Iodine

[laura1967]

Okay here we go....to Iodine or not to Iodine....lol!  Seriously though......lets discuss Iodine in its glory:
What type is best: potassium iodine only
Where can you find it? This can be a tough one.....
How to test for deficiency... scratch skin test and or hair analysis is best
What are the many many health benefits of Iodine? MANY!
There are soooo many benefits to Iodine.....did you know that if you take Lugols at the first sign of infection it can help to destroy viruses, bacteria, etc.?  How about at the first signs of food poisoning to neutralize toxins?
Lets roll on this one with everyone joining in.

[sick and tired 47]

beakbeak,
I am not sure what age you are... I am very  ...... ugh.... 49,,,,- so peri/menopausal age. My belief is if we are not balanced hormonally... thyroid, estrogen, even immune system we run into problems with our health. And then there is heredity,environment... nothing we can do about that. My mother had thyroid problems all her life, terrible menopause too. I feel sorry for her, but really hope things will be better for my daughters when they reach this yucky age. We are rapidly making so much progress in holistic medicine, the future is so promising.
And then if you research iodine a lot of sites say it was used for many different cures in the past... so perhaps we are also going back to the past medicine used by our ancestors.

[beakbeak]

thanks for the comments :-)  I do take magnesium and vit c is an all time fav. Always use celtic or himalyan salt, prob too much actually.  I do love salt so I try and up my potassium to balance it a bit.  The papitations started a week before christmas when I ate a huge amount of chocolate fudge one day (great naturopath i'm going to make!) and over the next 5 days my heart leapt and bounced till it wore off. Was also pre-menstrual. the following month I had a glass of liquer and (premenstrual again) it started all over again.  Now there is no pattern really but reading this site has made me feel less worried about it.  Take a tablet called B-stress free with B vitamins and herbs which is designed for adrenal support.  Used to have panic attacks but have managed to work on those with breathing exercises and no caffeine etc. Have some lugols but due to reaction to kelp am nervous of taking it.  its 250mcg per drop (from iodine and potassium iodide). bottle says one drop daily.    don't have any real weight issues, have put on 3 kilos in last 6 months solely due to wrong food choices, don't blame the thyroid.  Reason I went for iodine was short cycles with menstruation say 25 days and feeling a bit of brain fog when studying.  Am not on any medication at all, never really have been.  Its surprising reading how many people are on multiple medications on this site, makes me wonder about the side effects...  its a great site though  :-)

[sick and tired 47]

I have similar symptoms as you do... heart palps which started after my partial thyroidectomy. I am currentlly on synthyroid ( low dose) and atenolol for my heart palps which turned into PSVT.  Atenolol controls the heart rate ( which was very high) but the side effects are not fun.. so I am searching for a better "cure". I also have a " goiter/nodules" in remaining thyroid lobe.
I had the 24 hour iodine excretion test and it showed I was slightly low in iodine. It was recommended I take 25 mg. of Ioderal/ daily.. but I am still nervous about trying it. Keep me posted on your progress.

[elcyd]

Sounds like you need to look at your adrenals.  Support your adrenals with magnesium, Celtic Salt, Vit C especially if you are taking iodine. The iodine that I have taken is either Lugol's 5% or Iodoral, they seem to work the best.  Is it just palps you are trying to fix or do you have a thyroid issue?.  Adrenal fatigue and dysfunctional thyroids usually come hand in hand.

Cindy

[elcyd]

I would suggest you visit the iodine forum on Google Health.  It is run by Stephanie Buist who has alot more knowledge than I do when it comes to iodine therapy.    She has helped me alot in my quest to get rid of my goiter and nodule.

[elcyd]

You are right synthyroid is evil!  Yes, I have heard that Selenomethionine is better absorbed than regular Selenium although I am not using it at present.  I try to steer away from anything that is flouride, chloride or bromide and anything which is goitrogen too.  Even the smallest things like for instance, green tea - unfortunately it has twice the amount of flouride than regular black tea.  I know it is not a great quantity but I do not want my goiter back again. :-)

Cindy