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I am thinking of adding a small amount of iodine to my diet in the form of dulse (red alga) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulse

Does anyone else use dulse to supplement iodine?

edited Mar 14 2012 at 16:09

Dragonfly
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asked Mar 13 2012 at 22:10

Eric
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I've been thinking about doing so. I'm quite concerned about getting sufficient iodine so have been using quite a bit of Nori. Dulse looks like a better source though... – Suz - Paleo Oz Mar 13 2012 at 22:40

weird! I was just checking paleo hacks, regarding iodine! Would some daily fish sauce be sufficient? How much? – Lyndsay Mar 13 2012 at 23:16

Beth-WeightMaven · Answer 1 · 2012-03-13 22:59:54Z UTC

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I just started recently after seeing Emily Deans mention it on Twitter. I got the same kind she does (Maine Coast Sea Vegetables); Whole Foods carries it. If my math is correct, 1T of dulse is ~150% DV. I put it in salad or soup.

answered Mar 13 2012 at 22:59

Beth-WeightMaven
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That is the exact one I was looking to purchase at a health store today! – Eric Mar 13 2012 at 23:30

Sara S. · Answer 2 · 2012-03-13 23:14:40Z UTC

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Dulse has a lot more iodine than nori. For the last few weeks I've been making a seaweed soup at least a few times a week to increase my iodine. I throw in a little bit of dulse in hot water, add some anchovies or anchovy sauce, and then either shrimps, or egg, or both. It's really tasty.

answered Mar 13 2012 at 23:14

Sara S.
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Oh, and that's just for the full leaf dulse. You can also get dulse flakes and they're easy to sprinkle on salads or on ground beef. – Sara S. Mar 13 2012 at 23:15

jessica · Answer 3 · 2012-03-24 23:24:53Z UTC

i make a really delicious sea vegetable salt for my food which is basically granulated kelp, dulse, all different kinds of sea salts (celtic, hawaiian...etc, usually if i am in a different town and stop by a health food store i look to see what they have in bulk and just add it to the mix) bladderwrack..etc. sometimes i know i want more of one than the other so i have little bulk staches of each

The Loon · Answer 4 · 2012-03-13 23:06:18Z UTC

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I eat it some of the time, but prefer other varieties of seaweed. I think I get most of my iodine from sea animals.

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The Loon
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jjtitus · Answer 5 · 2012-03-13 23:48:52Z UTC

+1 for Dulse... so far it's my favorite of the seaweeds/vegetables I've tried... and it's at a reasonable price. I accidentally picked up a bag of Hiziki and didn't realize until I went to check out that it's $23 for a 2oz bag!!!

Also, adding more iodine has helped with greater energy and mental clarity, check out the iodine thread over at MDA for more info:MDA Iodine Forum

Does anyone get their Iodine from Dulse?

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