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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Re: [AlternativeAnswers] Re: Iodine - the Great Detoxifier

 



In food!  Read a newsletter from Dr. John Abdo below:

Hello  Everyone
 
There was a study that was done around the 1950's of two villages in Japan located near Hiroshima and
Nagasaki after the atomic bombs were released.  As many of you might know, thousands of Japanese
people developed many types of cancer and leukemia as a result of that radiation.
 
The exception was these two villages that survived intact with no sign of cancer.  Upon further investigation
it was found that all of the villages consumed high amounts of seaweed which is probably the highest source
of iodine that is available in food form Iodine is available in tablet and liquid forms for the non-seaweed
consumer. Other sources of iodine include:  Artichoke, Asparagus, Fish, Beans (butter, french, kidney and snap),
Blueberries, Brussel Sprouts and Cardamon.
 
Iodine is critical to calcium absorption, healthy bones, healthy brain and a healthy nervous systems.  Not to
mention essential for a healthy thyroid, spleen, blood, detoxifying the brain and warding off tendencies for
cataract formation.
 
For those of you who are interested
in getting the Iodine Protocol,
please contact our office by calling
(210) 340-7911
 
God Bless You All,
 
John H. Abdo, N.D., PhD.
 
 

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--- On Fri, 3/25/11, jamie56431 <jamie56431@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: jamie56431 <jamie56431@yahoo.com>
Subject: [AlternativeAnswers] Re: Iodine - the Great Detoxifier
To: AlternativeAnswers@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, 1:37 PM

 

In my quest to get iodine I have encountered a major issue. With our current world events, everyone is purchasing iodine! Ebay sellers are price gouging and when I search pharmacies they only carry poisonous versions, when I ask the pharmacist where I could find the internal (potassium) version they immediately give me the fifth degree as to why I want it (for radiation fear from Japan).
I am wondering if anyone here can give me any information as to where I can purchase the internally safe version of iodine. I also have to ask, if I cannot find any, would buying the external only iodine work if I dabbed it on my skin?

Thank you in advance for any information you can provide!

Jamie A

--- In AlternativeAnswers@yahoogroups.com, Angls4Hope@... wrote:
>
>
> 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
> 8uq0ibQr5nDvsD1jqiaRA--mJ0fdTIuRZCv1jzk9t0bWUsLhH5R81vIJgszuNxExljO7PVEqV7O5
> 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_
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzdRbn0Tr20XB4k0FSMNsrNNptqxvksj4_G76Js3u9Qv3k6vgzOaU4QbLmmovXJDzfBKKS
> fm1sb9cBAW8LP-jeOmlxLeyAtkWjQNtd1MZ9kIcX-l9-nEH9S8YdT2AMHG8ovwjpiUYtubtESBE1
> tCyZGw45z3aCs7Tm8Xn2pBXIycbw==)
> 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,"_
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzfj_ECoa4So0JjgtiqOh1gnALDtA_WoV4lDXi6UfJ_4SPxyOB0sM
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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_
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzfW95hEo2wozMPic_0VjaYYdFRtTHIAAHly8_h-xNlGIAY7eUaT_3mDt
> 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_
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRz
> fxoQIt_mpIdcghCWJ7n320zK2jsFYv6pgFG4-2YuFQrovQ5pycoUo_d5aBfqjFwLdNKif-MOVJuu
> L9StX9OF63jL0QP8J8rIL-q9mbFXuq-IuNqs9b5TsLTCgSdJuiLbht_vqXLP8-2BxWbSQ_HRDxGM
> NnjkUqUN1U_7pxFPKOQM1G2vwrM4NJ)
> 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_
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzf_wO0EyNwyq3Ha3eH1Iyt6SUNS7lZOhcczmook_sipqtsLGRQYStdqKqWLEw36S7pe
> US3cbyM_
> 3b4LOorKYwQFkQf_Y-nIik-CBEHjIZBbx0k5dQGIOlRK0HzM3SHSJ4BWCYIZu9Kbhi09pCL_8n8zEVNtpIiho_FFpo3hKfuz4x7LLY1oWB0EvodPDDOVuLLbQFNkqIjlSGm9DLC6WFumlIr7
> 1NZ7Oaa2H2B0jCu7y8tP5tf0v61nf_CmKl9dKuY=) . 2009
> 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_
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzdtgaUIHUiBgTPfK-52Y5Sz6LijPhHSyv
> 1Jo0Fq-dtp3rAERLo2T-NMJvRFpFHHGD_WqumiYzfF0lJ2Vy9GEGfx0j_RaAkMQeP7lDcaCGjDNH
> 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_
> (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=flzvr5cab&et=1104894841011&s=1368&e=001t_32poHnRzcRRBNzoEdxjR7UYZA25ENygNgoIGT4rvTDaxIqcT2KLTIKyJvprEj5s4wFcQwKZdKOsO7SJ
> 4
> 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
>
> _Please feel free to forward this e-mail to friends._
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> 1104894841011)
>
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