Re: Lugol's Verses Potassium Iodine

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>Sorry guys, but with all this talk about radiation, I have a few questions

>that I need clarification on. Feel free to respond by leaving your

>response in the space provided underneath each question. Thank you in

>advance for your help....

>

>Question 1) I understand that lugols is Liquid and Idoral is in pill

>form, but are they the SAME form of Iodine (i.e. potassium iodine verses

>some other form of iodine)?

Answer 1) They are identical, they contain both elemental iodine and

potassium iodide, both of which the body uses directly.

>Question 2) Is potassium Iodine the ONLY form of iodine that we should be

>supplementing with or are there other forms such as sodium iodine or

>calcium iodine?

Answer 2) The thyroid uses potassium iodide directly. afaik there is no

particular need to seek out other mineral iodides such as you mention.

>Question 3) Understanding that SSKI is (super saturated potassium iodine),

>what is the main difference between SSKI and Lugol's and Idoral?

Answer 3) Answered in #1

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>Question 4) As I understand it, SSKI is the version/type/form or Iodine

>that you want to offset the effects of radiation on the thyroid. However,

>will Lugols or Idoral work equally as well in this regards? In other

>words, can I use all three interchangeably or is SSKI specifically for

> " radiation " while Lugols and Idoral are for daily supplementation?

Answer 4) I have explained this several times in my posts. The thyroid

uses potassium iodide (KI) directly, so the direct thyroid protectant is

KI. The dosages of Lugol's/Iodoral that I recommended and have posted

twice were chosen in order to get the full protective dose of KI. For

daily supplementation, it is best to take Lugol's/Iodoral because the body

uses both types of iodine directly.

So since you have purchased SSKI, you can use that in the dosages

recommended for protection from radiation (130mg for adults).

>Sorry about all the questions:( I just needed some clarification though. I

>just bought 4 bottles of 4 fl oz 2.2% and 1 bottle of 1 fl oz of SSKI from

>Full Orchestra on ebay. I am excited to start supplementing.

>

>Respectfully,

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

To the best of my ability...

Question 1)  I understand that lugols is Liquid and Idoral is in pill form, but

are they the SAME form of Iodine (i.e. potassium iodine verses some other form

of iodine)?

Answer 1) Yes. Iodoral is like " Lugols solution " in a pill form. But the ratio

of iodine/potassium iodide in the two products is a little different. Iodoral

contains potassium iodide and iodine, just like Lugols.

Question 2) Is potassium Iodine the ONLY form of iodine that we should be

supplementing with or are there other forms such as sodium iodine or calcium

iodine?

Answer 2) Potassium " Iodide " is the one recommended to protect your thyroid

during nuclear problems. But iodine is used in other tissues of the body, as I

understand it, and would also be benficial.

Question 3) Understanding that SSKI is (super saturated potassium iodine), what

is the main difference between SSKI and Lugol's and Idoral?

Answer 3) SSKI is just potassium iodide. Lugols and Iodoral both contain

iodine and potassium iodide.

Question 4) As I understand it, SSKI is the version/type/form or Iodine that you

want to offset the effects of radiation on the thyroid. However, will Lugols or

Idoral work equally as well in this regards? In other words, can I use all three

interchangeably or is SSKI specifically for " radiation " while Lugols and Idoral

are for daily supplementation?

Answer 4) Any one of these will work for protection of the thyroid during

nuclear events. Potassium iodide (in MILLIgram doses) is the one the government

says (since the early 1980's) will protect your thyroid from nuclear fallout.

Dr. Browstein and others say that in addition to protecting the thyroid, you

would want to take iodine (vs. iodide) to protect other tissues/organs that use

this element. In short, take anything you can get your hands on. A combo

product like Lugols or Iodoral would be best, but SSKI (potassium iodine) would

be just good for a nuclear emergency, too.

-Ken