Some positive results, some negative results on increased iodine dosage

[Guest guest]

I have posted about this before but again I want to ask to see if anyone has any

new ideas

now!

I have worked up to 50mg/day of iodine twice now. I backed off for a month or so

down to

12.5-25mg/day to see what would happen. Both times now I have experienced weight

gain (approximately 10lbs) on the higher dosage. When I backed down my dosage I

lost a

few lbs.

I wish I understood this! When I had my short consultation with Dr. Flechas he

suggested I

might have other nutritional deficiencies and that I need to be on a good multi

- which I

was. But he suggested Optivite so I am now taking that in case it is special in

some way ...

I am also taking all the recommended supporting nutrients + some!

I am inclined to put up with the weight gain as the higher dosage also seems to

be helping

my long-time symptom of constipation. I think it must be helping my thyroid for

it to be

having this action (because my diet, fluids, fiber, healthy oils etc have been

good for a

long time). And this gives me hope it might eventually help my other symptoms.

When I

reduced my dosage I again had to add about 1000mg extra of magnesium on top of

my

normal dosage of about 650mg that comes from my multi and buffered C in order to

not

be constipated...

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Marlena

[Guest guest]

My gut tells me that it is inflammation that is causing your weight gain. I

can gain up to 5 lbs after eating gluten and then lose it the next day. Dr.

B tested me and told me I had a high inflammation level and that I needed to

stop eating gluten. I have not had an issue with weight fluctuations since.

Just a thought that you may be pumping out more toxins than your body can

handle.

Steph

Some positive results, some negative results on increased

iodine dosage

>I have posted about this before but again I want to ask to see if anyone

>has any new ideas

> now!

>

> I have worked up to 50mg/day of iodine twice now. I backed off for a month

> or so down to

> 12.5-25mg/day to see what would happen. Both times now I have experienced

> weight

> gain (approximately 10lbs) on the higher dosage. When I backed down my

> dosage I lost a

> few lbs.

> I wish I understood this! When I had my short consultation with Dr.

> Flechas he suggested I

> might have other nutritional deficiencies and that I need to be on a good

> multi - which I

> was. But he suggested Optivite so I am now taking that in case it is

> special in some way ...

> I am also taking all the recommended supporting nutrients + some!

>

> I am inclined to put up with the weight gain as the higher dosage also

> seems to be helping

> my long-time symptom of constipation. I think it must be helping my

> thyroid for it to be

> having this action (because my diet, fluids, fiber, healthy oils etc have

> been good for a

> long time). And this gives me hope it might eventually help my other

> symptoms. When I

> reduced my dosage I again had to add about 1000mg extra of magnesium on

> top of my

> normal dosage of about 650mg that comes from my multi and buffered C in

> order to not

> be constipated...

>

> Any ideas?

> Thanks!

> Marlena

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is very interesting!

About 1 year ago I was tested for gluten antibodies and the test came back

negative.

Although I had been avoiding gluten for years before that actually, because of

more

'energetic' types of tests that various practitioners did. So I began to eat

gluten again after

the 'scientific' test said I was not allergic. I wasn't able to notice much of a

difference so

continued eating it until recently, when I stopped eating it at my breakfast

meal, I thought

that I might be a little less tired so I've continued to not eat it for

breakfast but

occasionally, less than 1/ week, I have been eating it ...

Do you have an opinion about the antibody test and its accuracy? Could it be I

did not

have antibodies because I had avoided it for so long and if I had the test done

again after

ingesting it - that could change the results?

Last year I did gain weight after introducing gluten into my diet again, but I

attributed it to

something else, especially because I lost the weight and I was still eating

gluten and did

not gain more weight again until the increased iodine ... but I will contemplate

it further

for sure because I do feel there is something about gluten ... I will avoid it

altogether for

awhile and see if it affects my weight.

I am pretty certain I have high inflammation in my body for other reasons, if

not a gluten

allergy or sensitivity, because I had various tests done regarding being exposed

to toxic

house mold - which creates a lot of inflammation in the body, which eventually

damages

the hypothalamus.

At the end of your post you wrote that the pumping out of toxins too fast can

cause the

weight gain? Because detoxing causes an inflammation response which can show up

as

weight gain? Hmmm do you think I should cut back my dosage and detox more

slowly?

Thank you very much for your response and your ideas. I am deeply grateful for

all

feedback!

Marlena

>

> My gut tells me that it is inflammation that is causing your weight gain. I

> can gain up to 5 lbs after eating gluten and then lose it the next day. Dr.

> B tested me and told me I had a high inflammation level and that I needed to

> stop eating gluten. I have not had an issue with weight fluctuations since.

>

> Just a thought that you may be pumping out more toxins than your body can

> handle.

>

> Steph

>

>

> Some positive results, some negative results on increased

> iodine dosage

>

>

> >I have posted about this before but again I want to ask to see if anyone

> >has any new ideas

> > now!

> >

> > I have worked up to 50mg/day of iodine twice now. I backed off for a month

> > or so down to

> > 12.5-25mg/day to see what would happen. Both times now I have experienced

> > weight

> > gain (approximately 10lbs) on the higher dosage. When I backed down my

> > dosage I lost a

> > few lbs.

> > I wish I understood this! When I had my short consultation with Dr.

> > Flechas he suggested I

> > might have other nutritional deficiencies and that I need to be on a good

> > multi - which I

> > was. But he suggested Optivite so I am now taking that in case it is

> > special in some way ...

> > I am also taking all the recommended supporting nutrients + some!

> >

> > I am inclined to put up with the weight gain as the higher dosage also

> > seems to be helping

> > my long-time symptom of constipation. I think it must be helping my

> > thyroid for it to be

> > having this action (because my diet, fluids, fiber, healthy oils etc have

> > been good for a

> > long time). And this gives me hope it might eventually help my other

> > symptoms. When I

> > reduced my dosage I again had to add about 1000mg extra of magnesium on

> > top of my

> > normal dosage of about 650mg that comes from my multi and buffered C in

> > order to not

> > be constipated...

> >

> > Any ideas?

> > Thanks!

> > Marlena

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Steph,

Are you saying that if I am pumping out more toxins than my body can handle,

that would

create extra inflammation in my body, which might appear as weight gain?

If so, would you recommend decreasing my iodine dosage, if I am already doing

all the

other supportive things that I know how to do for my detox pathways?

Thanks so much for your ideas,

Marlena

>

> My gut tells me that it is inflammation that is causing your weight gain. I

> can gain up to 5 lbs after eating gluten and then lose it the next day. Dr.

> B tested me and told me I had a high inflammation level and that I needed to

> stop eating gluten. I have not had an issue with weight fluctuations since.

>

> Just a thought that you may be pumping out more toxins than your body can

> handle.

>

> Steph

>

>

> Some positive results, some negative results on increased

> iodine dosage

>

>

> >I have posted about this before but again I want to ask to see if anyone

> >has any new ideas

> > now!

> >

> > I have worked up to 50mg/day of iodine twice now. I backed off for a month

> > or so down to

> > 12.5-25mg/day to see what would happen. Both times now I have experienced

> > weight

> > gain (approximately 10lbs) on the higher dosage. When I backed down my

> > dosage I lost a

> > few lbs.

> > I wish I understood this! When I had my short consultation with Dr.

> > Flechas he suggested I

> > might have other nutritional deficiencies and that I need to be on a good

> > multi - which I

> > was. But he suggested Optivite so I am now taking that in case it is

> > special in some way ...

> > I am also taking all the recommended supporting nutrients + some!

> >

> > I am inclined to put up with the weight gain as the higher dosage also

> > seems to be helping

> > my long-time symptom of constipation. I think it must be helping my

> > thyroid for it to be

> > having this action (because my diet, fluids, fiber, healthy oils etc have

> > been good for a

> > long time). And this gives me hope it might eventually help my other

> > symptoms. When I

> > reduced my dosage I again had to add about 1000mg extra of magnesium on

> > top of my

> > normal dosage of about 650mg that comes from my multi and buffered C in

> > order to not

> > be constipated...

> >

> > Any ideas?

> > Thanks!

> > Marlena

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Yes that is what I am saying. Your body buffers it with water.

I took Metagenics Ultra Clear Plus pH and that helps a whole lot. It is a

liver and kidney support product.

Steph

Some positive results, some negative results on

>> increased

>> iodine dosage

>>

>>

>> >I have posted about this before but again I want to ask to see if anyone

>> >has any new ideas

>> > now!

>> >

>> > I have worked up to 50mg/day of iodine twice now. I backed off for a

>> > month

>> > or so down to

>> > 12.5-25mg/day to see what would happen. Both times now I have

>> > experienced

>> > weight

>> > gain (approximately 10lbs) on the higher dosage. When I backed down my

>> > dosage I lost a

>> > few lbs.

>> > I wish I understood this! When I had my short consultation with Dr.

>> > Flechas he suggested I

>> > might have other nutritional deficiencies and that I need to be on a

>> > good

>> > multi - which I

>> > was. But he suggested Optivite so I am now taking that in case it is

>> > special in some way ...

>> > I am also taking all the recommended supporting nutrients + some!

>> >

>> > I am inclined to put up with the weight gain as the higher dosage also

>> > seems to be helping

>> > my long-time symptom of constipation. I think it must be helping my

>> > thyroid for it to be

>> > having this action (because my diet, fluids, fiber, healthy oils etc

>> > have

>> > been good for a

>> > long time). And this gives me hope it might eventually help my other

>> > symptoms. When I

>> > reduced my dosage I again had to add about 1000mg extra of magnesium on

>> > top of my

>> > normal dosage of about 650mg that comes from my multi and buffered C in

>> > order to not

>> > be constipated...

>> >

>> > Any ideas?

>> > Thanks!

>> > Marlena

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > ------------------------------------

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

[Guest guest]

I just looked at this product and it looks good. I will try it as soon as I can.

I like the idea

of trying to facilitate my detoxification better as opposed to lowering my

iodine dosage.

Soon I will do another loading test & bromide test to see where I'm at ...

Speaking of Metagenics, do you know anything about the Multigenics Intensive

Care? To

me it looks like just as good a multi as Optimox Optivite - if not superior in

certain ways -

for instance it has the natural folate in it ...

Do you have a favorite multi to support iodine therapy?

Thanks,

Marlena

>

> Yes that is what I am saying. Your body buffers it with water.

>

> I took Metagenics Ultra Clear Plus pH and that helps a whole lot. It is a

> liver and kidney support product.

>

> Steph

>

>

> Re: Some positive results, some negative results on

> increased iodine dosage

>

>

> > Hi Steph,

> > Are you saying that if I am pumping out more toxins than my body can

> > handle, that would

> > create extra inflammation in my body, which might appear as weight gain?

> >

> > If so, would you recommend decreasing my iodine dosage, if I am already

> > doing all the

> > other supportive things that I know how to do for my detox pathways?

> >

> > Thanks so much for your ideas,

> > Marlena

> >

[Guest guest]

I have taken Multigenics but not the intensive care. I liked it OK. I

currently take Biotics research Bio-Multi Plus. I really like that one.

I think as long as they are high grade they will all do about the same. I

feel better on Biotics stuff.

Steph

Re: Some positive results, some negative results on

>> increased iodine dosage

>>

>>

>> > Hi Steph,

>> > Are you saying that if I am pumping out more toxins than my body can

>> > handle, that would

>> > create extra inflammation in my body, which might appear as weight

>> > gain?

>> >

>> > If so, would you recommend decreasing my iodine dosage, if I am already

>> > doing all the

>> > other supportive things that I know how to do for my detox pathways?

>> >

>> > Thanks so much for your ideas,

>> > Marlena

>> >

>

>

>

>

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>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Do you have an opinion about the antibody test and its accuracy? Could it

be I did not

> have antibodies because I had avoided it for so long and if I had the test

done again after

> ingesting it - that could change the results?

>Marlena

If you're not ingesting gluten, your body will not be making antibodies

against it. If you avoided gluten for a long time before your antibody

test, it would have been negative, even if your body does make antibodies to

gluten. If you ingest enough gluten for long enough, say a month, that

could change the results.

Not everyone that makes antibodies to gluten has a positive blood antibody

test. See stories on www.celiac.com about the difficulty of getting

diagnosed with blood tests. A more accurate and earlier way to detect

gluten antibodies is to determine if gluten antibodies are present in the

intestinal tract. www.enterolab.com determines if gluten antibodies are

present in a stool sample. Supposed to be superior to blood tests. A

companion website is www.intestinalhealth.org

Lynn

[Guest guest]

> > Do you have an opinion about the antibody test and its accuracy?

The presentation here http://www.enterolab.com/Lecture/Lecturenew/frame.htm

gives percentages of people with celiac sprue that had negative blood

antibody tests.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

I appreciate this information. I now realize the test I took was completely

invalid!! It

makes sense!

-Marlena

>

> > Do you have an opinion about the antibody test and its accuracy? Could it

> be I did not

> > have antibodies because I had avoided it for so long and if I had the test

> done again after

> > ingesting it - that could change the results?

> >Marlena

>

> If you're not ingesting gluten, your body will not be making antibodies

> against it. If you avoided gluten for a long time before your antibody

> test, it would have been negative, even if your body does make antibodies to

> gluten. If you ingest enough gluten for long enough, say a month, that

> could change the results.

>

> Not everyone that makes antibodies to gluten has a positive blood antibody

> test. See stories on www.celiac.com about the difficulty of getting

> diagnosed with blood tests. A more accurate and earlier way to detect

> gluten antibodies is to determine if gluten antibodies are present in the

> intestinal tract. www.enterolab.com determines if gluten antibodies are

> present in a stool sample. Supposed to be superior to blood tests. A

> companion website is www.intestinalhealth.org

>

> Lynn

>