Re: Hakala Research results

Quote from Dr Abraham literature:

"Orthoiodosupplementation is the daily amount of the essential element Iodine needed for whole body sufficiency and is assessed by an iodine/iodide loading test.1,2 The test consists of ingesting four tablets of a solid dosage form of Lugol (Iodoral®), a total of 50 mg iodine/iodide. Then urinary Iodide levels are measured in a subsequent 24-hour collection. During orthoiodosupplementation, a negative feedback mechanism is triggered that progressively adjusts the excretion of Iodine to balance the intake. When whole body sufficiency for Iodine is achieved, the absorbed iodine/iodide is quantitatively excreted as Iodide in the urine, and 90% or more of the iodine load is recovered in the 24-hour collection. The body retains around 1.5g of elemental iodine at sufficiency.2 Baseline serum inorganic Iodide levels 24 hours after the last dose of iodide in eight normal subjects with normal body weight who achieved whole body iodine sufficiency had a mean ± SD of 1.1 ± 0.18 mg/L.3,4 We have defined whole body sufficiency for iodine and a normally functioning iodine retention mechanism as a baseline serum inorganic iodide level from 0.85 to 1.3 mg/L when the serum sample is obtained 24 hours after the last dose of 50 mg iodine in a subject who excretes 90% or more of the ingested iodine.4"


As far as other halides pushing out iodine/iodine I dont believe it works that way. Iodine/iodide has superior affinity to the receptor so will not simply be dislodged by taking in other halides. Quite the opposite from what I understand and I will actually get preferentially receptor bonding and why taking iodine causes detox symptoms.
The other halides only bind to the receptor and cause the problems in a deficient state and due to their toxic nature often times exacerbate the I deficiency. Tweet