I am seeing a functional medicine doctor near me. She cautions me to be very careful about taking Iodoral iodine or I will get my thyroid out of whack. I suspected I was low on iodine after reading Dr Brownstein's book. A year ago I used the urine collection test from Hakala Lab's recommended by Brownstein. It showed that I excreted 30 mg of the 50 mg Iodine. So I ordered Iodoral 12.5 mg. I am following Amy Myer's Solution diet to address leaky gut and elevated autoimmune markets. No gluten. No dairy. No eggs. No butter. No sugar. No beans, legumes, or nuts. No GMO. Organic meat and certain vegetables. Good fats like olive oil and coconut oil. It sounds like my diet is going to result in acidic urine and thus I still need the iodine. I have just ordered another Hakala Lab test to recheck the iodine. I subscribed to your substack to learn more. I subscribe to Mercola and others to learn as much as I can about staying well and out of the broken healthcare system. Thank you
This is one reason why I use seaweed everyday! I can't be sure how you would respond to high-dose iodine. It might help. It might whack out your thyroid. Impossible to say.
Wow, it sounds like you are doing a lot! Have you looked into research about how the circadian rhythm controls the rebuilding of the gut lining? It might offer a solution that is less restrictive on the dietary side. Best healing wishes to you on your journey!
Thanks for mentioning the Hakala Lab - I just ordered a 24-hr urine test.
With a history of ulcerative colitis (mostly resolved), I still am easily inflamed in my gut (if I drink milk), which does cause me to wonder how healthy my gut it is since I recently got an HTMA which shows I'm pretty low on everything but zinc. Waiting on my HTMA complimentary 15-minute consult.
Historically, I have had 10-20x the normal B12 levels in my blood serum... why am I not uptaking it? I haven't even been taking a multi-vitamin (all doctors assumed that's why my B12 was high, but they're wrong). No conventional doctor cares, but I do because I'm the one with low energy. Keeps me wondering if my ability to absorb these essential nutrients is altered.
My Japanese grandpa eats a half sheet of nori with his bacon and eggs every morning (rice optional). I have started doing this at my home since he told me about it, and it turns out, my kids love it, too! It’s always interesting to learn more about how and why the traditions work.
I am seeing a functional medicine doctor near me. She cautions me to be very careful about taking Iodoral iodine or I will get my thyroid out of whack. I suspected I was low on iodine after reading Dr Brownstein's book. A year ago I used the urine collection test from Hakala Lab's recommended by Brownstein. It showed that I excreted 30 mg of the 50 mg Iodine. So I ordered Iodoral 12.5 mg. I am following Amy Myer's Solution diet to address leaky gut and elevated autoimmune markets. No gluten. No dairy. No eggs. No butter. No sugar. No beans, legumes, or nuts. No GMO. Organic meat and certain vegetables. Good fats like olive oil and coconut oil. It sounds like my diet is going to result in acidic urine and thus I still need the iodine. I have just ordered another Hakala Lab test to recheck the iodine. I subscribed to your substack to learn more. I subscribe to Mercola and others to learn as much as I can about staying well and out of the broken healthcare system. Thank you
This is one reason why I use seaweed everyday! I can't be sure how you would respond to high-dose iodine. It might help. It might whack out your thyroid. Impossible to say.
Wow, it sounds like you are doing a lot! Have you looked into research about how the circadian rhythm controls the rebuilding of the gut lining? It might offer a solution that is less restrictive on the dietary side. Best healing wishes to you on your journey!
Thanks for mentioning the Hakala Lab - I just ordered a 24-hr urine test.
With a history of ulcerative colitis (mostly resolved), I still am easily inflamed in my gut (if I drink milk), which does cause me to wonder how healthy my gut it is since I recently got an HTMA which shows I'm pretty low on everything but zinc. Waiting on my HTMA complimentary 15-minute consult.
Historically, I have had 10-20x the normal B12 levels in my blood serum... why am I not uptaking it? I haven't even been taking a multi-vitamin (all doctors assumed that's why my B12 was high, but they're wrong). No conventional doctor cares, but I do because I'm the one with low energy. Keeps me wondering if my ability to absorb these essential nutrients is altered.
My Japanese grandpa eats a half sheet of nori with his bacon and eggs every morning (rice optional). I have started doing this at my home since he told me about it, and it turns out, my kids love it, too! It’s always interesting to learn more about how and why the traditions work.