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Is Kelp Available In Powdered Form?

My B/P has always been normal 1120s /60s I was taking Armour thyoroid 120mg then my Dr switch to Synthroid 50mgs my B/P started to go up, T went to another Dr. who told me its ok to tale Kelp, I started to take the kelp I don t normaly eat salt ,but I started wanting a salty taste to everything and my B/P started to get higher 150s 170s over 90s so I read about the Potassium helping to even out my PH . I drink lots of water during the day, so I bought the Potassium today and took I tab 550mgs and then I took my b/p about 30 mins and the B/P has droped 145/81 . Can you tell me antthing about Kelp in powder form ? I have a Goita had it for maybe 30-40yrs the Dr has been trying the Thyroid Med but that don t shrink it I took the Kelp for about 8days and I can see a big difference. Hope you can help Thanks
Mon, 27 Mar 2017
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Kelp is certainly available in a course grind and likely as a powder. It is seaweed and this is a common seasoning. Therefore, when looking up kelp powder, two groups are found: medicinal and seasoning. The quality control is much higher on the seasoning use of kelp and it's taste is a measure of whether the kelp is not aged and that there is the amount and quality and freshness of the kelp that is expected. It might be the food with the highest iodine content. On the one hand it really might work, on the other hand it really might work and this means it will have to be monitored like any medication with blood tests. Yeah, I've recommended it to patients and it's worked.
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Is Kelp Available In Powdered Form?

Kelp is certainly available in a course grind and likely as a powder. It is seaweed and this is a common seasoning. Therefore, when looking up kelp powder, two groups are found: medicinal and seasoning. The quality control is much higher on the seasoning use of kelp and it s taste is a measure of whether the kelp is not aged and that there is the amount and quality and freshness of the kelp that is expected. It might be the food with the highest iodine content. On the one hand it really might work, on the other hand it really might work and this means it will have to be monitored like any medication with blood tests. Yeah, I ve recommended it to patients and it s worked.