Dr. Christiansen argues modern thyroid problems worldwide come from too much iodine supplementation. Another clinician screens urine iodine but avoids supplementing Hashimoto's patients because it can trigger flares, though very slow repletion might sometimes help.
On the first visit.
I want to ask you just one.
Question about iodine because there's some controversy out there.
Some people think it's really crucial that you replenish it. But someone like Dr. Christiansen, he said that the, the modern thyroid everywhere in.
The world is because of over supplementation of iodine. What's your opinion on this?
I'm in the middle. Well, I'm usually never in the middle. Neither of them are lying. You know, they're both telling the truth that you, you can give iodine, especially in a Hashimoto's patient. And we'll check everyone's urine iodine on first visit. But we don't treat it, even if it's super low, because if they have Hashimoto's that you give it, they can just totally flare. But if you go very, very slow, the iodine will actually reverse the Hashimoto's or some, some degree.
