Like some, I have started consuming Redmond Real Salt.  It doesn't include Iodine.  I know we need it, but wonder if any is in the meat we eat.... or if we should be supplimenting???

I also have Lugol's Iodine.  I just have no idea how much I should be taking, if any at all.  

This boy don't want no Goiter!   hahahhaa

Found this......

Excerpt from the book Folk Medicine by Dr. Jarvis (full text at lugols.com):

"In 1829 a French physician named Lugol originated a solution which contains iodine in a solution of potassium iodide. It has been used steadily ever since it was originated.

When used to maintain the iodine content of the body the dose is small and is taken only on certain days of the week. When the mineral content of the body is analyzed, only a trace of iodine is found. Ten drops of iodine represent more iodine than is found in the entire body. For this reason, the dose of Lugol's solution of iodine is one or two drops (In this article Dr. Jarvis is speaking about Lugol's Solution 5%. When using Lugol's Solution 2% use 2-3 single drops to get the equivalent), depending on your body weight. If you weigh 150 pounds or less, for example, your dose to maintain the normal iodine content of the body is one drop, taken at one meal on Tuesday and Friday of each week. If you weigh more than 150 pounds, the dose should be two drops instead of one. It is useful to remember that the human body works on the minimum of anything it needs. If there should be a rise in sickness in the area where you live, it would be well to take the Lugol's solution three times a week instead of two, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, for the purpose of storing up reserve.

How is the drop of the solution to be taken, on the directed days? In general, medical men prescribe iodine to be taken on an empty stomach, preferably 20 minutes before food is taken. During the passing years Vermont folk medicine has worked out a different plan and it is one I like to follow. It has been referred to in another connection elsewhere in this book. To repeat, adding one teaspoonful of apple cider vinegar to a glass of water to make the water acid in reaction, holding the medicine dropper horizontal in order to get a maximum drop, one drop of the Lugol's solution is added to the mixture. The contents are stirred with a spoon and sipped through the course of the meal, as one would drink a cup of coffee or tea."

Edited March 4Mar 4 by Mesa_John

a doctor on youtube said to dab some on your skin inside of elbow, if after an hour or two the stain disappears, your body is low on iodine.  he mentioned that formulation specifically.  So there's that. Like all things they claim its can solve any number of very vague conditions. They say you can notice the benefits within days.  Let us know what happens. Im pretty sure it was dr. berry

Edited March 4Mar 4 by ketomonster

As with any supplement you should find out if you are deficient first. If you don’t need it then you are just wasting money.
There are many carnivores that don’t take iodine supplements because they can get all they need from their food. The whole iodine thing started back during WWI when too many draftee’s were being rejected because of goiters. That was at the big boom in the industrial revolution. Now look at their diets. They ate a lot of grains, few vegetables and any meat they ate wasn’t fresh.
For the average person today they can get plenty of iodine from their food. Fresh meat has iodine, some vegetables do as well. Seafood such as salmon and sardines are a very good source as are oysters.
Now if you are deficient then it’s always best to try to get it naturally through your food but if you do need to supplement then three drops in your water or one drop three times a day is a good dose according to Dr. Berry.


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Found this graphic.....  No iodine?

 

Well I can’t speak to the accuracy of that chart but I was going by what Dr. Berry says.

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well I use to like sardines in mustard though they don't sound so appetizing now, but Ill get a tin and try them again. thanks

well I use to like sardines in mustard though they don't sound so appetizing now, but Ill get a tin and try them again. thanks

I hear you about sardines. I used to like them but I always ate them with crackers but since I won’t eat crackers anymore sardines have just lost their appeal to me.


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8 hours ago, Geezy said:

I hear you about sardines. I used to like them but I always ate them with crackers but since I won’t eat crackers anymore sardines have just lost their appeal to me.
 

Ain't that the gospel truth!  Come to think of it, a big reason I love Oysters on the Half Shell is because they went on a cracker with Tabasco, Squeeze of Lemon, Catsup and Horseradish.  Without a cracker or Catsup... I probably won't be eating them.

 

Anyway, the wife and I are going to just do 2 drops of Lugol's, twice a week.  

did you do the arm test?

1 hour ago, ketomonster said:

did you do the arm test?

I haven't... but am intrigued....   

Need to wait for the weekend to do it.

3 hours ago, Mesa_John said:

love Oysters on the Half Shell is because they went on a cracker with Tabasco, Squeeze of Lemon, Catsup and Horseradish.

Now see those and smoked oysters I can still eat without crackers. I’m still putting hot sauce on them though. I can hurt myself eating oysters and raw ahi tuna fresh caught. 

• 45% of the world population is iodine deficient. 
• Iodine regulates metabolism
• regulates bone growth
• regulates brain function

I think you're on the safe side to just supplement. Better than eating fish out of a can, because you'll be supplementing on cadmium, mercury, and lead as well. 

Fresh seafood or an iodine supplement is not going to hurt, at all. We've been taught to be afraid of iodine, on our way to get some donuts. Funny actually.  

how bout sardines in a can?  I hear they're safer

We will continue to take our two doses a week.

On 3/12/2025 at 12:31 PM, ketomonster said:

how bout sardines in a can?  I hear they're safer

Sardines are not safer than a supplement. Yes, they are safer than other fish, but all seafood is subject to pollution. Along with cadmium, mercury, and lead, microplastics may also be a concern. I do not eat them more than 3 times a week. 

I hear omega 3 is important, how important I don't know.  but I figure ill eat a couple cans a week. I get a can for 1 dollar.

9 hours ago, ketomonster said:

I hear omega 3 is important, how important I don't know.  but I figure ill eat a couple cans a week. I get a can for 1 dollar.

They are especially important for people who consume seed oils. For me, I take a fish oil supplement, and occasionally eat herring, tuna, salmon, or sardines. But I choose the supplement over anything in a can. 

its weird i have chicken of the sea sardines and the can says product of poland