Bromine is added to bakery products and fire retardants in the US, and is used in some medications and in crop spraying. Fluoride is added to drinking water in some regions. Improved cognitive function: Iodine is crucial for proper brain development and cognitive function. Pregnant women with iodine deficiency may give birth to children with cognitive impairments, while adults with low iodine levels can also experience cognitive decline. Selenium– 200mcg – 400mcg – Some people don’t utilize selenium well, and already have high levels without even supplementing. Read more at whyiodine.com/selenium Chlorine, the oxidised form of chloride, is added to swimming pools as a disinfectant, and is often used to purify the water supply. Chlorine can be removed from water by using filtration products ( see below). Articles with related interest: Breast Cancer Prevention with Iodine Supplementation Iodine Treats Breast Cancer, Overwhelming Evidence

Anti-Cancerous: When Iodine is taken in high doses, atleast 15mg a day, it can bind to other molecules including lipids and proteins. The result of Iodine binding to a fat molecule called lactone results in a fat-like substance known as delta-iodolactone. d-Iodolactone is a key regulator for apoptosis and cellular proliferation of the Thyroid Gland, which can help down-regulate abnormal Thyroid Growth from diseases such as Hashimoto’s or Graves. This also helps stimulate Autophagy/Apoptosis, to break down diseased cells and replace it with Healthy, Newer ones. d-Iodolactone is an anti-cancer substance, and apoptosis refers to the programmed cell death that all of our normal cells have for efficient Autophagy, which is the destruction of damaged, diseased, or redundant cellular components occurring in vacuoles within a cell. How to Ensure Adequate Iodine Intake As an interventional radiologist for 30 years, my job was to read the mammograms and perform the procedures, the breast biopsies and needle aspirations. Some women had multiple cysts and nodules and returned to the department every year for repeat aspirations and biopsy procedures. They would always corner me in the reading room and ask, “Doctor, what can I do to make these cysts and nodules in my breast go away”? And for 30 years I would throw up my hands and say “we just don’t know”.. . The dosages recommended for the supporting nutrients are based on the idea of taking 50mg of iodine. A lot of people start with lower doses of iodine and move up slowly.Rodzaevskai, E.B., et al. Age depenent thymus involution in experimental iodine deficiency. Arkh. Patol. 2002 Mar-Apr;64(2):13-6 It shouldn’t be confused with tincture of iodine, which is formulated from sodium iodide and should not be ingested. Over the past few years, a growing number of people have been taking doses of iodine ten times the daily amount of 150mcg recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Most of them – but not all – claim to have improved their health in this way, sometimes dramatically.

Unrefined Salt 1/2 teaspoon – Unrefined just means quality natural salt that has not been refined and mixed with toxins for anti-caking etc. – Read more at whyiodine.com/salt An increasing body of evidence supports the idea that higher doses of iodine may be more beneficial than previously believed. Iodine is found throughout the body, with approximately 15-20mg stored in the thyroid of the average adult (not necessarily Healthy). As previously stated, when body iodine levels are sufficient it is said that the thyroid gland can hold up to 50mg of Iodine, and 1,500mg-2,000mg in the entire body!Consume iodine-rich foods: Good dietary sources of iodine include Kelp, seaweed, seafood, and some dairy products (preferably Raw Dairy). You may also use Iodized Salt as a last resort, but generally is not as effective as adding Kelp or Seaweed to your food, since Iodized Salt is found in extremely trace amounts and is likely vaporized by the time it reaches the store shelf.