Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Dr. Guy Abraham was the " iodine doctor " that researched the accuracy of the patch test. According to his research, the time it took for a patch of Lugol's to disappear from the skin was more affected by evaporation rate and a bunch of other variables, I can't remember them all now, than it was by the need for iodine. So you can't come up with a formula like x hours of disappearance times means y amount of iodine sufficiency. Now maybe for the same person, if they applied the same amount of iodine in the same temperature and humidity conditions each time, a comparison of disappearance times could tell them if they've become more iodine sufficient or not. I don't know if that would be true or not, but people's experiences seem to bear it out. Lynn > > > > > Maybe I'm oversimplifying this, but I recall a post in which the > individual said they simply painted a 'patch' of Lugol's on their skin > -- if it was gone in 24 hrs or less it inidicated hypothyroidism. > > > > ...it indicated a need for iodine. That was what my pharmacist told > me to do. Then there was another post about an 'iodine doctor' saying > that the above test isn't all that accurate and that the 'loading > test' is better and so on. For now, I can't afford loading tests and > fancy iodine doctors. > > J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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