Re: Questions about my budding iodine protocol
I assume that you are female by your moniker, in which case you really ought to get some
Lugol's or Iodoral:
from "Iodine, Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It":
"It was thought that the intestinal tract could easily convert
Iodine to iodide, but research has shown this is not true. Different tissues of the body respond to different forms of iodine. The thyroid gland primarily utilizes ioDIDE....the breasts, on the other hand, primarily utilize ioDINE....
Because different tissues concentrate different forms of iodine, using a supplement that contains both
Iodine and
Iodide is preferable to using a supplement that contains only one form, As mentioned above, the breasts concentrate iodine. The prostate gland concentrates iodine. The thyroid gland and the skin primarily concentrate iodide. Other tissues, including the kidneys, spleen, liver, blood, salivary glands and intestines can concentrate either form. With different tissues responding to different forms of iodine, it would make common sense that a greater therapeutic benefit from
Iodine will be achieved by using a COMBINATION OF IODINE AND IODIDE. My clinical experience has proven, beyond a doubt, that a combination of IODINE/IODIDE (e.g.,
Lugol's or Iodoral) is much more effective than an
Iodide only supplement(e.g.,
SSKI and most other liquid
Iodide formulations)."
~also, women need a lot of iodine, 12.5 mg per day according to the io-docs.
and, why thyroid tests may be worthless:
//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=944373#i
Please review our FAQ's on salt-loading & C, bromides, etc. The nightmarish dreams come when one is detoxing bromides or fluoride, at least that's been the experience reported here...& it was for me! Disgusting dreams always preceeded physical detox, either zits or flu-ey symptoms.
The insomnia will pass as your body re-calibrates:)
If you are aiming to achieve sufficiency, I would suggest starting at a low dose, a drop or two a day and elevating dosage slowly. That way you can manage your detox...iodine supplementation can put the bod through quite a workout.