Another Iodine article by Bruce West

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In the Feb 2006 issue of "Health Alert", Bruce West again has an article on Iodine. Among other things he talks about kids taking iodine, toxins, what problems iodine helps, fibrocystic breast disease, side effects, and allergies. At the end he has details on how to get your own free copy of the Iodine Fulfillment Therapy article he wrote last December. Here are some quotes. Zoe

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"Chief among illnesses helped by this therapy include fibrocystic breast disease (FBD), fibromyalgia, all thyroid disorders (including goiter), chronic fatigue syndrome, immune deficiency syndrome, autoimmune disorders, ovarian cysts, diabetes, infections, vaginal infections, fatigue, and more. Studies from more than 70 years ago show that high doses of iodine even benefit kids.

"In the 1930s iodine deficiency was common, and lots of kids got thyroid cysts and goiters. Indeed it has always been known that iodine deficiency is synonymous with thyroid cysts and goiters. When kids were given iodine, the incidence of goiter dropped from 22% to 2/10th of 1% -- 110 times difference!

Iodine and Heavy Metals

"Many decades ago, salt and bread began to be fortified with iodine in an effort to resolve chronic iodine deficiencies in the American public. Some of this fortification was later changed to carcinogenic bromine fortification. And today we find lots of people with toxic and heavy metal burden--with high levels of lead, mercury, and the two toxic halides bromine and fluorine.

"Bromine and fluorine compete with iodine for absorption and binding in the body. As iodine levels drop, bromine and fluorine levels rise. Upon specific testing, it is known that iodine fulfillment therapy increases iodine at the absorption sites in the body while increasing the excretion (elimination) of heavy metals and the toxic halides bromine and fluorine.

...."Measurable clinical changes start to take place as iodine levels rise. Goiters and nodules of the thyroid begin to disappear. The same is true for ovarian cysts. Energy increases as the toxin load diminishes. Metabolism increases, and weight loss becomes more normal. Libido improves in men and women. Brain fog clears. And deeper, better sleep with vivid dreams once again becomes possible.

Breasts and Iodine

"The breasts are the second main glandular storage site for iodine next to the thyroid gland! The relationship between breast health and iodine deficiency has been known for more than 100 years. The human female breast concentrates and secretes iodine. The more diseased the breast tissue, the greater the demand for breast iodine.

"Perhaps the most significant breast symptom related to iodine is fibrocystic breast disease. It is not unusual for women who were desperate with this condition--and considering a mastectomy in order to become 100% normal--to end up with no breast pain following the achievement of iodine saturation. Many women experience the beginnings of these kinds of results within three weeks of taking 50 mgs of iodine daily!

"Normal breast architecture will simply not develop when a woman is deficient in iodine. And the breasts and thyroid are not the only tissues that take up, store, secrete, and utilize iodine. All tissues in the body are more immune to disease when they possess adequate iodine. Do you remember when we were kids--no matter what type of cut, scrape, or injury we got--we always got tincture of iodine put on the wound?

"That is because iodine is powerfully antibacterial, antiparasitic, antiviral, and even anticancer. Therefore people with adequate iodine enjoy markedly less numbers and severity of infections. And adequate amounts of iodine, and iodine supplementation for those who are deficient, equates with better health in general and less risk of infection and infectious disease in particular.

What About Iodine Allergy and Side Effects

"Side effects to the right kind of iodine are relatively minor--with less than 5% reporting side effects--even at the large dose of 50 mgs daily for three months. The effect are minor--including acne, metallic taste, excess saliva, headache, and palpitations. These are easily remedied by lowering the iodine dose. If you are on thyroid medication, having your doctor cut the dose of your drugs in half results in elimination of side effects. And it is the first step to becoming thyroid-drug free.

"Very few people are truly allergic to iodine. And even those with an allergy to shellfish or radioactive iodine are generally not allergic to therapeutic iodine (Prolamine Iodine from Standard Process or Iodoral tablets.) Naturally if you suspect you are allergic, you must proceed carefully--with a very low test dose to start with. And even if you find out that you are truly allergic to iodine, there is a way to eliminate this allergy with a simple acupuncture procedure called NAET."

"Before embarking on iodine saturation therapy, be sure to read my article, "Iodine Fulfillment Therapy," Health Alert, Vol. 22, No. 12. If you don't have this issue, send us a self-addressed envelope with two stamps and I will send you our flyer. It is easy to understand and will lead you through the potential six months of this therapy." (Address: Health Alert, 100 Rd., #110, Monterey CA 93940. (831-372-2103)