You suggest that most people need an iodine supplement. Is kelp a good choice?
Kelp should be a good source of iodine, but the amount is variable, depending upon where and how harvested.
Another problem with kelp is that it is grown in the ocean, with the contaminants now present in the ocean.  Some kelp supplements have [...]

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I have been using an Iodine supplement called Iodine Plus-2. It contains Iodine/Iodide 12.5mg,  Iodine 5mg and iodide as potassium salt 7.5 mg. Does this sound good? Do you have a specific supplement you recommend?  I am enjoying your website and your daily messages very much.
Iodine deficiency is probably rampant in the U.S., but levels [...]

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I am 5 months postpartum, and I have a lot of symptoms of hypothyroidism - severe depression (still ongoing - I’m on zoloft), aching in muscles/joints, sensitive to cold, heavy periods, inability to concentrate, occasionally I feel like I can’t breathe & there is something in my throat. I know that iodine supplementing will [...]

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Is there a link between polycystic ovarian disease, thyroid issues and rheumatoid arthritis, and if so how to balance all this in one body?
Iodine is the common link between ovarian problems and thyroid.
Women use iodine in 3 organs:

thyroid,
ovaries,
breast.

Men only use the iodine in the thyroid gland.  This is probably why women are 10 times more [...]

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I am allergic to iodine, topically applied and seafood. I use salt without iodine What are the implications to a reduced iodine diet?
Females have greater need for iodine than males. The iodine is split between the thyroid gland, the breast tissue and ovaries.
If iodine is low, there is an increased incidence of cysts in the [...]

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Thyroid nodules. I realize that not all questions can be answered individually, but if you would address this on your site I would appreciate it. A little over a year ago I noticed a lump on the right side of my neck. This last month I had an ultrasound which showed nodules. I have an [...]

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Thyroid nodules. I realize that not all questions can be answered individually, but if you would address this on your site I would appreciate it. A little over a year ago I noticed a lump on the right side of my neck. This last month I had an ultrasound which showed nodules. I have an [...]

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