Testimonial from slowsmile:
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"I've been taking lugols iodine at 50 mgs a day(8 drops 5% Lugols Iodine) for the last 8 years. Wouldn't be without it. In those 8 years I've only caught a cold or flu once. I'm 64 y o.
Whenever you take or supplement iodine you should always take it at a much larger dose than the advised RDA. And if you want to avoid all the problems that some people get taking iodine(which is realy caused by a severe lack of anti-oxidants in their diet), then you should take the proper and full iodine protocol with all the companion nutrients -- not just selenium. All explained here:
So properly taking all the companion nutrients for iodine will help you much more than just taking selenium alone.
And then work up to the full iodine daily dose -- 50 mgs -- SLOWLY.
Do it right and then your thyroid should heal and become healthy again without any problems.
If you take the iodine at the small dosage you are taking, I don't know how long it will take to heal. But if you take the 50 mgs daily dose( 2 drops of 5% lugols iodine with water 4 times a day), then your thyroid and body iodine needs should be satisfied in about 3 - 6 months. Its not quick.
I prefer LI because it contains all three forms of beneficial iodine -- Molecular Iodine, Iodide and Triodide. Potassium iodide contains only iodide. Nascent Iodine only contains Triodide. The Triodide or nascent form will not remove heavy metals like LI.
Higher dose Lugols Iodine was one of the nutrients that helped me completely cure my systemic candida problems. I also had low thyroid issues as well.
I'm still taking the lugols iodine now. It is by far the best form of supplemented iodine to take. Or you can just take Iodoral -- which is Lugols Iodine in pill form.
If you take the LI at 50 mgs a day for 3 to 6 months, this should heal your thyroid and completely satisfy your body's other iodine needs (that no-one even knows about). But if you take a small dose of just 600 - 800 mcg then it could take you years to heal yourself.