Hey Potassium Iodine Tards...Read This!!! Think Twice Before Taking POTASSIUM IODINE!

130 mg is equal to 130,000 mcg! So...you tell me, does that sound like it MIGHT be a little excessive of a dose???


According to my first article, the recommended dose from CDC is 130 mg A DAY!

Im trying to get this thread deleted for misinfo....

TABLE SALT as a source of . POTASSIUM IODINE.
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Iodized Table Salt

According to Morton, a leading manufacturer of salt products in the United States, it was the first company to produced iodized table salt. Potassium iodide is added to table salt to prevent goiter, which is a thyroid disorder characterized by swelling. In addition to the potassium iodide, Morton adds a very small quantity of dextrose to help stabilize the iodine and calcium silicate as an anti-caking agent. Morton also produces salt without additives, which are preferable for uses such as canning. Iodized salt also has shorter shelf-life than non-iodized salt, according to Morton. The shelf life of iodized salt is approximately five years.

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I have a box of salt in the kitchen, and it says, "Iodized Salt*", and then at the bottom it says, "*This salt supplies iodine, a necessary nutrient". On the ingredient label is lists Potassium Iodine at a concentration of 0.006%. A quarter teaspoon of salt (1.5 grams) provides 67 micrograms of iodine, which is about half of the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance for iodine.

I have 100% of the iodine in a vitamin pill. Only 18% for potassium though!

YES, FFS, Please get this through your thick ass heads people.

And the OP is wrong on several other things. The radioactive iodide given for hyper thyroidism IS RADIOACTIVE. The RADIATION damages the thyroid and the hope is that it is damaged back to normal levels.

Regular Iodide WILL be absorbed en-mass by the thyroid, but it is not radioactive. It simply plugs a hole that would otherwise be open for a radioactive version of the exact same thing.

DO NOT listen to these idiots.

And Any article by a Dr. Where he is calling it Potassium IODINE makes me question the validity of his/ her credentials.

130 mg is equal to 0.13 grams so... how long does it stay in your system?

Well...see this:


"Iodine is LIKELY SAFE for most people when taken by mouth at recommended amounts. However, in sensitive people, iodine can cause side effects including swelling of the lips and face (angioedema), severe bleeding and bruising, fever, joint pain, lymph node enlargement, allergic reactions including hives, and death.

Large amounts or long-term use are POSSIBLY UNSAFE. Adults should avoid prolonged use of doses higher than 1100 mcg per day (the upper tolerable limit, UL) without proper medical supervision. In children, doses should not exceed 200 mcg per day for children 1 to 3 years old, 300 mcg per day for children 4 to 8 years old, 600 mcg per day for children 9 to 13 years old, and 900 mcg per day for adolescents. These are the upper tolerable limits (UL).
In both children and adults, there is concern that higher intake can increase the risk of side effects such as thyroid problems. Iodine in larger amounts can cause metallic taste, soreness of teeth and gums, burning in mouth and throat, increased saliva, throat inflammation, stomach upset, diarrhea, wasting, depression, skin problems, and many other side effects.

When iodine is used directly on the skin, it can cause skin irritation, stains, allergic reactions, and other side effects. Be careful not to bandage or tightly cover areas that have been treated with iodine to avoid iodine burn.
Special precautions & warnings:

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Iodine is LIKELY SAFE when taken by mouth in recommended amounts. Do not take more than 1100 mcg of iodine per day if you are over 18 years old; do not take more than 900 mcg of iodine per day if you are 14 to 18 years old. Higher intake might cause thyroid problems. The topical product (2% solution) is LIKELY SAFE for use on the skin.

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD): People with AITD may be especially sensitive to the harmful side effects of iodine.

Thyroid disorders, such as too little thyroid function (hypothyroidism), an enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), or a thyroid tumor: Prolonged use or high doses of iodine might make these conditions worse."
[link to www.nlm.nih.gov]

Alright...so, let me tie ALL of this together. 130 mg, as recommended by CDC equals 130,000 mcg. And yet, medical advice says people should avoid using doses higher than 1100 a day, AND, prolonged use of this LOW amount of 1100 mcg a day can cause MAJOR issues! So...according to the TOTALITY of information I've given, it would appear as though I WAS F***ING RIGHT YOU F***ING MORONS!

To all of you who are new here, please focus on ONLY my posts to get the whole picture of what I am saying.

>sigh< You didn't read any of the articles I posted, did you?

This is an excerpt from
Iodine: The Universal Nutrient by Dr. Guy E. Abraham M.D. -


"...a 1993 publication by Ghent et al21 reported the beneficial effects of 5 mg iodine ingested daily for approximately one year in 1,368 patients with Fibrocystic Disease of the Breast (FDB). I became aware of Ghent’s publication in 1997. Ghent’s study did not confirm Wolff’s prediction that daily iodine intake of 2000 ug (2 mg) was “excessive and potentially harmful.” Based on academic credentials and reputation, the opinion of thyroidologist Wolff from the National Institute of Health would prevail over the findings of Ghent et al. However, being interested in facts only, not in preconceived opinions of famous thyroidologists, I initiated an extensive search of the literature on iodine in medicine 7 years ago, combined with some original clinical research.7

The literature search revealed that 60 million mainland Japanese consume a daily average of 13.8 mg of elemental iodine, and they are one of the healthiest nations based on overall well being and cancer statistics.7 Japanese women do not stop consuming iodine-rich foods during pregnancy, and Japanese fetuses are exposed to maternal peripheral levels of iodide at concentrations of 10-5M to 10-6M. Either the Japanese are mutants capable of surviving on toxic levels of iodine or we have been grossly deceived. The human body needs at least 100 times the RDA, which was established very recently in 1980 and confirmed in 1989!!"
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SO...AS I ORIGINALLY STATED IN MY ACCURATELY WRITTEN THREAD AND TITLE...PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF HOW MUCH POTASSIUM IODINE THEY ARE GOING TO USE IN THE WAkE OF THE DISASTER IN JAPAN! AND...BE SURE TO EXAMINE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR PRODUCT IS MADE OUT OF, WHERE IT WAS MADE AND IF IT GIVES DIRECTIONS TO USE ANYMORE THAN WHAT THIS THREAD DOCUMENTS. YOU GUYS DO UNDERSTAND THIS RIGHT? ONE SINGLE DOSE OF THE RECOMMENED AMOUNT FROM CDC IS EQUAL TO 118 DAYS OF ALLOWABLE CONSUMPTION!!! THAT MEANS THAT IN JUST 3 DAYS USAGE, YOU HAVE PUT A WHOLE YEARS WORTH INTO YOUR BODY!!! DON'T TELL ME THAT'S F***ING SAFE!!!

The Japanese consume 13.8 mg of iodine a day...CDC is recommending 130 mg a day to fight against radiation exposure. Do you understand this is roughly 9 times the daily amount of the Japanese? Do you not see the math here?

LOL, where'd all the loud mouth idiots go??? See! And you told me I WAS REPORTING too early without doing my homework! You freaking idiots need to practice what you preach!!!

Calm down, dude. You're getting shrill.

IODINE is the elemental nutrient the human body requires for health. We take the supplement POTASSIUM IODIDE which our bodies then metabolize into IODINE.

If the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control are your primary sources of data concerning your health it sounds to me like you're the new one around here.

Here's a thread that I posted earlier showing that the Surgeon General has suggested that it's a wise precaution for U.S. residents, especially those on the west coast, to begin purchasing and/or using potassium iodine tablets!


Thread: Surgeon General: People On U.S. West Coast "BUY IODINE TABLETS!" - Worthy Precaution

Nah, nah...sorry man...was just getting overwhelmed by all the idiots! No...I'm definitely NOT using the CDC to instruct me of use of medications. In fact, that's EXACTLY what I'm trying to disclose here. Their recommended dosage and this stuff is, according to private research as I've shown...shows that they're recommending excessively high doses of this stuff! Doses so high that people are literally bound to succomb to some of these horrible symptoms/side effects.

As I understand it, think of your thyroid like a glass. If you take the 130mg it will be full any incoming radioactive stuff has to get flushed through the body (the glass is overflowing and won't hold the radioactive stuff).

Your body only needs a sip of that glass, but we need the glass to be filled for protection. Obviously, if you only need a sip to stay healthy, you are going to overdose if your glass is full for too long. That's why you don't take them as a precaution, only right before you know radiation is at your doorstep.

I just don't know about this. 130mg is equal to 118 days worth of the regular recommended dose. So...that sounds like a little more than a full glass! But, I do understand your point. Taking it ONLY when you know radiation is imminent makes more sense...not like some people on GLP who are advocating taking the stuff as a precaution and trying to justify it with simple statements that it's good for you. They just don't realize...they're taking an amount that can be extremely hazordous.

Also, if you just make sure you have your sip everyday (like Kelp pills, etc measured in mcg's) then your glass is not full when the radiation comes and will fill the rest of the way up with radioactive stuff and will not be flushed out of the body.

So, I've heard long before this crisis that one is to take it right when you know your in danger and then only for a few weeks. Definately not months on end or you will OD.

Yeah, this is my analogy as I understand it. If anyone is taking the 130 mg as a precaution they may OD and destroy themselves before radiation even arrives (timing is everything in this case). Hopefully, the radiation never reaches us, but if you have a BOB, may as well include a 2 week supply in your list of things...it's all in the timing.

ONE CAPSULE PROVIDES 150 percent of the RDA of IODINE..

HALF TEASPOON OF IODIZED SALT PROVIDES 100 percent of RDA of IODINE.

[link to www.swansonvitamins.com]

I bought Kelp pills today just because I wanted to have them incase they were out...then I got home and studied up on all of this.

The Kelp pills 150% of my daily iodine needs is NOT going to protect me at all with radiation. However, I'm not returning them because I'll see if I feel healthier-LOL-maybe I'm not getting the recommended amount for health reasons.

I will also start drinking green tea, again. I heard this helps flush metals out of our systems...but again, not enough for protection, but enough to help with normal needs.

Did you know only One capsule of the Potassium Iodine pills only provides 150 percent too? It says so on the bottle..

When I went to study up, I was trying to find out when was the right time to start taking them.

If one has the 130mg for protection I heard on the news that AFTER you have radiation then take (I don't believe this).

A long time ago, I remember reading something like 2 days before your area is hit is when you want to take them (like if you know it's coming your way).

I just don't remember the 2day thing FOR SURE. Maybe it's 2 hours...tomorrow I'll have to see how long it takes to fill the thyroid, then I'll have my answer.

How many mcg or mg does it say one dose is?

Yeah, that's exactly what I wrote. 150% of my daily needs means it 50% more than I need in a day. I'm a genious. However, that won't protect me. I only need a sip out of my glass for daily needs, this is going to give me a big gulp, but still will not fill my glass.

I'm not in the kitchen right now, but if I remember correctly it's like 225mcg

I really hope that all the shills don't deter people from reading this very important thread. It sounds just like a TPTB plan to take advantage of a bad situation to further injure the masses!

where did you get this information that it is no good for those over 40 years old?

What the left coast will look like if they refuse pot io.

op this is a very good post thank you.

dont listen to the dimwitted morans on this thread most have succummed to the fear and are reacting out of anger

all op is saying is that the reccommened dosage when trying to protect oneself from radiation is 130mg.

that is A FUCKING TON OF FUCKING IODIDE that can have serious side effects.

so you got all these doom and gloomers who are popping back massive doses of iodide pills and there's not even any radiation in the usa, so people are going be to getting fucked up left and right

you fools are going to get owned by doom fail

THANK YOU! The fact that potassium iodine is flying off the shelves, to the point that you will be hard pressed to even find it now is evidence that there are a LOT of people planning on taking this stuff AND, it will be to their own demise if they do. And, the mere fact that by taking ONLY protects the thyroid (and by this thread that shows it may be exactly the opposite), means that the rest of your body is STILL going to be subject to the effects of the radiation! Better to wear a hazmat suit and breathing mask if you want to completely protect yourself! But...you won't find that happening.