As a child my pediatrician used Antibiotics to prevent illness. I received powerful Antibiotics for many years.

My dentist thought fluoride would prevent cavities. I took daily fluoride tablets for many years of my childhood.

I grew up in the Pacific Northwest where Iodine is low.

By age 10 I had a mouth full of Amalgam fillings from eating junk food and chewing gum with sugar.

Took swimming lessons each and every summer in an indoor chlorinated pool.

I was a sickly child with ear infections, bronchitis, strep throat, colds and flu, and allergies.

A family treat was eating junk food.

At one time my Iodine got so low that I stopped sweating. Also stopped digesting food. Weight dropped under 100 pounds. I am 5' 8" tall. Have low strength and exhausted adrenals.

Now I am fighting for a healthy life. Taking Lugol's daily, getting I/V chelation each week for the heavy metals, taking daily saunas (started sweating with the iodine), using LL Magnetic Clay to get the lead out, and have recently added acupuncture to help unblock my liver. Drinking lots of water and taking supplements to give me strength to get through each day.

Asking questions of many doctors and am thankful for this forum of Iodine experts who have gone before me.

Thank you for all your words of wisdom. This is all making sense now.