Re: Some food for thought, Sofia

yeah, in my post I was in fact thinking of the passage you quoted, wombat.
Maybe I didn't express myself clearly. I don't doubt of the usefulness of Iodine and the poisonousness of bromine, absolutely. I was just wondering if the Iodine coming from kelp, if kelp contains also bromine, can be really useful, as bromine would neutralize it. It seems to me that if they say that the ocean is loaded with bromine, then also seaweeds are likely to be so, kelp included. I think it would be worth it to verify if kelp contains bromine, don't you agree? but i can't find a site giving this values.

Maybe i'm just looking for a valid reason not to have kelp any more, as i really hate it. In the past in Italy I found easily the kombu to add to rice or soups and i loved it taken that way, but the dried powder is dreadful.
I am like in a conflict now, as i normally privilege natural sources, but this seems to be a case where the natural source could be not so good after all, and not only becasue too weak.

edit: I also didn't like to find out, thanks to vulcanel, that kelp contains arsenic...brr...but it isn't that bitter, so maybe the arsenic is not so much