Good question, someone more informed than me will hopefully chime in.

It seems there is a chapter about Iodine benefits for Graves and Hashimoto in his book, so i doubt he is against it now :

Iodine: Why You Need It Why You Can't Live Without It



"Myth Number two: Too much Iodine above the RDA of 150 mcg is not safe.

In reality Iodine supplementation is very safe. The average Japanese diet contains 12 mg per day which is 100 times the RDA in the US. In the event of a nuclear power plant accident, the government gives everyone 50 mg. of Iodine to prevent thyroid cancer.

A chapter is devoted to iodine deficiency and fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer. Brownstein presents case reports of women with fibrocystic disease as well as Breast Cancer who benefit from iodine supplementation. Another chapter devoted to the thyroid describes patients with Graves' disease and Hashimoto's disease who benefit from iodine supplementation.

Iodine tablets are inexpensive and widely available as a nutritional supplement called Iodoral without a prescription. Another book, Breast Cancer and Iodine, by David Derry MD PhD, is also recommended.

Jeffrey Dach MD"

What I'd like to know, is who put the hash in the hashimotos, and, Is it hashish, corned beef hash, or hash brown potatoes ?

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JUST FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD...

in case anyone runs across this in the future...

I have hashimotos and take a lot of Iodine (at least 50 mg/day) and fast a lot.

I no longer take thyroid hormone. That change occurred after 6 months or so.

It's been more than a year and I'm still not 100%. I believe I'm still detoxing a bit. The latest is the dreaded "liver fire". I did have my mercury poisionings removed about 6 months ago, so it's probably still that garbage coming out.

So my 2 cents is Iodine and hashis = good.