Thanks Bex. That article about iodine was very interesting. Perhaps I should be taking at least 2 mg a day of iodine? I noticed Iodoral, which is 12.5 mg per tablet. The kelp tablets I have have 225 mcg. of iodine each. I took six of them today.
You're welcome. They are good articles, I saved them on my favourites. I'm not sure how much exactly one should be taking, but I have certainly uppped my daily intake. I used diluted lugol's and take a few drops a day. Bear in mind, it's the diluted version, so if one hasn't got the diluted version, they'd need to be more careful. It can be powerful stuff.
I cannot tolerate kelp, or algae or anything like that. I have tried and it messes with my gut. I have problems in my gut area that happened following virus and dental work, nobody knows what is causing it.
I took probitoics recently and have been pretty devastated since. Though people claim "die off", this has been long term consequences from it. Since then, though I've been off it for a few weeks now - I'm left with being less tolerant now to my yoghurt and raw nuts (which I could consume freely before) and my diet is probably now going to have to be even more restrictive than before.
I am putting up with pain, bloating, and unable to think straight, which appears worsened by certain foods I eat, which sadly were on my safe list (were). So i'm far worse off for taking it and regret it. So far, no sign of improvement or relief. I feel that my candida is either stronger/worse than before, or a tremendous amount of toxins were released into my poor gut area, which is already extremely vulnerable and my body simply cannot excrete it and instead is creating gas/bloat as a response.
Please people, do be careful when taking strong products like antifungals/probiotics, if you have a condition like mine that is unpredictable and not easily understood - things can be disastrous. I have already mentioned how garlic supplementation had me taken to emergency and I suffered for 7 months of pain before things settled again. Nobody knew why or how, but that's what I deal with.
So right now, I"m in yet another horrible state that I can only hope time will remedy.