Re: Boron.. where I saw iodine causes boron dumping notion..for aprilcupcake

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couldn't find anything on boron and iodine on a search of that site..

I give up

> >

> > Vitiligo is the loss of melanin, the pigment in the skin. Below

> are

> > causes and treatments I found in Dr. Jonathon 's

newsletter

> > (Nutrition and Healing) and also from a website explaining what

is

> > needed for melanin to be made. Note: since low stomach acid makes

> it

> > difficult for the body to absorb vitamin B12 and folic acid

(both

> of

> > which are necessary for melanin production), the factors below

are

> > interrelated with each other and also with vitamin C, the need

for

> > which is increased by iodine consumption. Zinc and copper are

also

> > required both for melanin production and thyroid balance.

> Increased

> > magnesium consumption may increase the need for zinc and thus

for

> > copper as well. Body odor, a symptom of iodine induced boron

> dumping,

> > can also be related to zinc deficiency. Also, tyrosine is used

to

> > make thyroid, so iodine supplementation may divert scarce

tyrosine

> to

> > thyroid production and cause a deficiency for melanin

production.

> > Much to think about in terms of maximizing nutrition while we

> > supplement with iodine to avoid possible negative side effects

> like

> > vitiligo. A friend has successfully controlled her vitiligo with

> > Selsun Blue (dandruff shampoo!) for years!

> > Hope this helps,

> >

> > Adeha

> >

> > Low Stomach Acid: " To save space, I'll just make a list of some

of

> > the numerous conditions linked to (and made worse by) low

stomach

> > acid: Acne rosacea, aging (especially 60 and older), allergies,

> > alcoholism, celiac disease, childhood asthma, hepatitis, hives,

> > depression, dermatomyositis, diabetes (Type 1), eczema,

> gallbladder

> > disease, Graves' disease, lupus, macular degeneration, multiple

> > sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, osteoporosis, pernicious anemia,

> > polymyalgia rheumatica, Raynaud's syndrome, rheumatoid

arthritis,

> > scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and

> > vitiligo. " (Dr. Jonathon 's newsletter)

> >

> > Boron deficiency: Safe and inexpensive boron offers prostate

> cancer

> > prevention and protection from autoimmune diseases. Although it's

> too

> > early to say for certain, recent research findings indicate that

> the

> > trace element boron may prevent prostate cancer and autoimmune

> > diseases (which include lupus, Graves' disease, Hashimoto's

> disease,

> > myasthenia gravis, scleroderma, type 1 diabetes, vitiligo, and

> > multiple sclerosis). Since boron is most frequently found in

> > vegetables and fruits (it's an essential mineral for plant life),

> and

> > since it's safe and quite inexpensive as a supplement in low

> doses,

> > it may be advisable to take immediate advantage of this

relatively

> > new information. (Dr. Jonathon 's newsletter)

> >

> >

> >

> > How Melanin is Made

> >

> > http://www.recouleur.com/pigment.asp

> >

> > The body's pigment production process, melanin synthesis, is like

> a

> > factory. Various vitamins, minerals, and enzymes are needed

during

> > different phases on the " assembly line " . If an ingredient is

> missing

> > or the body cannot make it, then the finished product, pigment,

> > cannot be made. Melanin is the pigment in the body that colors

> skin

> > and hair. It is produced in cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes

> are

> > located in the top skin layer.

> >

> > The amino acid phenylalanine is converted to the amino acid

> tyrosine.

> > Melanin is formed by the conversion of the amino acid tyrosine.

> > Tyrosine, in the presence of the enzyme tyrosinase and oxygen,

is

> > oxidized to dopa which is oxidized to dopaquinone. Then

> dopaquinone

> > spontaneously changes to leukodopachrome. Leukodopachrome is

> easily

> > oxidized to dopachrome. Carboxyl, an acid, is removed from

> dopachrome

> > and dopachrome is rearranged resulting in melanin. Vitamins and

> > minerals are used along the way. Among them is folic acid. Folic

> acid

> > has three components: Pteridine; Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA); L-

> > glutamic acid. Phenylalanine needs pteridine to introduce

hydrogen

> > and oxygen which are required for the conversion to tyrosine to

> take

> > place.

> >

> > PABA is needed for melanin creation as it helps metabolize B

> > vitamins. Pantothenic acid, folic acid and B12 are the B

vitamins

> > used in melanin synthesis. In addition, about 21% of vitiligo

> > patients are deficient in folic acid. Vitamin C is needed for

> folic

> > acid metabolism. Folic acid and vitamin B12 require each other

for

> > biologic reactions. And, vitamin B12 plays a role in tyrosine

> > metabolism. Thus folic acid in its whole is more effective than

> the

> > sum of its parts. Tyrosinase requires copper for the oxidation

of

> > tyrosine to dopa. Tyrosinase contains two atoms of copper per

> > molecule. Furthermore, copper must be transported into the

> > melanocytes and the melanosomes (organelles within melanocytes

> which

> > store melanin) for their function. Copper requires the presence

of

> > pantothenic acid in order to be absorbed. PABA helps in the

> > utilization of pantothenic acid melanin. Vitamin C enhances the

> rate

> > of transformation of tyrosine to dopa.

> >

> > Clinical research shows that many vitiligo patients have

> abnormally

> > low levels of folic acid, vitamin B12, and C. Other research

> reveals

> > that copper and zinc are reduced in vitiliginous skin.

> >

> > Melanosomes are transferred to surrounding keratinocytes (skin

> cells)

> > and within the hair shaft to pigment skin and hair.

> >

> > Vitiliginous skin often has melanocytes but they have lost their

> > ability to produce melanin. The borders of the patches repigment

> > first because the source of melanin comes from melanocytes near

> the

> > patch. Sunlight or equivalent artificial light helps transfer

the

> > melanin. A melanin reservoir exists in hair follicles. When

> melanin

> > production is stimulated, it helps the migration of melanin to

the

> hair.

> >

>