start with 100mg minimum. it works like a charm.

i got the hint for this listening to dr brownstein (or flechas, lol) about the uptake problems they were encountering with their standard 50mg dose. he just slipped it in there. he said that 3000mg of vitamin C seemed to fix the problem but that also increasing the dose would fix it as well.

well, i was already doing half a gram of Lugols like shots of tequila on cinco de mayo so i suggested this to others. the ease with which the body could handle this amount compared to taking less was amazing. in fact, the more testimony i hear, it seems the less you take, if youre really toxic or halogen imbalanced, the WORSE it is for you. early on in this forum we created some real enemies to Iodine supplementation due to this phenomenon. their experiences had them convinced they we were gonna kill somebody by suggesting, at that time, 50mg a day like the Iodine docs. the worst ones - those who had been on fluoridated SSRIs for an extended period of time. [sigh]

also, curiously, the Iodine docs never mentioned these reactions by their patients. i think, more than anything, its a testament to the power of the mind and the absolute authority people give the whitecoats. they still had the detox, but never questioned the methods or materials of the doctors so the doctors didnt hear much about it. it has been mentioned recently by them, i believe, but they didnt get nearly the complaints that us crazies did on this forum.

in fact, the OTHER Iodine Forum was a direct result of one of the global moderators(no longer with us that i know of) screaming and yelling for an Iodine Forum that "allowed" low dosing and using kelp and such. we were so far beyond that by then it didnt matter. compare and contrast the two forums and see for yourself. it was stupid then and its stupid now. i finally got permission to post on there(yes, i was banned!) so that someone could at least give a decent answer to those who happened in there. others have done this as well and their service is appreciated by all.

thats the story, grizz. its counter-intuitive. it took us a while to accept it. it still scares people to say it. thats why, like dylan said, "i guess it was up to me."

i simply seem to recall that as you did it the way you did it that there was some rough spots for you as you worked up to 50. you were pretty clean, too, which for everyone that way meant less detox.

at that time, with what we had to work with, you did it perfect and got the cure. we are all fortunate that happened!