tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477655200801012236.post2672698764871070373..comments2023-05-19T03:01:27.786-07:00Comments on Here’s to Your Health: 19. So You Think You Need Iodine — Part IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477655200801012236.post-64013117179325424452012-07-08T09:49:54.019-07:002012-07-08T09:49:54.019-07:00Excellent article! I had some thoughts as I read i...Excellent article! I had some thoughts as I read it:<br /><br />Edmonton is also in a known goiter area - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/monograph/WHO_MONO_44_%28p27%29_%28part1%29.pdf. I live in Edmonton & almost everyone I talk to seems to have a thyroid issue. I had surgery for a nodule several years ago.<br /><br />I started on a very low dose of iodine last summer, less than 0.5 mg/day, & ramped it up very slowly so as not to overwhelm my thyroid. I doubled the dose no oftener than once a month & probably much less because I wanted to use up what I had before buying more. Because 2% Lugols's has 2.5 mg/drop, which I thought would be too big a jump for me, I also bought Naka drops - it tastes terrible! I ended up back on kelp tabs although they're not recommended at doses over than 1 mg. I'm now using Lugol's & I have to say, it's a whole lot easier to take - way less drops to get the right dose & no taste at all in OJ or other juice.<br /><br />My GP, when asked if I could get a urine test to measure my iodine levels, said "there's iodine in salt so you're getting enough." Sigh.Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174636961509392232noreply@blogger.com