Iodine

[GJ]

I know many have cold hands/feet and feel this plays some role in their flushing. I've dabbled with vasodilators in the past - gingko etc - to see if one could improve peripheral circulation without aggravating flushing but it was always a delicate balancing act.

Anyway, these last few weeks I've been taking iodine - 6.25mg/day - and my hands and feet have been consistently warm for the first time my whole life. Iodine is not - I guess - a direct vasodilator and has certainly not provoked flushing...but I can't yet say whether it will prove fundamentally helpful re flushing/redness.

Nice to have warm hands, at least.

Lots of info abroad about iodine supplementation. Some sound sources suggest ensuring your selenium intake is at a solid level before starting... and building the dose very slowly. Frankly, I jumped right in at 6.25 - which would be considered a reasonably high dose - and have seen nothing untoward. Do have more interesting dreams though.

So sorry to see the news about Warren. What a grand thing he did here.

[mrsmoof]

I know many have cold hands/feet and feel this plays some role in their flushing. I've dabbled with vasodilators in the past - gingko etc - to see if one could improve peripheral circulation without aggravating flushing but it was always a delicate balancing act.

Anyway, these last few weeks I've been taking iodine - 6.25mg/day - and my hands and feet have been consistently warm for the first time my whole life. Iodine is not - I guess - a direct vasodilator and has certainly not provoked flushing...but I can't yet say whether it will prove fundamentally helpful re flushing/redness.

Nice to have warm hands, at least.

Lots of info abroad about iodine supplementation. Some sound sources suggest ensuring your selenium intake is at a solid level before starting... and building the dose very slowly. Frankly, I jumped right in at 6.25 - which would be considered a reasonably high dose - and have seen nothing untoward. Do have more interesting dreams though.

So sorry to see the news about Warren. What a grand thing he did here.

Any improvements in your Rosacea?

[redlugs]

GJ, on the off-chance you are a resident of the northern hemisphere, can you confirm the continued efficacy of the iodine supplementation now that winter is upon us? It's the time of the year when my hands and feet have no warmth in them whatsoever!