Best Naturals Potassium Iodide 130 mg per Serving - Dietary Supplement, 90 Tablets

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PLEASE NOTE this product only protects the thyroid, it cannot protect other parts of the body from radioactive iodine. Potassium iodide may not provide 100% protection. Potassium iodide should not be given when radioiodine is being administered for the purpose of diagnostic imaging or treatment of the thyroid gland.

Prophylactic administration of iodide to the pregnant mother should also be effective for the foetus. As a result, your thyroid will not be able to absorb any type of iodine for the next 24 hours. Excess iodine, either nonradioactive or radioactive, will leave your body via your urine. This can help reduce the risk of thyroid cancer due to radioactive iodine.

Protocol - NHS England

Potassium iodide contains nonradioactive iodine, which can reduce the risk of thyroid damage. However, you should take it only during an emergency, not as a daily supplement. If you live close to a nuclear facility, iodine tablets are very important to have on hand. Many of those facilities distribute iodine tablets to nearby residents and those that live downwind according to nuclear fallout projections assuming prevailing winds. They are less important for everyone else, especially if you live in a rural area- but with such a low cost and very little to be used as a substitute- we still recommend pretty much everyone getting at least one dose in your survival kit.People over age 40 have a low risk of developing radiation-induced thyroid cancer, so they may need a smaller dose than younger people or may not need to take potassium iodide at all. In a radiation emergency, some people may be told to take potassium iodide (KI) to protect their thyroid. The development of hypothyroidism in infants less than one month old who receive more than one dose of KI. Hypothyroidism is a condition when the thyroid doesn’t produce enough hormones.