RE: Re: Sally - Vitiligo, melasma

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Thanks for the info. That is good for everyone to know. I dont have vitiligo, but have struggled with melasma for about 10 yrs.

Mine has started to improve with adding estrogen, and I suspect the iodine is helping alot now too.

anyone have experience with relief from melasma?

Christa

iodine From: slyan2007@...Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:12:09 +0000Subject: Re: Sally - Vitiligo

> > >> > > > Hi ,> > > > I have hypothyroidism, which i take Armour for, not> > graves or > > Hashimotos. I had normal levels of boron on> > previous mineral test. > > The vitiligo occured after taking 50mg for over 3> > months. I did not > > have it before, so although I want to take iodine,> > this has scared > > me. It was interesting to learn you have had no> > such problems with > > mineral levels, however as i said before, i have> > read boron can be > > depleted, forced from the body by iodine, and this> > is needed for > > pigmentation, so to me, it seemed the obvious> > culprit.> > > > Sally> > > > > Sally do you have Graves or Hashimotos? It seems> > that those with > > autoimmune issues are subjected to this issue.> > > > > > > > > Who is affected by vitiligo, and it vitiligo> > inherited?> > > > > > About 0.5 to 1 percent of the world's population,> > or as many as 65 > > million people, have vitiligo. In the United States,> > 1 to 2 million > > people have the disorder. Half the people who have> > vitiligo develop > > it before age 20; most develop it before their 40th> > birthday. The > > disorder affects both sexes and all races equally;> > however, it is > > more noticeable in people with dark skin.> > > > > > Vitiligo seems to be somewhat more common in> > people with certain > > autoimmune diseases. These autoimmune diseases> > include > > hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland),> > adrenocortical > > insufficiency (the adrenal gland does not produce> > enough of the > > hormone called corticosteroid), alopecia areata> > (patches of > > baldness), and pernicious anemia (a low level of red> > blood cells > > caused by the failure of the body to absorb vitamin> > B12). Scientists > > do not know the reason for the association between> > vitiligo and these > > autoimmune diseases. However, most people with> > vitiligo have no other > > autoimmune disease> > > > > > http://www.medicinenet.com/vitiligo/article.htm> > > > > > It looks like Edgar Cayce's solution for Vitiligo> > is to take IODINE > > for a liver clearer since pigment issues are a> > result of toxic liver > > in many cases. I know this is true for me when I> > had the pregnancy > > mask. When I detoxed my liver I lost the brown> > patches on my face. > > My ND said "They don't call them liver spots for> > nothing".> > > > > > > >> http://www.edgarcayce.org/health/database/health_resources/vitiligo.as> > p> > > > > > > > > B.> > >> > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________>