Iodine is a very controversial substance in integrative medicine when it comes to thyroid health. Iodine deficiency can cause non-autoimmune hypothyroidism and proper dosing can resolve this, but excess iodine can actually trigger autoimmune hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s), which is the cause of thyroid dysfunction for >90% in developed countries. Some claim high iodine is the cure for all things thyroid but in reality, high doses of iodine can actually increase thyroid inflammation in Hashimoto’s.

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