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Over the years, several methods have been used to determine iodine sufficiency. With the advent of the “Iodine Project” initiated by Dr. Guy Abraham, a 24-hour iodine challenge test was developed to help answer the question of iodine sufficiency. It is interesting to note that a test to determine the optimal amount of iodine necessary for human health has never been done.

Use of an iodine supplement along with supporting nutrients designed to achieve whole body iodine sufficiency has been used by Drs Guy Abraham, David Brownstein, and Jorge Flechas to supply optimal amounts of the essential nutrients to achieve the best possible mental and physical performance.

Iodine is present is all organs and tissues of the body, not just the thyroid gland. In target cells, the mechanism used to concentrate peripheral iodine involve an energy-dependent transport of one atom of iodine sandwiched between two atoms of sodium across the cell membrane.