Very cool that you say our energy field is literally magnetic. All my life, animals have been attracted to me. I go to the zoo and animals make their way to get close to me. And when I'm out walking or sitting on a bench, dogs come up to be petted -- some owners tell me their dog never does that! So apparently I eat enough protein and minerals :-)
Dr Brownstein mentioned regarding breast cancer risk I think, was that women with larger breasts have a larger need for iodine, maybe even 25 mg/day - that would be a lot to take long term though. The Iodoral supplement of 12.5 mg is based on the average intake of iodine in the Japanese diet. It worked for me for a long time, but I needed selenium. I eventually went hyperthyroid but got that under control quickly. I can use the 12.5 mg iodine again now or half/ 1 every other day and I take 200 mg selenium and/or eat a couple Brazil nuts. It protects all of the body's glands too.
Thank you for this information. I tried Iodine Lugols last week (1/2 drop) and it made me feel very wired; taken with two Brazil nuts. Any suggestions on how to find the right dosage? thank you!
Roman, The average amount a person in Japan gets in their diet is 12.5 mgs a day. This amount seems to make the west scratch their heads, believing that amount is too much. I personally take that amount in Lugols solution and water periodically. Cheers
Commoncents, I also take Lugol’s 2% solution. I only take 2 drops in water everyday. Prior to Lugol’s I was using Iosol. I sometimes still use it. I would add the iodine (along with liquid magnesium) to my 1 liter water bottle and drink it throughout the day while working. It’s made a difference!
The standard medical industry messaging about iodine is largely false/wrong or even deliberately wrong - but the health people are educated with the wrong information so they believe it.
I would want to read a bit more about Hashimoto's but I think it is an autoimmune issue - totally restricting gluten might be an important strategy. Also the bromide and fluoride in our lives would likely be adding to autoimmune reactions. High dose iodine plus selenium could be the needed treatment to help the body clear out stored bromide and fluoride that is making your thyroid hormone not functional.
This type of issue - controversy between the medical industry and alternative recommendations is a personal hurdle to investigate and consider trying or not trying on your own - or hire a naturopath who knows the real story - not all functional practitioners know about iodine though is what I noticed eventually.
Consider that Dr Brownstein is hassled by the FDA and suppressed by the current system - which has been shown to be a dangerous and not safe or effective system....
But, it is something that you as an adult will have to consider for yourself.
I had to choose to be a "non-compliant patient" as I found the doctor recommendations weren't helping me. But I did listen and modify some of my own strategies occasionally based on what the doctor was saying.
We are in a dangerous situation is the honest way to look at "for-profit healthcare". It is not a good idea to ask for help from people who either are wrong and don't realize that, or who know they are wrong and don't care because curing illness is not their real goal.
*It is IMPORTANT to NOT get "non-compliant patient" written in your medical chart if you have psychiatric symptoms because the for-profit system will get a judge to force treatment on you and force commitment against your will. Especially if female it seemed to me - females are just crazy bipolar patients who need lots of psych drugs.
Very cool that you say our energy field is literally magnetic. All my life, animals have been attracted to me. I go to the zoo and animals make their way to get close to me. And when I'm out walking or sitting on a bench, dogs come up to be petted -- some owners tell me their dog never does that! So apparently I eat enough protein and minerals :-)
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Iodine is such an important topic - there's often controversy around the right dosage amount. Any suggestions on dosage for a woman in her 40s?
Love Malte!
Dr Brownstein mentioned regarding breast cancer risk I think, was that women with larger breasts have a larger need for iodine, maybe even 25 mg/day - that would be a lot to take long term though. The Iodoral supplement of 12.5 mg is based on the average intake of iodine in the Japanese diet. It worked for me for a long time, but I needed selenium. I eventually went hyperthyroid but got that under control quickly. I can use the 12.5 mg iodine again now or half/ 1 every other day and I take 200 mg selenium and/or eat a couple Brazil nuts. It protects all of the body's glands too.
Eating seaweed has additional benefits too though. I had a post recently about fucoidan and fucose benefits. This post maybe https://open.substack.com/pub/denutrients/p/wakame-salad-and-other-seaweeds-also?r=os7nw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thank you for this information. I tried Iodine Lugols last week (1/2 drop) and it made me feel very wired; taken with two Brazil nuts. Any suggestions on how to find the right dosage? thank you!
Roman, The average amount a person in Japan gets in their diet is 12.5 mgs a day. This amount seems to make the west scratch their heads, believing that amount is too much. I personally take that amount in Lugols solution and water periodically. Cheers
Thanks so much for that info! I do scratch my head a lot.
Commoncents, I also take Lugol’s 2% solution. I only take 2 drops in water everyday. Prior to Lugol’s I was using Iosol. I sometimes still use it. I would add the iodine (along with liquid magnesium) to my 1 liter water bottle and drink it throughout the day while working. It’s made a difference!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your success story.
I have Hashimotos and I’ve been told to NOT take iodine but I believe Dr Brownstein says I should take it. I’m so confused.
The standard medical industry messaging about iodine is largely false/wrong or even deliberately wrong - but the health people are educated with the wrong information so they believe it.
See this post: https://open.substack.com/pub/denutrients/p/iodine-and-an-old-lie-still-being?r=os7nw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I would want to read a bit more about Hashimoto's but I think it is an autoimmune issue - totally restricting gluten might be an important strategy. Also the bromide and fluoride in our lives would likely be adding to autoimmune reactions. High dose iodine plus selenium could be the needed treatment to help the body clear out stored bromide and fluoride that is making your thyroid hormone not functional.
This type of issue - controversy between the medical industry and alternative recommendations is a personal hurdle to investigate and consider trying or not trying on your own - or hire a naturopath who knows the real story - not all functional practitioners know about iodine though is what I noticed eventually.
Consider that Dr Brownstein is hassled by the FDA and suppressed by the current system - which has been shown to be a dangerous and not safe or effective system....
But, it is something that you as an adult will have to consider for yourself.
I had to choose to be a "non-compliant patient" as I found the doctor recommendations weren't helping me. But I did listen and modify some of my own strategies occasionally based on what the doctor was saying.
We are in a dangerous situation is the honest way to look at "for-profit healthcare". It is not a good idea to ask for help from people who either are wrong and don't realize that, or who know they are wrong and don't care because curing illness is not their real goal.
Here is a post I wrote in 2015 about being a compliant patient https://open.substack.com/pub/denutrients/p/whether-to-be-compliant-or-to-be-healthy-seems-like-an-easy-question-to-answer?r=os7nw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
*It is IMPORTANT to NOT get "non-compliant patient" written in your medical chart if you have psychiatric symptoms because the for-profit system will get a judge to force treatment on you and force commitment against your will. Especially if female it seemed to me - females are just crazy bipolar patients who need lots of psych drugs.
You are a gift. Thank you so much for your dedication to good health and to your willingness to share.
How sweet, thank you and you are very welcome.