Iodine - the Great Detoxifier
March 23, 2011
The family of halides is part of your family. What are the halides?
Molecules of iodine, fluoride, bromine, and chlorine that silently reside in your
body - in all of us. One of the halides is a good guy, but the other three
wear the black hat of toxic polluters. When you have enough of the good
halide on board, it pushes out (detoxes) the bad ones.
Halide #1 - Fluoride (Fluorine)
Industrial chemicals are used to make the fluoride found in toothpaste,
municipal drinking water, and in the food we eat that has been processed
with fluoridated water. These chemicals are not pharmaceutical grade; they are
the hazardous waste products of nuclear processing plants and industries
which make aluminum, steel, and fertilizer. In the 1930s, a study funded by
aluminum manufacturers made a dubious connection between fluoridated water
and the prevention of tooth decay, and toxic waste began pouring into city
water systems. (Christopher Bryson. _Fluoride Deception_
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzc_nQPVOH-KgIrv
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EdySI1Qv_sMNCEH6XycwcclkUrS-Y1zKTckefcANADJoJJjZIsMV3UkfJKViLCw4i176V1JFu-bM
cQHxK7KQEA5VWfkVbdBz-sv_9X6cjBWN72oh8UtJhdd1ImNSLGogYmxRUIzOx55N__xdSQ==) .
2006)
Most European countries long ago rejected fluoridation of water, just as
they rejected genetically modified foods. In the United States, however,
authorities are now admitting Americans are too saturated with fluoride. In
November of 2006, the American Dental Association advised parents to avoid
giving babies fluoridated water. In January 2011, the Department of Health
& Human Services recommended lowering the level of fluoride added to city
tap water after new data found dental fluorosis (brown mottling of the
teeth) in 41% of adolescents aged 12-15 years. Activists in a number of cities
and at various organizations, including _Fluoride Action Network_
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzeXJlw_i
qznu1mRknjv073wuYEFoVO9Zuer3GSlEOCL6VClxc82XvpGjEJh8wFDkPmZvnejZN9uXmM24A8a5
iNi0SZC-p3qHjMmqrJKgzJVYg==) , are working to stop fluoridation.
The World Health Organization has shown there is no difference in cavity
formation in countries that fluoridate their water supply as compared to
countries that do not fluoridate. There are no studies that show ingesting
fluoride has any large benefit at preventing cavities. Five studies published
since 2000 have reported no increase in tooth decay in communities which
have ended fluoridation.
"The irony here is that the FDA, which does not regulate fluoride in
drinking water, does regulate toothpaste, and on the back of a tube of
fluoridated toothpaste... it must state that 'if your child swallows more than the
recommended amount, contact a poison control center.'" - _Paul Connett,
PhD_
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There are many studies that show fluoridated communities have higher rates
of hip fractures, more cancer, and increased numbers of thyroid
disorders. Fluoride poisons more than 200 enzymes in the body. It is a so-called
_"endocrine disrupter,"_
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IkEY8pUFCRShw==) well-known to reduce the function of the thyroid which
can lead to a long list of problems including loss of mental acuity,
depression, inability to fight infections, and weight gain. Fluoride also is a
risk to the _brain_
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HOFyLUbxrlhFAkgFx0-ismYLnTOrmUtWdlr7WIvkzJhojgNVSX94QzROBwWC9ynRwITlHKoqYoue
p145l_fRw==) including dementia-like effects.
Halide #2 - Chlorine
On one hand, chlorinated municipal water has freed civilization from
dangers of waterborne epidemics. On the other hand, chlorination creates
carcinogens in water.
Chlorine is not only in our tap water, we inhale it and absorb it through
the skin during showering and bathing - by some estimates, you absorb as
much in one shower as you do by drinking eight glasses of water. Chlorine is
also in most swimming pools.
According to the U.S. Council of Environmental Quality, cancer risk among
people using chlorinated water is as much as 93% higher than among those
whose water does not contain chlorine. One school of thought says chlorine
triggers excess free radicals which feed the growth of abnormal cells
leading to tumor development.
When it reacts with organic materials naturally abundant in tap water,
chlorine produces harmful by-products including chloroform, and chloramines
and trihalomethanes (THMs) which have long been known to be instigators of
asthma.
Perhaps, given your genetics, dosing your body every day with chlorine may
bring on a _heart attack_
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzd7KbZKE5F28r2Uk8XO9O3lxwGCVv-KfnmsefsEDCTGnYY
tKLtBt4HBi51OCQK67nbG_HJ4etYWIxnrTOU2MMgcEhga9_jQ_eu2i8VRRQzh4Z4GmpoJycvbvto
T5trXv2o-TwiJQA9J8es4qoMJyDRrRkHJSbiDrXk=) . During the 1960s, Dr. Joseph
Price extensively researched the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the
world and found the highly reactive nature of the chlorine molecule scars
the inner lining of the artery, and the body protects itself by painting a
thin film of cholesterol over the damaged area.
"Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. While it
prevented epidemics of one disease, it was creating another. Two decades ago,
after the start of chlorinating our drinking water in 1904, the epidemic
of heart trouble, cancer and senility began." - _Joseph M. Price, MD_
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fxoQIt_mpIdcghCWJ7n320zK2jsFYv6pgFG4-2YuFQrovQ5pycoUo_d5aBfqjFwLdNKif-MOVJuu
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Halide #3 - Bromine
Every day, we unknowingly absorb bromine from the pesticides in our
strawberries, the plastic in our computers, the fire retarding PBDEs (used in
used in fabrics, carpets, upholstery, and mattresses), and if you are a soda
drinker, from your citrus-flavored soft drinks (Mountain Dew is famous in
some circles for its brominated vegetable oil content).
But the biggie on the list is maybe your non-organic bread. According to
_BreastCancerChoices.org_
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzfOi-EBLXL0TuRSx7NZUbWXITcT8xDNdoS6ESobGDNjEzrFu
jpyruUbZO6Ud7_ZYQ4a6Nt9a3N-zPi-HP26KxBFgqljmSSFiK05Pyd5ImWbisY2TVJl7CzQbb46L
nOQ0mduaPY4Mw9B27U_qyXN6Hw8yJy6cHaKnnE=) , "potassium bromate as an
additive to most commercial bread and baked goods probably provides the most
egregious contribution to bromide overload in Western cultures." It used to be
that iodine was used as a dough conditioner. But in the 1980s, bakers
switched to bromated flour because it makes more elastic dough which can stand
up to bread hooks and other commercial baking tools. In 1990, England
banned bromate in bread. In 1994, Canada did the same. In 1999, the Center for
Science in the Public Interest petitioned the FDA to prohibit the use of
potassium bromate, charging that the FDA has known for years that bromate
causes cancer in lab animals.
Note: Organic breads do not use bromated flour, nor does Pepperidge Farm.
Bromide is a central nervous system depressant and can trigger a number of
psychological symptoms such as acute paranoia and other psychotic
symptoms. Elevated bromide levels have been implicated in every thyroid disease,
from hypothyroidism to auto-immune diseases to thyroid cancer. Bromines are
endocrine disruptors - they mess up the metabolism, the body's ability to
clear out the garbage and regenerate healthy new materials.
"The reason we are seeing such a high prevalence of iodine deficiency and
thyroid disorders is due, in large part, to the excess exposure of bromine
from our modern conveniences ... My experience has clearly shown, compared
to those patients who do not have a serious medical illness, those with
health issues have much higher bromine levels."
- Dr. David Brownstein. _Iodine Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live
Without It_
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Halide # 4 - Iodine
In last week's newsletters, I talked about the human need for iodine, how
Lugol's solution blocks the absorption of radioactive iodine, the fact
that hypothyroidism is rampant because our food is iodine deficient, and the
vital job this nutrient does in keeping our metabolism positively charged up
instead of droopy and malfunctioning.
Today, I add another chapter to that story: we are iodine deficient
because of too much fluoride, chlorine, and bromine in our polluted world. These
three toxic chemicals are as different as night and day from iodine in
terms of human health, but all four are similar in chemical structure. They
are members of what chemists call the halide family.
Your thyroid gland is covered with "receptors" that are always on the
lookout for iodine. But because of similar chemical structures, molecules of
bromine also fit in those receptors and if iodine is lacking, the thyroid
will do its best with bromine, making an ineffective form of thyroid hormone.
It's like a game of musical chairs. Fluoride and chlorine are too small to
fill the receptors, so they are not so much players in the game.
Iodine - the Great Detoxifier
Conversely, if we have plenty of iodine already in those receptors -
because we eat iodine rich foods (unusual in the U.S.) or because we take an
iodine supplement - then the fluoride and bromine have much less ability to
warehouse themselves in the body. A constant supply of iodine flushes
fluoride, bromine, and chlorine from our tissues.
According to iodine expert, Dr. Guy Abraham:
"Supplying daily intake of iodine for whole body sufficiency (100-400
times the RDA) gives protection against goitrogens and radioactive
iodine/iodide fallout; improves immune functions, resulting in an adequate defense
system against infection; decreases singlet oxygen formation which is the major
cause of oxidative damage to DNA and macromolecules, resulting in an
anticarcinogenic effect in every organ in the human body; results in a
detoxifying effect by increasing urinary excretion of the toxic metals lead,
mercury, cadmium, and aluminum, as well as the goitrogens fluoride and bromide;
normalizes hormone receptor functions resulting in improved response to
thyroid hormones both endogenous and exogenous; and results in better control
of blood sugar in diabetic patients; stabilizes cardiac rhythm, obviating
the need for the toxic sustained release form of iodine, amiodarone; and
normalizes blood pressure without medication in hypertensive patients." -
Dr. Guy Abraham. _The Original Internist_
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YPr0-NNhmyaB8GE3AY1MFWst-fy_rR53lSRoqsQW6s) . Fall, 2005
Iodine levels have significantly dropped. In the U.S. population, there
was a _50 percent reduction in urinary iodine excretion between 1970 and
1990_
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vJa-j08-eyjqQ-vS_G0pZJ48Q0G_dUbbrTbBO7mUota-40LjMMlQlxmzC-7xCUSPEJiT__QthbJRwGvJvniqVK9HI=) . A person with a lot of iodine on board will excrete a
lot of iodine - 145 µg/L iodine for the U.S. is considered nearly optimal.
Itimplies an iodine intake of about 200 µg/day, comfortablyabove the
recommended minimum.
If some good can come out of the events in Japan, then perhaps it will be
that the mainstream medical community will re-evaluate the one, very
flawed rat study long ago in 1948 that scared doctors away from using iodine.
The therapeutic use of an iodine/iodide solution like Lugol's has the
potential to drastically change the practice of medicine and enhance the ability
of doctors to turn around the epidemics of chronic disease.
Are You Iodine Deficient?
At the Arizona Center for Advanced Medicine, we can perform an
iodine-loading test for patients. The assumption is that if you are iodine
sufficient, you will excrete over a 24-hour period most of what we give you for the
test. On the other hand, if you are iodine deficient, you tend to hold onto
most of the test sample and a smaller amount is excreted. You get the idea
- we collect a 24-hour urine sample to do this. Given how many, many
functions iodine impacts, this test seems about as basic to me as checking the
oil level in your car engine.
Lugol's solution contains 5 mg of the reduced elemental form of iodine
(preferred by the breast, ovary, and prostate) and 7.5 mg in the iodide form
(preferred by the thyroid gland and the nutrient that has been in the news
for blocking radioactive iodine from damaging the gland). It is available
at the Center.
If you are taking Lugol's solution to protect the thyroid for the next few
weeks because of events in Japan, then there is no need to test levels.
However, if you suspect you have low thyroid function and are significantly
iodine deficient, it might be a good idea to get a baseline test like the
iodine loading test.
Martha M Grout, MD, MD(H)
Arizona Center for Advanced Medicine
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