Lugols 12% Iodine Solution, High Strength, True 12% Liquid Formulation, Bulb Pipette for Easy & Accurate Dispensing, Formulated & Made in Wales… (30ml)

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Iodide is the ion state of iodine which is the result when elemental iodine (which is corrosive) binds to e.g. potassium and in this state can be more easily consumed or applied topically. However, often the terms iodide and iodine are used interchangeably. With the development of pharmacologic agents such as antithyroid drugs and with radioiodine therapy, LS is not routine anymore in many countries [ 4, 5, 6], although it is still advocated in current American Thyroid Association guidelines [ 7], although this has recently been challenged [ 8]. Supplied in an amber glass bottle with durable rubber pipette. The pipettes supplied have a uniquely formulated rubber bulb and precisely designed glass pipette to ensure accurate measurement of our solution. A.M. Leung, L.E. Braverman, Consequences of excess iodine. Nat Rev Endocrinol 10(3), 136–142 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2013.251 Do you not think it's curious that iodine was the Universal Medicine until c.1950, when, strangely enough, antibiotics were first marketed? And that that "coincided" with the removal of iodine from baked goods and the addition of iodine-displacing bromide? A double whammy for our health, and consequently a huge new market for Big Pharma.

To use povidone iodine topical as a mouth rinse, gargle or swish the liquid for 30 seconds, then spit it out. Do not swallow the liquid. Use up to 4 times per day. You should not use povidone iodine topical for longer than 7 days without medical advice. Why is iodine banned UK? Health Leads makesLugol'ssolution based on an American formulation: Lugol’s contains iodine (I) and potassium iodide (KI). For a 1000ml (1 quart) amount: 44g (1.5oz) of iodine and 88g (3 oz) of potassium iodide are added to distilled waterand when dissolved this is topped up to make 1000ml of solution. However, it's a constantly changing situation, and since iodine, like all the other nutrients, gets used daily - hourly even - keeping your levels up on a regular basis is necessary. Side effects may include allergic reactions, headache, vomiting, and conjunctivitis. [4] [1] Long term use may result in trouble sleeping and depression. [4] It should not typically be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. [4] Lugol's iodine is a liquid made up of two parts potassium iodide for every one part elemental iodine in water. [8]Antibiotics pushed iodine out of the position it used to have in the world of medicine, just at the same time as everyone was losing iodine in bread and being fed bromide. Call me cynical, but I don't think that was any mere coincidence. I think it was deliberate. Effects of chronic estradiol treatment on the thyroid gland structure and function of ovariectomized rats Yokoyama A, Hirota T, Omori T, Yokoyama T, Kawakubo H, Matsui T, Mizukami T, Mori S, Sugiura H, Maruyama K. Development of squamous neoplasia in esophageal iodine-unstained lesions and the alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes of Japanese alcoholic men. Int J Cancer. 2012 Jun 15;130(12):2949-60. doi: 10.1002/ijc.26296. Epub 2011 Sep 16. PMID: 21796615. Prescriptions went from 2 - 6 minims, according to Farrow, right up until c.1950 when antibiotics were first marketed (according to Farrow) and iodine was removed from bread etc and replaced by bromide instead. Food and Nutrition Board, I.o.M. Dietary Reference Intakes. (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C, 2006)

D1 converts inactive T4 to active T3 throughout the body, but D1 is not a significant determinant of pituitary T4 to T3 conversion, which is controlled by D2 (1,7,10). D1 but not D2 is suppressed and down-regulated (decreasing T4 to T3 conversion) in response to physiologic and emotional stress (11-22); depression (23-45); dieting (46-51); weight gain and leptin resistance (47-91); insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes (91-99); inflammation from autoimmune disease or systemic illness (11,100,102-115); chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia (121-125); chronic pain (116-120); and exposure to toxins and plastics (126-134). In the presences of such conditions there are reduced tissue levels of active thyroid in all tissues except the pituitary. The reduced thyroid tissue levels with these conditions is often quoted as a beneficial response that lowers metabolism and thus does not require treatment, but there is no evidence to support such a stance while there is significant evidence demonstrating it is a detrimental response (135-142). Until 2007, in the United States, Lugol's solution was unregulated and available over the counter as a general reagent, an antiseptic, a preservative, [31] or as a medicament for human or veterinary application. K. Okamura, K. Sato, M. Fujikawa, S. Bandai, H. Ikenoue, T. Kitazono, Remission after potassium iodide therapy in patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism exhibiting thionamide-associated side effects. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 99(11), 3995–4002 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2013-4466 Lugol’s iodine, also known as aqueous iodine and strong iodine solution, is a solution of potassium iodide with iodine in water. It is a medication and disinfectant used for a number of purposes. … Lugol’s iodine. Clinical data Jean Francois Coindet (1774-1834) was the first to use iodine for medicinal use. Lugol’s Solution was first made by French physician J. G. A. Lugol in 1829. Dr. Lugol researched substances that could help treat infections and found that iodine could be used and showed promise in this field. What does Lugol's Iodine Solution do?Iodine". MedlinePlus. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010.

G. Philippou, D.A. Koutras, G. Piperingos, A. Souvatzoglou, S.D. Moulopoulos, The effect of iodide on serum thyroid hormone levels in normal persons, in hyperthyroid patients, and in hypothyroid patients on thyroxine replacement. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf). 36(6), 573–578 (1992) Takata et al. demonstrated that normalisation of free T4 was more rapid with a combination of LS and antithyroid drugs, than methimazole alone, however, remission did not differ during a 4–5 year follow-up [ 33]. In another Japanese study the combination also resulted in a higher propotion of normalized thyroid hormones at 30 and 60 days compared to antithyroid drugs alone [ 50]. In both these investigations iodide was stopped when free T4 had normalized. In the ATA guidelines 5–7 drops thrice daily of LS or 1–2 drops of SSKI (50–100mg iodide) 10 days before thyroidectomy is recommended. SSKI contain 1g of potassium iodide per ml. An iodide dose of 5 drops LS thrice daily is equivalent to 100.5mg iodide daily [ 4]. Yilmaz et al. used twice as high dose in their study [ 43]. Other doses of iodide have also been applied such as 150 or 375mg daily [ 36, 51], all with good effect in reducing free T4 and free T3. Lower doses as 50mg KI have also been applied (equivalent to 38.2mg of iodide) [ 50]. In long-term treatment 10–400mg iodide has been used, with 40% experienced remission on iodide alone during a follow-up of 17.6 years (range 8.6–28.4) [ 35]. Thus, the doses used vary considerably and which dose has the most favourable vascular effects are unknown. I think the 3-day salt-loading rule sounds like wise advice, but I still need to read Brownstein's "Salt Your Way To Health" before deciding about how I choose to use the protocol. I am very toxic, and salt definitely helps. I'm reluctant to limit it to three days at a time, because even when I pulse, I'm still getting a lot of unpleasant side-effects, and they very definitely ease with my pink Himalayan salt or my other organic sea-salt.Bromide is the big bully of the halogen family. It has a lower atomic weight than iodine. Elements with a higher atomic weight cannot displace elements with a lower atomic weight, hence bromide displaces iodine because it has a lower atomic weight.) Iodine contributes to the normal production of thyroid hormones and normal thyroid function, is important for visual function and eye moisture and may contribute to preserve healthy hair, nails and skin as well as the normal functioning of the nervous system, cognitive function and metabolism. a With addition of 30 or 15mg methimazole daily, longer iodide treatment in the group receiving low dose methimazole I also know absolutely that the chemo and/ the radiotherapy I went through in 2007-8 definitely definitely depleted the iodine in my skin at least - I went from tanning from looking at a picture of the sun to being completely unable to tan at all. I was on E-CMF, the F being Fluoracil, which is a fluoride. (Having said that, you also can't tan if you are D3 deficient, and I have tanned deeply and more easily since I repleted D3. Maybe iodine repletion would improve that further.) Eyes no longer bulging (this varied, I think I bounced between hypo- and hyper-thyroid at various times as my body adjusted to the extra iodine)