ALL trace elements are necessary. It's the form and the amount that count.

Toxic Iodine and toxic bromine are BAD. Traces of the natural form is GOOD. God put them there.

As you know, I support Lugol's. It is a cure for many things.

My issue is that high doses may not be good for everyone. Brownstein, et al, agree with this.

I guess those who are advocating the very high doses do not want to hear this.

Yes, one may need a lot more Iodine than is available in kelp. That is why I take Lugol's. But everyone is different. All are not aboe to high-dose with it, per Dr. Brownstein.

About Cocoa -- here is an excerpt concerning it. Whether it is true or not, I do not know. Would be worth researching.

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"As far back as 100 years ago, U.S. physicians used Lugol solution extensively in their practice for many medical conditions (1). In 1932, physician B.N. Cohn (7) wrote: "…the widespread use of compound solution of iodine, U.S.P., (For the reader’s information, that is Lugol solution) is the result of a paper by Plummer and Boothby, published in that year (1923). Since then compound solution of Iodine has been used by nearly every clinician ..."

Lugol solution was called then Liquor Iodi Compositus, (that is Latin for compound solution of iodine). Marine in 1923 (8) used a daily average of 9 mg Iodide in the prevention of goiter in adolescent girls, an amount 60 times the current RDA for iodine. In Marine’s study, the prevalence of goiter decreased 100 fold compared to a control group following 2 ½ years of supplementation....

"First is the notion that the optimal daily Iodine intake for humans is around 13.8 mg per day, which is about 90 times the RDA and more than 13 times the "safe upper limit" of 1 mg per day established by the World Health Organization."

We lie ourselves that this is the age of political correctness, it just an euphemism for supporting further medical deadlock on the health care system.

So when in doubt paint! And if you get do get hyper, or you get Acne then just give the body a rest period you will know. Most of the bad symptoms officially listed are not that bad, they just ignore the obvious symptoms! The body must process the iodine to properly absorb them so one day apply, two day rest or you can apply alternate days is also a possibility.

Whatever happens, the optimum intake of iodine you can easily is something we are far off and away.

In case you worry about iodine poisoning. The antidote for iodine overdose is easy: chocolate or cocoa. It is high in bromine and it displaces iodine when the need comes. For some reason or another Russian scientist found that giving iodine and bromine will prevent and overdose and allows the body to better utilized them and did a study on school children.

One cruel joke is that bread are currently using the bromine process where the entire iodine process of bread making is removed. So what we have here is a runaway iodine deficiency to those that eat wheat, white flour and bread. Perhaps, to be safe anyway, they are best avoided because of these food is often acid forming.


http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/iodine_2.html


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Much more said regarding iodine use if you check out the site. I thought that was interesting regarding the Russian use of iodine/bromine. Makes me wonder why.

I don't think some of you should be so angry at me. I'm searching, just as you are. Facts, anectdotes, personal experience, all need to be considered.

We do all agree, though, that most people are iodine deficient. I'm pretty sure of that, or you wouldn't be on this forum.