I started taking Lugol's iodine after some abnormal TSH tests. Game changer. I'm not into the theory that 1 thing makes a world of difference, I have found it's usually a confluence of factors or stimuli that yield positive changes in well being, e.g. the world doesn't operaten in isolates. But in this case iodine did, and my brain seemed to work better. Less intrustive thoughts, more relaxed, less fog, better concentration. My .02 cents, Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is WAY too low. The soil has been ruined and "demineralized", and that has wreaked havoc on the whole eco system.
@davidkehn6960 , If your under 150 lbs, 2 drops lugols or half of 12.5 Iodoral tab twice weekly. If u are over 150 lbs , 4 drops lugols weekly or half of 12.5 Iodoral 4 times weekly. Then gradually build higher If u are sick or have cancer.
I used to suffer with very painful breast pain until I heard Dr Christiane Northrup talk about breasts consuming iodine. Now no more breast pain. Magic!
My hair started falling out while recovering from a bacterial infection. Drs had no idea how to stop it. One day as I was on YT a Dr mentioned applying one drop of iodine to the skin over the thyroid area for hair loss. Well my hair loss stopped almost immediately. Iodine rocks!.
I started taking omega 3’s my son brought for me bc of cognitive inability after having Covid Long Hauler symptoms, I noticed my hair coming back in around my hair line. My widow’s peak also came bk in. My forehead had been receding and I thought it was bc of my age being In My 60’s. Thought it was from menopause. So the Omega 3 is Vegan bc he’s Vegan. Hope you also see a difference
Yes I put mine in water and drink. Lugols 3-4 drops a day. And my son 2drops every other day. He is 12. We are all deficient. Check out David Brownstein he’s been preaching iodine for a while. A few additions to his book now.
When iodine was removed from bread and replaced with bromides breast cancer began to skyrocket. Along with thyroid disease. Bromides are -anti-iodine. Iodine is essential for breast health. Read “The Iodine Crisis”. Easy to understand book and info plus resources on support and supplementing iodine. Detoxing bromides.
I am reading it right now. Excellent writing and research. The author loves to research and learn the big back story and has been doing that for some years. I have it in Kindle, and like to save screenshots of some of the points she makes, to eventually share. Best wishes and keep on spreading the word!
Just finished reading this book on Audible. Thanks, dude! Picked up a 2000mcg supplement because I like to start small when running experiments on my body. But the important thing is I run these experiments.
I do not consider 12.5 mg a massive dose. From everything I read that is about the average daily amount consumed in most Japanese diets. Thank you for keeping everyone informed about how essential Iodine is for a healthy life.
Agree. I think it's Dr. David Brownstein who talks about his patients taking up to 100 mg or even more (NOT micrograms) daily because they need that much determined by their health issues, including cancer.
During covid19, I studied a lot more about nutrition. I was so tired all the time and couldn’t figure out why. I also wanted to strengthen my immune system. Iodine and selenium was the answer. I eat lots of kale and other greens. Now I’m not freezing cold and getting sick all the time. What a Godsend! Thank you for sharing this.
@@nancyinthegarden3160 I chose the Now brand because it was the best deal that I could find at the time. I don’t like to take pills and Brazil nuts are the best source of selenium. It was harder to get Brazil nuts and so I went to pills. Brazil nuts are very high calorie too.
Thank you for mentioning chlorine. I was in (and out of) chlorinated water 12 hours a day lifeguarding every summer. I bet that’s when my thyroid problems began. I ate like a grain foodie because of poverty and so this lecture really speaks to me. Thank you.
My psychopathic ex husbands first action on the first meal I cooked for him, was to pick up the salt, iodised salt and pepper and threw them out. Said we don’t use salt, it causes heart attacks. Incorrect, his half wit doctor brother took 10 years to get his medical degree and that family was full of it. I was pregnant I needed salt and iodine. There was no way to get it apart from food. So I made pasta sauce with heaps of olives, so I got salt. And lots of sea food from the markets. Pepper aids nutritional uptake. Salt deficiency causes cramps and heart attacks.
I know an older lady that the doctor to told her blood pressure was high because of salt, so she stopped eating salt. An ambulance was called because she was having life threatening seizures. The hospital said the seizures started because of an extreme sodium deficiency. She was not an epileptic before this.
I have an ex wife that’s psychotic. She doesn’t take iodine and she’s still psychotic, If she took iodine she’d still be psychotic. She’s also a real a-hole. You should set her up with your ex and his brother, and their friends, and their coworkers, and their neighbors.
I just realized that too many people have thyroid issues that go undiagnosed and we go about chasing symptoms. Thyroid issues spiral into digestive issues, reproductive issues and everything in between.
Oh we just check TSH and if you're really lucky, T3 T4. But never reverse T3 or antibodies, even though 90% of hypothyroid are hashimoto thyroiditis. Plus, that stupid "normal range" of every test, which is based on 95% of the populating, 88% of which was found to be metabolically unfit in the US
I just use a selenium supplement, then I don't have to worry about where something was grown. Also, don't have to deal with any anti-nutrients which are high in nuts and seeds since they're baby plants meant to grow adult plants.
I mean that's true for literally every plant... of course where they're grown can affect the minerals/nutrients in them.. but more often than not they contain a good amount of selenium
Brazil nuts are not commercially grown because they are the biggest tallest tree in the rain forest. It towers above all the other trees and takes many many years to grow. They do not get fertilized or sprayed and are still today collected by hand by the native peoples where they grow. Rain Forest has very little nutrients in the soil as it gets washed away by the rain however the massive root system of this tree go way deep collecting natural minerals from deep down including the one it likes most. Selenium. I come from an area with absolutely no selenium in the soil so all our livestock has to be Supplemented with it and all who know about it take it as it is vital. Over half the people I know here have hypothyroidism as we are also roughly 16 hours drive from the coast and all that iodine rich seafood.
The Iodine Crisis Book by Lynne Farrow spells the whole Iodine mystery out in a compelling way. It's like a really cool manual. So much research and so many case studies. Life changing book. I got the Kindle after listening to the Audible.
I'm 66 and my father knew about lugols when I was 4. He put it in the orange juice we drank everyday. He passed away at 89, and took it everyday till his passing. This is not new.
BUT these days many do not know this .....I was a RN for 30 yrs in hospitals and NOT ONCE did I ever see any Dr. bring this up to patients nor did they ever order it while in the hospital. I did homecare too...... never!!! saw it ordered.
@@paisana9378i recently called the doc to ask if I could have my iodine level checked. She asked me to come in for an office visit then glared at me telling me iodine is in American salt, there are no iodine deficiencies in America ( she’s from India maybe), and basically treated me like an idiot. I am now shopping for a new doctor. The level of ignorance is only made worse by their arrogance backing it up. Maybe they lose their license if they tried to help. It is so weird.
Loved this one Mike! I've been drinking Lakewood's biodynamic cranberry juice to get my iodine, and it has helped me tremendously. I also recently learned that iodine is one of the main transporters for hydrochloric acid into the stomach, and since I've been drinking a few ounces of cranberry juice per day, my digestion feels so much better. Keep these videos coming please! Stellar content as always 👏
@@ashleytaylor994 I've had it for most of my life, but its been so much more manageable in recent years with diet changes and exercise. I used to struggle with digesting animal proteins (probably because I was taking antacids and prescription PPIs for alot of my childhood), but with the help of HCL capsules and things like pure cranberry juice, I can digest most meats with no issues at all. I hope this helps!
According to hakala labs iodine can displace the bromide which can cause a detoxification reaction with a lot of symptoms: refer to Dr David Brownstein & Lynne Farrow's works .... the detox response can be misunderstood as well, (thought of as a response to the iodine itself vs the bromide dumping).... for details check out their books or podcasts....
Is there a full protocol in these books? I think I am ready to try but podcasts are not enough to know how to do it the right way. I have Hashimoto and will be alone with this.
I have major bromide dumping but that means the iodine is getting into the cells and bromide is being pushed out. My bromides were double what they normally see and iodine only at 57%. I salt load every time I increase by 1 drop or the dumping creates the worst headache. The salt binds to the bromide and carries it out of the body.
I know of one popular influencer who says it's toxic. Then another says it's safe, then another says it's dangerous, then another says its safe. Not sure who to believe. Your channel is one of the better ones.
I would check out Dr. Brownstein’s book about iodine. He’s used it in so many patients that if it were dangerous he’d be in jail by now! Dr. Elizabeth Bright is also a good resource.
I’ve been upping my dose from 1 drop to 3 or 4 daily and feeling the benefit. (I think)…. 😅. Ive also started taking 500mg NAC daily. All I know is I’m a healthy F, 71yo who breezed through Covid-un vaxxed. I was vegetarian for years but now eat a LOT of animal protein.
I'd say if operating room personnel pour betadine liberally all over the body, prior to surgery and there's no concern for toxicity, we can use much higher doses of iodine! Middle Tennessee Rita ❤
You can also look up Dr Ed Group on here. He explains it very well also. Nascent Iodine is a life changer. And I was relatively healthy before I started taking it. If I could only have 1 supplement for the rest of my life, it would be Nascent Iodine.
I have a fluoride removing ceramic filter, Doulton, made in UK. It removes chlorine too and is healthy. Search online. It’s a thick candle shape and screws into a ceramic double layer filter I bought in Aus.
I take iodine daily as I WAS hypothyroid with a nodular goiter. I also eat food (MEAT/SEAFOOD) rich in both to ensure I get what I need. Love learning the sciencey stuff regarding health 💕
Excellent info! Your video’s are so intelligently presented. I was diagnosed with Hashimito’s 6 mos. ago and my doc put me on 2 drops of Lugol’s 2% daily. My levels are now in the normal range and no reaction :)
Hashimoto's is caused due to auto immune condition of your immune system attacking the thyroid gland and not iodine deficiency.Did you get the thyroid antibody tests done that confirms Hashimoto's?
After chemo and radiation I started getting blood bruises all over my forearms from just the slightest thing, if I just bumped my arm. I asked my Dr about it and was told it's just from old age ( alot of elderly people get them) Well guess what ,I started taking iodine and I don't get them anymore. My cold hands and cold feet are not an issue any longer as well. I have hypothyroidism as well and the prescription meds stopped working, after taking iodine I'm feeling better then when I took a Rx. I now take my iodine every morning and I know it's helping me . Also swelling in my leg from bone cancer is going away. We need iodine more than most people are aware of. It's definitely making a difference in the way I feel. I also eat mostly organic now and try to stay away from sugar and too many carbs. Only drinking purified water and fasting whenever I can, usually a 16 /8 hour window. I'm feeling better today than I have in years and I'm 60. Thin and in good shape. Hair and nails grow like never before.
Let me tell you bud, im 62 years old and had been taking a B complex, some iron and a good amt of iodine. Wow! In a matter of days i felt like super woman! Went to the gym and used the bike, treadmill, did calves, leg press, leg curls, triceps and arm curls! Got a little wiped out but i felt good!!
I have been weaning off Armour thyroid for a year, almost done, but I supplement with liquid iodine, b12, d3 and 2 Brazil nuts a day. Seems to help with mood as well. I am also staying away from cruciferous veggies while going thru this. So far, no big deal, doing well and looking forward to being on zero meds in my 60's. Thank you
My doctors started this required lab work thing- after being stabilized on my armour dose for YEARS. I live so far out of town, it's impossible for me to afford or find time to constantly get levels checked when I'm stable. They literally refused to treat me, so I went cold turkey involuntarily. Now I'm considering staying off. I continue to supplement with iodine and support complex and eat "paleo" clean. I dunno yet, but so far I seem to be okay.
@@cupidok2768 I take lugol's. Terry Naturals makes a triple iodine complex in a capsule that I took for about a year when first diagnosed. Expensive but good stuff. I prefer full spectrum style supplements rather than isolated nutrients.
Good info. In addition to Selenium, you should increase your salt (unprocessed) as that will help detox the other halogens like bromine and flouride that will get released with iodine supplementation
Thank you for that okay I'm going to pick up some to put in my salad I was trying to figure out how to eat seaweed sheets since I don't actually make our own seaweed
Tyrosine is one if my favorite aminos. I only knew it made dopamine, not t4. Iodine should be the 1st lever to pull. It's so inexpensive and beneficial.
This is a fantastic video full of information that most doctors don't know - not even endocrinologists (who mostly just deal with diabetes) What does this mean for those of us that have had full thyroidectomies? Do we still need iodine? Do we need less? Do we need more supplementation to deal with the oxidative stresses or are those non-issues without a thyroid? So many questions.
You say that you are passionate about helping children thrive with iodine. You say there is a lot of research that shows the benefit of iodine for brain development in children. I expected that you would have included the links to that research in this video but I didn’t find anything. Please make a video that specifically talks about how to best benefit children’s mental development with iodine and include links to any available research that supports this claim. I’m trying to convince my son and daughter in-law to give my grandchildren but they keep insisting on seeing the research that shows it’s safe and beneficial. So if you could help me I would very much appreciate it. Your videos are extremely informative. Thanks for what you are doing.
It's very hard to convince women of something outside the mainstream, I've basically given up and don't even try anymore. There are off course exceptions to this, but in general women trust and respect mainstream advice over me (as a brother, son etc.)
My father and sister are traditional doctors who think I'm killing myself by taking an iodine supplement but even they know that pregnant women should supplement with iodine. Best advice is to chat gpt the source.
Impeccable timing! Started Lugol's iodine drops a month ago for painful breasts. It gas helped tremendously and my hair.. oh my goodness my hair has stopped shedding and lots of new growth!
@@terrir.7604 I use 2% Lugol's iodine. One drop is equal to 2.5mg. I started with 2 drops per day in 8oz of water. I gradually moved to 3 drops and then 4 drops. If I've used it topically I'll reduce my dose to 2 drops that day. Start slow and be sure to take Selenium. Read the book Iodine Crisis. Also lots of recent good videos on iodine lately. It's a must for breast health. And for guys a must for prostate health.
@@SandandGravelTruth happy to hear of your improved health. Every cell in our bodies uses iodine (video is paused, so I don't know if Mike mentions this). And many other organs like it beyond the thyroid, including breasts and prostate (as you said), uterus, ovaries, tonsils, skin! I read many years ago that if your body is sufficient in iodine, it will be secreted in our nasal mucus as part of our immune defenses. Our bodies are amazing. Iodine also detoxes heavy metals such as mercury (one of the two foes from mainstream dentistry, the other being fluoride).
I had very painful fibrocystic breast disease in both breasts for 30+ years. Once I started taking iodine drops, within months-the fibercystic breast disease was gone! I continue to take iodine drops daily.
Because we don't eat enough fish or things from the sea, we take iodine and magnesium. I consider them to be building blocks of health to every cell in the body. All are important but Vit D & Mk 7 type K2 are helpful as well as Omega 3, also in fish. Hmm, sunshine, swimming in the sea, eating fish and sea vegetables might be the best for us? Why do I hate the heat and live up north then? I love mountains, trees and snow, hate insects and reptiles. I'm screwed.
I watched a video from Dr. Eric Berg recently and he said that thyroid function can be affected by poor liver function, which converts the inactive form of hormone into active by a large percent. Interesting info I didn't know of before that, and seems relevant to my situation. The saying is true - everything in the body is connected (when one thing starts going wrong, more will follow unless addressed).
@@foxywhitetip7387 I didn't say he looks healthy. That doesn't guarantee the info he shares is all crap, though. I disagree with his push for consuming so many plants (after learning of anti-nutrients, etc), but other info he shares is still valid.
I’m 64 and I started listening to Iodine twice a week and now my ankles feel so much better. Let me tell you buddy I have to say Thanks so much to Leonard Cohen
I am a huge fan of supplemental iodine. However you do need to be mindful that it not only acts as an aromatase inhibitor and it upregulates the expression of certain CYP450 genes that metabolize certain estrogens. This can cause you to be lower in estrogen than you should be. Also, iodine helps the lymphatic system in amazing ways!
I've had symptoms of estrogen dominance for years, so maybe the iodine being an aromatase inhibitor, etc is beneficial for me. I know I've read that it's anti-cancer, and I know for myself that it makes ovarian cysts go away and stay away. Other benefits - regular period cycle, lighter and shorter. Dr. Jorge Flechas spoke about these benefits for his female patients. He also stated how iodine helped at least one diabetic female patient who had blood sugar of about 1,000 (not a typo) and was currently taking insulin.
Curious how HRT and iodine supplement would work? I'm assuming the iodine would help estrogen detox through the correct/healthy prefereed pathway (2) versus versus 4 & 16
I consume iodine every day in relatively large amounts. It is required for every hormone in the body and not just thyroid hormones. Every single cell has a sodium iodine symporter on the cell wall .
I take iodine as Lugol solution for 10 years now with medicine grade quality elements. Just in time when I started to have prostate problems. I'm over 60 now and my prostate problems are gone. I use it as a disinfectant for bruises too. I always wondered if women would have less breast or ovarian cancer if they would take iodine? All the reproduction organs need iodine. It's cheap and can't be patented, that why companies (health care) are not interested selling it.
I take 12.5 mg a day (2 drops of 5% Lugol's). There are supplements other than selenium you need to take with iodine, like Vit. C and more. So many things have halogens in them nowadays. I'm doing a lot of research trying to determine the amount I should be taking of each.
I might be late to the party, but the cofactors(Vitamin C, Niacin, Vitamin B-2 and Magneisum) you are referring to help recover damage Sodium-Iodine symporters, it was well explained in one of Jorge Flechas .
I bought j crows lugols 2% iodine. How many drops do I take to get 150mcg a day. No directions are on the back. Anyone know? Update: I found out. 8 drops for 2%. 2 drops if it's 5%. Finally!
I have drunk distilled water for years without any negative effects. We get more than enough minerals in our food, and when I looked up what they are doing to the water supply; fluoride, faecal matter and all kinds of crap in the water I decided enough was enough and it would be distilled from now on, that was over 4yrs ago. Crazy times dictate crazy measures, or using common sense has to be the number one mantra people need to hear each day.
I completely agree with you. I've had people tell me distilled water is toxic but their logic doesn't add up. I eat carnivore and supplement heavily. I also get tests to see what I'm low on.
I have hypothyroidism and Hyperparathyroidism. I took 3 drops of 2% lugols 3000 mcg and had a reaction. BP went up and I felt horrible. So it scared me off. Then I found out I had hypothyroidism and so researched and started on the 200 mcg of selenium and 1 drop or 1000 mcg of iodine, and 30 mg of Zinc. I felt better and no reaction. I have now bumped my iodine gradually to 3000 mcg of Lugols 2% along with my NP thyroid hormone and and TSH has dropped from 5.6 to 4.8. So doing better. I do not drink any chlorine and fluoride in food, meds, or water.
I take a dropper full of Lugol’s iodine 4-5 days/week for 2+ years now. I feel fantastic as I age into my 40s. I did read David Brown stein’s book in order to get the best understanding of dosing and functionality in the body
I recently bought some organic kelp powder as opposed to the liquid. It's also pretty easy to manage the dose, as one small scoop is around 350 mcg of iodine. I just put a little bit in my tea and mix it around and I can barely taste it, so that's another option for people who prefer to stay away from the concentrated tinctures.
I enjoyed learning about iodine. Please help me know what you would choose for a supplement. I do not have any thyriod problem that I know of as a senior citizen. Thyroid Support supplement brand #1 contains 169 mcg iodine and 220 mcg selenium. Iodine Supplement brand #2 contains 12.5 mg Iodine and 2.5 mg selenium. My objective is to increase my levels to a higher concentration like the Japanese have. They all have long and healthy lives. Thank you.
Started 4 drops nascent iodine 4 days ago, began having a sore throat, which I believe is a detox of bromine in my thyroid, now that iodine is now available to overtake their receptor sites. I got really fatigued with the sore throat, but took a deep sleep nap, woke up and sore throat was gone!
The problem is you can create hyperthyroidism by taking too much iodine !! Unfortunately I took too much iodine (Lugol's) and gave myself both Graves disease and hyperthyroidism. My eyes have yet to return to normal even though my thyroid levels are all apparently normal now 3 years on. I even used to give it to the kids just a drop in water for brain health and benefits, I stopped doing that and stopped taking it once I created my own health issues. So are you telling me that I could have avoided that by just supplementing with Selenium ? I would like to go back to taking Iodine again, but I am too scared to now ! Great video as always by the way ❤😊
This might be a dumb question so forgive me if it is. I was taking sulforaphane to help me metabolize estrogens better and the Dutch test showed it was helping. But i later learned it can cause thyroid issues.. and later my thyroid was becoming hypo in which it never has (I’ve always been more hyper). I’ve since stopped the sulforaphane but concerned about not metabolizing estrogens well. Do you think it’s possible the sulforaphane supplement caused my thyroid? My TSH was slowly creeping up over the time I was taking it. I will as my doc but wanted to know your thoughts. Any tips for metabolizing estrogens? I eat keto/carnivore. Thanks for the great videos!
Thank you. That was great. Especially fluoridation prevelence.. Also we need vitamin B co factors along with iodine supplementation. To help allay side effects. And does beetroot carrot juice daily provide that
Thanks for the useful health information that you share! 👍 I've seen a few of your videos now, and consider myself considerably better equipped. My degree is not at all related to the topics of health, but I truly find that your videos are always interesting. Thanks again!
Wonderfully important information. Thank you! Would you be some more videos addressing extra needs for pregnant and/or breast feeding moms and post recovery?!?
@@8675-__ yes … and knowing what the cravings actually mean is key! We can crave sweets, but that’s not really what we need. There are always nutrition deficiencies behind what we crave for sure.
This was a great overview and important reminder. I learned new stuff, too! Didn't know cassava was a goitergen, or that fluoride was one of fire retardant chemicals & is now mandated (in some states) in children's sleepwear, etc. Plus many other details I'll try to retain. I hope you also do a segment on the value of having Lugol's or other oral form of iodine in first aid kits in case of nuclear event, to protect thyroid from damage. 🙃
I have 100% Lugol Solution and I'm thinking about how many drops I can take a day/week. If 5% I take 4 drops a day, so 25 mg. Is it best to take iodine daily more pleasantly than a large dose e.g. once a week. Does the body store iodine?
pls differentiate iodine (I2) from iodide (I-) from triiodide (I3-). The body needs both of the first, can however absorb the third better in the digestive track (also because iodine is not water soluble and cannot be well solubilized in fats as well). However ingesting I3- will probably just oxidize anything it finds on the way before arriving at the places your body needs it. BTW so many places need it: the skin, reprod. organs in male and femaie, dig. track etc. But each place needs a different form: either iodine or iodide or both. I personally get iodide from KI and iodine from inhalation. Inhalation is the most natural way to get it. We originally got it from sea wind, which has a tiny amount of it, but in constant supply thru your breath. That is also why your car will rost faster on the coast (partial pressure if iodine). Remember, the human brain developed in an unprecedented way when i vulcan in africa forced them to the coast, where they found lots of nutrients, including iodine (i guess around 70k years ago). If you wanna know how to inhalate iodine, just ask. I hope to read this comments again soon. I hope... :-)
what is the best way to make sure my kids have iodine? I don't want them to end up with problems like I do with Hashimotos and I have a pituitary tumor...
Great vid! Just started on iodine a few weeks ago so perfect timing. As for the living space I was looking at this air purifier called “air doctor” just wondering if you had heard of it / had any thoughts on that?
Hardwood is also coated in chemicals and plastic. Unless you're walking on raw wood or apply wax. You're walking on polyurethane not wood. That's why it doesn't warp
Iodine and Iodide which works in which organ of the body. According to Dr David brownstein Iodide for thyroid and Iodine for rest of the body. What's your thought on it
*Thanks for this video Mike. I utilize Lugols iodine as a garden veggie wash here. I have been eating roasted seaweed for iodine. Although not sure regarding radiation and Fukushima. Thoughts?*
Thank you Mike! Love your channel love your content. I love the critical thinking and the willingness to question and call out despite the pressure and possible reprecussions.
I started taking Lugol's iodine after some abnormal TSH tests. Game changer. I'm not into the theory that 1 thing makes a world of difference, I have found it's usually a confluence of factors or stimuli that yield positive changes in well being, e.g. the world doesn't operaten in isolates. But in this case iodine did, and my brain seemed to work better. Less intrustive thoughts, more relaxed, less fog, better concentration. My .02 cents, Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is WAY too low. The soil has been ruined and "demineralized", and that has wreaked havoc on the whole eco system.
What dosage?
Could you tell us how much you personally took? I’m about to try it but looking for people with actual experience with it
I take 2 to 3 lugol’s drops per day in water, which I believe is approx 12 to 18 mg’s.
Is it 2% iodine?
@davidkehn6960 , If your under 150 lbs, 2 drops lugols or half of 12.5 Iodoral tab twice weekly. If u are over 150 lbs , 4 drops lugols weekly or half of 12.5 Iodoral 4 times weekly. Then gradually build higher If u are sick or have cancer.
I used to suffer with very painful breast pain until I heard Dr Christiane Northrup talk about breasts consuming iodine. Now no more breast pain. Magic!
So you don’t take it or you do?
@@doreenalexander1670thanks i was confused too
Doreen take some iodine
Me toooooo!
So the words took away the pain or did you start supplementing?
My hair started falling out while recovering from a bacterial infection. Drs had no idea how to stop it. One day as I was on YT a Dr mentioned applying one drop of iodine to the skin over the thyroid area for hair loss. Well my hair loss stopped almost immediately. Iodine rocks!.
I started taking omega 3’s my son brought for me bc of cognitive inability after having Covid Long Hauler symptoms, I noticed my hair coming back in around my hair line. My widow’s peak also came bk in. My forehead had been receding and I thought it was bc of my age being In My 60’s. Thought it was from menopause. So the Omega 3 is Vegan bc he’s Vegan. Hope you also see a difference
I'm gonna try that too
Can you put iodine in water and drink. I put it on skin tags
Yes I put mine in water and drink. Lugols 3-4 drops a day. And my son 2drops every other day. He is 12. We are all deficient. Check out David Brownstein he’s been preaching iodine for a while. A few additions to his book now.
@@jessicahanlon1258Skin tags are a sign of a metabolic disorder.
When iodine was removed from bread and replaced with bromides breast cancer began to skyrocket. Along with thyroid disease. Bromides are -anti-iodine. Iodine is essential for breast health. Read “The Iodine Crisis”. Easy to understand book and info plus resources on support and supplementing iodine. Detoxing bromides.
I am reading it right now. Excellent writing and research. The author loves to research and learn the big back story and has been doing that for some years. I have it in Kindle, and like to save screenshots of some of the points she makes, to eventually share. Best wishes and keep on spreading the word!
Just finished reading this book on Audible. Thanks, dude! Picked up a 2000mcg supplement because I like to start small when running experiments on my body. But the important thing is I run these experiments.
@@tommyjones1357 is 2mg considered small? I'm taking 300mcg per day.
I do not consider 12.5 mg a massive dose. From everything I read that is about the average daily amount consumed in most Japanese diets. Thank you for keeping everyone informed about how essential Iodine is for a healthy life.
Agree. I think it's Dr. David Brownstein who talks about his patients taking up to 100 mg or even more (NOT micrograms) daily because they need that much determined by their health issues, including cancer.
@@w1975b I believe he said in one of his books that he takes that much himself every day.
I have been taking 100mg of iodine plus selenium for over a year now. I feel a lot better.
@chavbudgie4299 now reduce it ?
No, I'm doing fine, loads of energy and no snivels.
I use 5% lugols topically for everything! Especially the removal of skin tags, strange freckles or age spots and to cleanse and seal a wound.
Are skin tags associated with iodine deficiency?
What is the relation to skin tags? Iodine directly on tags ?? Tia
Would you mind sharing the brand? Thank you!
How many drops per day please?
Where do you find 5% iodine? I can’t find it anywhere.
During covid19, I studied a lot more about nutrition. I was so tired all the time and couldn’t figure out why. I also wanted to strengthen my immune system. Iodine and selenium was the answer. I eat lots of kale and other greens. Now I’m not freezing cold and getting sick all the time. What a Godsend! Thank you for sharing this.
What brand of Selenium
@@nancyinthegarden3160 I chose the Now brand because it was the best deal that I could find at the time. I don’t like to take pills and Brazil nuts are the best source of selenium. It was harder to get Brazil nuts and so I went to pills. Brazil nuts are very high calorie too.
Iodine keeps me toasty warm in winter, I don't even turn in the heat in my apt.
@@ironrose888, wheat germ on your oatmeal or cereal us a great source of selenium & minerals & vitamins without all the fat.
You may want to look into oxalates next.
Thank you for mentioning chlorine. I was in (and out of) chlorinated water 12 hours a day lifeguarding every summer. I bet that’s when my thyroid problems began. I ate like a grain foodie because of poverty and so this lecture really speaks to me. Thank you.
I just recently had to quit swimming for working out because it was affecting my thyroid labs. I was so sad!
My psychopathic ex husbands first action on the first meal I cooked for him, was to pick up the salt, iodised salt and pepper and threw them out. Said we don’t use salt, it causes heart attacks. Incorrect, his half wit doctor brother took 10 years to get his medical degree and that family was full of it. I was pregnant I needed salt and iodine. There was no way to get it apart from food. So I made pasta sauce with heaps of olives, so I got salt. And lots of sea food from the markets. Pepper aids nutritional uptake. Salt deficiency causes cramps and heart attacks.
I'm glad that he is now your ex husband. Hope that you and your child are doing well today
I have a vial of salt in my bathroom so I can take some when I wake up with leg cramps.
I know an older lady that the doctor to told her blood pressure was high because of salt, so she stopped eating salt. An ambulance was called because she was having life threatening seizures. The hospital said the seizures started because of an extreme sodium deficiency. She was not an epileptic before this.
I have an ex wife that’s psychotic. She doesn’t take iodine and she’s still psychotic,
If she took iodine she’d still be psychotic. She’s also a real a-hole.
You should set her up with your ex and his brother, and their friends, and their coworkers, and their neighbors.
@@ginoasci thank you for that jolly thought. Glad you understand.
I just realized that too many people have thyroid issues that go undiagnosed and we go about chasing symptoms.
Thyroid issues spiral into digestive issues, reproductive issues and everything in between.
Funny how they use to sell iodized salt but now they don't and everyone has thyroid issues....golly I wonder if there is a connection?!
AMEN AMEN 🎉
@@8675-__iodized salt dissipates and is useless
@@8675-__ It almost seems like they did it on purpose.
Oh we just check TSH and if you're really lucky, T3 T4. But never reverse T3 or antibodies, even though 90% of hypothyroid are hashimoto thyroiditis.
Plus, that stupid "normal range" of every test, which is based on 95% of the populating, 88% of which was found to be metabolically unfit in the US
Brazil nuts may or may not be rich in selenium, depending upon the soil in which they are grown.
I just use a selenium supplement, then I don't have to worry about where something was grown. Also, don't have to deal with any anti-nutrients which are high in nuts and seeds since they're baby plants meant to grow adult plants.
@@w1975b I do the same, for just the reasons you called out.
I mean that's true for literally every plant... of course where they're grown can affect the minerals/nutrients in them.. but more often than not they contain a good amount of selenium
Brazil nuts are not commercially grown because they are the biggest tallest tree in the rain forest. It towers above all the other trees and takes many many years to grow. They do not get fertilized or sprayed and are still today collected by hand by the native peoples where they grow. Rain Forest has very little nutrients in the soil as it gets washed away by the rain however the massive root system of this tree go way deep collecting natural minerals from deep down including the one it likes most. Selenium. I come from an area with absolutely no selenium in the soil so all our livestock has to be Supplemented with it and all who know about it take it as it is vital. Over half the people I know here have hypothyroidism as we are also roughly 16 hours drive from the coast and all that iodine rich seafood.
@@juliehambrook4006 Given the very low cost of lugol's iodine, this is an easily avoidable tragedy.
Iodine is great for water purification, and potassium iodate is great for preppers to own.
2:15 TSH
4:00 Selenium
8:00 Supplementation
The Iodine Crisis Book by Lynne Farrow spells the whole Iodine mystery out in a compelling way. It's like a really cool manual. So much research and so many case studies. Life changing book. I got the Kindle after listening to the Audible.
I'm 66 and my father knew about lugols when I was 4. He put it in the orange juice we drank everyday. He passed away at 89, and took it everyday till his passing. This is not new.
It may not be new to you, but it's certainly been suppressed by the medical profession and we need to know the truth
@@DianaMcFerran Yeah, it is certainly new to me!
BUT these days many do not know this .....I was a RN for 30 yrs in hospitals and NOT ONCE did I ever see any Dr. bring this up to patients nor did they ever order it while in the hospital. I did homecare too...... never!!! saw it ordered.
It's new to vast majority of ppl
@@paisana9378i recently called the doc to ask if I could have my iodine level checked. She asked me to come in for an office visit then glared at me telling me iodine is in American salt, there are no iodine deficiencies in America ( she’s from India maybe), and basically treated me like an idiot. I am now shopping for a new doctor. The level of ignorance is only made worse by their arrogance backing it up. Maybe they lose their license if they tried to help. It is so weird.
My ovarian cyst comes back within a month if i stop having iodine. When i order i always order twice!!
Do you need selenium?
Loved this one Mike! I've been drinking Lakewood's biodynamic cranberry juice to get my iodine, and it has helped me tremendously. I also recently learned that iodine is one of the main transporters for hydrochloric acid into the stomach, and since I've been drinking a few ounces of cranberry juice per day, my digestion feels so much better. Keep these videos coming please! Stellar content as always 👏
Thanks Anna. Do you have reflux?
@@ashleytaylor994 I've had it for most of my life, but its been so much more manageable in recent years with diet changes and exercise. I used to struggle with digesting animal proteins (probably because I was taking antacids and prescription PPIs for alot of my childhood), but with the help of HCL capsules and things like pure cranberry juice, I can digest most meats with no issues at all. I hope this helps!
ohhh interesting... maybe that's the cause of low stomach acid
Thank u
I take 50 mg iodoral iodine a day. My painful breast cysts are gone!
What is 50mg with the dropper with Lugal?
@@valeriemartini6315 I'm sorry, idk the equivalent. Mine are exact Mg
@@valeriemartini6315 About 50 drops of 2% Lugol solution, according to my calculation.
@@valeriemartini6315 According to J.Crow, each drop of 2% Lugol is 2.5 mg of iodine. So 20 drop will give 50 mg. I posted the wrong value previously.
@@valeriemartini6315 8 drops lugol 5%
According to hakala labs iodine can displace the bromide which can cause a detoxification reaction with a lot of symptoms: refer to Dr David Brownstein & Lynne Farrow's works .... the detox response can be misunderstood as well, (thought of as a response to the iodine itself vs the bromide dumping).... for details check out their books or podcasts....
Is there a full protocol in these books? I think I am ready to try but podcasts are not enough to know how to do it the right way. I have Hashimoto and will be alone with this.
@@Mo-yj3wf safest way is to contact Hakala labs or Brownstein....plus check out the books..
I have major bromide dumping but that means the iodine is getting into the cells and bromide is being pushed out. My bromides were double what they normally see and iodine only at 57%. I salt load every time I increase by 1 drop or the dumping creates the worst headache. The salt binds to the bromide and carries it out of the body.
Great book!!! Buy it, read it, live it!
Book is also on spotify if u have premium
I know of one popular influencer who says it's toxic. Then another says it's safe, then another says it's dangerous, then another says its safe. Not sure who to believe. Your channel is one of the better ones.
I would check out Dr. Brownstein’s book about iodine. He’s used it in so many patients that if it were dangerous he’d be in jail by now! Dr. Elizabeth Bright is also a good resource.
I’ve been upping my dose from 1 drop to 3 or 4 daily and feeling the benefit. (I think)…. 😅. Ive also started taking 500mg NAC daily. All I know is I’m a healthy F, 71yo who breezed through Covid-un vaxxed. I was vegetarian for years but now eat a LOT of animal protein.
I'd say if operating room personnel pour betadine liberally all over the body, prior to surgery and there's no concern for toxicity, we can use much higher doses of iodine! Middle Tennessee Rita ❤
You can also look up Dr Ed Group on here. He explains it very well also. Nascent Iodine is a life changer. And I was relatively healthy before I started taking it. If I could only have 1 supplement for the rest of my life, it would be Nascent Iodine.
Self-experimentation is the way.
Just as there are vegans and carnivores all loving the smell of their own farts.
always put your kids in natural fabrics 100% cotton, linen, or muslin ..Acrylic nylon is awful for baby skin and cheap..😊
No filter removes fluoride. Only distillation and reverse osmosis does.
I have a fluoride removing ceramic filter, Doulton, made in UK. It removes chlorine too and is healthy. Search online. It’s a thick candle shape and screws into a ceramic double layer filter I bought in Aus.
@@gloglos100 Those only reduce, they do not remove completely. But I was actually referring to the fridge britta style filters.
@@drubber007 mine does its an actual filter from one chamber to the next. It’s not American.
@@gloglos100 Have you tested the water with an electrolyzer?
I take iodine daily as I WAS hypothyroid with a nodular goiter. I also eat food (MEAT/SEAFOOD) rich in both to ensure I get what I need. Love learning the sciencey stuff regarding health 💕
Did the iodine help you?
@@ashleytaylor994 would like to know too I have a very small one cannot by looking at the throat, but was seen on an ultrasound.
Just don't eat animals or dirty seafood. Our oceans, lakes, rivers, streams are dirty, polluted sewers!
what dosage?
@@jgrysiak6566why not animals?
Thank you!!! For saying this publicly. This is important and people need to know.
Excellent info! Your video’s are so intelligently presented. I was diagnosed with Hashimito’s 6 mos. ago and my doc put me on 2 drops of Lugol’s 2% daily. My levels are now in the normal range and no reaction :)
Well presented but his writing is sooo bad!! MD in another life?
No hormone replacement?
You have a good doctor :)
Hashimoto's is caused due to auto immune condition of your immune system attacking the thyroid gland and not iodine deficiency.Did you get the thyroid antibody tests done that confirms Hashimoto's?
After chemo and radiation I started getting blood bruises all over my forearms from just the slightest thing, if I just bumped my arm. I asked my Dr about it and was told it's just from old age ( alot of elderly people get them) Well guess what ,I started taking iodine and I don't get them anymore. My cold hands and cold feet are not an issue any longer as well. I have hypothyroidism as well and the prescription meds stopped working, after taking iodine I'm feeling better then when I took a Rx. I now take my iodine every morning and I know it's helping me . Also swelling in my leg from bone cancer is going away. We need iodine more than most people are aware of. It's definitely making a difference in the way I feel. I also eat mostly organic now and try to stay away from sugar and too many carbs. Only drinking purified water and fasting whenever I can, usually a 16 /8 hour window. I'm feeling better today than I have in years and I'm 60. Thin and in good shape. Hair and nails grow like never before.
Let me tell you bud, im 62 years old and had been taking a B complex, some iron and a good amt of iodine. Wow! In a matter of days i felt like super woman! Went to the gym and used the bike, treadmill, did calves, leg press, leg curls, triceps and arm curls! Got a little wiped out but i felt good!!
You can put it on the Skin as well armpits
How much do you take?
I have been weaning off Armour thyroid for a year, almost done, but I supplement with liquid iodine, b12, d3 and 2 Brazil nuts a day.
Seems to help with mood as well.
I am also staying away from cruciferous veggies while going thru this. So far, no big deal, doing well and looking forward to being on zero meds in my 60's. Thank you
what type of iodine
My doctors started this required lab work thing- after being stabilized on my armour dose for YEARS. I live so far out of town, it's impossible for me to afford or find time to constantly get levels checked when I'm stable. They literally refused to treat me, so I went cold turkey involuntarily. Now I'm considering staying off. I continue to supplement with iodine and support complex and eat "paleo" clean. I dunno yet, but so far I seem to be okay.
@@cupidok2768 I take lugol's. Terry Naturals makes a triple iodine complex in a capsule that I took for about a year when first diagnosed. Expensive but good stuff. I prefer full spectrum style supplements rather than isolated nutrients.
What an awesome goal! Think I’ll try it too. ❤
I got off of Armour and am taking solo T3. Researcher Paul Robinson teaches about it.
Good info. In addition to Selenium, you should increase your salt (unprocessed) as that will help detox the other halogens like bromine and flouride that will get released with iodine supplementation
Yes. Half a teaspoon morning and night of Himalayan salt to detox for about ten days
One of the reasons i eat fish mid day 3 days a week. Also seaweed sheets are also a good option crumbled on a salad for example or put in broth.
Thank you for that okay I'm going to pick up some to put in my salad I was trying to figure out how to eat seaweed sheets since I don't actually make our own seaweed
#Yes, Me n my special needs young adult son just started eating #Seaweed sheets 🎉🎉🎉
Is Iodine good against Breast Cancer, fatigue and Pain in general? What is the best Iodine source? Should we take Iodine with selenium?
Potassium iodide is good for the illnesses you mentioned,not iodine
Tyrosine is one if my favorite aminos. I only knew it made dopamine, not t4. Iodine should be the 1st lever to pull. It's so inexpensive and beneficial.
It's also abundant in red meat.
So what are u saying here, thanku😅
This is a fantastic video full of information that most doctors don't know - not even endocrinologists (who mostly just deal with diabetes)
What does this mean for those of us that have had full thyroidectomies? Do we still need iodine? Do we need less? Do we need more supplementation to deal with the oxidative stresses or are those non-issues without a thyroid? So many questions.
I am in the same situation. Scary how our situation is not discussed.
You say that you are passionate about helping children thrive with iodine. You say there is a lot of research that shows the benefit of iodine for brain development in children. I expected that you would have included the links to that research in this video but I didn’t find anything. Please make a video that specifically talks about how to best benefit children’s mental development with iodine and include links to any available research that supports this claim. I’m trying to convince my son and daughter in-law to give my grandchildren but they keep insisting on seeing the research that shows it’s safe and beneficial. So if you could help me I would very much appreciate it. Your videos are extremely informative. Thanks for what you are doing.
It's very hard to convince women of something outside the mainstream, I've basically given up and don't even try anymore. There are off course exceptions to this, but in general women trust and respect mainstream advice over me (as a brother, son etc.)
My father and sister are traditional doctors who think I'm killing myself by taking an iodine supplement but even they know that pregnant women should supplement with iodine. Best advice is to chat gpt the source.
Tincture is best, add to water..😊
Thank you for this Mike!! My doctor said to add 250mcg to my water and take some Brazil nuts, but I didn’t understand why. Thanks for your precision!!
Impeccable timing! Started Lugol's iodine drops a month ago for painful breasts. It gas helped tremendously and my hair.. oh my goodness my hair has stopped shedding and lots of new growth!
Omg. That’s good to hear!!! My hair has been shedding like stupid for months. Thanks!
that's awesome! My hair won't stop shedding. How much Lugol's do you take? Are you going up slowly? I keep hearing of bad reactions.
@@terrir.7604 I use 2% Lugol's iodine. One drop is equal to 2.5mg. I started with 2 drops per day in 8oz of water. I gradually moved to 3 drops and then 4 drops. If I've used it topically I'll reduce my dose to 2 drops that day. Start slow and be sure to take Selenium. Read the book Iodine Crisis. Also lots of recent good videos on iodine lately. It's a must for breast health. And for guys a must for prostate health.
@@SandandGravelTruth happy to hear of your improved health. Every cell in our bodies uses iodine (video is paused, so I don't know if Mike mentions this). And many other organs like it beyond the thyroid, including breasts and prostate (as you said), uterus, ovaries, tonsils, skin! I read many years ago that if your body is sufficient in iodine, it will be secreted in our nasal mucus as part of our immune defenses. Our bodies are amazing. Iodine also detoxes heavy metals such as mercury (one of the two foes from mainstream dentistry, the other being fluoride).
@@SandandGravelTruth also, the larger a woman's breasts, the higher the requirement for iodine per Dr. Jorge Flechas, iirc.
As we get older glutathione depleats . Nac is a good way to boost it
I had very painful fibrocystic breast disease in both breasts for 30+ years. Once I started taking iodine drops, within months-the fibercystic breast disease was gone! I continue to take iodine drops daily.
Because we don't eat enough fish or things from the sea, we take iodine and magnesium. I consider them to be building blocks of health to every cell in the body. All are important but Vit D & Mk 7 type K2 are helpful as well as Omega 3, also in fish. Hmm, sunshine, swimming in the sea, eating fish and sea vegetables might be the best for us? Why do I hate the heat and live up north then? I love mountains, trees and snow, hate insects and reptiles. I'm screwed.
I grew up in Alaska so the north often has great salmon, halibut, crab, etc.
Fantastic breakdown. Yahweh bless you and your family.
I watched a video from Dr. Eric Berg recently and he said that thyroid function can be affected by poor liver function, which converts the inactive form of hormone into active by a large percent. Interesting info I didn't know of before that, and seems relevant to my situation. The saying is true - everything in the body is connected (when one thing starts going wrong, more will follow unless addressed).
Does dr berg look healthy to you ? Looks pale and weak to me eating chia puddings
@@foxywhitetip7387 I didn't say he looks healthy. That doesn't guarantee the info he shares is all crap, though. I disagree with his push for consuming so many plants (after learning of anti-nutrients, etc), but other info he shares is still valid.
@@foxywhitetip7387He doesn't eat chai pudding... He's keto... He's actually very smart
Many things affect the thyroid. Many
I’m 64 and I started listening to Iodine twice a week and now my ankles feel so much better. Let me tell you buddy I have to say Thanks so much to Leonard Cohen
I've been taking 50mg everyday of lugols 2% iodine for the past 7 years. No side effects or iodism.
I started with 2% 10 years ago , now i use 50 to 75mg 20% once or twice week
How may drops is that? I do 3 to 4 drops in water daily.
I never know how much to take
@@summersalix same here
@@SandandGravelTruth lugols 2% is 2.5mg per drop so I do 20 drops per day
I am a huge fan of supplemental iodine. However you do need to be mindful that it not only acts as an aromatase inhibitor and it upregulates the expression of certain CYP450 genes that metabolize certain estrogens. This can cause you to be lower in estrogen than you should be. Also, iodine helps the lymphatic system in amazing ways!
I can vouch for this...my water weight dropped in a matter of days. I no longer looked bloated or had water retention. Estrogen definitely reduced.
I've had symptoms of estrogen dominance for years, so maybe the iodine being an aromatase inhibitor, etc is beneficial for me. I know I've read that it's anti-cancer, and I know for myself that it makes ovarian cysts go away and stay away. Other benefits - regular period cycle, lighter and shorter. Dr. Jorge Flechas spoke about these benefits for his female patients. He also stated how iodine helped at least one diabetic female patient who had blood sugar of about 1,000 (not a typo) and was currently taking insulin.
I use Lugol's 5% and take selenium. NOT giving advice on dose or anything.
Curious how HRT and iodine supplement would work? I'm assuming the iodine would help estrogen detox through the correct/healthy prefereed pathway (2) versus versus 4 & 16
Do you think 12.5 via supplement is safe? I have tennants iodine plus, really want to use it
I consume iodine every day in relatively large amounts. It is required for every hormone in the body and not just thyroid hormones. Every single cell has a sodium iodine symporter on the cell wall .
Great info Mike, what about kelp? I have a salt shaker on the dinner table full of dried ground up kelp and have a little bit daily
I take iodine as Lugol solution for 10 years now with medicine grade quality elements. Just in time when I started to have prostate problems. I'm over 60 now and my prostate problems are gone. I use it as a disinfectant for bruises too. I always wondered if women would have less breast or ovarian cancer if they would take iodine? All the reproduction organs need iodine. It's cheap and can't be patented, that why companies (health care) are not interested selling it.
Thank you! In 13 min you gived the missing information that i was asking myself! 💓
I take 12.5 mg a day (2 drops of 5% Lugol's). There are supplements other than selenium you need to take with iodine, like Vit. C and more. So many things have halogens in them nowadays. I'm doing a lot of research trying to determine the amount I should be taking of each.
Could you please tell how much to take from each?
Vitamin C not at the same time as lugols. Minimum 1 hour pause
Some say Zinc and selenium goes with iodine
I might be late to the party, but the cofactors(Vitamin C, Niacin, Vitamin B-2 and Magneisum) you are referring to help recover damage Sodium-Iodine symporters, it was well explained in one of Jorge Flechas .
Love the passion for getting kids into healthy habits, while they are young.
💯💯💯
I bought j crows lugols 2% iodine. How many drops do I take to get 150mcg a day. No directions are on the back. Anyone know?
Update: I found out. 8 drops for 2%.
2 drops if it's 5%. Finally!
I have drunk distilled water for years without any negative effects. We get more than enough minerals in our food, and when I looked up what they are doing to the water supply; fluoride, faecal matter and all kinds of crap in the water I decided enough was enough and it would be distilled from now on, that was over 4yrs ago. Crazy times dictate crazy measures, or using common sense has to be the number one mantra people need to hear each day.
I completely agree with you. I've had people tell me distilled water is toxic but their logic doesn't add up. I eat carnivore and supplement heavily. I also get tests to see what I'm low on.
Don’t drink distilled water. It leeches minerals out of your system. Purified is fine. But not Distilled.
I have hypothyroidism and Hyperparathyroidism. I took 3 drops of 2% lugols 3000 mcg and had a reaction. BP went up and I felt horrible. So it scared me off. Then I found out I had hypothyroidism and so researched and started on the 200 mcg of selenium and 1 drop or 1000 mcg of iodine, and 30 mg of Zinc. I felt better and no reaction. I have now bumped my iodine gradually to 3000 mcg of Lugols 2% along with my NP thyroid hormone and and TSH has dropped from 5.6 to 4.8. So doing better. I do not drink any chlorine and fluoride in food, meds, or water.
I take a dropper full of Lugol’s iodine 4-5 days/week for 2+ years now. I feel fantastic as I age into my 40s. I did read David Brown stein’s book in order to get the best understanding of dosing and functionality in the body
What’s it called?
@@ashleytaylor994 Iodine: why you need it, why you can’t live without it
A full dropper? Sounds like an excessive amount even if it’s the 2% solution.
I recently bought some organic kelp powder as opposed to the liquid. It's also pretty easy to manage the dose, as one small scoop is around 350 mcg of iodine. I just put a little bit in my tea and mix it around and I can barely taste it, so that's another option for people who prefer to stay away from the concentrated tinctures.
Since most oceans are polluted these days I read seaweed and kelp may not be the best choice.
@@junkgirltoo5005 Many choices are grown under controlled conditions outside of sea water
I hear the Atlantic sea is the cleanest to get your seaweed
I Take Both Game changer
Wonderful Mike, thanks so much 🙏 God bless you and keep you safe and strong
My pop has low active thyroid. I will get this information to him.
I enjoyed learning about iodine. Please help me know what you would choose for a supplement. I do not have any thyriod problem that I know of as a senior citizen. Thyroid Support supplement brand #1 contains 169 mcg iodine and 220 mcg selenium. Iodine Supplement brand #2 contains 12.5 mg Iodine and 2.5 mg selenium. My objective is to increase my levels to a higher concentration like the Japanese have. They all have long and healthy lives. Thank you.
Great description of the science. ORDERED TODAY!
Thanks, Mike. I had half of my thyroid gland removed. Should I take iodine? It’s been on my mind for a while
Hi Laura, I'm not your doctor BUT will say iodine has many 'extra' thyroidal benefits. So IMO, it should be considered.
@@Highintensityhealth thanks again ❤️
Laura - please read "The Iodine Crisis" by Lynne Farrow. I had/have Hashimotos and taking iodine has helped me enormously.
@@i11am thank you! 🙏
Yes!
Started 4 drops nascent iodine 4 days ago, began having a sore throat, which I believe is a detox of bromine in my thyroid, now that iodine is now available to overtake their receptor sites. I got really fatigued with the sore throat, but took a deep sleep nap, woke up and sore throat was gone!
Thank you for explaining this so well! Wish I had known this having my children. Had to trust doctors in the 89’s - 90’s.
The problem is you can create hyperthyroidism by taking too much iodine !! Unfortunately I took too much iodine (Lugol's) and gave myself both Graves disease and hyperthyroidism. My eyes have yet to return to normal even though my thyroid levels are all apparently normal now 3 years on. I even used to give it to the kids just a drop in water for brain health and benefits, I stopped doing that and stopped taking it once I created my own health issues. So are you telling me that I could have avoided that by just supplementing with Selenium ? I would like to go back to taking Iodine again, but I am too scared to now ! Great video as always by the way ❤😊
Wow, thanks a lot! 🙏🏻
Does glutathione give better iof>ne absorbtion
Great presentation 👏 I have ordered my Iodine and look forward to benefiting from it
This might be a dumb question so forgive me if it is. I was taking sulforaphane to help me metabolize estrogens better and the Dutch test showed it was helping. But i later learned it can cause thyroid issues.. and later my thyroid was becoming hypo in which it never has (I’ve always been more hyper). I’ve since stopped the sulforaphane but concerned about not metabolizing estrogens well. Do you think it’s possible the sulforaphane supplement caused my thyroid? My TSH was slowly creeping up over the time I was taking it. I will as my doc but wanted to know your thoughts. Any tips for metabolizing estrogens? I eat keto/carnivore.
Thanks for the great videos!
This precise description of molecular exchange is what I've been trying to understand. Much appreciated.
Thank you. That was great. Especially fluoridation prevelence.. Also we need vitamin B co factors along with iodine supplementation. To help allay side effects. And does beetroot carrot juice daily provide that
Thanks for the useful health information that you share! 👍 I've seen a few of your videos now, and consider myself considerably better equipped. My degree is not at all related to the topics of health, but I truly find that your videos are always interesting. Thanks again!
Thank you! Trying to figure this out, doctors don't know much about this unfortunately.
Some #Know but if they were 2 tell us their MONEY would be DEPLETED 🎉
Thank you for educating health benefits !
Fl: was added to my home town water in the early 50's I think.
Wonderfully important information. Thank you! Would you be some more videos addressing extra needs for pregnant and/or breast feeding moms and post recovery?!?
Hello danyel
Pregnant or breastfeeding moms usually crave exactly what they need. So follow your craving!
@@8675-__ yes … and knowing what the cravings actually mean is key! We can crave sweets, but that’s not really what we need. There are always nutrition deficiencies behind what we crave for sure.
How about 25 MG of iodine per day? There is research out there that suggest that much and more if you are low.
This was a great overview and important reminder. I learned new stuff, too! Didn't know cassava was a goitergen, or that fluoride was one of fire retardant chemicals & is now mandated (in some states) in children's sleepwear, etc. Plus many other details I'll try to retain. I hope you also do a segment on the value of having Lugol's or other oral form of iodine in first aid kits in case of nuclear event, to protect thyroid from damage. 🙃
I have 100% Lugol Solution and I'm thinking about how many drops I can take a day/week. If 5% I take 4 drops a day, so 25 mg. Is it best to take iodine daily more pleasantly than a large dose e.g. once a week. Does the body store iodine?
i make our own capsules.... i use Celtic salt & 4 drops 5% Lugol's
pls differentiate iodine (I2) from iodide (I-) from triiodide (I3-). The body needs both of the first, can however absorb the third better in the digestive track (also because iodine is not water soluble and cannot be well solubilized in fats as well). However ingesting I3- will probably just oxidize anything it finds on the way before arriving at the places your body needs it. BTW so many places need it: the skin, reprod. organs in male and femaie, dig. track etc. But each place needs a different form: either iodine or iodide or both. I personally get iodide from KI and iodine from inhalation. Inhalation is the most natural way to get it. We originally got it from sea wind, which has a tiny amount of it, but in constant supply thru your breath. That is also why your car will rost faster on the coast (partial pressure if iodine). Remember, the human brain developed in an unprecedented way when i vulcan in africa forced them to the coast, where they found lots of nutrients, including iodine (i guess around 70k years ago). If you wanna know how to inhalate iodine, just ask. I hope to read this comments again soon. I hope... :-)
Please do tell, how can one inhale this wonderful nutrient?
what is the best way to make sure my kids have iodine? I don't want them to end up with problems like I do with Hashimotos and I have a pituitary tumor...
Give them #Almonds, #Salmon #Cod fish #Seaweed sheets, #Walnuts #Yogurt or #1 drop of #IODINE 🎉
Hello, is it preferable to take iodine, for example, a dose of 10 mg with any vitamins in combination with it or alone, and is there no risk?
Excellent information as always. Thank you!
Great vid! Just started on iodine a few weeks ago so perfect timing.
As for the living space I was looking at this air purifier called “air doctor” just wondering if you had heard of it / had any thoughts on that?
My chiro has the air doctors in her practice - it always seems so fresh and clean when you walk in
Thanks for addressing it..
Thanks for the information. Clear and concise.
I take one tab of selenium with 3 drops of iodine. Just started it. So far so good.
Thank you, this is such clear advice about iodine.
Very informative and well explained!!I thought I knew it all when it came to the thyroid you really went in depth with more details I didn’t know!
Hardwood is also coated in chemicals and plastic. Unless you're walking on raw wood or apply wax. You're walking on polyurethane not wood. That's why it doesn't warp
With your logical and pragmatic approach to life, I seriously don't know how you're living in Seattle. Stay safe over there Mike!
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Iodine and Iodide which works in which organ of the body. According to Dr David brownstein Iodide for thyroid and Iodine for rest of the body. What's your thought on it
Just ordered my iodine ggts. Nice discount with code!😁
*Thanks for this video Mike. I utilize Lugols iodine as a garden veggie wash here. I have been eating roasted seaweed for iodine. Although not sure regarding radiation and Fukushima. Thoughts?*
Thanks for doing this subject.
100 grams of sardines has 75% rda of Selenium. Beef liver is high at about 12-18 MG. Nuts are poorly bio available.
Great information as always from this channel
Hey, how interesting. I knew iodine was necessary but this was very enlightening. As when do we supplement your food with it.
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This info is very appreciated, thank you
This was so awesome!! I finally understand how iodine works ! Thank you!!🎉🎉
Thank you Mike! Love your channel love your content. I love the critical thinking and the willingness to question and call out despite the pressure and possible reprecussions.