Good day, friends.

Okay - here goes. Some of you might recall my post in which I took liberty to indulge everyone in my own personal Iodine (Lugols formula) breakthrough. Had lost a good deal of weight to the point of near emaciation due to a physical (and perhaps psychological) meltdown which really came on like a batoutahell about three years ago now. I had supplemented with nearly everything, worked out diet issues, alternative approaches galore (diet wasn't hard, was always good on that front - when I could eat, that is) - but lost my period just as I had when I'd become anorexic as a teenager, in college. This went on (loss of cycle) for over a year prior to finding all you wonderful folk.

One of my earliest posts on this forum (shall I say the "old" Iodine Forum) relayed that suddenly after less than a week of embarking on the whole I-o protocol (included selenium, v-C, et al - but never did any so called salt pushes) I regained my period virtually overnight. I maintained a clockwork cycle (femme variety) for well over a year.

Fast forward. Pushed it probably too far with additional approaches toward recovery (periods returned, but the person I once was, my otherwise physical health, had not) and at the same time cut back on the Lugols dramatically and somewhat unintentionally. (For a good spell I was ingesting at least 200 - 300 mg a day) Eventually, the whole Iodine regimen walked off with the poolboy, and I would only occasionally remember to add my Lugols to my coffee. At this time I again lost another 15 or so lbs (down to 82lbs).

I left Florida for the summer, and placed a few orders with Jeff - deciding I needed to at least get back to where I was. Interestingly and coincidentally, I also discovered a new little food combo which was easy for me to eat: chopped granny smiths, dried cranberries, cut celery, cut radishes, yogurt, curry powder, and....brazil nuts. All mixed together. V-liscious. Try it.

Back at approx 200 mgs of Lugols in my java (along with that good ole IP6) for about two weeks and BOOM.

This one goes out most particularly to Batgirl, T, V, In-love, jfh, 0, and N - and all those who turned on the lights. To you ALL. Eternally grateful for each and every tidbit you've discovered and shared.

Flow.