The premise for the low iodine diet is as follows. I am to receive a full body scan on the 25th of June. The scan detects thyroid cells only because of a diagnostic dose of radioactive iodine (I-131) that I will take the day before. Thyroid tissue relies on iodine to produce hormones. If you deprive your body of iodine long enough, you deplete your iodine stores and your thyroid is “hungry” for iodine. When you ingest the radioactive iodine after a period of deprivation, your thyroid (or what is left of it in my case) will absorb more, and the scan will more accurately detect any cell function. After the scan I will receive a full dose of I-131 to kill any remnant cells that remain.
Iodine is almost in everything. To make it very simple for myself I am going to eat mostly fresh fruits and vegetables, although I can have fresh meats…just nothing cured. No chocolate (!), no prepared foods which include canned, frozen and boxed. I can’t have milk products, iodized salt or commercial bread. I could have bread from a local bakery. I think you get the picture. NOTHING with iodized salt in it. I will be on this “diet” for two weeks.
Thank you so much for your continued love and prayers. They mean the world to me/us.
Phillippians 4:6&7
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Love,
Carmel
