Dr Ryan Drum on Iodine and it's relationship to Thyroid

[Lavender-Blue]

Hi

I looked at this site about three years ago and just rechecking in with it.

I think it is really interesting and would like to share it with you.....Are us Thyroider's simply Iodine deficient????

ryandrum.com/thyroid1.html

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Most hypothyroid is due to autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto's

Hashimoto's and extra iodine not recommended by leading Hashimoto's experts

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

drknews.com/iodine-and-hash...

Levothyroxine contains iodine anyway

[Lavender-Blue in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi

Thanks for this link, I will see if I can send a link to Dr Drum and see what his response is. (Fingers crossed)!

So much conflicting information out there.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

He claims the iodine patch test is worth doing. Even some ardent promoters of iodine agree it is not a useful test.

Funny how hypothyroidism increases with high iodine intake:

These results indicate that 1) the prevalence of hypothyroidism in iodine sufficient areas may be associated with the amount of iodine ingested; 2) hypothyroidism is more prevalent and marked in subjects consuming further excessive amounts of iodine; and 3) excessive intake of iodine should be considered an etiology of hypothyroidism in addition to chronic thyroiditis in these areas.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/810...

Whatever else it is, iodine is not a simple subject.

[greygoose in reply to helvella]

It's not the simple solution to thyroid problems that so many doctors think it is, either.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to greygoose]

Couldn't agree more.

[Lavender-Blue]

Channel 13, food unwrapped, an article on seaweed.

Thanks for your reply and link.

[Lavender-Blue]

No useful info in the above mentioned programme!