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Just found out from llmd that blood work results indicate that my iodine level is low.
He had already recommended taking a mineral supplement (Xymogen Min Rx)a month prior to the lab work (which I have been taking), and he is now recommending that I add a little iodized salt to my RO water.
What kind of salt do you all feel is best to use to remineralize RO water and raise my iodine level?
Is salt sufficient to add minerals to RO water or do you recommend using liquid minerals....if so what brand is best?
Thank you all for your help.
JJ
Thank you! JJ
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I have RO water and I know it's "hungry" water. I add sea salt to mine, but in terms of iodine, maybe idoral is a good route too. I think you can get high quality liquid drops at a Whole Foods type store. Also, seaweed has quite a bit of iodine, but then you need to consider it's a sea vegetable and perhaps high in chemicals and metals you dont want to deal with.
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I add Nascent iodine (liquid drops) and ionic magnesium (liquid minerals from QNcenter.com) to my distilled water.
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Thank you Eireann for your post. I was thinking of adding sea salt to the water...any specific brand that you rcommend?
I know that some people use Iodoral for iodine deficiency, but I hesitate to do so as my endo who is monitoring my thyroid nodules frowns upon iodine supplementation, and my llmd recommends using iodized salt,which is concerns me....I will ask him what he thinks about Iodoral.
I was also considering seaweed or kelp supplements but you bring up a good point about possible contaminents.
Thanks hammer for your suggestions, I will check them out. Have you seen an improvement in your iodine level since you have been using the iodine drops?
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I have thyroid issues and they were improved quite a bit on the iodoral, although the blood tests still do not show perfect numbers. I noticed the difference in energy the first day I started taking them.
I guess you have to work with you're endo-doc, but I'd wonder what he's seeing that he wouldn't want to actually give your thyroid the nutrition it needs to do its job. Seems like that would be the logical very first step, before going to hormones or anything else.
Most iodine supplements simply have way too little iodine. The iodoral, or similar brands have 12.5mg per tablet (although they also sell 50mg tablets, which I used in the beginning for a while). 100mcg per day just isn't enough.
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Thanks, Michael, for sharing your experience with iodoral....my endo who is pretty conservative....says that my thyroid function is good and that we just need to monitor the nodules...of course he does not think that lyme has anything to do with my thyroid condition....I wish I could find an llendo in the NY/NJ area.
I will discuss the iodoral drops with my llmd and see what he thinks.
Did your dr. recommend Iodoral or did you decide to use it on your own?
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