Adrenal insufficiency

Interesting find fishkybizniz, should be useful to others. Thanks for posting!

fishkybizniz, How are you now?

I'm just now seeing this Thread. Fishky is right, and 'good job' on finding an actual research article that says so. After my SCI, I was given a pill for hypothyroid,...yes, and the nursing home woke me up at 5:30am every morning to give it to me. No wonder I was cranky. Once I got internet and came to my senses, I bought Nori at the grocery store,. It's processed seaweed. I refused the hypothyroid pill, since the nursing home couldn't figure out how to give it to me at any time other than 5:30 am. Now that I'm home, I take Kelp tablets. Additionally, our thyroid gland needs iodine (as from kelp) in order to fight infection.

Ncbi has this current 2018 study. Sadly, it’s one of those studies that only let’s you see the Abstract unless one makes further financial investment. I’m posting it anyway because it supports my belief that a diet rich in iodine-containing food can improve thyroid health.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29374374
“Constant iodine intake through the diet could improve hypothyroidism treatment: a case report.
Abstract
Currently, hypothyroidism is usually treated only with drugs; patients are never told that they could regulate their levels of iodine with dietary recommendations in a complementary way. The objective of this work was to explore the effect of a constant iodine intake through the diet in a postmenopausal woman with subclinical grade II hypothyroidism, who also had mild hypercholesterolemia and obesity. Baseline anthropometric nutritional, pharmacological, and habit data were obtained, then the woman was scheduled for 1 month a diet in which she was provided food naturally containing iodine, so that the recommended requirements (iodine 150 μg/day) were met. All the information about which foods contain this mineral was supplied and explained to the patient. This diet was also designed to help her to gradually lose weight, and was more balanced and closer to the nutritional recommendations. The results obtained in this work were satisfactory, having achieved improved blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (1.78 μIU/mL) and reduced total cholesterol levels (198 mg/dL). Statement of hypercholesterolemia was demoted. In addition, a significant improvement in relation to weight and body volume was reached (body mass index fell from 30.13 to 28.5 kg/m2), an important fact since it has impacted the overall well-being of the patient. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that a constant iodine intake through the diet for this patient with grade II hypothyroidism was very effective, and therefore, this aspect should be also considered during hypothyroidism treatment.”

vintage Your post about Nori is impressive. I'd like to add that Nori is cheap purchased at asian markets. The crispy green sheets can get stale fast. Be sure they're in a zip bag if package is void. There are other seaweeds for good health. You can take pictures to look up later. The downside of seaweed, because it's loaded with iodine, people with allergies need to be careful.
I happen to be allergic to iodine. My upper body breaks out in hives and I get slightly asthmatic. If that happens to any of you !!Quickly!! Dunk down 2 Benadryl pills. If the rash keeps spreading to connect into a larger mass, get your butt to an ER. I still eat Nori when dining on sushi. I also eat musabi's at family gatherings.