How do I know if I need to supplement iodine?
Use a palm size amount of iodine. Use the size of the palm of the person that you’re applying the iodine to.
Then just use the dropper and apply the iodine directly to the skin, have a cotton ball ready.
Within a minute, the iodine should be dry enough to not stain skin or clothing.
Be sure to rotate the spot where you apply your iodine to as iodine can be somewhat drying to your skin. Also make sure you don’t take a shower or bath right after applying your iodine.
Once you’ve applied a palm size amount of iodine to your skin, wait to see how long it takes for the iodine to disappear. If the iodine is still there after 24 hours, then you have enough iodine in your body. However, if the iodine is absorbed and you don’t see it on your skin anymore, you need more iodine.
This palm size patch test is a great way to know if you need iodine!
- Lugol’s iodine can be used to treat hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
- It can also be used as a disinfectant.
- It can be applied topically to disinfect wounds as well as treat water that may not be safe to drink.
- Lugols Iodine can also be used to treat upset stomachs, as well.
Essential for thyroid health
- Can be used as an anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial.
- Acts as an antihistamine in larger doses
- Detoxes cadmium, aluminum, lead, mercury, arsenic, and other poisons
- Can displace fluoride, chloride, and bromide if *companion nutrients are taken with it.
- Helps balance hormones
- Raises metabolism
- Strengthens the immune system and mucus glands
- Essential for bones
- Promotes health of the integumentary system (skin, hair, nails)
- Bolsters healthy digestion
- Reduces excessive mucus formation
- Regulates estrogen in the ovaries
- Decreases insulin needs, thus helping diabetes
- Increases ATP production
- Essential for early brain development
- Reduces cholesterol levels and reduces arterial plaque build up
- Protects against radiation.
- Always use caution when drinking this potent solution. It is very powerful!
- Effectively kills all pathogens.
- Powerful antioxidant
In theory, yes, you can have too much iodine. Some of the issues come if you have too much iodine without enough selenium. Also if you are taking very high doses of iodine internally and are not monitoring it closely, you can have too much iodine in your system. If you are taking iodine internally, you need to make sure to work with someone who is an expert with iodine to monitor your levels.
When you’re putting iodine on your skin, it would be very difficult to get too much iodine. Your body will simply stop absorbing the iodine when it has enough. Unless you were making yourself head to toe orange every day, you’re not going to overwhelm your body with iodine.
Occasionally, when someone applies iodine to their skin, it can burn. I believe it’s a detoxification issue. I’ve seen it happen with those suffering from gut issues if the iodine is applied near their abdomen. However, moving the iodine to another area of their bodies, like the arm, stops the burning. The other potential is that the iodine is binding with protein and the protein it’s finding is being destroyed.
When in doubt, apply iodine to your skin. If you feel iodine is important to help treat what is going on with you, be sure to work with someone who can help you.
More about the THYROID gland.
Your thyroid is gland that is responsible for regulating hormones in your body, primarily those of heat regulation and weight regulation. It also helps us rise us to a stressful situation without getting overly stressed. Symptoms of a poor or low functioning thyroid are poor heat tolerance and getting overheated easily, not being able to maintain your body temperature, not sleeping well, not being able to sleep or waking up frequently, hair loss or thinning hair, dry skin, and weight problems or the inability to lose weight. Some people, if their thyroid is not functioning well, will also experience heart palpitations because thyroid function is connected to the heart. The palpitations actually have nothing to do with their heart and helping the thyroid will ease these. The thyroid is also responsible for female hormone regulation. For men, not sleeping well is an indication of poor thyroid function, even if it does not show up on blood work.
