Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 Just curious - I know Iodine isn't that good if you have a Thyroid problem. What if you are taking a multi vitamin that has Iodine (150 mcg.100% RDA.) Should I try to find one without Iodine or should it be ok. For now I am taking it every other day to be safe. (It is Centrum.) Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 Louise, Hi. You do still need the RDA for iodine, because your thyroid does need it to work. However, you should try not to exceed it all that much, because too much iodine isn't good either. If you eat a lot of fish or other seafood (especially hsellfish and shrimp) you do not need to supplement, it is also in many brands of salt. Because your thyroid meds are essentially iodine molucules, you do not need more than the RDA. Make sense? You can take your multi...but keep in mind that if it is a coated vitamin you may not be getting the optimal amount of those vitamins anyway, because they tend not to digest well. I buy the rexall women's multi at walmart because it is NOT coated. (Liquid centrum, whch I tried, tastes terrible...don't even bother) > Just curious - I know Iodine isn't that good if you have a Thyroid > problem. What if you are taking a multi vitamin that has Iodine (150 > mcg.100% RDA.) Should I try to find one without Iodine or should it > be ok. For now I am taking it every other day to be safe. (It is > Centrum.) > > Louise > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 Louise, As far as I know taking 'normal' amounts of iodine with a non functioning thyroid causes no harm. Iodine is used by the thyroid in making the hormone molecules, that is why the thyroid sucks it up. A deficiency in iron leaves the thyroid unable to produce adequate amounts of hormone causing enlargement of the gland (goiter) as it struggles to produce. I asked my endo about it after my RAI. She said that it didn't make any difference for me if I took it out now. She giggled and said that I don't have to worry anymore about making sure that I got iodized salt! hehehehehehe Did you know that Iodine was added to table salt as a way to make sure that the inland population got adequate amounts of Iodine to reduce the incidence of underactive thyroid? That's how long our government has been aware of an increase in cases of hypothyroidism. I'm currently taking an off brand, Member's Mark... that contains 100% RDA of iodine. Topper () *13 years post RAI for genetic hyperthyroidism* On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:17:43 -0000 " lestatl382 " writes: > Just curious - I know Iodine isn't that good if you have a Thyroid > problem. What if you are taking a multi vitamin that has Iodine (150 > mcg.100% RDA.) Should I try to find one without Iodine or should it > be ok. For now I am taking it every other day to be safe. (It is > Centrum.) > > Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 ... There are some ways of increasing the value of the vitamins that you take. I learned this many, many years ago when I was a body builder... Never take your vitamins on an empty stomach. Not only are they not digested properly and most go right out of your system, but they can cause stomach upset in some and the vitamins that you take work best when they enter the blood stream with natural vitamins and minerals in the food that you've eaten. If you take all your vitamins at one time all the water soluble vitamins (the B's, C, etc.) are pretty much out of your system in less than an hour (time release tabs extend that a bit, but not much). Your body then goes the next 23 hours without the benefits of those vitamins. Splitting your dose, either by getting smaller dose tabs and taking them with each meal or actually splitting the tabs and taking part with each meal greatly increases the amount of the vitamins that your body can absorb and use. As a body builder I got the daily pak vitamins and split the tabs for multi-dosing and did the same with the herbals that I took. Now, due to cost. I take a good quality multi-vitamin/multi-mineral with herbs. The doses of the tabs are a lot higher than needed, in some case 2, 3, and 4 times the RDA. I don't need that. So what I do with these is split them into six pieces. Taking one piece with my three main meals of the day. Now one tab covers two days and gives me at least 100% RDA on most everything. So for a little over 10 dollars I have a vitamin/mineral/herbal supplement that will last me almost 2 years. Very economical and I'm getting the best use of the components of those tabs. By splitting the tabs they are much more easily digested and taking them with meals aids in absorption and utilization. Topper () http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Thyroid_Support_Group/ http://toppertwo.tripod.com On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:33:34 -0400 " Jobes " writes: > Louise, > > Hi. You do still need the RDA for iodine, because your thyroid does > need it > to work. However, you should try not to exceed it all that much, > because too > much iodine isn't good either. If you eat a lot of fish or other > seafood > (especially hsellfish and shrimp) you do not need to supplement, it > is also > in many brands of salt. Because your thyroid meds are essentially > iodine > molucules, you do not need more than the RDA. Make sense? You can > take your > multi...but keep in mind that if it is a coated vitamin you may not > be > getting the optimal amount of those vitamins anyway, because they > tend not > to digest well. I buy the rexall women's multi at walmart because it > is NOT > coated. (Liquid centrum, whch I tried, tastes terrible...don't even > bother) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 Thanks , Well I eat no fish so that's no problem. (Also eat very little meat - mainly a vegetarian.) It's the chewable centrum because I can't swallow pills. Louise > Louise, > > Hi. You do still need the RDA for iodine, because your thyroid does need it > to work. However, you should try not to exceed it all that much, because too > much iodine isn't good either. If you eat a lot of fish or other seafood > (especially hsellfish and shrimp) you do not need to supplement, it is also > in many brands of salt. Because your thyroid meds are essentially iodine > molucules, you do not need more than the RDA. Make sense? You can take your > multi...but keep in mind that if it is a coated vitamin you may not be > getting the optimal amount of those vitamins anyway, because they tend not > to digest well. I buy the rexall women's multi at walmart because it is NOT > coated. (Liquid centrum, whch I tried, tastes terrible...don't even bother) > > > > > Just curious - I know Iodine isn't that good if you have a Thyroid > > problem. What if you are taking a multi vitamin that has Iodine (150 > > mcg.100% RDA.) Should I try to find one without Iodine or should it > > be ok. For now I am taking it every other day to be safe. (It is > > Centrum.) > > > > Louise > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 I don't know if I have a non functioning Thyroid. Since I am so sensitive to medication I'll probably take it every other day to be safe. Louise > Louise, > > As far as I know taking 'normal' amounts of iodine with a non functioning > thyroid causes no harm. Iodine is used by the thyroid in making the > hormone molecules, that is why the thyroid sucks it up. A deficiency in > iron leaves the thyroid unable to produce adequate amounts of hormone > causing enlargement of the gland (goiter) as it struggles to produce. > > I asked my endo about it after my RAI. She said that it didn't make any > difference for me if I took it out now. She giggled and said that I don't > have to worry anymore about making sure that I got iodized salt! > hehehehehehe > > Did you know that Iodine was added to table salt as a way to make sure > that the inland population got adequate amounts of Iodine to reduce the > incidence of underactive thyroid? That's how long our government has been > aware of an increase in cases of hypothyroidism. > > I'm currently taking an off brand, Member's Mark... that contains 100% > RDA of iodine. > > Topper () *13 years post RAI for genetic hyperthyroidism* > > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:17:43 -0000 " lestatl382 " <LestatL382@y...> > writes: > > Just curious - I know Iodine isn't that good if you have a Thyroid > > problem. What if you are taking a multi vitamin that has Iodine (150 > > mcg.100% RDA.) Should I try to find one without Iodine or should it > > be ok. For now I am taking it every other day to be safe. (It is > > Centrum.) > > > > Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I can't afford out of pocket tests, so I did the self tests on Stop The Thyroid Madness site. My Chiro is in complete agreement, so I am fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Ok, great ...where on stop is it. Thank you. ME Re: Iodine I can't afford out of pocket tests, so I did the self tests on Stop The Thyroid Madness site. My Chiro is in complete agreement, so I am fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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