Re: More Iodine requires more magnesium???

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Magnesium deficiency, which is prevalent in the US population, results in increased levels of cytosolic free calcium.⁹⁸ Intracellular free calcium levels above the normal range are cytotoxic causing calcification of mitochondria and cell death. The cell membrane possesses an ATP-dependant calcium pump that keeps intracellular levels of free ionized calcium within narrow limits. This calcium pump is magnesium-dependent for normal function. Magnesium deficiency results in a defective calcium pump and intracellular accumulation of ionized calcium. Inadequate iodine/iodide intake below orthoiodosupplementation results in decreased levels of delta-iodo-lactone. Combined magnesium and iodine/iodide deficiency based on the concept of orthoiodosupplementation are the basic factors involved in the oxidative damage caused by excess H₂O₂ and reactive oxygen species. If this proposed mechanism is valid, orthoiodosupplementation,³⁰ combined with magnesium intake between 800-1,200 mg/day, a daily amount this author recommended 21 years ago ⁹⁸ for magnesium sufficiency, should reverse autoimmune thyroiditis. This nutritional approach is also effective in Graves' autoimmune thyroiditis as previously discussed.