Dangers of Potassium Iodide – from Dr. Gordon
By Linda on Mar 25, 2011 in Food, Toxins
These are selected from official FDA answers to dosages of potassium iodide. I again point out that I do not believe the current crisis in Japan will reach the levels of exposure for the USA that would require this protocol.
However, I believe that we all need more iodine every day (see page 14 of the Scott Forsgren review of my FIGHT program. www.publichealthalert.org
Note: I do recommend lifelong use of iodine for entirely different reasons, namely the high levels of largely unavoidable exposures to fluorine and bromine. That is what has convinced me that iodine is needed in higher levels than we can get from our usual dietary sources unless you are eating kelp and seaweed daily. We need more iodine, as a supplement if we want to maintain an optimally functioning thyroid gland.
Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)
President, Gordon Research Institute
www.gordonresearch.com
Excerpt:
Should Your Patients Be Taking Potassium Iodide?
The effectiveness of KI as a specific blocker of thyroid radioiodine uptake is well established. When administered in the recommended dose, KI is effective in reducing the risk of thyroid cancer in individuals or populations at risk for inhalation or ingestion of radio iodines. KI floods the thyroid with non-radioactive iodine and prevents the uptake of the radioactive molecules, which are subsequently excreted in the urine.
Potassium Iodide Q&A
