Hi Marcia and all --

I just posted this at Iodine and while it is a little off-topic, I think it is OK here, too. Marcia, I relied in an e-mail to you separately.

First, I have had some low feelings while "iodining" -- at present I am taking:

4-5 drops Lugol's/day -- about three days on/3 days off
2 drops Lugols/day in the oil mix I use for face cleaning
very recently, I have been rinsing after brushing with a xylitol/Lugol's?h2) solution

So, a pretty conservative regime.

On my "off" days I increase salt water to keep things moving up and out, and I take VItamin C (I eat a lot of nuts, so am not worried about selenium).

My feelings about the Iodine detox -- metals on their way out can cause mood change -- as can toxins in general. I actually first experienced this last winter on my 3rd or 4th liver flush. I was totally taken out by it on the morning after the flush -- lethargic, hopeless, irritable, discontent, etc. -- and in desperation, called a friend who is experienced with chelating/cleansing. He recommended an enema to flush out toxins, which I tried and which was helpful. So using that logic -- lots of water to carry away toxins -- led me to really pay attention to water/salt intake, which is helpful. When I first started using Lugols I went away for the weekend and didn't really focus on water/salt intake -- had forgotten my Redmond's salt, was running around visiting people, etc. and got the one terrible headache I have had since iodining, and also felt emotionally like it was all over!

I do try to keep the maxim "better out than in" in mind, but to temper it with the ideas that 1) I can't cleanse at the same rate as others here -- we all get here differently "dirty" and with different circumstances in our lives, and what works for someone who has been cleansing for years, doesn't have amalgam, etc. is just going to be too much for someone like me. And I have a low threshhold for discomfort these days -- if I were single, childless, and pet-free, I could probably step it up, but with dependents, I cannot afford to be depressed, bitchy, headachy, etc. -- it is a sad commentary on the state of our household that Mama does everything because I am a terrible housekeeper and generally completely disorganized, etc. -- but that is actually the case right now and I don't have any wiggle room as we are barely all clothed and fed and walked and so forth as it is!

I do look forward to stepping it all up a little in a month or so when my husband is merely working and not going to school. I really think that I was led to oil pulling and the wonderful folks here in part to eventually learn about iodine. I do have a lot of respect for this therapy, and belief in its power and the logic behind needing it for myriad reasons -- it is always hard for me to go about things prudently and not abandon myself to my "all or nothing" tendencies! But in this case, slowing down/backing off has really been helpful with those mood swings, and I know I am more likely to remain in the game if I proceed at a measured pace rather than trying to get everything out at once...

It is a very sad day to be here in Virginia and I am so grateful for feeling connected to others here at Curezone in the wake of this horrible massacre down the road.

Laura

My name isn't Laura, it's Lennard, but here's my suggestion: Cellfood. You can buy it at almost every health food store. Many of my friends use it and it seems to positively affect your mood. Cellfood creates a burst of oxygen in your body about 20 minutes after drinking it, by breaking water atoms into oxygen and nitrogen. Something about all that oxygen suddenly being released seems to make you feel good. One friend who suffers from Depression takes it three times a day and won't miss a dose!