Lugol’s Iodine is made of potassium iodide (10%) and elemental iodine (5%) with water (85%).
Iodine has received a lot of attention due to the recent Fukushima catastrophe, as iodine supplements can help protect against thyroid damage from radioactive iodine.
Iodine is primarily found in the thyroid gland, located in the neck area, at about 70–80%. The rest is distributed throughout the body, particularly in the ovaries, muscles, and blood.
Iodine is an essential component of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). The thyroid gland uses it almost entirely.
The thyroid gland controls metabolism, proper growth, helps burn up excess fat, and gives you more energy.
