When eating iodine rich foods like sea vegetables, is it possible to get too much?
We asked Dr. Brian Clement, director of the Hippocrates Institute this question in the latest Ask the Expert call on behalf of one of our group graduates. Do we need to limit our iodine rich foods or is the excess flushed out of the body like water soluble vitamins are?
If you don’t have iodine sensitivity problems, thyroid conditions, glandular problems -- it is highly unlikely you could ever have too much iodine rich foods such as sea vegetables.
On the other hand, people with long-term selenium deficiency; and by the way that is the best way to create thyroid conditions besides taking in chemicals -- if you have selenium deficiency, too much seaweed could be problematic for them if they can’t tolerate any.
So, for the vast majority of people, iodine rich foods are not a problem as the body expels the excess in a naturally occurring way. There are a small number of people -- like the ones I mentioned with selenium deficiency -- for whom it could be problematic.
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