It is difficult to avoid all exposure to Halogens since they so commonly used.

One can try, but it is difficult. For example, using iodine rather than chlorine to kill germs in swimming pools would tend to receive resistance. Iodine can stain clothing and would leave the water appearing reddish.

Dr. Brownstein’s solution is to saturate the body by using a large amount of iodine, thus blocking halogen attachment to iodine receptors and allowing the body to eliminate the halogens. Since iodine has further useful effects in the body – e.g. stabilizing lipids, causing cancer cell apoptosis, having strong antioxidant effects, etc., this solution has merit and multiple potential benefits.

This amount of iodine is a medicinal dose since it is higher than any usual diet in the world (e.g. mainland Japanese average 13.8 mg a day of iodine) Some of his patients take up to 100 mg a day of iodine/iodide.

In a way, this is similar to the use of large doses of potassium iodide to block the uptake of radioactive iodine into the thyroid gland such as during a nuclear explosion.

Interestingly, my one criticism is his definition of iodine deficiency as the non-saturation of iodine storage sites in the body with iodine. Since it generally takes 50 mg a day to achieve saturation (a medicinal rather than natural dose), this definition of iodine deficiency means practically everyone is iodine deficient. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I prefer keeping in mind that the doses he advocates are primarily for the purpose of blocking halogen/halide toxicity, and are thus medicinal rather than natural doses.