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RE: Health Tip Of The Day: [Iodine]
Many years ago I went in on a study group for prostatitis. Found out I had very high levels of mercury. It was no wonder because I would eat fish and more often than not tuna fish about every few days. A battery of tests also showed I was low in iodine. Now the doctors were more concerned about getting rid of the excess mercury but what are some ways to add iodine to your diet?
Hey. It's funny that you say you were low in iodine but high in mercury and docs wanted to treat the mercury... why - because it's been shown that improving iodine status can actually help detoxify against excess mercury!
So they could have treated the low iodine and hit two birds with one stone.
For more on this, check out the book Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without by- Dr. Brownstein. As for where you can get it, seaweed is the main source - kelp etc. However, it's hard to get enough through kelp. Generally if you are deficient (and post people are these days due to lower levels of iodine in our food) you have to supplement for a while to restore adequate levels. Even iodised salt is not enough (it seems) to keep iodine levels up high enough. For more, check out that book by Dr Brownstien. Its a good read.
Much appreciated about the book suggestion. I do eat kelp from time to time so I should add some more in my diet... that and iodine. My mercury level was through the roof so I ended up taking EDTA to drop the mercury levels. That worked.