Guaranteed income supplement. Seniors may be eligible for the guaranteed income supplement (GIS), which is a monthly benefit paid to residents of Canada who receive a full or partial OAS pension. If a senior is single, his or her income should be below $14,352.
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) increases the activity of the Sodium-Iodine Symporter (NIS) that drives iodine into the thyroid and into the cells of the other organs. That is the reason that the TSH blood levels increase when patients are taking iodine â the TSH is needed to drive iodine into the cells.
They advised against the ingestion of iodine or kelp supplements containing in excess of 500 mcg iodine daily, and noted that ingesting more than 1,100 mcg of iodine per day (the tolerable upper limit) may cause thyroid dysfunction.here are potentially serious risks to taking too much iodine, however, which is why I generally do not advise taking iodine supplements like Lugol's or Ioderol. Your thyroid only transports iodine in its ionized form (i.e. iodide).