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Actually that doctor has oversimplified a much more complex situation.

Check these out:
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/iodine12345/
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2011/05/iodine-and-hashimotos-thyroiditis-part-i/
http://perfecthealthdiet.com/category/nutrients/iodine-and-selenium/

So, I'd suggest getting your iodine tested, as suggested by the first link, though I rather suspect you're low.

IF I'm right, then take:
http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-ultra-concentrace-ionic-trace-mineral-drops-8-fl-oz-236-ml-liquid
http://www.swansonvitamins.com/world-organic-liquid-potassium-iodide-2-fl-oz-liquid

I'd also suggest still taking a thyroid glandular. I take the concentrace btw, but don't supplement my iodine, my levels are seemingly fine.

A teaspoon of concentrace and 2 drops of potassium iodide. Absolutely no more than 4 drops of iodide and a teaspoon of concentrace.

You might also want to supplement Vitamin C, but the way I understand your diet, you should be getting plenty of that.

Thanks for that break down, Abi! Now I will just have to set aside the time to read all of that!

But yeah I would like to know, based on these articles, how is one supposed to get iodine from their diet, then? And, if they can't, then shouldn't everyone be deficient in iodine? mmm.

And about the concentrace: when I went to get my hormones tested by my doctor, she insisted on testing other things as well for the sake of determining the cause of my apparent fatigue. Here are the results for my Potassium, Sodium, and Chloride. Potassium: 4.1 mmol/L (range 3.5-5.3); Sodium: 138 mmol/L (range 135-146); and Chloride: 104 mmol/L (range 98-110). Megnesium was not tested, and neither was Iodine. But I seem to be alright in all of the ones for which I was tested, so I don't think the concentrace is necessary. I wasn't tested for Sulfate or Boron either, but to be honest with you, I am getting overwhelmed and with dealing with all that I am currently dealing with on my plate, just might say: SCREW IT. I don't think I am going to bother with this as it is not very safe to supplement iodine and I seem to be fine in the three minerals anyway. Unless it is a very serious situation, I don't want to have to mess with a supplement that can easily be overdone and is very unsafe to overdo. And it cannot be THAT serious because, after all, I haven't one of the biggest tall-tale signs of a low thyroid (weight gain). My program I wanted to keep as simple as possible, not load it up with a ton of supplements. Ain't nobody got time for that! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cT_Ulmcrys

Like, I don't KNOW if I have thyroid problems and, actually, it seems that weight gain is ALWAYS a result of a low thyroid, so perhaps my low temps are not indicative of it. After all, they said it MAY indicate thyroid problems, not that it means that I definitely have them. My low temps may be caused by something else...?