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So you've posted that stupid green text here 20 times and now you're an expert on iodine deficiency. You know which supplemental iodine sources cut it and which don't. You know fluoride and boron compete for uptake. You know all the ways not getting enough iodine is fucking us up.

Ok.

How do you know if your iodine supplementation has actually succeeded in raising your levels to the ideal range? Does it go beyond just "I feel better"? Is anyone actually getting lab work done? And, if so, what labs?

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ㅤ I just have to know if I'm getting enough iodine.

So you've posted that stupid green text here 20 times and now you're an expert on iodine deficiency. You know which supplemental iodine sources cut it and which don't. You know fluoride and boron compete for uptake. You know all the ways not getting enough iodine is fucking us up. Ok. How do you know if your iodine supplementation has actually succeeded in raising your levels to the ideal range? Does it go beyond just "I feel better"? Is anyone actually getting lab work done? And, if so, what labs? ㅤ ㅤ *I just have to know if I'm getting enough iodine.*

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A few years ago I took Lugol's 10% daily at a high number of drops. It's totally safe.

I remember looking up what overdosing on iodine was and the nr. of drops was ... a couple hundred of drops or more.

You're very safe to take 1-3 drops a day long term. I used to add one drop to 6 liters of drinking water for my family. If it didn't change the taste so much, I'd add 10 drops (daily drinking water)

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water

I also drink over 1.5 gallons of water per day, as most males should. But the LD50 (lethal does for 50% of population rats) is;

Toxicity to Animals: Acute oral toxicity (LD50): 14000 mg/kg [Rat]. Chronic Effects on Humans: Causes damage to the following organs: thyroid. May cause damage to the following organs: blood, kidneys, liver, skin, eyes.

14,000 mg / kg. I'm pretty safe at 4 drops. If that even, a "drop" isn't a perfect measurement.

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Right, but it's mostly set at 50 microliter (20 drops in one cc)