Re: Very important info regarding iodine & thyroid!!!!

more scare tactics.the bogey man is going to get you stuff.
for the millionth time I quote Jarvis' rather succinct statement
on Iodine usage:
"When used to maintain the Iodine content of the body the dose is small and is taken only on certain days of the week. When the mineral content of the body is analyzed, only a trace of Iodine is found. Ten drops of iodine represent more iodine than is found in the entire body. For this reason, the dose of Lugol's solution of iodine is one or two drops, depending on your body weight. If you weigh 150 pounds or less, for example, your dose to maintain the normal iodine content of the body is one drop, taken at one meal on Tuesday and Friday of each week. If you weigh more than 150 pounds, the dose should be two drops instead of one. It is useful to remember that the human body works on the minimum of anything it needs. If there should be a rise in sickness in the area where you live, it would be well to take the Lugol's solution three times a week instead of two, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, for the purpose of storing up reserve."

Iodine simply has a regulatory effect on the energy mechanism of the body.
Its the functioning of the energy mechanism of the body that will determine your overall health and response to illness.

I know Andy Weil from many years ago during his days at Harvard. I m sure he is simply making a general cautionary statement as any physician might within the circumstances or context of responding to a query.

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