halogen imbalance theory

i absolutely do not think so. each time i have upped my intake(been doing 600mg for about two weeks now), i have reached a new level of detox.

here is the problem. a study of the halogens reveals some very fundamental chemical characteristics. take a look at the periodic table:





the halogens(salt makers - column 17) are of different atomic weights. they are, from lightest to heaviest - fluorine(19), chlorine(35), bromine(80), and iodine(127).

in a 1:1 ratio, a lighter halogen will displace a heavier one. here is a great tutorial which allows you to do a virtual laboratory exercize.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/chemistry/periodictableandgroups/gr...


granted, our bodies are not test tubes and the body has active processes which help it collect the right halogen, iodine, and reject the bad ones. but lets not get too complicated with this. you can see that in the presence of an abundance of the lighter halogens and a dirth of iodine, the lighter halodens will take the place of iodine. even with a small amount of iodine, say what the gov RDA calls for, the battle is lost in the presence of so much bromide and fluoride in our environment and diets. this has created demonstrable halogen imbalance in most people.

the body has a need for the halogen Iodine in many organs, glands, enzymatic processes - in fact, Iodine is needed in every cell of the body. recent studies have put the body burden of a sufficiently iodinated person at about 1500mgs, or 1.5 GRAMS. it would be a miracle if someone has accidently reached full sufficiency in the modern societies. the japanese probably come the closest with a daily intake in their diets of from 13-43mgs per day, depending on what study you go by. this is 100's of times the USRDA.

given no choice, the body will use whatever halogens it has available. it is the fluoride and bromide taken up and used by the thyroid gland that is causing so many metabolism problems. and that is just one gland. the rest of the body is in the same dire straights. "lack of Iodine is a promoter of cancer in the human body." dr. jorge flechas, md

to reverse this situation reqires two things. first is the avoidance of the bad halides fluoride and bromide. the "-ide" is the salt of the free element, "-ine". the terms get used interchangeably on this forum, the difference being of little clinical consequence(with exceptions, of course). clinical means basically the same thing as "in vivo"(in living) and as opposed to "in vitro" which is in a laboratory test tube and refers to the actual actions observed in a living subject. fluoride and bromide in high serum levels in the body produce pronounced effects on the brain as they are able to cross the blood brain barrier easily. they can also chemically displace heavier halides and be displaced by lighter halides(except that nasty fluorine, of course). bromide in the kidneys can be easiliy displaced by chloride, which is the reason for the salt pushes. chloride is also not nearly the problem that fluoride and bromide are because the body has other mechanisms for dealing with it. free chlorine is not so easily handled and can bind quickly with fat in the blood when inhaled and create plaque in the arteries in an astonishingly short amount of time, almost immediately, in fact.

the second thing that it takes to reverse or correct halide imbalance is a greater than 1:1 ratio of the heavier iodine. remember the chemistry of displacement in a 1:1 solution? this displacement of a heavier halogen with a lighter one can be mitigated by increasing the ratio in favor of the heavier halide. if a much higher concentration of iodine is in the body compared to that of fluoride and bromide, this chemical gradient can be stopped or even reversed. in conjunction with the body's biological preference for iodine, higher doses of iodine facilitates the displacement of lighter halides in the tissues of the body.

as i alluded to earlier, it appears that some tissues are easier to correct than others. bromide is easier to displace than fluoride. the thyroid is easier to correct than brominated stored fat. fluoride has a love affair with calcium, so it will be in the bone and teeth where higher concentrations over time are definitely needed. brominated fat seems to need the liquifying influence of iodine and the call for burning more calories than is taken in to break it apart and release the bromide stored there.

there are other reasons for getting up to the 50-100mg range of supplementation, but when it comes to plane jane full body sufficiency, it is necessary at first. in fact, "low dosing", as it is called, can actually do more harm than good. if you have organification or symporter problems you will never know it and your halogen picture will remain the same or become worse over time while youre thinking you are taking care of it. Tweet