Iodine — Why You Need It; Why You Can’t Live Without It

[AFPVet]

If you love seafood, you'll get plenty of iodine

 

[donnay]

If you love seafood, you'll get plenty of iodine

One problem is mercury toxicity by consuming too much fish. Also iodine is reduced by cooking.


Here is an excellent read: http://skemman.is/stream/get/1946/3394/10567/1/Bryndis_Elfa_Gunnarsd_fixed.pdf

 

[AFPVet]

One problem is mercury toxicity by consuming too much fish. Also iodine is reduced by cooking.


Here is an excellent read: http://skemman.is/stream/get/1946/3394/10567/1/Bryndis_Elfa_Gunnarsd_fixed.pdf

I couldn't get that link to load with my current settings. As a general rule, the bigger the fish, the higher the mercury content... gotta love pollution Some alternative sea sources of iodine include sea salt, seaweeds, kelp, spirulina, chlorella, and other sea vegetables.

 

[donnay]

I couldn't get that link to load with my current settings. As a general rule, the bigger the fish, the higher the mercury content... gotta love pollution Some alternative sea sources of iodine include sea salt, seaweeds, kelp, spirulina, chlorella, and other sea vegetables.

You are correct--the bigger the fish the higher the mercury content--Swordfish, Tuna and Shark. From what I have researched you have to eat a ton of the other stuff to make up for the iodine deficiencies that most people have. If you can ever get that link to load for you it is definitely a good study done by the University of Iceland.

 

[BuddyRey]

I just read a scary article that said eating too much seaweed can cause hyperthyroidism, because of the high levels of iodine in it. Is this true or should I take the article with a grain of (iodized) salt? Nori is one of the only healthy things I actually enjoy eating...heck, I'm aboot to belly up to some California rolls as we speak!

 

[Suzu]

I just read a scary article that said eating too much seaweed can cause hyperthyroidism, because of the high levels of iodine in it. Is this true or should I take the article with a grain of (iodized) salt? Nori is one of the only healthy things I actually enjoy eating...heck, I'm aboot to belly up to some California rolls as we speak!

It would stand to reason that if eating too much seaweed can cause hypothyroidism, cutting back on seaweed would solve the problem. So if you find yourself losing too much weight and unable to gain it back as needed, start worrying then, and not before. [Note: I have been unable to lose weight no matter how much seaweed I eat. YMMV.]

 

[donnay]

Someone I love is allergic to iodine... but otherwise healthy as a horse.

I guess he is an outlier when it comes to this deficiency.

Surprisingly, studies show that people who have an iodine allergy are not allergic to iodide.

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[donnay]

I just read a scary article that said eating too much seaweed can cause hyperthyroidism, because of the high levels of iodine in it. Is this true or should I take the article with a grain of (iodized) salt? Nori is one of the only healthy things I actually enjoy eating...heck, I'm aboot to belly up to some California rolls as we speak!

I would certainly take it with a grain of salt. With all the radiation that puked out of Fukushima last year this time, it behooves people to make sure they are getting enough iodine to protect their thyroid.

 

[AFPVet]

I would certainly take it with a grain of salt. With all the radiation that puked out of Fukushima last year this time, it behooves people to make sure they are getting enough iodine to protect their thyroid.

Agreed.

 

[onlyrp]

Iodine, just like chlorine, chloride, flourine, flouride are poisonous halogens. It's a big pharma scam to think it's some beneficial or necessary element of your diet. That's why they add it to our salt. They add flouride to toothpaste, chlorine to water, and iodide to salt. It's really hard to stay pure and safe with nature these days.

 

[onlyrp]

I would certainly take it with a grain of salt. With all the radiation that puked out of Fukushima last year this time, it behooves people to make sure they are getting enough iodine to protect their thyroid.

That's a scare tactic by anti-nuclear bigots and hippies to promote sales of an outdated "drug" which is really a toxic chemical.