Hi S.,
I am a wellness consultant and I also work at Cost Plus Nutrition here in San Antonio. I highly recommend you read "Iodine, Why You Need It,Why You Can't Live Without It" by David Brownstein, M.D. Purchase the 3rd edition. He details the recent research where it is found that a good 90% of patients seen in clinic are depleted of iodine/iodide, which is a necessary element for the entire body, not just the thyroid. You will read how chlorine, bromine and fluoride block the uptake of iodine/iodide from receptor sites. The therapeutic actions of iodine/iodide repletion is antibacterial, anticancer, antiparasitic, antiviral, elevates pH and is a mucolytic agent. Conditions treated with Iodine/Iodide (Lugol's solution) is ADD, Atherosclerosis, Breast Diseases, Dupuytren's Contracture, Fatigue, Excess mucous production, Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Hemorrhoids, Headaches and Migraine Headaches, Hypertension, Infections, Keloids, Liver diseases, Sebaceous Cysts, Thyroid disorders, and Vaginal infections and more.
According to Broda A Barnes, M.D. in his book, "Hypothyroidism, The Unsuspected Illness", one can easily detect an underactive thyroid at home. Take a thermometer, preferably a mercury one, and set it by your bed at night. In the morning, before getting out of bed, put the thermometer under your arm for 10 minutes. Record the temp. and do this for 5 days and get the average. For women still having a menses, do this on day 2,3, and 4 of your period. Dr. Barnes said that an optimally functional thyroid would be indicated by a temperature range of 97.8 to 98.2. Anything lower than the 97.8 would be indicative of an underacive thyroid. Now you have a baseline from which to follow the use of Lugol's solution. After beginning this therapy, continue to monitor your temperature once a month. If you would like more details on the use of Lugol's solution and why blood tests are not accurate in determining hypothyroidism, e-mail me at ____@____.com.