Steve, I was taking Potassium iodide and eventually had a overdose reaction of sniffling or a hayfever reaction. I'm wondering if I had taken it with Potassium iodate, the iodine would have been more bioavailable to my cells and I wouldn't have had such a reaction.
On the reagent grade is this safe to take internally? I'm not knowledgeable about grade levels. Thank you for the information. Sharlene On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Norton, Steve <stephen.nor...@ngc.com>wrote: > > KIO3. Potassium iodate is used for iodination of table salt, because > iodide can be oxidized by molecular oxygen to iodine under wet conditions. > - Steve N > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Nave [mailto:bhangcha...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:57 AM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>Iodine > > I am familiar with SSKI, potassium iodide. > > What is potassium iodate? > > Dan > > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Norton, Steve <stephen.nor...@ngc.com> > wrote: > > > > > > I hadn't planned on posting on this but given the recent interest in > > iodine maybe it will be of interest to some. > > I ran across some interesting patents regarding iodine. I provide > > links to the patents at the end of this post. Many have difficulty > > getting access to sufficient iodine at a cost they can afford. This > > can be a problem particularly to those with cancer where daily doses > > of up to 100 mg of iodine are recommended. The patents show that when > > an iodide and an iodate are taken together, the hydrochloric acid > > (HCl) in the stomach converts the iodide and iodate to molecular > > iodine (I2). In the following discussion, I will be referring to > potassium iodide and potassium iodate forms of iodine. > > This is because both are readily available in Reagent grade via eBay > > and a liquid form of potassium iodide, known as SSKI (Saturated > > Solution Potassium Iodide), is also readily available from multiple > > sources. I was able to get 100gm of potassium iodide and 25gm > > potassium, Regeant grade, on eBay for about $40.00. This will provide > > enough iodine for over 3 years of iodine at a dosage of 100mg per day. > > > > To summarize the patents briefly: When potassium iodide and potassium > > iodate are ingested in the ratio by weight of 3.8:1(iodide to iodate) > > the iodide and iodate are converted to I2 with a conversion efficiency of > up to 100%. > > Many believe that it is best to have both potassium iodide and I2 in > > the bloodstream since each is utilized differently in the body. You > > can achieve any ratio of iodide to I2 you want simply by increasing > > the ratio of iodide to iodate (i.e. 4:1, 4.5:1, ...) the extra iodide > > is not converted to I2 and remains as potassium iodide. > > > > The inventor tested his hypothesis in two ways. First, he combined the > > iodide and iodate, added them to simulated gastric acid and verified > > the conversion of the two to I2. Secondly, he fed the combination to > > mice and confirmed the presence of I2 in the tissues of the mice. In > > all cases, the amount of I2 in the tissues equaled or exceeded the I2 > > found in the tissues of a control group of mice given an equivalent > amount of Lugol's. > > > > Much of the patent relates to making a compound of the two iodine's > > that is stable over time without conversion to I2. To do so the > > compound must have a pH of 8 to 11 preferably. You can do this by > > using baking soda or calcium bentonite as the medium for combining the > > two. Both are readily available and have a pH of around 11. > > Personally, I don't think it is worth the trouble unless you need to > > put the iodine in capsules. If you already use SSKI, just keep a > > so;ution of potassium iodate in a dropper and add the iodate to the > > SSKI to get the desired ratio and amount of I2 and potassium iodide you > want. > > > > To calculate the amount of iodide and iodate in a specific amount of > > the two you need to consider the actual amount of iodine in the > > compounds. Potassium iodide is 76.5% iodine and potassium iodate is 59.3% > iodine. > > > > I know this is confusing but I hope you can understand the explanation. > > > > Patents: > > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5885592.html > > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6248335.html > > > > - Steve N > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
