The entire country is in a state of iodine decline.Дr. Eric: So then this should also be the case with hyperthyroidism and GravesвЂ™ Disease too, as while most of my patients with hyperthyroid conditions do fine supplementing with iodine, I have had a few who were deficient in iodine, yet didnвЂ™t feel great when first supplementing with it.Дr. Iodine is not for everyone, but, my clinical experience has clearly shown adverse effects to iodine are rare when it is used appropriately.Дr. My experience has clearly shown that vast majority of patients with autoimmune thyroid disorders improve with iodine when it is used as part of a holistic treatment regimen.Дo some react negatively to iodine? Yes. I believe this is where many of the adverse effects are coming from. Brownstein: Iodine can cause a detoxification reaction whereby the body releases bromide. Eric: If itвЂ™s fine for people with HashimotoвЂ™s Thyroiditis to take iodine, then why do some people feel bad when supplementing with iodine?Дr. That is what is happening to our human population we are iodine deficient and we are exposed to an ever-increasing amount of goitrogens like bromide and fluoride.Дr. Brownstein: Animal studies show that you cannot cause HashimotoвЂ™s disease in an animal unless they are iodine deficient and they are given a goitrogen. When I attended your seminar you told the audience you usually have had no problems giving your patients who have HashimotoвЂ™s Thyroiditis iodine supplementation. I admittedly have been guilty of this as well, as I always was taught that people with HashimotoвЂ™s Thyroiditis should avoid iodine because it will worsen their condition. Eric: There seems to be a great deal of controversy as to whether people with HashimotoвЂ™s Thyroiditis should supplement with iodine, even if they have a deficiency. That goes for hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroid disorders such as GravesвЂ™ and HashimotoвЂ™s disease.Дr. If iodine were a toxic agent to the thyroid, we would see iodine levels falling during this time period, not rising. The NHANES and other data clearly show iodine level have been falling over the last 30-40 years and thyroid illnesses have been increasing. They believe that iodine will precipitate a thyroid problem or if one already has a thyroid problem, make it worse.

Brownstein: Most doctors are under the impression that iodine is toxic to the thyroid gland.

When I was diagnosed with GravesвЂ™ Disease IвЂ™m pretty sure iodine was very important in helping to restore my health back to normal, yet many medical doctors advise people with hyperthyroid conditions to avoid iodine. Eric: I really have been looking forward to this interview, as I enjoyed attending your webinar on Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, and IвЂ™m sure youвЂ™re going to share some great information here that will benefit people with both hypothyroid and hyperthyroid conditions, including autoimmune thyroid disorders such as GravesвЂ™ Disease and HashimotoвЂ™s Thyroiditis. Brownstein: I am doing great and thanks for having me here.Дr. Brownstein is going to discuss the importance of iodine, and how it can help people with thyroid and autoimmune thyroid disorders.Дr. Brownstein is author of many different books, including вЂњIodine, Why You Need It, Why You CanвЂ™t Live Without ItвЂќ and вЂњOvercoming Thyroid DisordersвЂќ. TodayвЂ™s post includes a very special guest, Dr.

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