Iodine and Vitamin C

Hi there,

Just wondering if someone can clear this up for me:

What is the story with Iodine going clear when it is mixed with Vitamin C? Is it still Iodine after that, or has something about it changed? Will it still help us after it has gone clear?

I have heard that Vitamin C, amongst other things, helps to absorb Iodine... but does this mixing phenomenon mean that we should take them at separate times of the day? What, for example, if I took a few grams of Vitamin C, and then a few drops of Iodine shortly after? I am presuming it would just mix up and go clear in my stomach... is that necessarily a bad thing?

Please help me to clear up this confusing issue.

Thanks :)