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Optimox Iodoral 12.5 mg - Original High Potency Lugol Solution Iodine Nutritional Supplement - Energy and Thyroid Support - 180 Tablets
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| Brand | Optimox |
| Primary Supplement Type | Iodine |
| Flavor | Unflavored |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Item Weight | 0.15 Pounds |
About this item
- Iodine supplement in amount comparable to average daily intake by mainland Japanese; thyroid support
- This iodine supplement with potassium iodide supports healthy thyroid function and energy levels
- Free of wheat and gluten, corn, soy, yeast, dairy, eggs, fish, shellfish and peanuts.
- Many sensitive individuals who typically react to nutritional supplements tolerate Optimox products
- Established in 1978 by Guy Abraham, MD, Optimox brought clinical research to evidence-based nutritional formulas.
- During the summer months products may arrive warm but Amazon stores and ships products in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations, when provided.
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Product Description
Iodoral is the original high potency iodine supplement. Iodoral is a tablet form of Lugol’s solution, a time-tested preparation with a proven track record for over 150 years. Iodoral is an easy-to-take scored tablet containing 5 mg of iodine and 7.5 mg of iodide as the potassium salt.
To avoid gastric irritation, the iodine/iodide preparation is absorbed into a colloidal silica excipient, and a thin coating eliminates the unpleasant taste associated with other iodine supplements.*
Iodine is an essential element. One 12.5 mg tablet of Iodoral supplies an amount of total elemental iodine comparable to the average daily intake of this essential element by mainland Japanese. It has been shown that Japanese women living in Japan consume a daily average of 13.8 mg total elemental iodine, and it has been suggested this is an important factor for supporting health.*
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Why Choose Optimox?Originally started by Dr. Guy Abraham, Optimox pioneered research and development of Iodoral, the first high-dose iodine supplement in tablet form. Optimox products have been utilized for over 40 years by healthcare practitioners worldwide to nutritionally support their patients, and used by thousands of satisfied customers. |
Strict Quality ControlOptimox uses only the purest raw materials available and follows strict quality control procedures in every stage of production, including inspection of raw materials, manufacturing, packaging and storing. |
Potency and PurityIn addition to our in-house quality control department, we use certified independent analytical laboratories to test raw materials as well as finished products. Optimox products meet or exceed cGMP requirements established by the FDA. |
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| Why Should I Take This? | Thyroid Support | Thyroid Support | Thyroid Support | Women with Premenstrual Syndrome | Postmenopausal Women | Men's Health |
| Key Ingredients | Iodine, Potassium Iodide. Available in 6.25 mg, 12.5 mg, and 50 mg scored tablets | Iodine, Potassium Iodide. Available in 6.25 mg, 12.5 mg, and 50 mg scored tablets | Iodine, Potassium Iodide. Available in 6.25 mg, 12.5 mg, and 50 mg scored tablets | Vitamins, Minerals, High-Potency Magnesium, Flavonoids, Digestive Enzymes, Betaine HCl | Vitamins, Minerals, High-Potency Magnesium, Flavonoids, Digestive Enzymes, Betaine HCl | Vitamins, Minerals, High-Potency Magnesium, Flavonoids, Digestive Enzymes, Betaine HCl |
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 3 x 1 x 1 inches; 2.4 Ounces
- Date First Available : October 15, 2007
- Manufacturer : Optimox
- ASIN : B000X843VG
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,824 in Health & Household (See Top 100 in Health & Household)
- #10 in Potassium Mineral Supplements
- #497 in Diet & Sports Nutrition
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Ingredients
Serving Size: 1 tablet, Servings Per Container: 180, Amount per serving: Total Iodine/Iodide 12.5 mg, Iodine 5 mg, Iodide (as potassium salt) 7.5 mg, Other ingredients: Micosolle, a silica-based excipient containing a non-ionic surfactant, microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable stearins and pharmaceutical glaze. Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.
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SUGGESTIONS: I take all the supplements, including the thyroid med in the morning before breakfast. Also, I have not felt any side effects that others have mentioned. Even my headaches decreased considerably.
JANUARY UPDATE: I have been taking Iodoral for 3 months now and I am about to order my 3rd bottle. I am currently taking 1 pill a day. I am still taking Selenium, and the Thyroid Support Capsules. In November I added liquid B12 and Vitamin D. I am about to add some NAC and probiotics. My GP commented that Selenium will make my hair fall out, so I am watching that but truthfully, I have a lot less hairloss now than I had when i was not treated for hypo. It is January and I am happy to report that my energy did not slump yet, even through I had a horribly stressful December. I did not gain any weight, even though I did not really excercise. I am about to start that now. I did however reduce my Synthroid from 100 to 50 (without the approval of my doc). Every time I took the 100, I got migraines and high blood pressure. I feel better now overall. Not 100% but getting there. One major improvement I noticed was that my chronic pain is almost gone. I used to have bad joint pain everywhere so bad that I could hardly walk. I was often worried I would fall down the steps one day. This is almost completely gone. I do not know if it was due to the iodine or the combination of all the other supplements, but I am glad that the pain is now manageable. The next 3 months will be crucial, as Jan - March is the time when I get the worst brain-fog and the weight just creeps up daily. In the past 7 years I managed to maintain my weight throughout the year or drop a few, just to gain 10lbs in less than a month in January. I will report back to see how I do this year on all these supplements.
MAY UPDATE: I ran out of Iodoral around end of March and I felt good enought to risk not reordering. I figured I see if there is any change in a month or so. My eneregy lasted all winter, apart from a few bad days. I did have a week at the end of March when I gained some extra weigh but it came back down in a month or so. My body temperatures increased in the mornings. I was freezing less and less. I went from having an average 97.3 in November to 97.7 around January and then up to 98.3 around Feb-March, during the coldest months. First year in many years that my energy felt more normal. - To be truthful, I think the fact that i supplemented 1000 IU vitamin D daily helped a lot. While I think vit D and B12 helped me through winter, the fact remains that these only plug the hole on the underlying issue I still have.
It is May and the only thing I continue to take is 0.5 mcg Synthroid, 1000 IUVitamin D, Thyroid Complete (contain zinc, magnesium, iodine, copper, molybdenum), probiotic in the morning and iron and calcium in the evenings. I will have an appointment with a functional doctor in June, which is when I will have her tell me what I should and should not continue to take.
First edit was initially posted October 11, 2011. Updated today, 2013-12-03. :)
Your dear author wrote the following review, of Iodoral, which contains a lot of useful information, and many have agreed. Please mark this review as useful if you find it that way. The Oct 2011 review was typed-up before Dec 2011, when I quit all grains for awhile (more than several months) and wheat especially. After taking large quantities of iodine over a year, from mid-2010, fogginess was cleared-up some, at least enough to type an extensive review, but not all of the brain-fog had cleared. As a result, the first edition needed editing.
Enjoy :)
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I got these Iodoral tablets for friends, and have ordered the same, many times, although now I have suggest friends make an iodine solution themselves, for economy and supply. This review is initially for the tablets, and with some necessary background to clarify out, as there seems to be a lot of unnecessarily-confusing information available online at the time (Oct 2011), and also from alleged agents of the so-called A.M.A., who, like 'Dentists' that can't provide hard information that fluoride is good, cannot also provide hard information iodine is bad, or as 'evil' as it is made-out to be, apparently. Add to this, some additional helpful information.
For the particular shipper/seller, it's been all good on multiple orders to different locations all over north america.
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Iodoral 12.5mg (in one tablet) provides the equivalent of 2 drops of 10% iodine solution as Lugol's: a standardized preparation name of water and iodine - a standard formula world-wide of 85 parts H2O, 5 parts I2, and 10 parts KI.
My only issue with Iodoral, is the price - everywhere, not singling out any specific distributor. It could be, and should be, a LOT cheaper. If you read the rest of this review and the other, it becomes clear why. The iodine is a fraction of the price of the finished tablet. Also, Iodoral is not to my knowledge, available easily outside of north america. 'OCONUS': The base price plus shipping becomes prohibitively-expensive for many.
To start, a summary background on iodine:
The intake of iodine from plants harvested on japanese-style traditionally-prepared soil is 12.5mg a day (the farmers use seaweed in composting) [I don't remember the source of this citation but it was good enough at the time for me to memorize it]. North americans, mainland europeans, and others with low soil levels of iodine, only get about 0.030 to 0.070mg of iodine per day [again, see note]. It has been reported and I feel this must be correct, that it was a traditional (german) western pre-prussian farming practice to add seaweed hundreds of years ago, and this is generally not done anymore, especially today - although it has been on the come-back, e.g. Dan Kittredge. It's common to find, through both tests and symptoms, high multi-milligram level daily doses of 'anti-iodines' of fluorines, bromines, free chlorine and other specific synthetic chemicals in the environment. They wipe-out the otherwise beneficial effect of the trace levels of iodine. Iodine is used for many body functions, not only thyroid. Prostate, brain function, reproductive, pancreas, etc. are reported to have iodine receptors, which in turn fill with the 'look-alike' poisons, and malfunction accordingly. Sufficient iodine intake has been shown to have the effect of washing-out the toxins in lab tests of urine, by flushing toxins from the cell receptor sites and replacing with the correct mineral, iodine! Iodine is also reported to be, from lab tests and private experience, shown to be a chelator of heavy metals (removes heavy metals).
The expensive tablets and cheaper options:
It takes more than the standard 'japanese' dose of iodine to flush the body of the toxins, and to provide continued resistance against absorption of them. A completely healthy adult body is supposed to have a balance of about 1,500mg of iodine in storage, 3% in the thyroid and 70% in muscle and fat, and the rest in organs and elsewhere. So a single tablet a day is not really enough for many people. Lab tests are reported to show increased excretion of bromine and fluorine, only significantly-measurable at around 50mg/day (four tablets of 12.5, or one tablet of 50mg) [dr. brownstein]. So, a regimen of Iodoral tablets to provide truly therapeutic amounts of iodine when the body is and has been exposed, is usually at minimum, about 78 cents a day worth (150mg), whereas the same amount of iodine directly from a 10% iodine solution (see below), as Lugols solution, is about three cents a day (Dec2013 now slightly more, I'm guessing four or five cents after fukushima).
Where cost is a concern, it is important to note that the advantage of the Iodoral, is the drops are effectively pre-measured for those who value an extreme level of convenience, and the silica in the tablet can help with some stomach buffering issues for people who are overly-sensitive. Though stomach reactions usually only happen at first, usually due to other health issues, i.e. even semi-healthy people handle regular Lugol's Solution well.
1500USD - 100 grams of iodine through Iodoral tablets, when the shipping is averaged-out. [Oct2011]
50USD - 100 grams of iodine from a true 10% Lugol's solution. About the same world-wide. So the cost-savings is HUGE when using Lugol's directly. [Dec2013; after fukushima, it is sometimes 65 to 70USD.]
'Due to DEA restrictions' commercially, real Lugol's solution in useful quantities, is somewhat difficult to obtain directly _as a liquid preparation_ for people on north america. While Iodoral tablets can play a crucial initial role in introducing people to the benefits of iodine, for the six-months plus of continuing intake, the price is functionally too high for many. The core ingredients (45g I2 (iodine crystals) & 114g KI) are listed on another common online site, and you can mix them with distilled water, forming the Lugol's at home. World-wide outside north america, a liter jar is available easily, through a pharmacist or lab supplier for about the same price everywhere, 50USD/EUR. The Merck catalogue number is 1.09261.1000. The pharmacist should have a Merck catalogue, but may be surprised to know you want to order from it. Merck pharmacies publish a huge catalogue of straight chemistry compounds outside of the pharmaceuticals they are commonly known for.
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Some online alternatives, to be aware:
Usually people interested in Iodoral tablets also look at common one-ounce dropper bottles of what purports to be '2.2% Lugol's solution'. The actual amount of iodine is 10%/4, so a correct name is '2.2% iodine solution from Lugol's'. Using confusing descriptions only increases people's frustrations when already confused, looking for relief from toxic halide+heavy metal poisoning.
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Some of the culprits:
Fluorine - is not good for teeth, and was only used (labeled) as 'rat poison' until the 1940's. It continues to be used as rat poison today, and allegedly, 'healthy teeth'. It accumulates in the body, and without large amounts of iodine to wash it out (over 50mg/day), it causes long-term damage at low dosages, similar to how background radiation works to gradually destroy health. Most comes through use of hydrofluorosilicic acid, a raw waste-product concentrate directly from smoke-stack scrubbers that is commonly trucked unprocessed, directly to 'water treatment facilities'. It is the stuff that is not supposed to be going into the air, and you drink it!
Bromine - is used as 'flame retardant' - literally to 'retard the flame' inside in my opinion. It is also used in medications (such as bromated inhalers), and in commercially-produced bread on north america (in place of iodine).
Free Chlorine - Forms chloroform when reacting with the chemically-organic components in water. Ammonia is a better mold killer/cleaner, in my opinion.
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Other issues:
So-called 'side effects' in gradually-increased doses from Iodoral/Lugols are shown to be due to the toxic halides coming out, not the iodine going in. The kidneys then remove these halides from the bloodstream, while the iodine keeps them from re-attaching. During this process is when some effects can occur temporarily.
People with 'diagnosed kidney problems' should take it easy with iodine-containing items, and more slowly increase intake, while monitoring their kidney function, as functional kidneys are reported to only excrete at most, 50% of ingested or absorbed halides.
Sources:
Doctor David Brownstein's excellent DVD on Iodine, and his research reports on clients.
Yahoo Iodine group participants, researchers, and contributors.
Research reports of Guy Abraham (who developed Iodoral tablets).
Private, non-commercial research done directly with around 100+ participants.
Top reviews from other countries
If you feel the same - keep talking to your health practitioner. Dont self prescribe.
Son is also using these and finds them to not be a problem. He's yet to load with lugols as well. Lots of good reading out there to bolster your research before using any iodine.
It is treating Thyroid issues and is highly recommended when pregnant! Many people have iodine deficiencies, as it's difficult to find in food ( unless you are eating regularly wakame, good quality kelp, algae seaweeds)
These tablets are very good quality and I am feeling amazing, just after few days of taking it.
I recommend this brand. It's expensive though :( .
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