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Website? Didn't you Google him? He has multiple websites. He is all

set to make money selling his book and merely awaits its publication.

I did not go through his websites. Was there something in particular

that interested you? I doubt he is any different from Fumento

who made a splash with his Weekly Standard article. Whatever the man

has to say, the fact remains that he is someone who is discouraging

spending money on public health. The subtext is that he wants the

money available so it can be spent elsewhere, probably on the military.

I wonder why Bush conservatives bother to call themselves that since it

would be more accurate to call them imperialists. The old guard

conservatives from before the first and second world wars would not

recognize them as conservatives: but those old conservatives would be

far more in favor of spending on public health because the Quarantine

would not be a distant memory. Antibiotics have lulled us into a false

sense of security.

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> I was wondering if you got a chance to look at Mercola's site and

what you think of his opinion on avian flu. Have a great night! Tamarin

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Have you read Laurie Garrett's article on the coming flu pandemic in

Foreign Affairs? It is on Foreign Affairs website and is in our site

links. That is the article that Mercola has got to bullseye if he

wants to make his case, and I do not think that he can do it.

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Can you send me a link. The newsletter I got from him today doesn't have any thyroid info.

Steph

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stephanie...I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!

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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/20/Signs-Symptoms-and-Solutions-for-Poor-Thyroid-Function.aspxFrom: ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...>iodine Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:34:19 PMSubject: Re: mercola

Can you send me a link. The newsletter I got from him today doesn't have any thyroid info.

Steph

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stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!

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That article is a train wreck in so many ways. I don't even know where to start.

Steph

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stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!

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i agree...there were a few comments that were more favorable toward iodine but one negative one with regard to dr.b..From: ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...>iodine Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:28:57 PMSubject: Re: mercola

That article is a train wreck in so many ways. I don't even know where to start.

Steph

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stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!

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I caught that one. :( They are drawing on a VERY old interview on the net. He no longer feels that way.

Steph

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stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!

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Wow! Dr Mercola responded very rudely to a lady named Carold...now her two posts

and his rude response are no longer part of the thread.

What a drag that they didn't dig deeper for information, I mean, it's not like

there isn't a TON of it here and on the linked sites. Plus, the fact that he

apparently can't/won't admit he is/was wrong and was flat rude to a poster

really has me flummoxed.

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He no longer feels that way.

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> stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on

iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or

lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her

practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you

read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who

prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not

take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might

want to comment to dr. mercola too!

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I responded to that one. So her original post is gone too?

Steph

mercola>>> >>>> stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!>>>>>

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I searched twice page by page...

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iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or

lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her

practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you

read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who

prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not

take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might

want to comment to dr. mercola too!

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Oh well...

mercola> >> >> > > >> >> >> > stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!> >> >> >> >> > >>>>

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Dr. Brownstein is the man,. Don't let Mercal get to you!

Jag

From: ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...>Subject: Re: mercolaiodine Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 8:52 PM

Oh well...

mercola> >> >> > > >> >> >> > stephanie... I dont know if you have read mercola's recent article on iodine supplementation for hashimoto's and in general use of iodoral or lugol's...he cites a single source who says that she has used iodine in her practice with hashi's and that it is a disaster for those patients...and if you read the comments below one of them describes a visit with dr. brownstein who prescribed lugols for her daughter then he supposedly said no she should not take it with hashi's...any comments on this comment in particular? and you might want to comment to dr. mercola too!> >> >> >> >> > >>>>

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What was the gist of Carole's posts and Mercola's responses, and what did you

not agree with? I read the comments, but it must have been before these were

posted.

Thanks,

Mike

> > Wow! Dr Mercola responded very rudely to a lady named Carold...now her

two posts and his rude response are no longer part of the thread.

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> > What a drag that they didn't dig deeper for information, I mean, it's not

like there isn't a TON of it here and on the linked sites. Plus, the fact that

he apparently can't/won't admit he is/was wrong and was flat rude to a poster

really has me flummoxed.

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Her first post was asking for a little more clarification on why he states you

should NOT use Lugols.

His reply was something close to " Do you have a problem reading? I clearly

stated xxxxxxx " The xxx is where he gave a specific reference that wasn't

actually in the article. He may have been referring to a thread in the

discussion where he states:

" Because iodine from natural sources like seaweed is far superior and there a

major difference between iodide and iodine. Katharine Tamaro, of Vitamin K2

Protocol, who I know through autism summits I attend has studied this

extensively and has thousands on this protocol and am convinced she is correct..

Do NOT, I repeat Do NOT, use iodine. as in Lugols and Ioderal, if you choose

to use iodide from non natural sources like seaweed use potassium iodide like

SSKI. The primary reason is that the iodine in Lugol's and Iodoeral will

actually make your hypothyroidism worse. "

Her response was one of shock, that she had been a frequent customer and will

never purchase another product from them again.

I'm pretty disappointed:

1) in the apparent lack of research in condemning Lugols

2) that he didn't own up to it and just covered it up by pulling the threads.

I can understand if someone gets snippy, life happens, but to not take

responsibility for it is pretty weak.

Now I wonder if my post is still there since I referenced the incident.

NOPE, I've been censored as well...in fact, I'm guessing there are a lot of

posts that were deleted because each of the pages of the Community Comments have

relatively few threads each compared to other topics I've viewed.

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not agree with? I read the comments, but it must have been before these were

posted.

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>> > Wow! Dr Mercola responded very rudely to a lady named Carold...now her

two posts and his rude response are no longer part of the thread.

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>> > What a drag that they didn't dig deeper for information, I mean, it's not

like there isn't a TON of it here and on the linked sites. Plus, the fact that

he apparently can't/won't admit he is/was wrong and was flat rude to a poster

really has me flummoxed.

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Call me cynical, but i would bet any amount of money this is all leading up to Mercola selling his own kelp/seaweed supplement.

Cyndi

Her first post was asking for a little more clarification on why he states you should NOT use Lugols.His reply was something close to "Do you have a problem reading? I clearly stated xxxxxxx" The xxx is where he gave a specific reference that wasn't actually in the article. He may have been referring to a thread in the discussion where he states:"Because iodine from natural sources like seaweed is far superior and there a major difference between iodide and iodine. Katharine Tamaro, of Vitamin K2 Protocol, who I know through autism summits I attend has studied this extensively and has thousands on this protocol and am convinced she is correct.. Do NOT, I repeat Do NOT, use iodine. as in Lugols and Ioderal, if you choose to use iodide from non natural sources like seaweed use potassium iodide like SSKI. The primary reason is that the iodine in Lugol's and Iodoeral will actually make your hypothyroidism worse."Her response was one of shock, that she had been a frequent customer and will never purchase another product from them again.I'm pretty disappointed: 1) in the apparent lack of research in condemning Lugols2) that he didn't own up to it and just covered it up by pulling the threads.I can understand if someone gets snippy, life happens, but to not take responsibility for it is pretty weak. Now I wonder if my post is still there since I referenced the incident.NOPE, I've been censored as well...in fact, I'm guessing there are a lot of posts that were deleted because each of the pages of the Community Comments have relatively few threads each compared to other topics I've viewed.> Re: mercola>>>What was the gist of Carole's posts and Mercola's responses, and what did you not agree with? I read the comments, but it must have been before these were posted.>>Thanks,>Mike>>> > Wow! Dr Mercola responded very rudely to a lady named Carold...now her two posts and his rude response are no longer part of the thread.>> >>> > What a drag that they didn't dig deeper for information, I mean, it's not like there isn't a TON of it here and on the linked sites. Plus, the fact that he apparently can't/won't admit he is/was wrong and was flat rude to a poster really has me flummoxed.>>>

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I have always had Lugols and SSKI used interchangeably ... I believe I speak both when talking with my doctors and the prescription says for SSKI. Are they actually different and if so/how? Thanks, Joyce Simmerman

There is ALWAYS a "BETTER WAY"! WE can find & make ITa "Cradle for Humanity"!

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SSKI is potassium iodide only, Lugol's and Iodoral are potassium Iodide and elemental iodine

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Posted by: "Joyce Simmerman, J.D." nativelegal@... natvlegl

Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:26 pm (PDT)

I have always had Lugols and SSKI used interchangeably ... I believe I speak both when talking with my doctors and the prescription says for SSKI. Are they actually different and if so/how? Thanks, Joyce SimmermanThere is ALWAYS a "BETTER WAY"! WE can find & make ITa "Cradle for Humanity"!

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I would say you are spot on. He just recently publish details of his kelp

shopping trip to Norway...:)...

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> Call me cynical, but i would bet any amount of money this is all leading up

> to Mercola selling his own kelp/seaweed supplement.

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Is that right? So of course, his first step is to denigrate all the competition. Not too obvious!

Cyndi

I would say you are spot on. He just recently publish details of his kelp shopping trip to Norway...:)...

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> Call me cynical, but i would bet any amount of money this is all leading up

> to Mercola selling his own kelp/seaweed supplement.

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> Cyndi

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this is exactly why i have a really hard time with mercola. he's got too much 'conflict of interest' going on to just take him at face value.

kim

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Is that right? So of course, his first step is to denigrate all the competition. Not too obvious!

Cyndi

I would say you are spot on. He just recently publish details of his kelp shopping trip to Norway...:)... >> Call me cynical, but i would bet any amount of money this is all leading up > to Mercola selling his own kelp/seaweed supplement.> > Cyndi

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Todays newsletter had an article on vitamin d.

There he says supplimenting isn't good, one should instead use a tanning bed, supplied by him of course!

quote: "In case you didn't know, the best way to regulate your body's vitamin D levels is NOT to take vitamin supplements."

So I suspect his article on iodine as well.

Bruce

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Is that right? So of course, his first step is to denigrate all the competition. Not too obvious!

Cyndi

I would say you are spot on. He just recently publish details of his kelp shopping trip to Norway...:)... >> Call me cynical, but i would bet any amount of money this is all leading up > to Mercola selling his own kelp/seaweed supplement.> > Cyndi

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So maybe go to the research literature as well and find out what the

best source of Vitamin D is.....

It's probably VERY important for the thyroid so it's worth pursuing. I

couldn't find studies on humans but in experimaetal lab animals, Vitamin

D is important in the rate limiting enzyme precursor to Tyrosine, an

important constituent in the conversion of Free t4 to Free t3.

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> Todays newsletter had an article on vitamin d.

> There he says supplimenting isn't good, one should instead use a

> tanning bed, supplied by him of course!

> quote: " In case you didn't know, the best way to regulate your body's

> vitamin D levels is NOT to take vitamin supplements. "

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> So I suspect his article on iodine as well.

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> Is that right? So of course, his first step is to denigrate all

> the competition. Not too obvious!

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> I would say you are spot on. He just recently publish details of

> his kelp shopping trip to Norway...:)...

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weren't tanning beds banned? People developing skin cancer?

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Todays newsletter had an article on vitamin d.

There he says supplimenting isn't good, one should instead use a tanning bed, supplied by him of course!

quote: "In case you didn't know, the best way to regulate your body's vitamin D levels is NOT to take vitamin supplements. "

So I suspect his article on iodine as well..

Bruce

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Is that right? So of course, his first step is to denigrate all the competition. Not too obvious!

Cyndi

I would say you are spot on. He just recently publish details of his kelp shopping trip to Norway...:). .. >> Call me cynical, but i would bet any amount of money this is all leading up > to Mercola selling his own kelp/seaweed supplement.> > Cyndi

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Clinically,

we have had great response to liquid Vitamin D-3 supplementation and less so

with only sun exposure. However, we

test first to make sure there is a deficiency – we don’t just

guess. Not everyone seems

manufacturers Vitamin D-3 in the amount that is supposed. I do think that the safer tanning beds

are good options if one has the time and money. One of the best places for Vitamin D-3

information is http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/ There is research information on

the site, too.

Be Well

Dr.L

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So maybe go to the research literature as well and find

out what the

best source of Vitamin D is.....

It's probably VERY important for the thyroid so it's

worth pursuing. I

couldn't find studies on humans but in experimaetal lab

animals, Vitamin

D is important in the rate limiting enzyme precursor

to Tyrosine, an

important constituent in the conversion of Free t4 to

Free t3.

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