Help interpreting Iodine levels, and zinc and copper - Suffering hairloss

[Abzieg]

Could someone help in interpreting my levels..

Iodine - 0.82 umol (103ug) Would I benefit from supplementing with Iodine?

Zinc - 12.5 umol (11.5-20.0)

Copper - 12.7 umol (12.5 -25)

I am suffering with hairloss, could any of these be contributing to it?

Thankyou x

[Clutter]

Abzieg, I'm not aware that low iodine causes hair loss but low zinc can. Supplementing high dose iodine can induce autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) but <150mcg iodine is unlikely to be harmful unless you have Hashimoto's. If you supplement iodine it's a good idea to supplement 200mcg selenium too. I think it might be beneficial to supplement zinc and copper which are low.

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[Abzieg in reply to Clutter]

Thankyou clutter. Do you think zinc could be low enough to be causing my hair to not resume to its normal growth cycle? I also have an itchy scalp, could this be it too? I think I will supplement 50mg zinc with 2mg copper combined to try and get my levels up.

[Clutter in reply to Abzieg]

Abzieg, I don't really know but I don't think supplementing will be harmful as zinc and copper are low.

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I am not a medical professional and this information is not intended to be a substitute for medical guidance from your own doctor. Please check with your personal physician before applying any of these suggestions.