* ATTENTION: STEPHANIE, Re: Lugol's and Optimal Concentration!

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Sorry - somehow a line got omitted. Meant to say, omit the potassium from

anyone's Lugol's formulation and you will probably get 1 part iodine to 1.5

parts iodide (plus .5 parts potassium integral to the potassium iodide).

There is a difference in the Iodoral tab formulation, but I gather it was

designed for absorbtion in the intestinal tract, not the stomach; the goal was

to achieve the same net effect as Lugol's systemically, so the point of delivery

may account for the formula difference. You'd have to check with Dr. Brownstein

on that.

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> > With regard to an entry I posted a couple of hours ago re: the " proprietary "

if you will, and/or optimal/ideal concentration of Lugol's Iodine, here is the

precised definition via Wikipedia (below).

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> > * Please note that here: the ratio by definition is 1:2 ( " 5% iodine and

> > 10% iodide " ). Whereas the J Crow's brand for example (one which I am

> > inclined that a vast number of people are actually using, is rather a 1:1.5

ratio or iodine to iodide.

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> > Thus, if I'm not mistaken, it would seem to me that the latter - is NOT the

ideal/optimal concentration.

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> > Please inform me and others. I am open to any constructive and informative

guidance here. Thank you, Trisha

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> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugol%27s_iodine

> > Lugol's solution is available in different potencies of 1%, 2%, or 5%

Iodine. The 5% solution consists of 5% (wt/v) iodine (I2) and 10% (wt/v)

potassium iodide (KI) mixed in distilled water and has a total iodine content of

130 mg/mL.[2] Potassium iodide renders the elementary iodine soluble in water

through the formation of the triiodide (I & #8722; & #8232;3) ion. It is not to be

confused with tincture of iodine solutions, which consist of elemental iodine,

and iodide salts dissolved in water and alcohol. Lugol's solution contains no

alcohol.

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