Sweet Iodine (Bah Bah Bah)

Your thyroid is desperately trying to keep you alive and you’re out here ditching iodized salt for Himalayan pink nonsense that does absolutely nothing for you nutritionally. Eat some seafood, drink some dairy, have an egg — or at minimum stop throwing out the one salt that actually had a job to do. Plant foods are basically useless for iodine unless the soil happened to be in a good mood that season, and seaweed technically works but the iodine content varies so wildly it’s basically a surprise every time. If you’re vegan and salt-conscious and wondering why you feel like a fog machine with legs, this might be why. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit misongrey.substack.com