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Apr 5, 2023Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

There is a deficiency of iodine in the soil around the Great Lakes.

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Good to know...any idea why?

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Scraped away by glaciers

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Apr 5, 2023Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

Thank you for this.....as an aside.......I am on GETTR but am thinking about leaving....lots of weird stuff is happening there too, now... I see you are on GAB....which do you like better?

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I have been inactive lately on both gab and gettr. Gettr is weird.

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Even in the health community - there is much confusion around iodine I find re: dosage. Do you have any dosage recommendations for a 150lb woman? I try to get mine from seafood, as it's also loaded with DHA. Thanks for the piece- well done.

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250 mcg at least for childbearing age women

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Thank you Jennifer!

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