How to Safely Supplement with Iodine

During your cleanse, make sure to drink a lot of water to encourage more urination and sweating. And the more toxicity you have in your body, the stronger your body odor will be. This is why it’s very important to stay hydrated during your cleanse. In the world we live in, we are constantly surrounded by toxins, air pollution, and chemicals from the food we eat and the products we use. I wrote here about the possible reasons for the epidemic of hypothyroidism.

Over the years, she has seen miracles happening in bromide detox symptoms her clients lives and in hers. A true advocate of responsible medicine and nutrition, educating people about the benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet is a real passion for her. Headaches are also one of the numerous detox symptoms caused by the elimination of toxins.

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Testing involves collecting urine immediately upon rising in the morning to use in what is called a spot test. Stop supplementing with iodine 3 days prior to taking the spot test. The majority of the population has unbalanced thyroid function, with 80% of those suffering from underactive thyroid. With iodine deficiency running rampant, it is imperative to have a clear understanding of iodine supplementation before you start taking iodine. Historically bromide has been used in products that were sedatives and anti-convulsants.

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Speculatively, once your Iodine dosage has (according to this scenario) restored adrenal function by opposing Mercury effects, any further increase may start to be counter-productive (meaning onset of Iodine overdose). Other nutrients may be required for optimal health, such as Vitamin D and Omega 3s. The nutrients above are necessary for optimal thyroid function and to help the body process/detox/assimilate iodine properly.

Someone who is deficient in iodine might show signs through an enlarged thyroid (goiter) or through the onset of hypothyroidism. In someone with low thyroid hormones, supplementing extra iodine through your diet may be helpful in improving thyroid function. Meeting your daily requirement for iodine can also help improve thyroid function by removing toxins from the thyroid. Though, most of our bodies can tolerate higher levels of iodine in our diets, those with hyperthyroidism should watch out for foods with too high of an iodine content. Dr. Clark Store Lugol’s Iodine for example, contains 1.25mg of elemental iodine per drop. There are several people in the iodine community advocating for daily salt loading.

When the body is in an iodine deficient state it attempts to substitute other halides such as bromide and fluoride to fit its needs. If you think of a lock and key mechanism, you can put the key in but you cannot turn it. The same happens for the Sodium Iodine Symporter (NIS) trying to take in a replacement halide. It just doesn’t work well and often becomes stuck on the receptor which blocks any iodine that may try to come in.

The issue with both products is that over consumption could lead to bromism which creates abnormal conditions with psychiatric, neurological, gastrointestinal, and dermatological symptoms. Sub-optimal thyroid function with, perhaps, symptoms of Hypothyroidism. Dr. Maclean makes strong speculative proposals in this article as to why there are differing bodily experiences in the use of iodine and the doses used. The following chart outlines the nutrients required by each phase to function at optimum levelsas well as some supporting nutrients to assist the process.

Ingestion of food contaminated with bromine can result in exposure. While the toxins circulate in your bloodstream, you can feel their poison and experience different detox symptoms. Most people are so contaminated with bromide (bromine in oxidation state), fluoride, and chlorine that they need help from high doses of iodine these days. This is why the supporting nutrients outlined in the guide are important.

1. As we push these bromine-based hormones out of our cells, we can potentially use salt loading to bind with bromine and remove it from our body the next time we urinate.
2. The majority of the population has unbalanced thyroid function, with 80% of those suffering from underactive thyroid.
3. With iodine deficiency running rampant, it is imperative to have a clear understanding of iodine supplementation before you start taking iodine.

Strong body odor… Yes, you might stink!

If your body is really toxic then you may need to put further protocols into place. There are some strategies outlined in the guide to supplementing. Today’s blog will address the issues we are facing with bromide toxicity. If you haven’t read the previous blogs on Iodine please go back and read through them so that you have a clear understanding of the big picture.

Bromism in the Modern Day: Case Report and Canadian Review of Bromide Intoxication

There is some information about electrolytes damaging liver and kidney cells in order to increase hydration. 2 What’s happening here is actually beneficial to some degree because it’s increasing our ability to hydrate. Sustained overconsumption of sodium, particularly as salt, has been related to development of hypertension in sensitive individuals. 1 When we add salt to our food, most of it will be absorbed in our gut, which can limit how much it want’s to absorb and pass the rest.