Dr. Kepal Patel

Yeah. So thankfully, we haven't seen any incidents at all from the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown, not even in Japan. There was very little radiation fallout from that. So thankfully, I don't think we're going to have any issues with that disaster. But if you notice, as soon as that happened, every single pharmacy on the West Coast ran out of iodine. Really?

Yeah. So thankfully, we haven't seen any incidents at all from the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown, not even in Japan. There was very little radiation fallout from that. So thankfully, I don't think we're going to have any issues with that disaster. But if you notice, as soon as that happened, every single pharmacy on the West Coast ran out of iodine. Really?

Yeah. So thankfully, we haven't seen any incidents at all from the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown, not even in Japan. There was very little radiation fallout from that. So thankfully, I don't think we're going to have any issues with that disaster. But if you notice, as soon as that happened, every single pharmacy on the West Coast ran out of iodine. Really?

Because people started hoarding the iodine pills because you wanted to pop iodine as soon as you know there's a nuclear fallout. If you take iodine, you protect your thyroid gland from getting thyroid cancer.

Because people started hoarding the iodine pills because you wanted to pop iodine as soon as you know there's a nuclear fallout. If you take iodine, you protect your thyroid gland from getting thyroid cancer.

Because people started hoarding the iodine pills because you wanted to pop iodine as soon as you know there's a nuclear fallout. If you take iodine, you protect your thyroid gland from getting thyroid cancer.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

It blocks the thyroid cells from absorbing the radiation. You're basically saturating your thyroid cells with iodine.

It blocks the thyroid cells from absorbing the radiation. You're basically saturating your thyroid cells with iodine.

It blocks the thyroid cells from absorbing the radiation. You're basically saturating your thyroid cells with iodine.

Yeah, I mean, it seems to help. Absolutely. I mean, even when you had a nuclear fallout in Chernobyl, I mean, you know, the people that knew what was going on, they started taking iodine pills.

Yeah, I mean, it seems to help. Absolutely. I mean, even when you had a nuclear fallout in Chernobyl, I mean, you know, the people that knew what was going on, they started taking iodine pills.

Yeah, I mean, it seems to help. Absolutely. I mean, even when you had a nuclear fallout in Chernobyl, I mean, you know, the people that knew what was going on, they started taking iodine pills.

Please, let's do it.

Please, let's do it.

Please, let's do it.

So the first part of your question is, you know, you're probably, they're probably right. We don't chat. We probably should. Yes, right? We probably should chat. This is fascinating. I need to talk to my vet. We have a nice little dog. Yeah. So yeah, I, you know, I, we don't chat with our veterinary colleagues, unfortunately. Do I think it's related to iodine? Probably, if I had to guess.

So the first part of your question is, you know, you're probably, they're probably right. We don't chat. We probably should. Yes, right? We probably should chat. This is fascinating. I need to talk to my vet. We have a nice little dog. Yeah. So yeah, I, you know, I, we don't chat with our veterinary colleagues, unfortunately. Do I think it's related to iodine? Probably, if I had to guess.