use the SSKI, luke
SSKI is a great lung "tonic". a stomach flu is one thing, but the lungs are under constant stress in this world filled with pollution. even if you dont take iodine daily(which would be a mistake), SSKI has been used in the past for all manner of lung ailments and infections with great success. i see no reason why what these old doctors did would not still work for anyone in an emergency. and dont forget, god forbid, a nuclear incident. a whole dropper full can be very safely taken. i have taken four in one day. it is so safe that the gov emergency amounts for nuclear event protection for newborn to one month old is 16mg of KI, or about a half a drop of SSKI.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/ki.asp
* Adults should take 130 mg (one 130 mg tablet OR two 65 mg tablets OR two mL of solution).
* Women who are breastfeeding should take the adult dose of 130 mg.
* Children between 3 and 18 years of age should take 65 mg (one 65 mg tablet OR 1 mL of solution). Children who are adult size (greater than or equal to 150 pounds) should take the full adult dose, regardless of their age.
* Infants and children between 1 month and 3 years of age should take 32 mg (½ of a 65 mg tablet OR ½ mL of solution). This dose is for both nursing and non-nursing infants and children.
* Newborns from birth to 1 month of age should be given 16 mg (¼ of a 65 mg tablet or ¼ mL of solution). This dose is for both nursing and non-nursing newborn infants.