Iodine
Why you need it
Iodine is vital to the function of your thyroid, the hormonal engine of your body.
Breastfeeding women need more iodine than usual, but having too much carries risk. Most women get some iodine from their diet - from seafood, iodised salt and bread (in Australia our bread is fortified by law), but usually not enough to hit the daily requirement.
We deliver 150mcg of iodine, which is the science-backed sweet spot to bump up intake from your diet, but avoid over-dosing.
Our form
Plant: Knotted Kelp
Supplier: Seaweed & Co
Source: Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Dose: 150mcg
The ideal form of iodine is from plants. We use a knotted kelp called Hebridean Ascophyllum.
The general advice is to avoid using seaweed to boost iodine levels, because the levels vary so much, resulting in risk of over or under consuming.
Our seaweed is stringently tested and standardised for iodine, so you can rest assured the dosage is spot on every time.
The research
Explore the iodine research that guided our choices.
Iodine in Human Milk: A Systematic Review.
Adv Nutr. 2018 May 1;9(suppl_1):347S-357S.
Breast Milk Iodine Concentration Rather than Maternal Urinary Iodine Is a Reliable Indicator for Monitoring Iodine Status of Breastfed Neonates.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2018 Sep;185(1):71-77.
Maternal iodine status during lactation and infant weight and length in Henan Province, China.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Nov 16;17(1):383.
Breastfeeding and maternal and infant iodine nutrition.
Adv Nutr. 2018 May 1;9(suppl_1):347S-357S.