According to Dr. David Brownstein, the purpose of a 24 hour urinary iodine loading test is to measure deficiency/body’s demand for iodine (e.g. for detox) by measuring how much the body flushes as opposed to how much it retains. You take a 50 mg loading dose of iodine and then measure the urine levels 24 hours later. If you’ve excreted very little of that 50 mg, then you’re likely deficient (the body is “soaking up” the iodine you gave it). Brownstein stopped testing his patients for a different reason - after many years of finding over 97% of his patients deficient, he just assumes that if you have symptoms, you need iodine, and he asks the patients how they feel after starting supplementation. See his videos on RUclips.
I started at 2.5 mg Lugols daily and built up to 15mg (1500mcg) over two weeks. No detox affect. Risks are if you have a sick thyroid. If you have a node on the thyroid that is autonomous could be an issue. If you have hashimotos it is a result of low iodine and usually selenium and other nutrients. The push to be afraid of iodine is the same fear that was tried for decades for D3.
So I started taking roughly 2,000 mcg per day - I felt incredible for the first 3-5 days. Boundless energy, vanished anxiety/depression. I had to workout numerous times just to calm down, I felt so good! After the first few days, I went into what I’ve known as detox symptoms - headaches, ringing ears, weakness, fatigue, anxiety. I’m on two weeks and I still feel “off”. Am I possibly taking too much or do I just power through?
Blake A I would tread carefully with iodine Give yourself a good break. I started on Iodine and had similar reactions … not fun. Took a year off and just starting to experiment with low low dose to begin..
@@wildKrafter thank you for sharing. I’m feeling better day by day though I think for the sake of my sanity and business I’ll take a break. I was mostly blown away at how good I felt. Kinda sad it’s gone lol. I hadn’t had that energy in years, mental clarity, peace of mind. It was as if I gave my body something it was deprived of for decades! The battery just went full charge and boom, all of the systems Iodine > TH are responsible for began working and the floodgates opened. I do wonder though if we have some sort of a halogen accumulation at a high concentration that is being moved. Powering though is a sexy thought as I just want to feel that again though maybe I’ll take a break for a few weeks just to see what happens. When did you start feeling better after you had ceased iodine dosing? Thanks again!
@@lakea.6218 I had the same issues and I think my body has general issues with supplementing isolated compounds and I switched to natural iodine in the form of bladderwrack and Irish seamoss in capsules and it has made my thyroid numbers way better after a couple months for extra energy I added tongkat Ali from time to time as well, you may like that too.don’t abuse tongkat Ali, you will like it and your Body gets used to it cycle it.
I am taking nascent iodine for my hormonal acne and hormone balance ( I’m a breast feeding mom). It’s called detoxadine. Not sure if I need iodide too. Is this why I get rashes when I workout? Is the sweat filled with these bromides I’m getting rid of? My neck right over the thyroid had a very itchy rash after sweating&working out. I do dry brush too
Had the worst reaction to iodine. Eyes and mouth dried out. Muscles wanted to cramp. Dizzy and whole body felt strange and cold. Felt very weak. Anxiety -Scared the crap out of me. I have histamine issues any way.
@@WasenshiDo mine was mast cell activation from mold illness..i can take it now and not react as bad but I am still over reacting to my environment..even water.
@coya4321 gotcha thanks for sharing! Are you drinking spring water or full filtered? I have a similar past as you,I think there may be a PTSD metal component. I mean if course there is but just at what level. Some People develop eating disorders because of this stuff.
I would like to know why I started taking iodine and immediately got horrible heartburn. I put it in water, take selenium with it also. Don't know why the heartburn. Care to expand?
How can I detox fluoride? I've been avoiding it for a year and did tooth whitening without first reading the label. I'm so exhausted!! Please help. How can I get detoxed quickly? I started iodine
How can the supposed "other halogen" (bromine for example) detox be felt so clearly, knowing that a human being probably has about 250mg bromine in his body, 2.6g fluorine, 95g chlorine (weighed elements)? A few mg of iodine can't impact the others a lot, can it?
You probably can assume a cap of 1:1 displacement, which actually by your figures makes complete sense, since milligram amounts could be removed each day. As far as the detox reaction, the relevant metric is the change in circulating concentrations, not the percent removed from the body. If the circulating bioactive fraction is zero, then microgram quantities could make an effect be felt.
UK' s recommended daily dose is approx 150ug (15mg) I'm currently severely fatigued and recall taking sea kelp (iodine) supplements in past and it boost my energy levels
I got small red rashes all over from a pure encapsulations Iodine tyrosine combo supplement and I was taking selenium, quit all three and have been hitting my infrared sauna every other night trying to detox it out, feel wound up still, think I took it for too long which was 3 months straight, doc said I was hypothyroid which I was so fatigued. Now I have too much energy
This is exactly why she says don’t stop the iodine during the Herx reaction - the toxic halogens that were released will just re-bind to the receptors and hormones and you’re right back where you started.
Read the book Salt Your Way To Health. You need Unrefined Celtic salt. And yes selenium is required for thyroid health to prevent other issues. The Brownstein book is a good start. If you're intrested in iodine at all start with the Jorge fluctus videos on iodine.
Iodized salt doesn't have nearly as much iodine as some people get from food or supplements. It's an effective large scale way to prevent goiter/deficiency, but many argue we need more than that.
@@luv2travel2000 I did all of that for a few years, premium foods, etc. Not anymore. Since covid, I've started buying bulk food to start a 1 year food storage for my family. Only inexpensive foods now. We're going to experience a great hunger and we will desperately need food for a long time. I hope more and more people will focus on storing food for a minimum 1 year. With the money I used to spend on an expensive diet, I was able to buy a lot of long term storage food, like Joseph of Egypt. Things are going to start happening soon. I'm religious, and my church leaders have preached food storage for many decades so we are ready for this time. Good luck you all.
According to Dr. David Brownstein, the purpose of a 24 hour urinary iodine loading test is to measure deficiency/body’s demand for iodine (e.g. for detox) by measuring how much the body flushes as opposed to how much it retains. You take a 50 mg loading dose of iodine and then measure the urine levels 24 hours later. If you’ve excreted very little of that 50 mg, then you’re likely deficient (the body is “soaking up” the iodine you gave it). Brownstein stopped testing his patients for a different reason - after many years of finding over 97% of his patients deficient, he just assumes that if you have symptoms, you need iodine, and he asks the patients how they feel after starting supplementation. See his videos on RUclips.
She is right! Detox. Start slow with Iodine. I take 1600 mcg daily for over 3years. 🥑🍋🥦🍗🥩💗🌞
I started at 2.5 mg Lugols daily and built up to 15mg (1500mcg) over two weeks. No detox affect. Risks are if you have a sick thyroid. If you have a node on the thyroid that is autonomous could be an issue. If you have hashimotos it is a result of low iodine and usually selenium and other nutrients. The push to be afraid of iodine is the same fear that was tried for decades for D3.
15 mg is 15000 mcg
@pro4xtrdpro376 well I have been taking 10,000 iu daily for years of D3. No tail yet.
Thanks Chris. This lady was talking to us like we know everything about vitamins and minerals lol
So I started taking roughly 2,000 mcg per day - I felt incredible for the first 3-5 days. Boundless energy, vanished anxiety/depression. I had to workout numerous times just to calm down, I felt so good!
After the first few days, I went into what I’ve known as detox symptoms - headaches, ringing ears, weakness, fatigue, anxiety.
I’m on two weeks and I still feel “off”. Am I possibly taking too much or do I just power through?
Blake A
I would tread carefully with iodine
Give yourself a good break.
I started on Iodine and had similar reactions … not fun.
Took a year off and just starting to experiment with low low dose to begin..
I guess what I’m saying is ..
I powered through and ended up a total mess..
@@wildKrafter thank you for sharing. I’m feeling better day by day though I think for the sake of my sanity and business I’ll take a break.
I was mostly blown away at how good I felt. Kinda sad it’s gone lol. I hadn’t had that energy in years, mental clarity, peace of mind. It was as if I gave my body something it was deprived of for decades! The battery just went full charge and boom, all of the systems Iodine > TH are responsible for began working and the floodgates opened.
I do wonder though if we have some sort of a halogen accumulation at a high concentration that is being moved. Powering though is a sexy thought as I just want to feel that again though maybe I’ll take a break for a few weeks just to see what happens.
When did you start feeling better after you had ceased iodine dosing?
Thanks again!
Add c vitamin, selenium,.zinc ,. magnesium and d.vitamin
@@lakea.6218 I had the same issues and I think my body has general issues with supplementing isolated compounds and I switched to natural iodine in the form of bladderwrack and Irish seamoss in capsules and it has made my thyroid numbers way better after a couple months for extra energy I added tongkat Ali from time to time as well, you may like that too.don’t abuse tongkat Ali, you will like it and your Body gets used to it cycle it.
The importance of taking selenium with iodine wasnt mentioned also to take both iodine and iodide
and pure unrefined salt to help with any detox is a must on iodine
@@a_kr34tor66 was using Celtic but now on Redmond, honestly you will find flaws with any of these salt's the amounts of impurities are very minimal
Do you think iodine supplements are good
Love Dr Group's Detoxadine.
I am taking nascent iodine for my hormonal acne and hormone balance ( I’m a breast feeding mom). It’s called detoxadine. Not sure if I need iodide too. Is this why I get rashes when I workout? Is the sweat filled with these bromides I’m getting rid of? My neck right over the thyroid had a very itchy rash after sweating&working out. I do dry brush too
I’ve heard multiple people report rashes as a reaction to bromide detox.
Had the worst reaction to iodine. Eyes and mouth dried out. Muscles wanted to cramp. Dizzy and whole body felt strange and cold. Felt very weak. Anxiety -Scared the crap out of me. I have histamine issues any way.
Did you stop or lower your dose? Any idea what reactions were
@@WasenshiDo mine was mast cell activation from mold illness..i can take it now and not react as bad but I am still over reacting to my environment..even water.
@coya4321 gotcha thanks for sharing! Are you drinking spring water or full filtered? I have a similar past as you,I think there may be a PTSD metal component. I mean if course there is but just at what level. Some People develop eating disorders because of this stuff.
@@WasenshiDo yes I drink both spring and RO water..
How long did it take to get better? How did u fix it? I think i might be having the same issue. Been stuck in bed for 6 days. Doctors say im fine.
I know this video was ages ago, but would supplementing L-Tyrosine help with iodine reactive fatigue? Or is it more a question of the free halogens?
I would like to know why I started taking iodine and immediately got horrible heartburn. I put it in water, take selenium with it also. Don't know why the heartburn. Care to expand?
TPO stands for thyroid peroxidase antibody
Shouldn’t she know this?????????
How can I detox fluoride? I've been avoiding it for a year and did tooth whitening without first reading the label. I'm so exhausted!! Please help. How can I get detoxed quickly? I started iodine
This is gold.. thanks.
fatige sounds like a recovery symptom ❤❤ of your body saying i need more of this
How can the supposed "other halogen" (bromine for example) detox be felt so clearly, knowing that a human being probably has about 250mg bromine in his body, 2.6g fluorine, 95g chlorine (weighed elements)? A few mg of iodine can't impact the others a lot, can it?
You probably can assume a cap of 1:1 displacement, which actually by your figures makes complete sense, since milligram amounts could be removed each day. As far as the detox reaction, the relevant metric is the change in circulating concentrations, not the percent removed from the body. If the circulating bioactive fraction is zero, then microgram quantities could make an effect be felt.
I take 250 mcg (one drop 2% lugols) and get extreme headache, lethargy, etc.
Maybe I'm loaded with toxins, after 37 years of cigarettes?
I think one drop of 2% lugols is actually 2.5mg of iodine.
@@BeautifulYou33 hmmm. A gram has some weight to it. I couldn't imagine a drop weighing a gram
@@JohnQPublic345 MG=milagrams. MCG=micrograms
Unrefined salt of half tsp required for high dose iodine
My bottle of 2% lugols says three drops is 3000mcg, so 1 drop would be 1000mcg. I am curious where you got the 250mcg number.
UK' s recommended daily dose is approx 150ug (15mg) I'm currently severely fatigued and recall taking sea kelp (iodine) supplements in past and it boost my energy levels
You need selenium! Most important supplement
150 ug is 150mcg, like not even close to 1mg
So the question was about detox symptoms and then you interrupted her about urine testing etc. Kinda frustrating.
If anyone gets this take salt and vitamin c for a week to help detox before taking iodine
Wow great video, smart people
I think taking 1-2mg a day could be good for everyone without causing crazy detox effects . It’ll just give you the RDA
¿how much dietary fat do you recommend?
I got small red rashes all over from a pure encapsulations Iodine tyrosine combo supplement and I was taking selenium, quit all three and have been hitting my infrared sauna every other night trying to detox it out, feel wound up still, think I took it for too long which was 3 months straight, doc said I was hypothyroid which I was so fatigued. Now I have too much energy
This is exactly why she says don’t stop the iodine during the Herx reaction - the toxic halogens that were released will just re-bind to the receptors and hormones and you’re right back where you started.
It made me feel like absolute garbage worst ive ever felt
Is it okay to take iodine longterm???
🤦🏻♂️
i mean if you dont have iodine in diet you will die
Chris, do you believe in iodized salt? Ive decided to switch from "fancy" salts to plain old iodized salt.
Read the book Salt Your Way To Health. You need Unrefined Celtic salt. And yes selenium is required for thyroid health to prevent other issues. The Brownstein book is a good start. If you're intrested in iodine at all start with the Jorge fluctus videos on iodine.
@@petercole3792 does this dr and book use iodine to cure hyperthyroid?, obviously combined with selenium/ magensium
Iodized salt doesn't have nearly as much iodine as some people get from food or supplements. It's an effective large scale way to prevent goiter/deficiency, but many argue we need more than that.
@ greentree Dr. Ed Group has a health programs on YT about this, or on his Global Healing Center website. He basically says white table salt is toxic.
@@luv2travel2000 I did all of that for a few years, premium foods, etc. Not anymore. Since covid, I've started buying bulk food to start a 1 year food storage for my family. Only inexpensive foods now. We're going to experience a great hunger and we will desperately need food for a long time. I hope more and more people will focus on storing food for a minimum 1 year. With the money I used to spend on an expensive diet, I was able to buy a lot of long term storage food, like Joseph of Egypt. Things are going to start happening soon. I'm religious, and my church leaders have preached food storage for many decades so we are ready for this time. Good luck you all.
HOW MANY DROPS OF LUGOLS 5% SHOULD A HEALTHY 52 YR OLD MAN TAKE?
You should be taking Nascent Iodine Any other form of Iodine is unsafe to take daily..
Lugols iodine is potassium iodine which is good for Radiation and cleaning water NOT FOR DAILY USE.
@@mumbear82 not true its the opposite, lugols solution is the one they used for 170y + check out the books Iodine protocol etc
@@mumbear82nascent has the lowest form and not enough to detox. Lugols is the preferred and used by dr brownstein
Extra salt
OMG, please stop talking over her!
Don’t assume gender
@@gustavibrowzinbehrd3871 blahahaha really?
@@MrBod4life
NOPE…
@@gustavibrowzinbehrd3871 You will be judged for this. Mark my words. God is not mocked. HIs word is truth.
@@MrBod4life
It was a joke, happy. You asked “really” and I replied that I wasn’t serious.
Calm down and pay attention to words.
Wanna hear more from her less from him.