Iodine - too much!

[LucH]

@Insr said in Iodine - too much!:

I read in this article that when the thyroid's exposed to an excessive amount of iodine and it damages the thyroid, there is a momentary release of thyroid hormones into the blood from the destroyed thyroid tissue.

=> Interpretation

Dr. Izabella Wentz says :
Iodine needs to be processed by the thyroid gland, and when the thyroid is inflamed, the processing of iodine will likely produce more inflammation. If you give an angry and overwhelmed organ more work to do, you’ll likely see it become even angrier!
A person may feel more energetic when first starting an iodine supplement, but lab tests will reveal that their “new energy” is coming from the destruction of thyroid tissue, which dumps thyroid hormone into the circulation. Reports will show an elevated TSH, elevated thyroid antibodies, and in some cases, low levels of active thyroid hormones.
This is why I don’t generally recommend iodine supplements to people with Hashimoto’s. I don’t believe that the short-term artificial boost in energy is worth destroying your thyroid gland!

My comment:
=> You don’t have to take iodine for boosting the energy level but because you don’t get the required nutrient (I2 and KI) when taking NDT or only T4. You need an appropriate level of iodine in other tissues than the thyroid.
Before taking iodine, we need selenium to limit the action (anti-inflammatory). And as iodine has a powerful action as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory effects, residues from LPS will be discharged, as well other toxins from the gland and the blood.
You can’t manage without a tiny amount of iodine. But first we have to begin very slowly, particularly to acclimate / open the symporters NIS, a kind of pump to exchange Na/I.
For sure, some people will react badly, especially if you never or seldom eat fish or seafood.
Finally, let me recall that women need iodine in breast: 1/7 or 1/8 will caught a bad issue if they don’t.
Sources:

1. Effect of small doses of iodine on thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis residing in an area of mild iodine deficiency
   W Reinhardt, M Luster, et al. DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1390023
2. 92% of Dr. David Brownstein's patients (Basedow or Hashimoto) were treated with iodine and improved after taking Lugol.
   D. Brownstein, Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, Medical Alternative Press, 2002.

[chosroes]

@Insr Thanks, yeah I'm gonna err on the side of caution. The epidemiological data seems like it's worth trying to stay in a safe range. Hope the effects I've been getting aren't bad news. Did you recover alright after the iodine test?

[Insr]

@chosroes I did, thanks!

[William Shat]

@Insr probs because the mega dosed ot out of the blue (skipped required cofactors / didnt build up to tve mega dose first)

[Insr]

Iodine sources are:
A lot of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
Red dye #3 (cherry red coloring)
Iodized salt
Certain fancy salts like Redmond Real Salt and pink himalayan salt. Sea salt has some but it varies how much.
Any food made with a high iodine salt
Bread products made with iodine dough conditioner: 148 mcg/slice
Seaweed
Seafood (A few species are high, but most don't have as much as you'd think)
Milk: 85 mcg/cup today because cows are over-supplemented
Yogurt
Cheese: 14mcg/oz in most types, but it varies
Eggs: 25 mcg/egg cause hens are over-supplemented
Meat (but generally not in very large amounts)
Orange juice: 21 mcg/cup. And Grapefruit juice too. (This is because they sanitize the storage tanks with iodine. Oranges and grapefruits by themselves have very little.)
Some fruits packed in syrup, probably for similar reasons.

Orange juice having iodine was a surprise to me! I researched why and wrote an article about it, since you can't find a word about it on the internet currently. Here it is: https://endocrinefriendly.com/orange-juice-iodine/

And most other food has barely any iodine, That's why it would be hard for a typical non-seaweed-eating person in the past to end up eating a very high iodine diet, before iodine fortification and before dough conditioners. I estimate an inland person (living in a part of the world with iodine rich soil) in 1890 would get maybe 80 mcg iodine per day.