Mercola/Strong Sista and Alan Christianson on excess Iodine
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The summary of this video is:
Iodine is actually in excess if a nutritious diet like the Peat diet is followed.
It made sense to me as I remember reading a paper on the Weston Price foundation on Iodine intake of our ancestors, depending on the area, but the average intake of our ancestors was about 100 mcg or so per day, so not that different from the Alan Christianson recommendations.
I'm just not quiet sure about his take on optimal body temp, Ashely is not either.
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Good video. Coincidentally, I just found out about this iodine thing recently too. I posted my experience and a bunch of studies about it in this thread: https://bioenergetic.forum/topic/3760/bloodwork-shows-elevated-tpoab-hashimoto-s-disease
For the record, iodine is in excess on a Peaty diet, only because modern cows and chickens get iodine supplements which make the milk and eggs too high in iodine. It wouldn't be a problem naturally.
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@Insr said in Mercola/Strong Sista and Alan Christianson on excess Iodine:
For the record, iodine is in excess on a Peaty diet, only because modern cows and chickens get iodine supplements which make the milk and eggs too high in iodine. It wouldn't be a problem naturally.
that is exactly what they say in the video.
I was concerned about my Iodine intake since I do not drink milk regularly, but it looks like I'll be just fine
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G GRay referenced this topic
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@GRay
Hi,
GRay asked my advice on this video from Mercola and Cie
I’ve been watching the video, but only entirely until +/ 30’, afterwards partially. I jump the intervention when they were repeating and repeating the same mantra, especially Mercola, corrected by Dr. Christianson.
Taking iodine supplement is dangerous because we would be surrounded by excess iodine. One example given is the cattle, whose feeding is supplemented with iodine, letting us known the cows' udders are coated with iodine to prevent inflammation and infection.
Indeed iodine kills 3 kinds of bacteria very common: E. coli, Streptococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or a fungus as candida albicans. And many more (not limitative). Best result obtained when iodine I2 and I3 (KI => Potassium iodate as KIO3) are associated with a medicine. Women needs both kind iodine for breast.
Make a search with povidone-iodine and bacteria to see the power of iodine against pathogens, killed in 15’’, at concentration of 1%. Tincture of iodine was also found to be effective against these bacteria, and much more. American soldiers received a small supplement of iodine against infections in the event of injury or to purify water. They didn't all drink Coca-Cola.
I won’t trust Mercola on this subject: He doesn’t master the problem. See his intervention on desiccated hormone. All he can say is that excess iodine in bad for thyroid. We should be surrounded by iodine (flour and cattle). Of course, all excess are counterproductive. Bad examples.
Dr. Christianson corrects Mercola but with a neutral position, saying we need iodine. Iodine is useful (…). A health practitioner is not free to speak against HAS recommendations.
The 3rd female speaker is more interesting, especially when she highlights her hesitation: She asks relevant questions and highlights the benefits established by Dr. Bora O. Barnes who cured quite a few patients using iodine as an element of his medical toolkit.
In short; 95 % of the video is about thyroid supplement (T4 or NDT), not about iodine, as the title says: “How Excess Iodine Is Undermining Thyroid Health — Interview with Dr. Christianson & Ashley Armstrong.”
Note: Health Authority has stated that too little or too much iodine can be harmful. A committee of the World Health Organization concluded that use of potassium iodate as a flour treatment agent was unacceptable because it could result in an excessive intake of iodine. So they decided to let add bromine in wheat flour as adjuvant and conservative. Bromine is a member of the halogen family (like Cl and Fl). Halogens take the place of iodine on thyroid and inhibit the receptors.
See the problem: Iodine is not stable and reacts with chlorine (NaCl) when added in salt packs. 50% lost when sold. 90% evaporates after 3 months. Not a good idea to store iodized salt in a metal can. Interaction with Fe.
Note1: Potassium bromate, a flour improver used to increase dough strength and rise in US bakery food products, is forbidden by Europe Authority.
Note 2: Why does HAS think iodine supplementation is bad? Because of the experiment on rats from Wolff & Chaikoff. It has been called the Wolff-Chaikoff effect. Not even confirmed by the pairs.
The Wolff-Chaikoff effect is only transient/momentary, in case of greater intake than the thyroid can process.
Explanation on this link: (in French; translator needed).
https://mirzoune-ciboulette.forumactif.org/t1978-iode-et-iodure-de-potassium-a-contre-courant#28898
Iodine excess uptake => (leads to)
Intracellular increase in iodine concentration =>
Temporary hormonal inhibition: Hormonal synthesis and diffusion prevented (Wolff-Chaikoff effect). =>
Decrease in intracellular iodine concentration (escape from the Wolff-Chaikoff effect). Return to normal IF the suppressive effect is lifted and homeostasis can operate. -
thanks for taking a look at this video and commenting on it.
