I am watching an old video (2007)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMjKmi12UX0
starring Sherry Tenpenny talking about Iodine.
At around the 43 minute mark she talks about Thiocyanate inhibiting iodine transport and utilization in the salivary glands, and the biggest source of thiocyanate is apparently cigarette smoke. Personally I have not noticed any dry mouth as a cigarette smoker, but I have been taking 9 drops of 5% lugols / day (just cut down to 8 drops, and may cut further if scattered energy, depression like symptoms continue, (even with cofactors)).
so perhaps my dose overcomes the inhibitory effect of cigarette smoke? I haven't completely finished the video, but it is informative. She talks about testing for iodine sufficiency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMjKmi12UX0
starring Sherry Tenpenny talking about Iodine.
At around the 43 minute mark she talks about Thiocyanate inhibiting iodine transport and utilization in the salivary glands, and the biggest source of thiocyanate is apparently cigarette smoke. Personally I have not noticed any dry mouth as a cigarette smoker, but I have been taking 9 drops of 5% lugols / day (just cut down to 8 drops, and may cut further if scattered energy, depression like symptoms continue, (even with cofactors)).
so perhaps my dose overcomes the inhibitory effect of cigarette smoke? I haven't completely finished the video, but it is informative. She talks about testing for iodine sufficiency.