Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste? I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound. But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad. Thanks, Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Lugol's has a distinctive taste; I personally don’t mind it; I just put a few drops in water and drink it down. I also sometimes put it in my vegetable juices and then I don’t taste it at all. Some people put it in grape, cranberry or pomegranite juice to disguise the taste. Other put a splash of apple cider vinegar into a glass of water and then a few drops of Lugol's. The last idea comes from the book, Vermont Folk Medicine, by Dr. Jarvis. My sister had very lumpy breasts and after a few months on 50mgs of iodine, her breasts are totally normal now. Iodine is very helpful in preventing and curing breast cancer as well. Iodine is a wonderful nutrient! Best, Kathleen Re: Taste of Lugol's? I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste?I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound.But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad.Thanks,Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I avoid the flavour by painting it on my body! Re: Taste of Lugol's? I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste?I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound.But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad.Thanks,Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Do you paint Lugol's on your body or some other kind? I have read from several sources that iodine painted on the skin in not really well absorbed and most of it evaporates. Is Lugol's better absorbed than other kinds when painted on skin? Debbie N On 10/27/2011 2:00 AM, Marsh wrote: I avoid the flavour by painting it on my body! Re: Taste of Lugol's? I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste? I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound. But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad. Thanks, Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011  Hi Akiba and welcome! Happy to know you are doing so well. I hope you have time to read the New Member doc. you were sent when you joined. Also important in our Files is Commonly Asked Questions. Kelp is tricky to ingest these days as most kelp is contaminated with arsenic and other toxins. Lugol's is what is recommended on the Iodine Protocol. Lugol's in solution or tablets as in Iodoral. When you go to Commonly Asked Questions you will also read about the companion nutrients which are most important on the protocol. Again , welcome and good to know you are doing so well! Kathleen Re: Taste of Lugol's? I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste?I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound.But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad.Thanks,Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Kathleen, thanks. I literally *just* joined and intend to spend a great deal of today perusing the welcome and newcomers docs that were sent to me, thanks. It looks like someone put a LOT of thought, work and research in them and I will take my time to digest them properly. Are you the researcher on them?  ~*~Peace out~*~ ~*~Akiba~*~ Pragmatic Visionary -- Re: Taste of Lugol's?  Hi Akiba and welcome! Happy to know you are doing so well. I hope you have time to read the New Member doc. you were sent when you joined. Also important in our Files is Commonly Asked Questions. Kelp is tricky to ingest these days as most kelp is contaminated with arsenic and other toxins. Lugol's is what is recommended on the Iodine Protocol. Lugol's in solution or tablets as in Iodoral. When you go to Commonly Asked Questions you will also read about the companion nutrients which are most important on the protocol. Again , welcome and good to know you are doing so well! Kathleen Re: Taste of Lugol's? I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste?I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound.But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad.Thanks,Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Kathleen, Besides cold juices, do you know if you can put Lugol’s in warm soups for ingestion?? Would it affect the efficacy of the iodine? thanks, Pam H. From: Kathleen Blake Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 12:59 AM iodine Subject: Re: Taste of Lugol's? Lugol's has a distinctive taste; I personally don’t mind it; I just put a few drops in water and drink it down. I also sometimes put it in my vegetable juices and then I don’t taste it at all. Some people put it in grape, cranberry or pomegranite juice to disguise the taste. Other put a splash of apple cider vinegar into a glass of water and then a few drops of Lugol's. The last idea comes from the book, Vermont Folk Medicine, by Dr. Jarvis. My sister had very lumpy breasts and after a few months on 50mgs of iodine, her breasts are totally normal now. Iodine is very helpful in preventing and curing breast cancer as well. Iodine is a wonderful nutrient! Best, Kathleen Re: Taste of Lugol's? I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste?I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound.But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad.Thanks,Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011  Pam, Some members have said they put their Lugol's in their morning coffee or tea. I personally have never put it in hot or warm liquids. I don’t really know if the temperature affects the efficacy of the iodine. If it were me, I would make sure the soup was a bit warm and not boiling hot. But again I really don’t know how temperature affects iodine. Maybe someone else knows. Kathleen Re: Taste of Lugol's? I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste?I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do an ultrasound.But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad.Thanks,Debbie N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just take Lugols 5% with a little bit of some kind of juice you like the flavor of.kmk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Lugol's isn't that bad tasting. Dilute it enough, 3 drops to a cup of liquid and you won't even taste it. I put my Lugol's in the last half of my coffee I drink in the morning at 3:00am. I also put one drop of Lugol's in my kitty's water bowl. She can't tell the difference in taste and that is one drop in 4 oz of water. Just don't mix Lugol's with fruit juice, vitamins C and I also have found that vegetable juice is loaded with vitamin C also so I just add the drop into my coffee. > > Hi. I am new to this list and this is my first posting. For many years I > have known not to use regular salt and have used (and am a rep for) Solay > Himalayan salt (love the salt lamps, too!) and because I use it exclusively, > I also have been taking kelp tabs daily, also for many years. Never heard > about an " iodine protocol " till someone on an LDN group I am on told me > about it and directed me here (I have MS and take LDN for it). I guess I > must have been doing something right, since a few years back I had a > slightly abnormal mammogram (slight thickening of the side wall, no > cancerous markers) and the next year (last year) when I re-tested it was > once again a normal mammo. I have been simply following instinct with of > course some research added for everything I use, partly to confirm and > backup my instinct, mostly to learn HOW and WHEN to take it, I guess so far > so good...I have recently also started taking D.E. and am now off all pain > killers (since at one time I was up to 3-4 motrin 800's a day, that is > pretty good, yes?) > I am glad I found this group and look forward to learning much here, you all > seem to know a lot more about it then I do! >  > ~*~Peace out~*~ > ~*~Akiba~*~ > Pragmatic Visionary > -- Re: Taste of Lugol's? > > > Lugol's has a distinctive taste; I personally don’t mind it; I just put a > few drops in water and drink it down. I also sometimes put it in my > vegetable juices and then I don’t taste it at all. Some people put it in > grape, cranberry or pomegranite juice to disguise the taste. Other put a > splash of apple cider vinegar into a glass of water and then a few drops of > Lugol's. The last idea comes from the book, Vermont Folk Medicine, by Dr. > Jarvis. > My sister had very lumpy breasts and after a few months on 50mgs of iodine > her breasts are totally normal now. Iodine is very helpful in preventing > and curing breast cancer as well. Iodine is a wonderful nutrient! Best, > Kathleen > Re: Taste of Lugol's? > > > > I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste > of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it > tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer > to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or > just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste? > > I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically > low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and > now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do > an ultrasound. > But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad. > > Thanks, > Debbie N. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Putting it just on your skin to me you are loosing the benefits of taking it internally. Think about this. > > I avoid the flavour by painting it on my body! > > > > Re: Taste of Lugol's? > > > > I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste > of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it > tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer > to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or > just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste? > > I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically > low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and > now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do > an ultrasound. > But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad. > > Thanks, > Debbie N. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I don't know if this is good, but I take it in vegetable juice, mostly tomatoe juice that I get from WalMart. I also put in it 2 tsp of celtic salt. Stir like crazy and tastes like salty tom juice. Not bad. I take 50mg this way and even my husband will take his 25mg this way. He has atril fib. Cheers, > > I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste > of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it > tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer > to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or > just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste? > > I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically > low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and > now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do > an ultrasound. > But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad. > > Thanks, > Debbie N. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I take my Lugol's in a small amount of strong-flavored juice. I use unsweetened, pure pomegranate and cranberry juices, from separate bottles. I use about 1/4 cup or less each day, 1 Tablespoon of each juice, so the bottles last a long time. I take a little cup, add the 1 Tablespoon of each juice, add the Lugol's, add a little water to mix, and drink it down. The combination of the two juices masks the taste completely. You can take the Lugol's any way you want. You can also put the drops into an empty gelatin capsule (or veggie cap) and swallow it. That's more futzing around than I like to do, though, so I just use the juice. I also put a couple other of my liquid vitamins in the juice. -- moderator On 28 Oct 2011 at 20:46, susanherman_98325 wrote: > I don't know if this is good, but I take it in vegetable juice, mostly > tomatoe juice that I get from WalMart. I also put in it 2 tsp of > celtic salt. Stir like crazy and tastes like salty tom juice. Not > bad. I take 50mg this way and even my husband will take his 25mg this > way. He has atril fib. Cheers, > > > > I do have another question: What is the general opinion > about the taste > of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online > that make me think it > tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than > the tablets. I would prefer > to use it, but I'm worried about taste. > Do you mix it with something or > just chug it in a glass of water? > How bad would you rate the taste? > > I think my daughter (27) really > needs the iodine. She has a chronically > low body temp and low blood > pressure (along with even more symptoms) and > now the doctor is > telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do > an > ultrasound. > But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes > bad. > > Thanks, > Debbie N. > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Owner: Buist, ND HC > Moderators: Baker, Kathleen Blake, Donna Iler, Linn > > All off topic posts should go to the IodineOT group > IodineOT/ > > > The NEW MEMBER DOCUMENT (#1 on the list) > iodine/files/01%20NEW%20MEMBERS%2 > 0-%20READ%20FIRST/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Tomatoes have vitamin C. I don't think iodine should be taken with vitamin c products. > > > > I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste > > of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it > > tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer > > to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or > > just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste? > > > > I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically > > low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and > > now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do > > an ultrasound. > > But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad. > > > > Thanks, > > Debbie N. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Tomato juice does not have enough Vit C to be of concern. It's not " iodine " in general. If people take Iodoral tablets, there is no concern about anything because the tablets are coated and don't release the iodine until deep in the gut. Vit C will change the brown elemental iodine in Lugol's into the clear potassium iodiDe. We do want both types, so one doesn't want to mix one's Lugol's into juices that converts the brown iodiNe into clear. You can generally tell. When I drop the Lugol's into my cranberry/pomegranate juice mix, the drops stay brown. What is not known is what the interactions are within the stomach. To be perfectly sure, take Vit C away from Lugol's. But again, if you take Iodoral tablets, you don't need to worry at all. Steph remains sceptical about the need to worry about Vit C and Lugol's when mixed in the stomach. So there is by no means universal consensus on this. However, I know for sure the brown elemental iodine does convert in a glass of juice that has sufficient vit C, and that would want to be avoided. But again, I am quite doubtful that bottled tomato juice has enough Vit C to be a problem. -- moderator On 29 Oct 2011 at 11:28, Me wrote: > Tomatoes have vitamin C. I don't think iodine should be taken with > vitamin c products. > > > > > I don't know if this is good, but I take it in vegetable juice, > mostly tomatoe juice that I get from WalMart. I also put in it 2 tsp > of celtic salt. Stir like crazy and tastes like salty tom juice. Not > bad. I take 50mg this way and even my husband will take his 25mg this > way. He has atril fib. > Cheers, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Hi Debbie, I think it is not that bad taste-wise. Just dilute it down. I have even squirted some straight into my mouth onto an aching tooth. It did kill the pain instantly, but was foul tasting and deadened my taste buds for awhile. I'd just put it in a glass of water and drink it on down. It is something that you just get used to. You can put it in a juice that has no vitamin C in it, to mask the taste. I am use to it now and it doesn't bother me a bit. When I first ate natto, it was horrendous, but nowadays I like the taste. That's life :-) Peace and gratitude, Dean =========================================================== > > I do have another question: What is the general opinion about the taste > of taking Lugol's? I have read some things online that make me think it > tastes pretty bad. It's so much cheaper than the tablets. I would prefer > to use it, but I'm worried about taste. Do you mix it with something or > just chug it in a glass of water? How bad would you rate the taste? > > I think my daughter (27) really needs the iodine. She has a chronically > low body temp and low blood pressure (along with even more symptoms) and > now the doctor is telling her that her breasts are lumpy and wants to do > an ultrasound. > But she won't take the iodine regularly if it tastes bad. > > Thanks, > Debbie N. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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