and

uterine cancer. In the 1960's, one slice of bread in the USA contained the full

RDA of 0.15 mg iodine. The risk for breast cancer was then 1 in 20. Over the

last 2 decades, iodine was replaced by bromine in the bread making process.

Bromine blocks thyroid function and may interfere with the anticancer effect of

iodine on the breast. Now, the risk for breast cancer is 1 in 8 and increasing

1% per year.

The RDA limits for vitamins and minerals were established after World War II.

One of the last essential elements included in the RDA system was iodine,

established in 1980 and confirmed in 1989. The RDA for iodine was based on the

amount of iodine/iodide needed to prevent goiter, extreme stupidity and

hypothyroidism. The optimal requirement of the whole human body for iodine has

never been studied. Therefore, the optimal amount of this element for physical

and mental wellbeing is unknown. Based on demographic studies, the mainland

Japanese consumed an average of 13.8 mg daily and they are one of the healthiest

people on planet earth. Lugol solution is a time-tested preparation with a

proven track record for over 150 years. Two drops contain 12.5 mg iodine/iodide,

an amount very close to the 13.8 mg average intake of mainland Japanese.

In 1945 the US removed iodine from their bread and replaced it with bromide

which is a toxic halide. Bromide restricts the absorption of iodine into the

body. So, with lack of iodine to begin with and the little amounts of iodine

being absorbed if at all....this has created a worldwide epidemic of iodine in

the human system. We cannot survive healthfully without salt, water and iodine.

These are three important things which the body does not produce on its own. It

is suggested that you start the iodine protocol a couple weeks before you start

taking iodine supplements. I believe that the reason the world has so much

disease now, both physical and mental, is the lack of iodine in the system.

Cheers,

JOT