Dr. Christianson has written another interesting article on iodine deficiency / iodine excess. Many have asked "what is the ideal range"? Here is what Dr. Christianson has found:
drchristianson.com/blog/sym...
One of the biggest take-aways for me, is that iodine deficiency can look a whole lot like iodine excess.
I haven't read all of the article but wanted to point out this interesting information from it:
How Do You Know If You’re Getting Too Little Iodine?
As we have just outlined, the case for being iodine deficient is quite rare statistically. But, how would someone know if they are on too little? For starters:
They can’t be on thyroid medications – thyroid medication supplies all the iodine you need to make thyroid hormone. If you are on them, you cannot be iodine deficient.
Who Might Be Getting Too Little Iodine?
If you are dealing with iodine deficiency symptoms, and are looking to find out if you are dealing with an iodine deficiency, you need to hit all of these qualifying factors:
You need to be vegan
You need to not be on thyroid medication
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It's good that these two things have been acknowledged and backs up what we say here - if on thyroid meds it contains most, if not all, the iodine you need, any shortfall is easily obtained from diet here in the UK in milk, yogurt, cod, haddock, etc.
Hi dtate2016,
I did watch the video. What I liked is his emphasis is on dietary changes rather than supplementing with iodine.
Dr Christianson appears to refer to research that has found that iodine supplements don't always contain what they say they do. Would be interesting to read this research.
The subject of iodine deficiency is very relevant to me as I have a multinodular goitre and am also a vegan with an iodine deficiency (or had? as I'm now on Levothyroxine) Though still quite early on in taking replacement hormones.
Apart from a multinodular goitre and a deepening of my voice I didn't have any other particularly obvious symptoms though possibly my continually low and below range FT4. My thyroid issues don't seem to be autoimmune so iodine deficiency appears to be the cause of my problems.
Trying to get any help with my deficiency was very difficult as it was virtually glossed over by every medical person apart from one endo who said to not supplement as it could complicate my situation.
I'll be honest if it helps others I'd neglected to consider how important iodine is in the diet. Being a vegan the focus is often on B12 deficiency and avoiding issues there.
If I had another ultrasound of my remaining thyroid it would be interesting to see if the rest of my multinodular goitre had reduced in size due to the levothyroxine I'm now taking.
Best wishes.
There are so many ways to get iodine in foods. Iodine supplementation is risky if you are among those people who do not eliminate toxins well. Overdosing on iodine can build and become a toxin rather quickly, and like the endo said - it can cause other problems, including autoimmunity - which believe me , you do not want.
Dr Christianson points out foods like yogurt, egg yolks, and sea veggies (kelp), dairy (cheese), anything dark red (what color is iodine? : ) - kidney beans, red wine, red grapes. It is easy to find iodine in foods. (Excuse me - I just remembered you are vegan) and yet remember we only need 50 - 200 micrograms each day.
Could a lack of iodine lower the TSH level?
Effects of Increased Iodine Intake on Thyroid Disorders
Iodine 
