Recently I wrote an article on “Selenium and Graves’ Disease”, and while just about every natural healthcare practitioner agrees that selenium can be beneficial for those with those with a thyroid condition, the same isn’t true with iodine.
I started taking iodine drops thinking that it would be beneficial. I am health conscious and exercise and eat healthy. I was not aware of what too much iodine would do and was taking too much. I started feeling very strange and couldn't really explain it. We were on vacation last June and I started feeling light headed my legs started swelling l was very short of breath and I told my wife that I had to go to the emergency room. Long story short and after blood tests I was told I have iodine poisoning which was the start of my hyperthyroidism. My levels were more than 2x normal.
Tom, I'm so sorry about what you went through. Every year I work with at least a few people whose hyperthyroidism seemed to have started after supplementing with larger amounts of iodine. So it's definitely something to be cautious about, and is why I usually stick with food sources and what's in a multivitamin.
I started taking iodine drops thinking that it would be beneficial. I am health conscious and exercise and eat healthy. I was not aware of what too much iodine would do and was taking too much. I started feeling very strange and couldn't really explain it. We were on vacation last June and I started feeling light headed my legs started swelling l was very short of breath and I told my wife that I had to go to the emergency room. Long story short and after blood tests I was told I have iodine poisoning which was the start of my hyperthyroidism. My levels were more than 2x normal.
Tom, I'm so sorry about what you went through. Every year I work with at least a few people whose hyperthyroidism seemed to have started after supplementing with larger amounts of iodine. So it's definitely something to be cautious about, and is why I usually stick with food sources and what's in a multivitamin.