Posted by Larry Hoover on April 8, 2009, at 8:56:11
In reply to Re: Thought provoking article on Amen blog, posted by Phillipa on April 7, 2009, at 20:58:09
> What do you guys think of taking the one drop of iodine that this doc prescribed said it is helpful with thyroid gland? Love Phillipa ps when googled it said could cause anxiety? it's from the edgar caycee institute called Atomidine?
Oh, dear. Edgar Cayce? I don't know why I bothered, but I read a number of web pages about Atomidine. I must admit, I have never before seen so many scientifically illiterate people speak pseudo-scientifically on a subject in my life.
The only form of atomic iodine you're going to encounter is the ionized form, called iodide. End of story. The source is irrelevant.
In geographical regions where iodide intake is low, Hashimoto's is less common. Instead of Hashimoto's, people get goiters. However, if Hashimoto's patients are given supplemental iodide, most subjects exhibited a decrease in T4 and an increase in TSH, i.e. they developed frank hypothyroidism, if they didn't already have it. There was a small percentage who became hyperthyroid, which is probably a reflection of the variability in Hashimoto's itself, rather than the iodide per se.
So, if you are trying to suppress your thyroid output, then take the iodine. But I thought you were already low?
If you want to help your thyroid, you should be taking selenium. Hashimoto's patients show significantly reduced antibodies and more stable thyroid output if they take selenium. I'm sure I've mentioned this a handful of times before.
Lar
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