etiology and the big picture

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Dear I2 Enthusiasts,

Reading/lurking here with great interest. Thank you all for your

generosity and enthusiasm.

One thing that strikes me is that we must all keep in mind that this

is a very complicated thing that has idiosyncratic expression.

Does that equal " genetic " ? I don't know, but I am reminded of Price's

observation and Sally Fallon's regular reiteration that ideally we

obtain nourishment that allows for the " full expression of our genetic

potential " .

When I think about iodine nourishment/deficiency it seem obvious to me

that there is a continuum of expression, with some manifestations

being apparently " severe " (cretinism) and some being apparently " mild "

(infertility or miscarriage tendency). I expect that this is the case

for all nutritional deficiencies.

For example, a healthy child is born to a healthy mother, is nursed

for a year or so, weaned, etc. Same mother, now having transferred

her iodine stores to child #1 through her breast milk, becomes

pregnant again. In the USA of 2006 she is unhappily ignorant of the

traditional wisdom which compelled " primitives " to spend months eating

specifically to recover stores of critical nutrients, like iodine from

seafoods, and so she enters pregnancy #2 at a deficit. Child #2 will

most likely be a bit less sturdy, and will not have the benefits of

exposure to the same I2 levels from mother. Perhaps we see the

manifestation of autism after exposure to toxins in child #2 when

child #1 was " fine with vaccinations " . Is this a genetic expression

or a failure of nutrition to " support the expression of full genetic

potential " ?

Now progress the etiology with another generation, i.e. child #2

becomes a parent (mother or father) to children who enter the world

with bankrupt nutritional accounts. You get the picture. Price's

work so clearly illustrates this.

Unfortunately I see the above scenario in my clinic all the time, so

have made it my personal mission to educate women (and men) in my

community of the importance of Price's work and the value of wise

traditions, with an eye to our unique, idiosyncratic " constitutions " ,

a term which I believe can include our genetics, but also includes

where we have come from, where we are, and where we can go with our

health and nutrition.

I have been witness to another level of this when I observe that black

walnut tincture benefits both inflammatory hypothyroidism (Hashi's)

AND non-autoimmune hypothyroidism, while also being a remedy for

parasites, acne, infection, constipation, it stains the skin reddish

brown, and (unsuprisingly) contains iodine. So does hypothyroidism

include the sign/symptom of infection or parasitism? Does it incline

one to be so? Again, there is obviously a continuum of expression,

and a situational aspect at work here, AND we can use black walnut to

" instruct " us on the complexity of disease expression.

I hope I am being clear here.

To round out your knowledge of Iodine, Flourine, Chlorine and Bromine

I encourage you all to educate yourselves in the homeopathic materia

medica entries for these substances. The indications are very

illustrative of how these apparently complex symptom pictures are not

so bizarre. I learned a lot about how these elements behave as

poisons or remedies, and got a " big picture " sense for what we are

dealing with.

We must think holistically, not simply " naturally " .

best to you all,

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sheila,

That was very enlightening!!

etiology and the big picture

Dear I2 Enthusiasts,Reading/lurking here with great interest. Thank you all for yourgenerosity and enthusiasm.One thing that strikes me is that we must all keep in mind that thisis a very complicated thing that has idiosyncratic expression.Does that equal "genetic"? I don't know, but I am reminded of Price'sobservation and Sally Fallon's regular reiteration that ideally weobtain nourishment that allows for the "full expression of our geneticpotential".When I think about iodine nourishment/deficiency it seem obvious to methat there is a continuum of expression, with some manifestationsbeing apparently "severe" (cretinism) and some being apparently "mild"(infertility or miscarriage tendency). I expect that this is the casefor all nutritional deficiencies. For example, a healthy child is born to a healthy mother, is nursedfor a year or so, weaned, etc. Same mother, now having transferredher iodine stores to child #1 through her breast milk, becomespregnant again. In the USA of 2006 she is unhappily ignorant of thetraditional wisdom which compelled "primitives" to spend months eatingspecifically to recover stores of critical nutrients, like iodine fromseafoods, and so she enters pregnancy #2 at a deficit. Child #2 willmost likely be a bit less sturdy, and will not have the benefits ofexposure to the same I2 levels from mother. Perhaps we see themanifestation of autism after exposure to toxins in child #2 whenchild #1 was "fine with vaccinations". Is this a genetic expressionor a failure of nutrition to "support the expression of full geneticpotential"?Now progress the etiology with another generation, i.e. child #2becomes a parent (mother or father) to children who enter the worldwith bankrupt nutritional accounts. You get the picture. Price'swork so clearly illustrates this.Unfortunately I see the above scenario in my clinic all the time, sohave made it my personal mission to educate women (and men) in mycommunity of the importance of Price's work and the value of wisetraditions, with an eye to our unique, idiosyncratic "constitutions",a term which I believe can include our genetics, but also includeswhere we have come from, where we are, and where we can go with ourhealth and nutrition.I have been witness to another level of this when I observe that blackwalnut tincture benefits both inflammatory hypothyroidism (Hashi's)AND non-autoimmune hypothyroidism, while also being a remedy forparasites, acne, infection, constipation, it stains the skin reddishbrown, and (unsuprisingly) contains iodine. So does hypothyroidisminclude the sign/symptom of infection or parasitism? Does it inclineone to be so? Again, there is obviously a continuum of expression,and a situational aspect at work here, AND we can use black walnut to"instruct" us on the complexity of disease expression.I hope I am being clear here. :)To round out your knowledge of Iodine, Flourine, Chlorine and BromineI encourage you all to educate yourselves in the homeopathic materiamedica entries for these substances. The indications are veryillustrative of how these apparently complex symptom pictures are notso bizarre. I learned a lot about how these elements behave aspoisons or remedies, and got a "big picture" sense for what we aredealing with.We must think holistically, not simply "naturally".best to you all,Sheila