TreasureVibe
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I would be wary of iodine. High doses of iodine gave me thyroid storm symptoms. (sweating heavy, feeling confused and feeling like I had a fever) Ray Peat does not recommend iodine supplementation, and says that the safety limit is either 150mcg or 250mcg (I forgot which exactly, but one of these two). During my thyroid storm symptoms, I felt pain in my right calf, which I attributed to abnormal clotting, due to the thyroid issues induced by the iodine. Only after taking clot dissolving enzymes directly when the feeling came, did it subside and never came back. Hypo and hyperthyroidism are both implied in abnormal clotting.Interestingly enough, I stumbled upon this post yesterday too when I searched for Iodine. I am gonna try it again and this time at correct dosages.
I also think one of my big problems might be dairy. I never even thought I might not tolerate dairy well. I always blamed it on the sugar but it seems it's actually dairy that causes my scalp itch. I ate sugar by itself and had no problems. Milk by itself, scalp itch. I used to always mix sugar with milk so I couldn't pinpoint it on the milk. Also, maybe apple juice/orange juice by itself don't cause diarrhea but only because of milk combination.
I am gonna completely cut out milk and grains because grains make me feel bloated and I get endotoxin symptoms.
I am gonna try to get most of my carbs from fruit juices, fruit, my protein through gelatin and a little meat, and some fat through meat, eggs as well. We will see how it goes.
Also, there are doctors specialized in thyroid that say that iodine supplementation will damage the thyroid permanently, if there is underlying dormant Hashimoto's Disease, which is an immune disorder that makes the body attack the thyroid gland with antibodies. They attribute Hashimoto's Disease to a problem in the gut, that needs to be fixed first.
Also, always take selenium if you take iodine, because iodine by itself will cause oxidative damage to the thyroid as well, and selenium protects the thyroid naturally against this.
Supplementing iodine will raise TSH, which is pro-inflammatory according to Ray Peat.
Ray Peat personally advices sea food once a week for iodine and selenium.
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