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The Iodine/Iodide Loading Test:
Whole body sufficiency for iodine is assessed by an iodine/iodide loading test. The test consists of applying 4 doses (each full press of pump equals one dose) Iodine Balance® cream though out the day. Each full press, pump dispenses 12.5 mg iodine/iodide. The amount needed for loading test is a total of 50 mg iodine/iodide. To get 50 mg iodine/iodide you need to apply one (1) dose/full press of pump, pump dispensing 12.5 mg iodine/iodide four times though out the day. Then urinary iodide levels are measured in the following 24 hr collection. The more deficient a subject is in iodine, the more iodine is retained by the body and the least excreted in the urine. As the body iodine content increases, the percent of the iodine load retained decreases with a concomitant increase in the amount of iodide excreted in the 24 hr urine collection. The whole body sufficiency is achieved, when 90% or more of the ingested amount is excreted in the urine.
After 3 months of supplementation with 50 mg iodine/iodide/day, (4 applications of Iodine Balance® per day) most non-obese subjects not exposed to excess goitrogens achieved whole body iodine sufficiency, arbitrarily defined as 90% or more of the iodine load excreted in the 24 hr urine collections. Adult subjects retained approximately 1.5 gm of iodine when they reach sufficiency. The goal of Iodine Balance® is not the treatment of disease, but the supply of optimal amounts of an essential nutrient for whole body sufficiency and for optimal mental and physical performances. Whole body sufficiency for iodine correlates well with overall wellbeing, and some subjects could tell when they achieved sufficiency even before knowing the results of the test. Iodine sufficiency was associated with a sense of overall wellbeing, lifting of a brain fog, feeling warmer in cold environments, increased energy, needing less sleep, achieving more in less time, experiencing regular bowel movements and improved skin complexion. Whole body iodine deficiency, based on the concept of Iodine Balance®, may play an important role in several clinical conditions. Hundreds of physicians and other health care providers are now using the loading test and implementing iodine/iodide in their practice, using an iodine supplement.
Currently, there are three Laboratories performing the iodine/iodide loading test: FFP Laboratories in Flat Rock, NC, Hakala Research in Lake Wood, CO. and Labrix Clinical Services Inc. in Oregon City, OR. All three labs supply their own protocol for details on collection of urine samples, pooling samples for 24 hr. and sending a 2 ounce aliquot to the Laboratory for analysis you must have your health care provider contact any of the laboratories listed above. Your health care provider will follow up with you regarding your loading test results.
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