The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-30
WHO NEEDS A WEE NIP OF
 IODINE?

WnO NEEU0 "A WEE NAK OE IODINE?
 Speaking for or Doe Brady who assumes full responsibility for ev- erything printed in this column and is always prepared to back it up with newer knowledge, practical ex- perience or authoritative medical opinion. if any physician or health authority honestly challenges the assertion or teaching--I say 1t isn't so much question of who needs wee nip of iodine but rather who doesn't.
 |. Tn the first place it is now uni- varsally recognized that the body requires certain amount of io- dine every day or at least every week to maintain good nutrition. good physical and mental health. In this sense the element iodine is as essential in nutrition as is the element iron or the element cal- cium. In this talk I refer to nutri- tional iodine, not to any familiar preparation of medicinal iodine.
 Although 1t may be that nutri- tional iodine, in the natural form occurring in sea food-fiish, oys- ters, lobster, clam, shrimp, crab etc., kelp, Irish moss, sardines, fresh, canned, salt or smoked salmon, herring, etc.-is slightly more available for assimilation than io- dine or iodides obtained from the source of most of the iodine used today, the nitrate beds of Northern Chile, the evidence of this is not convincing. When I take my own I nip. of iodine I don't care whether it is obtained from one source or the other.
 It is impracticable to list here the many conditions which is suitable daily ration of iodine or iodide pre- vents or improves or corrects. II you want to know how and why every member of your family should take his or her wee nip of iodine that is. every one not under the care of a physician-send. me stamped self addressed envelope and ask for Gin writing-I do not read clippings) the pamphlet "1iodin Ration"
 That spelling Iodin, without the final e, is my own, not Websters, and I use it to show I mean the element required in nutrition, not the comparatively strong prepara- tions commonly used as medicine.
 In the revised edition of the pamphlet "Iodin Ration" recently published, I have at last cleared away all the anxiety, fear, uncer- tainty and confusion, much of 1t rather gleefully whipped up by uri- pleasant salespeople who seem to , take pleasure in embarrassing tim id-looking people who ask for io- dine. From now on we don't care how many different strengths of io- | dine there are, nor whether the } stuff has a poison label or not, nor what percentage of alcohol the la- kpel mentions. There is no excuse for argument about the strength, alcoholic content or poisonous" character of the preparation rec ommend for nutritional purpose, because 1t has only one strength, :, contains no alcohol and is food, not poison.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Send Stamped Self Addressed
 Envelope
 Please send me your booklet, on personal hygiene for girls and wom- en. One unstuck dime inclosed. (Mrs. J. s. F) Answer-Can't mail it on a dime But if you will comply with the printed instructions, inclosing a stamped self addressed envelope and ask for pamphlet Hygiene foi Girls and Health for Women" I'll mail it free.
 Well?
 I work around a lot of fans Others don't seem to mind 1t ol every catch colds, but I continually catch colds whenever the draft blows on me. I am also troubled with sinus, lE. W.
 Answer-What you call "colds' are most likely the symptoms o1 your chronic sinus trouble. You'd have the same symptoms if you were packed in air proof shell There are chapters on sinusitis and on the respiratory infections you d call 'colds" in booklet Gall it Cri' e flor copy send twenty-five cents and stamped self addressed en- n velope.
 Niacin
 I was amazed to read in your 3 column-always a pleasure to read I always stimulating thought - that . nicotinic acid has no relation to nicotine. B-pyridine carboxylic acid is a direct oxidation product oi nicatine, according the British Encyclopedia. (H. Mo 7, -Nicotinic acid (entity oi . vatamin B complex) has nothing to