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

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Oh man, I just bought 5 gals of the stuff! Been doing a MUCH better job of

detoxing since taking more Iodine. Had been following the old 50 mg/day detox

back in 2007, followed by 12.5 to 25 mg/day. After reading the recommended dose

is more like 50 mg and detox is anywhere up to 300 mg, I decided to see how much

was taken in the past. Lo and behold, I came across old Albert Szent-Györgyi,

the discoverer of Vit C who made the often quoted statement, " If ye don't know

where, what and why, Prescribe ye then K and I " . Now I find that he took 770 mg

(or 1gm, not sure which) daily and lived to the ripe old age of 93. So, I'm

wondering why it is that we don't follow his example? Is it that there is still

some lingering Iodophobia among the Iodine literate? Why fear too much Iodine,

when, like Vit C, any excess will be expelled in the urine? Why, if too small

an amount will aggravate Hypothyroid, aren't we taking enough to avoid that and

accomplish the needed level of detox so the Hypothyroid condition can be

reversed?

Well, my wife and I are now taking 3/4 tsp of the 2% Lugol's (supposedly 750

mg)from J Crowe and have been doing very well since August. Prior to that, it

was (10) 12.5 mg Iodoral, but that got way too expensive and the real good detox

didn't start happening until we got to about 250 mg of Lugol's.

Wish you would elaborate more on the J Crowe Lugol's.

By the way, congrats on becoming an ND! Way to go!

Ken

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> J Crows has many areas where their information isn't correct or causes an

issue of concern for accuracy. I do not recommend J Crows as a valid source for

iodine but it is up to the individual to decide what they are going to do. This

applies to anything - know the source and understand what you are getting when

you buy. Just because it is labeled Lugol's doesn't mean that it is the *real*

stuff.

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> Buist, ND HC

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> * ATTENTION: STEPHANIE, Re: " Lugol's " and Optimal

Concentration!

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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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