Ionic Iodine Sea Kelp Dulse Iodine Potassium Iodate IodideWhile fears of radiation poisoning increase in Japan after the Fukushima I nuclear power plant disaster, the latimes.com reported on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, that the operator of the nuclear plant in Fukushima announced that it discovered radioactive iodine, which was 7.5 million times the legal limit. Further, samples taken on Monday also showed fish having radioactive cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit. As a result people in the United States of America continue to scramble to find potassium iodide and potassium iodate amidst skyrocketing sales in a move to prepare for the possibility of increasingly unsafe levels of radiation arriving on the West Coast of the United States.

The demand for these pills and tablets has widely depleted potassium iodide and potassium iodate supplies across the nation in pharmacies and online. As a result, many have turned to other nutritional forms of iodine such as Sea Dusle Iodine drops and Organic Bulk Kelp and Sea Kelp Pills as a precautionary measure to start introducing supplemental iodine into their system now. These common nutritional supplements have also become increasingly difficult to find.

However, one lesser-known iodine nutritional supplement remains in ample supply for those who may now be faced with wondering what alternative they have. Iodine Ionic Mineral Water is a bioavailable iodine supplement that contains ionic iodine that has been dissolved into the water.

Iodine supplements are most commonly used to provide thyroid support for the thyroid gland. Thyroid hormones are necessary to control many important functions in the body, including normal metabolism. Iodine deficiency can cause goiter, cretinism, acne, fatigue, and weight gain. Iodine also protects the brain from toxins. Diets lacking seafood, sea vegetables, dairy, seafood, and salt are a common cause of iodine deficiency.