Graves Disease

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This information is for educational purposes only, to facilitate quality conversations between patients and their personal physician(s). Several essential considerations are required to safely administer any protocol for an individual. This information is NOT intended to diagnose, treat or encourage self-treatment of any medical condition.

Graves disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism. Graves Disease is an autoimmune condition where the body makes antibodies to the TSH receptor, stimulating it, causing hyperthyroidsm. It is much less prevalent than hypothyroidism.

Like most autoimmune diseases, its cause, and therefore its remedy, is not clear.  However, there are cases of Graves that have been reversed by various protocols, some of which use iodine.

Related Links

Reversal of Graves with Iodine Therapy

Anti-thyroid medications

References

Lugol’s solution and other iodide preparations–perspectives and research directions in Graves’ disease.2017

Potassium Iodide Tablets Instead of a Saturated Solution Preoperatively for Reaching Euthyroidism Quickly in Refractory Graves’ Disease.2021

Pages from 2016 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis

2016 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis

Hyperthyroidism.lancet.2016

Management of Graves Thyroidal and Extrathyroidal Disease-An Update.2020