Guest guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 The trace mineral Molybdenum is said to help with the die off from Candida. I also wonder if the Iodine was turning your urine brown? Garnet > Hi LK, I understand where you are at, it is difficult at times. I will send > some information as to pages you may read that hopfully will enlighten you. > http://www.health-science-spirit.com/candida.html On this page is where I > found Dr. Orean Truss iodine protocol for yeast/candida. > > http://www.jcrows.com/JoFahey_IodineRemediesSecretsFromTheSea.pdf Dr. > Robin > http://www.lugol-iodinesupplements.com/ > http://www.donaldmiller.com/JPandS%20Extrathyroidal%20Benefits%20of%20Iodine.pdf > > If you have a lugols type of iodine, and it is 2 percent, then each drop > equals 2mgs, 5 percent, then each drop equals 5mgs. If you are using > indoral, then each pill is 12.5mgs of iodine. > Iodine is supposed to do a giant detox of the body, and as I began taking > 200mgs daily about the third week, I became very depressed, I am assuming > from detox of chemicals, and die off of my yeast, as I had a most horrible > case of yeast, as I expressed my concerns about being depressed and no > energy, everyone told me to take a break from iodine, and I am thinking, > take a break heck, I want to get this yeast out of my body now. So I kept > on going, just by accident, I took some DMSO with my iodine, wahoo, it > turned my entire life around. Most MD's who work with iodine will tell you > it takes ninety days of fifty mgs daily to get the body saturated with > iodine. > I am guessing with DMSO, this must have happened in two or three days, as I > had gradually over time, weekly see my yeast problems abate, it is a slow > process. But by adding DMSO, it saturated my body in a matter of hours. Of > course I am thinking, wonderbar, get it over with fast and not have to > suffer, stop taking iodine start again and feel the bad side. I did notice > when taking DMSO and iodine, my urine was a brown color. I thought perhaps > that must be toxins. Anyway I think adding DMSO to iodine is a way to > quickly detox and not have to suffer the lingering affects of detox and > yeast die off. I do hope my explanation is helpful for you. > david lubbock tx. > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Lyn K wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> I am using iodine and was told to take 5 drops for my first two weeks and >> then drop back to 2 or 3. I have been taking it for over four weeks and have >> tried to increase the amount I take because I do not think it is doing >> anything at that low level. I started to increase by taking 3 drops twice a >> day, but it seemed I was having periods of feeling wiped out and needing to >> sit down and rest. Then I found something online and read that that could be >> too much iodine for the thyroid, so I stopped and went to just 5 drops once >> a day. Today I tried just taking 10 drops this morning and will try taking >> between and 10 drops once every day. The thing is, I don't know anything >> about iodine except that the body needs it. But one site said the body only >> needs ten drops in a lifetime! So that does not sound like the body needs it >> very much. I just don't know where to go to find information about this >> thing I am taking. >> >> ________________________________ >> >> To: DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO >> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:05 AM >> Subject: Measuring Drops vs. Milligrams [ wasDMSO VS MSM] >> >> >> >> Drops can vary in size so they are not a standard of measure - although >> we all see directions on liquid tinctures and other supplements that say >> to take so many drops from their container, which supplies its own >> dropper. In a lab setting we use " micro pipettes " that measure out exact >> amounts of liquid that can be anywhere from 1 ml to 0.001 ml. All of >> them are dispensing drops. >> >> As well is no standard drop = milligrams conversion. All substances vary >> in density so even a consistent or exact volume measure of one substance >> does weigh the same as an equal volume measure of another substance >> unless it is the same density. Think of water and oil. Oil floats on >> water because it is less dense there for oil will weigh less than water >> even if you compare the same volume. >> >> That said water is the lab reference standard. 1 ml of water at one >> atmosphere of pressure = 1 cc = 1 g = 0.2 teaspoons. Sorry for all the >> tech speak but it is only by an agreed upon convention that we can >> define what 1 gram is. >> >> You have to actually weigh it and use the same size volume measure. I >> suggest to you that drops are not at all a consistent form of measure so >> you might consider using a 1 ml syringe, if you can order them in your >> state a farm or vet supply sells them cheap. I also use 10 ml as they >> are a convenient size since 15 ml = I Tablespoon and 5 ml = 1 teaspoon. >> >> Many bulk supplements will tell you what 1 t weighs, or you can call >> their 800 number or email the distributor. >> >> For instance 1 t of MSM = ~ 4 grams = 4,000 mg. >> >> It is frustrating and confusing but an ounce by weight does NOT equal an >> ounce by volume of the same substance. It is unfortunate that the two >> terms are used for different types of measurement. >> >> Garnet >> >> >>> Who can guide me as to where to learn how to measure drops vs. >>> milligrams? After all my searching of the web, I am left still >>> clueless as to how to know drops to milligrams or powder to milligrams. >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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