Nutrition Facts
Iodine and Flu Variants
The key feature of the current narrative is protection from the covid variants. We will always depend on additional strategies to defend ourselves against new variants. This is what allows for the same story or threat to be recycled and used over and over again. Get out of the fear and panic cycles by suiting up with iodine, leaning into preventative measures and having a prepared response to infection. These measures are great for your overall health and longevity anyways.
Iodine and Detox
There are 3 phases to consider when starting on iodine: detox, replenishment, and maintenance. During detox we recommend the cautious approach. Once detox symptoms are no longer present then we can increase the dosage for a time even above the recommended maintenance amount. Finally we settle on the maintenance phase which we recommend most users take 12.5 mg of elemental iodine daily. In this post we explore symptoms of detox when some users start supplementing with iodine and provide tips on how to help mitigate these symptoms.
Iodine Dosages
High potency doses of iodine for regular use. Experiencing side effects could be a good sign as we can expect increased levels of iodine in the body to trigger detox processes. However, in our opinion, this is not a battle we should be charging into. Iodine affects many different tissues, systems and functions in the body and so it is difficult to predict how this will play out for a given individual ...
Iodine Discovery: Sweat Breakthrough
With more time on my hands I was able to pursue and learn about the interests and ideas I had over the years, but never had time to follow-up on, because of my busy schedule. One of my interests was in nutritional supplements because I had experienced their benefits first hand.
While I was learning about the rich world of nutrition, I came across a post on iodine deficiency. As I read, I was excited and surprised that my symptoms were listed: feeling colder than usual, dry skin and eyes, and inability to sweat. Then suddenly my seaweed eating experience in Toronto sprung to mind.