If one suffers from flair ups of Lyme disease or fibromyalgia type pain, like neck pain, muscle pain etc. do the symptoms get worse when starting iodine as part of the detox? I’ve been reading about all the detox symptoms but have found none on any list or post where people talk about their muscle and body pains flaring up as a detox reaction. I’m just trying to figure out if the flare up is a detox symptom or not.   [End]
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Have you tried supplementing with just selenium for a while (a month or longer) before taking the iodine?   [End]
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btw, if you are not eating meat you are not eating a human diet. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PI1rsC-l1ZQ?feature=share [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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there are only three things that can make one ill. deficiencies. poisons. lies you might believe. you are addressing a deficiency. probably a long term chronic deficiency. like any deficiency, the body must replace what the nutrient did with another process for life to continue. the body adjusts and processes that are not as efficient are used. some processes must stop. once these process changes are made they can become permanent even when the deficiency has been addressed. one of the things i have heard and experienced myself is the therapeutic effect of mega dosing vitamin ...
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After years of struggling with hypothyroid symptoms and subclinical labs, I learned about iodine deficiency and thought this must be the missing piece. For some background, I have never been on thyroid medication or had thyroid labs until I became pregnant with my son who was born in 2020. My TSH is usually high and free T3/freeT4 in range. I have been experiencing secondary infertility for the past two years and also experienced a miscarriage a year ago, which led me to dig into the thyroid/iodine issue. In January 2023, I had some thyroid labs done and these were the results: TSH: ...
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Cranberry gets its color from IODINE... 1/3 cup of organic cranberry juice will give you a recommended daily allowance. The fact is that there’s no information published about this because they are more interested in selling their high priced iodine. It’s a simple Google if you dare. Many of the Holistics have become just as corrupt as the medical. They don’t want people to know?   [End]
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HI, I am trying to sign up and post on your forum. The post I want to post is the narrative below: I purchased Iodoral from here https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09YDGRSPX And noticed the usual iodine smell did not come from the tablets in the bottle so i ground up a tablet, dissolved in water and put starch bread in but there was simply no reaction between the starch and iodine which would seem to indicate there is no iodine in the product. I suspected something when i purchased the Iodoral and i) the price has doubled in one year from Optimox and ii) I do not get the usual bodil ...
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its all about the halogens in your environment. flourine in stain resistant this and that and water and toothpaste and powdered eggs and god knows there its hidden, like in teflon non-stick pans and stuff. then there is bromine which is in so many materials in our lives as a fire retardant. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/chemicals-within-us notice the date. big cities and public trans and buildings are the worst. i have had my face go numb just walking into a lazy boy outlet due to flame retardants and stain treatments, etc. no idea how people do 8 hours a da ...
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Hi guys, I’ve been doing Dr. Brownstein’s iodine protocol for coming up (in a few days) on a month. I’m seeing good results so far but I have newbie questions. I hope this is the right iodine forum to ask these questions in: 1. How can one tell when they’ve gotten to the right iodine dose for them as they’re moving up? Does a person, at a certain daily dosage, feel really good so they stay there until one’s body says otherwise? 2. When someone has been on iodine for a longer period of time (months/years) IF they decide to try to go to a lower amount of iodine, how do they know whe ...
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goiter is cured by iodine supplementation   [End]
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hi i used to be able to buy iodine and potassium iodide crystals on Ebay but now USA sellers don’t send to where i stay (Singapore)............also, many Ebay sellers are now from China and i doubt the safety of their iodine + potassium iodide........... so can i get by with just iodine.....OR.....potassium iodide by itself ?.........or it’s not effective by itself and i need to combine the 2 items ? many thanks in advance !   [End]
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hi........... hope you guys can help me........i ordered iodine and potassium iodide crystals from Ebay years ago (I live in Singapore) but seems that Ebay sellers not shipping to Singapore anymore.......and i don’t trust Sellers from China....... can anyone let me know of any iodine + potassium iodide sellers that will ship to Singapore (reasonable pricing, of course) many many thanks in advance !   [End]
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Very interesting post! I am really very carried away! It seems to me that in order to write a post so that people are really interested in reading, you need to be a talented person, well, or use the services of this service   [End]
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Has anyone experienced going hyperthyroid after taking a break from Iodine? I never had thyroid issues, I have been taking Iodine for a few years to help treat FBD and an ovarian cyst and while taking it my results were coming mildly hypothyroid (which I read is expected) but I felt well. I decided to take a break this summer as I had a bit of thyroid swelling/goiter which was persistent for more than a year and wanted to see if it will go away. 3 months later the swelling is gone, but I have lost 8 kg, last month my period did not come, I did some tests and turns out I am now hyperth ...
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Hi, am I interpreting it right, that you are considering 12.5 mg per day, as being ”high-dose” ? Also noticed you didn’t mention dry skin, I get a sense maybe you have dental amalgams ?   [End]
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Hello all, A friend of mine, 83, feels cold even though he lives in 80 degree weather. I have started him on Lugol’s solution starting a week ago from 2 drops of 2% solution to 10 drops and backing down to 2. He still feels cold and at times gets very hot when he needs the AC on. Is there something else he should be doing? He is practically a vegetarian now. Thank you. Archus   [End]
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I’m a 33yr old female. I have what was listed on the ultrasound report as a “3.3cm almost completely solid” thyroid nodule. The biopsy was negative for cancer but “suspicious” according to them. Therefore, they said we should remove that half of my thyroid. I don’t want to do that and I’m petrified of ending up worthy that as a last resort. My blood labs came back low on Iodine and I am certain that’s due to being a vegan since childhood. Daisytopia, I’ve been studying the thyroid gland since 1990. If it was my thyroid, I would never allow anyone to remove any part of my thyroid. Furthe ...
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I’m posting this on mole remedies. In connection with a small mole on my face I’ve done a bit of Internet research... and based on that, it is IODINE that is, or appears to be the best for mole removal. Why? A) Because Iodine never leaves any holes (depressions) in the skin... and B) because based on 15 reports Iodine is a ”4.93” on a 5-scale... and also C) because the following alternatives are or appear to be less effective than Iodine: vitamin E, peroxide (H2O2), apple cider vinegar (ACV), bloodroot and garlic. The details are as follows: Vitamin E......5.00 /5.00... but the ...
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a naturopath I hired Naturopaths? Naturopaths are great... they tend to be better than MDs. However, please watch out because not every Naturopath is worth his or her weight in gold. In January of 2021, I started taking Iodine... to help with hypothyroid symptoms that had been getting worse for the past ten plus years. - cold fingers - low body temperature (94/96) - joint pain - insomnia (from joint pain) - fatigue/depression - male pattern balding - low libido - difficulty gaining weight - ADD / brain fog / short-term memory issues You have many classic sym ...
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you may be having trouble with the sodium becaus eyou dont have enough potassium.   [End]
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Hi everyone. I would from the bottom of my heart appreciate any advice here. Truly. New to the forum and made an account just to inquire about this. I’m unable to stop thinking about this for more than five minutes at a time because I’m just so scared and lost on how to heal this. I’m a 33yr old female. I have what was listed on the ultrasound report as a “3.3cm almost completely solid” thyroid nodule. It’s slighty visible upon looking at my neck. The biopsy was negative for cancer but “suspicious” according to them. Therefore, they said we should remove that half of my thyroid. I don’t wa ...
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Hi everyone and hope I can get some help and advice. I am suffering with a bad case of multiple chemical sensitivity after being diagnosed with celiacs, I was left by my Dr for nearly 7 months whilst my body was in a toxic state. I have started using iodine as part of a protocol, using basic vitamins and a mineral mix to work along side it, exercise as it pushes toxins out of tissue, fat and other areas it hides. Everything was going well until the exercise. I had a little tingling before in my feet and hands but now its gotten so intense, and over much larger areas of the body. I ...
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Hello Everyone, I’ve been taking iodine (lugol’s 5%) for two months now alongside all companion nutrients. I worked up slowly and eventually got up to 6 drops when I started to experience a nasty taste in my mouth which I discovered was a sign of bromine detox. From my research I gathered I should add the salt-loading protocol with my 6 drops. I started with 1/2 tsp of high quality salt (redmund real salt) in 6 oz followed by 16 oz of RO water. This actually made me feel worse and I experienced more detox symptoms. Everywhere I read said that I should be having the opposite reaction so I ...
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In January of 2021, I started taking iodine per the recommendation of a naturopath I hired to help with hypothyroid symptoms that had been getting worse for the past ten plus years. - cold fingers - low body temperature (94/96) - joint pain - insomnia (from joint pain) - fatigue/depression - male pattern balding - low libido - difficulty gaining weight - ADD / brain fog / short-term memory issues When I began eating 3 grams of kelp per day, I felt AMAZING—like years of brain fog had just lifted in a matter of days. However, the insomnia and joint pain didn’t improve, so w ...
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How much iodine are you taking and how often? Is the goiter ’diffuse’, meaning the swelling is on both sides of the thyroid, or is it just in one area? Have you ever had a goiter or other thyroid related symptoms in the past? What prompted you to start taking iodine in the first place?   [End]
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I have been taking iodine for about 2ish years now. When I started I did not have any noticable thyroid issues. However a few months back I had a miscarriage and since then I have developed very noticable swelling in my thyroid and I am exhausted all the time. The swelling is so much that others notice the swelling and comment on it. I am doing salt flushes, herbs to support heavy metal detox and liver detox as well as taking vitamin c, selenium, magnesium, b vitamins. What am I missing or doing wrong?   [End]
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check this out at the 34:40 mark. remember, PCOS and FBD are similar conditions in different locations. https://youtu.be/8YdFDVFun60 [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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Hi I am on Iodine since 2013. I have breast cysts as well. Also seems they got more/bigger the last year. I have taken doses of 50-100mg/day for years. Now i am taking 12,5mg Iodoral. I am 41 and have also developed an uterine myom.   [End]
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I upped the dose 3 weeks ago to 100mg and have been really good about taking all the companion nutrients and Celtic salt. I am now experiencing detox symptoms for the last week. Mostly shortness of breath(sometimes severe) and feeling frustration/anger... eek along with not sleeping enough and some heart palpations. I am taking 1/2 teaspoon of salt daily in water. Should I take more? I will reference the protocol again, I forget. Anyone else experience these symptoms as detox and what helped? I remember when I had detox symptoms getting up to 50mg, a salt dose and a coffee enema would clea ...
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Hello Grace, I hope you’re well and I am sure iodine will help you recover faster :) Best wishes!   [End]
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Hi, I have had the same issues for over two years now. I have had my thyroid meds switched around multiple times. I am now on T3 and T4 separately vs Armour which has them both. I also have the under eye puffiness that came on overnight and has never gone away. I usually get the flashes at night. One thing that I have found is that my neck can cause a ton of eye issues. I used to sit in a recliner and had to stop because there is a pillow that pushes my neck forward and then I get all kind of crazy eye issues. Very very scary stuff. Was so afraid to close my eyes at night as I tho ...
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Thank you for this! I read through it all and it makes a lot of sense. I just had surgery, so I went off all supplements for a little over a month. I am so excited to get back going on the iodine! If feels great to take something that you can tell it literally changing the health of your body:) Grace   [End]
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Hello Grace, I was going through the forum’s resources and here is a link to the Iodine Detox resources where among others cherry angiomas are also mentioned. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Re0I1CxVrs7FBFjYAst6CcEUPS4rucIQjbPLXVquje8/edit# I hope you find it helpful :) Hope you’re feeling better with the salt loading and vit.C!   [End]
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I agree. I did the painting with progesterone for a bit, but something about adding hormones just doesn’t seem right to me. My hormones are already imbalanced. Thank you and I am going to be sure to do my Vitamin C and salt flushes:) Praying for the cysts and cherry angiomas to go away!   [End]
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Hi Grace, yes it is great to find people that are on the same journey and I have to say this forum, reading past posts have given me a lot of courage in times when I needed it. Now that you mention it I think I have also noticed some more tiny cherry angiomas since taking iodine but I had some even before which appeared and disappeared... And I think I have found some interesting info here: https://www.cheeseslave.com/cherry-angiomas-iodine-and-bromide-detox/ and https://amanonmedicine.com/cherry-angiomas-bromine-iodine/ That means that they could be a sign of bromide and fluoride ...
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I just did another iodine loading test 3 weeks ago and am waiting for the results to come in. I am taking iodoral. I was originally taking Terry Naturally tri-iodine. Honestly, it just makes me feel a lot better knowing that there are people out there like me whose breast cysts weren’t cured in a few weeks to months(not that I don’t want that for us all:)). I was just feeling discouraged like maybe the iodine won’t take them away. I really pray it does! I never had a problem with my right breast and just found my first small lump in it and I’ve been on the iodine for a while now:/ I will p ...
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Dear Grace, I have been on iodine for nearly 2 years and from my experience I can say that you need to keep adjusting the dose of iodine and companion nutrients and listen to your body. There is no one perfect dose for everyone, as we are all different and have different levels of toxins to get rid of and ailments to cure. Some people on this forum take really high doses which I don’t know if I can ever reach. I am also doing it all by myself as I haven’t found any iodine literate doctors to consult here in London, so it can be a bit scary sometimes and I also posted questions here be ...
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Thank you so much for replying to my message. I’ve posted a few times, but have kinda given up hope that people with more expertise will chime in. Which is a huge bummber because there are not any iodine literate doctors in my area, so I’m on my own. I am taking the co supplements, but I have been really bad at taking the vitamin C for a while. It that co supplement super important? I also don’t really do the salt as much anymore because i’m not having the detox reactions anymore. I did up my dose recently to 75-100mg and felt what I believe to be some detox symptoms that I felt before. ...
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Hi Grace, I am new to iodine supplementation myself. I just wanted to say that it’s great that you’ve had some improvements and are continuing treatment. Are you taking Iodoral tablets? I only know from what Dr. Brownstein recommends. In his book for breast cancer it’s usually 50-62.5mg iodoral for dosage. And are you taking companion supplements? Mineral balancing seems to be very tricky. I considered taking a drive to see Dr. Brownstein myself but now I see his office is temporarily closed. You might consider sending a hair sample for body mineral composition. From what I ...
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Hello, I began supplementing with iodine last March, so about 15 months. My breasts are no longer tender and my periods went from being horribly painful and very heavy, to very mild. My question is why do I still have so many breast cysts? I read all of the stories of them going away within weeks. Why not for me? I started off with 6.25mg and slowly worked my way up to 50mg several months ago. Am I not taking enough? I also have a lot of little red spots all over my body (cherry angiomas, I’m guessing) that have not gone anywhere. Please help with suggestions. Any help is greatly appre ...
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. hello all, i hope all reading are doing well! :) i was wondering if anyone here might have any info, or personal experience with, if a ”too-high” dose of liothyronine T3 thyroid medication (or maybe Any dose is too high, if you prefer natural means :)), OR if iodine (”too high,” or otherwise), could cause eye problems - LIKE ”thyroid eye disease,” and/or ”FLASHES seen at corners of eyes” (a sign of retinal detachment - but i’ve already been to the doctor for that ...or posterior vitreous detachment) ????? it seems that the flashes started when i - and ...
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Hello guys. I’m new to this Iodine world. I wish to see Edgar Cayce’s original reading 358-2. Could anyone post it here! Better post several from different sources. I have found his reading 358-1 at https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1689780#i , but can’t find 358-2 on curezone. Thanks, looking forward for your opinion.   [End]
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One can also use the magnet trick on a bottle of lugol’s for a measure of the effect, but the superior product is magnascent. I can’t endorse it highly enough. Be well   [End]
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I recommend Magnascent. https://magnascent.com/what-is-iodine#health-benefits-of-iodine I would recommend Electrodine from ArrowheadHealthWorks even more, but they had to stop making it and recommended this as the next best alternative. It is monoatomic detoxified iodine and will not build up and become toxic within the body. Be careful to not get a regular Nascent iodine as this is not consumable. MAGnascent however, is, but you don’t need as much (the 12.5-50+ mg)... mere drops. (It isn’t as strong as Electrodine though... this is Edgar Cayce’s original recipe, unaltered.) I tak ...
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Hello Everyone! I am 23 years old female and I have fiber cystic breast disease since I was 15 years old. But only recently I discovered that this breast tenderness, flactuation in size, swelling and pain that I experience every month before my period is such a serious problem. I was always told that it is absolutely normal and you should not consider it as a disease. But after I started to read Lynne Farrow’s book about iodine, I understood what I am really dealing with and it even can lead to cancer. I am taking iodine in form of Lugol’s iodine almost for a year now, and I take around 10 ...
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So you’ve been taking iodine on an empty stomach for years, first thing when you wake up? I am assuming you’ve been getting benefits from it or you would have changed your routine until desired benefits were achieved. How many mg do you take in the coffee? I am about to start the iodine protocol with companion nutrients and work up to 20mg per day. That’s my plan for now, anyhow. Thanks for your response!   [End]
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i hope so. thats been my routine for years.   [End]
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Is iodine effectively absorbed taken with coffee on an empty stomach? If not, how much food is ideal for taking with iodine?   [End]
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  Although this question is really for the iodine forum I am also posting in thyroid forum incase someone has had simillar experience. Thanks in advance!  - Emily TLDR "I have read that Iodine can affect TSH levels but is this just to be expected if I am getting/forcing my thyroid to work again ’naturally’?" "I don’t believe I have ever had an underactive thyroid and am not concerned that my T4 is low as I am still taking T3 (as I have no sumptoms of being hypo)." "I guess after all this my question is that if my TSH is so high am I ...
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I have been salt loading twice a day with 1/2 tsp Celtic Sea salt but the improvements in detox symptoms are very slow. How many times a day can I salt load without consuming too much sodium?   [End]
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I have been taking iodine for about 2 months now. Detox symptoms got bad for me so I started taking all the co factors and salt loading. However, I realized that I have been salt loading with Morton sea salt which may or may not be unrefined. I have now switched over to Celtics. Would this have a factor in why I haven’t been able to get any relief from my detox symptoms?   [End]
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I have been supplementing iodine for about 2 months now. I am a vegan and was looking for essentials I could not get from my diet. I came across iodine and started supplementing in micrograms. Those days were my best days as I felt energized, skin was better, and felt more alert. Then I started to more research and went ahead and started supplementing Lugols 2%. At this point the only co supplement I was using was selenium. I went up to 25mg over the course of a couple weeks and thats when my detox symptoms started to hit very badly. My main goals were to clear up my skin and enhan ...
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youre welcome. answering an isolated question is risky, and so is taking that advice or otherwise using such info. there are other ”companion” nutrients which help with uptake and utilization, like selenium, boron, B vitamins and C. i like potassium chloride (salt substitute like NUSALT) for potassium supplementation. potassium is a bigger problem for more people than anybody knows.   [End]
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Thank you trapper! I am 37 years old, I drink warm water with cider vinegar every day first thing in the morning and I add my Lugols into it... I don’t have and never had heartburn but I have asthma, hay fever and various allergies which I know might also be caused by low stomach acidity so maybe I need to work on it a bit more...   [End]
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i suspect low stomach acid interfering with uptake. some vit C or ACV or fresh lemon. dont forget the salt but you can skip the tequila. lol but seriously, if you have inadequate stomach acid, which naturally goes down with age, then all nutrients are hampered getting into the system. proper levels of potassium and low enough ph (high acidity) are crucial for digestion that facilitates nutrition. heartburn is a sign of not enough acid. if the stomach does not have low enough pH then the flap doesnt close properly and what acid is in there leaks up unto the tube and burns. peopl ...
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Hello, I have had mild FBD and a cyst on my left ovary (endometrioma), also a diagnosis of endometriosis and after a lot of reading and research last year I started taking Iodine with the companion nutrients and salt loading. Before starting I did the Iodine loading test which came 64%, now I have been taking iodine for over a year and recently did the loading test again and came 66%. I am really baffled as I would have expected that the level would have gone up at least a bit. Here I have to add that before I also did a halides test which came low so I wouldn’t suspect them for low absor ...
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I have had some itching and tingling on my breasts since starting iodine, but no rash on my nipples. I have been pulse dosing 100 mg for about 5 weeks. Is it unhealthy skin that perhaps the iodine is clearing up? Maybe it is bromide detox? Have you been doing salt flushes as instructed on (I think) the iodine handout - not just water in salt throughout the day, but where you take a bunch of salt at once? I’ve read on this forum that sometimes painting straight iodine can be too much for sensitive skin - maybe stop that for a while and see if that clears up? Or try diluting it wit ...
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I am on a healing journey all alone and feeling very discouraged! This iodine journey is up and down and sometimes kinda scary with the changes going on in my body. I posted a message about a nipple rash a few days ago and got no response. Well ok, everyone is busy, but this is the 4th time I posted a message and got no response. It’s very hard when you don’t have a doctor to go to ask questions because they will want to do something crazy and not conducive to healing and there is so where to turn. I was so excited to post on Curezone and meet people like me and get some answers. There are ...
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Looking for some insight please. I have been taking iodine for 5 1/2 months now and slowly worked my way up to 50mg. My initial reason is to get rid of fibrocystic breasts. My breasts no longer hurt and my cysts are getting smaller, which makes me really happy. My concern is that shortly after I began iodine supplementation I got a flaky, itchy rash on one of my nipples. This on my healthier breast not laden with cysts. I’ve never had this rash before. When I upped my dose to 50mg 6 wks ago it got a bit worse,. Then I thought it would be a good idea this last week to paint the area with Lu ...
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I’m trying to heal several scars all over my skin. And maybe stretch marks. How much iodine orally would be required? Is there a difference if using SSKI, Lugol’s, iodoral, LugoTabs, etc? Does the dose have to be spread throughout the day or can it be taken all at once in the morning? What iodine products can be taken with vitamin C without issue? Is taking iodine in the morning on an empty stomach 1 hour before vitamin C sufficient or should the delay be longer? How long after vitamin C supplementation is needed before iodine can be taken again? Is there a need to use sustained-release ra ...
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Will they interact or otherwise be problematic? For example, does salt block iodine absorption or result in clearance?   [End]
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Yea the temperature reset with hot baths is the same. It also involves taking t4 and or t3. I see nothing wrong with natural thyroid supplementation. Sauna will accomplish the same thing or similar. It’s not just about eating more it’s about tweaking calorie sources. Ie test out both starch and fruit to see which one is better. Test your amounts of saturated fats and also as a ratio to total calorie intake. And test higher protein and lower protein, both animal and vegetable. Look into reducing PUFA intake (ray peat articles) Also try boron to see if it can mop up fluoride. On t ...
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Hi thanks for your reply. I’m definitely not under eating. I’m 85 kg male and put on a little weight recently. I seem to eat everything you mentioned. I have been taking selenium drops from a well established company, probably 250mcg or so plus my seafood. Been eating quite a bit of Celtic sea salt every day so not sure if I need more. I will look into the temperature reset with saunas. By the way, I read on the net some time ago about a protocol for low body temps which involved hot baths and rugging up etc and your body will eventually reset after some time. Is this similar to what yo ...
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more salt, saturated fat, simple sugars or simple starch (pick which works best) make sure to get decent amount of tyrosine aminos from meat brewer’s yeast is the better (best maybe) source of selenium. temperature reset with saunas. 1 drop of 5% lugol’s is hardly anything. i’m not saying you need more or less but it’s not a lot. probably you’re underfeeding. the co-supplements won’t help if you don’t supply a lot of calories that your body can burn. actually some of these selenium pill-forms can be toxic.   [End]
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Hi, Just wondering if this has happened to people starting to supplement iodine.. Started about 2 weeks ago to correct my low body temp (36°c morning temp). Started with 1 drop of 5% Lugols per day first week, and second week I’ve been doing 1 tablet Iodoral 12.5mg per day, but my body temp seems to have dropped even further, about .5°c ! I’m about to go up to 25mg daily. But I feel ok. In actual fact I never feel very cold unless I’m in coolish water ocean or pool I start shivering normally way before anyone else. In fact also I feel hot just on dark even though my temp is not eve ...
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Iodine has a tendency to evaporate from the skin. James   [End]
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ha, why would I bother analyzing whats running in my veins ? I’m the happiest son of a gun around. You all just been bred to eat wrong diets, don’t get what you need, and give yourself stuff that’s bad for you, without knowing it. Its easy, most folk eat bulllshitt food , cuz they trust what’s in the packages or whatever. Eugenics on ya’all, maybe I sound harsh. Oooo - ooo. I’m sooo harsh. lol Have some more fritos or whatever :) Can’t write more, I’m in an awesome place and lovin it, hope ya get your stuff figured out, and, .... love ya, just like your politician does ...
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It’s strange; I’ll be 33 soon and I’ve never experienced morning wood. Have you ever checked hormone levels? Testosterone, estradiol, DHT; SHBG, etc?   [End]
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Its a bit of a mis-nomer, this ”companion nutrients” idea. Those companion nutrients are what a person should be getting anyway. But, since folk who are deficient in iodine are clearly not in-the-know about what their body needs (until they learn it), it is a good idea for them to take these companion nutrients. i.e. if everybody was smart enough to know about this stuff, there’d be no need to take iodine or any companion nutrients, since we’d all be doing it ab initio. My latest way, is I pretty much take the so-called companion nutrients as often as I deem appropriate. Then, ...
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Iodine is a chemical element. The body needs iodine but cannot make it. The needed iodine must come from the diet. Iodine deficiency. Taking iodine supplements, including iodized salt, is effective for preventing and treating iodine deficiencies. Radiation exposure. Taking iodine by mouth is effective for protecting against exposure to radioactive iodides in a radiation emergency.   [End]
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After over 10 years of iodine supplementation, my body still absorb iodine on skin like a sponge. I believe it is because it is needed.   [End]
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I’ve been following iodine protocol for just over a month. I take 100 mg (50 mg 2x/day) along with companion nutrients. I got some iodine on my hand last night while applying an additional amount to the scrotum. When I woke up 7-8 hours later, the large iodine stain was gone. Why would it still absorb that quickly?   [End]
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aggitation is a sign of need for magnesium - and it is a crucial co-nutrient when taking iodine. Not sure if you’ve added it?   [End]
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I’ve restarted the protocol and it’s now been 3-4 weeks. I haven’t experienced any increased energy, healing, or anything else. I also find it difficult to sleep, though that seems more related to low/high cortisol than iodine. Stools aren’t pale/grey, but they are yellow’ish rather than dark brown. This is the second time I’ve tried the protocol and not experienced any positives. Any ideas why? Stack (all taken 2x/day): - 50 mg Lugol’s iodine (1 hour before eating) - 200 mcg L-selenomethionine - 200 mg chelated/TRAACS magnesium - ATP cofactors (100 mg riboflavin + 500 mg inosi ...
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Thank you I have stopped iodine and Vit C and am spraying magnesium and taking the Selenium tablets.   [End]
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I forgot to mention that you could also try taking collagen for your fibromyalgia. It really helps with body pains. If you are low in mags, you could try magnesium foot soaks and/or spraying magnesium topically.   [End]
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Thank you for taking the time to reply.   [End]
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If you are in pain you are inflamed, so that means you’re going to need an anti-inflammatory. I would first start with the most powerful anti-inflammatory drinks that you could possibly put in your body. Number one, pineapple juice, why, because it is loaded with potassium and bromelain which is a natural anti-inflammatory. Number two, pure coconut water, the coconut water has antibacterials and potassium and is also a natural diuretic to get the water off of you. It’s time that everybody quits chasing their tail waiting on an answer that they will fall in love with. First you must figure ...
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Everybody goes crazy over pharmaceutical iodine, if you want a perfectly safe iodine that is totally healthy, drink one cup / 8 oz of organic cranberry juice and that will get you about 500 micrograms of iodine. It’s just that simple. I have been watching people on here arguing over if Lugo says save or not, when all else fails go to a perfect fruit that already has what you need. Not only will it feed your thyroid, but it also feeds the breast, the ovaries, / prostate in a male. Iodine is what gives the cranberry it’s Rich color. Seafood is also a source but it’s not a food that we eat th ...
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Thank you for your advice. When I say low I don’t mean tired. A big part of my fibromyalgia has always been chronic fatigue and brain fog. To be honest this has felt a bit better. The low is like I feel depressed and getting worse. Also very agitated, like I want to scream. I think I may stop for a bit.   [End]
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You can try this herb in addition to the iodine https://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/379134 And illite green clay supplementation, as opposed to bentonite. A lot of the common magnesium forms on the market like sulfate/epsom, citrate, oxide, are gut irritants. You probably want to switch to glycinate or orotate. Buffered C might work, or not. You could try to get C from foods. Fibro- your liver is definitely out, so you will need to address that at some point if you ever want to have clean blood or lymph. Temporarily you could try kombucha which some fibronauts cl ...
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Thank you One of the difficulties I have is that I have suffered with chronic diarrhoea and the Iodine seems to be helping with that. However things like Magnesium, salt water and vit C all seem to aggravate my stomach. I have just received buffered vit C today which is suppose to be more gentle so I am going to give this ago.   [End]
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Add alot of good magnesium as a complimentary nurtient. Magnesium is also the key to fighting chronic fatigue. As well as supporting your adrenals with C, and B5. Iodine will detox you so expect to have some old difficult emotions released.   [End]
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Hi I have suffered from health problems most of my adult life and was finally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about five years ago, also suffer with chronic fatigue. I am managing to stay in work 3 days a week but find this a struggle. I did come on Curezone for awhile about 6 years ago and try some of the things but nothing I tried really helped. I also tried iodine but felt it made things worse. I have just decided to give it another go as I really believe that I have under active thyroid. I bought some good quality Lugols iodine 12 percent and have been taking two drops in coffee of ...
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What’s the reasoning behind taking 300 mg Lugol’s iodine versus 100 mg? I read that 100 mg is the bare minimum, but that some take 300 mg. Will 100 mg be sufficient or should I consider 300 mg? If taking 300 mg, do I need more L-selenomethionine (600 mcg rather than 200 mcg, for example) or ATP cofactors (6 servings of 100 mg riboflavin + 500 mg inositol hexaniacinate rather than 2)? What about vitamin C?   [End]
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EDIT: Considering you had only a very recent change, I’d be investigating the circumstances around what happened to you over thanksgiving. A parasite cleanse, fast or stronger intake of anti-virals may be in order. I’d personally take time to pray/meditate for an answer to what has occurred to cause the symptoms you’re seeing, and for what to do. ------Original text below------- Hiya! Yes, Iodine definately changes your thyroid levels. You could call your metabolisim our iodine-regulatory system, even. The real key to success on it are the co-factors (nutrients that help it work ...
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I’ve been taking 3 drops of nascent iodine everyday for the last 2 yrs or more. Over thanksgiving I started losing a bunch of weight, shaking and very weak in the legs. I stopped taking the iodine appx 2 weeks ago but bloodwork from this past monday showed thyroid levels were out of wack and the doctor wants me to get a scan to rule out nodules etc. I’m thinking I just built up a bit too much iodine. Do you think i will return to normal over time or should I be worried?   [End]
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I’m male, but I’m wondering what effect larger amounts of iodine has on butt, breasts, and curves. Did you notice any change? I keep thinking the increase in progesterone and decrease in estradiol would lead to larger/fuller breasts and an increasingly absent rear end, as progesterone biases fat/water toward the breasts and inhibits deposition in the lower body. On the other hand, the decrease in estradiol could be normalization rather than blind reduction.   [End]
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Relatively high bromine levels, keep the salt levels up. (the IMAM salt drink 2x a day.) Nutrients always run in interlocking cycles (Expect you may need to ask questions / experiences will change as time goes on). Glad you are perked up! Grab a multimineral (fulvic acid is my #1 choice) when the time comes to continue supporting the B-complex and changes to your canging metabolisim. Bless. :)   [End]
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I appreciate all the info. Here are all the elements I was tested for. My levels are the first number and then the normal range is after that. Iodine 37 L 100-380 μg/g Cr Bromine 1434 700-4800 μg/g Cr Selenium 26 L 34-220 μg/g Cr Lithium 13 10-218 μg/g Cr Arsenic 5 42 μg/g Cr Cadmium 0.16 0.72 μg/g Cr Mercury 0.07 1.58 μg/g Cr Creatinine 1.70 0.3-2.0 mg/mL I haven’t done the parasite cleanse. I started taking a multivitamin with all the B vitamins and an additional 400mg of magnesium and I didn’t have any headaches or pressure feeling i ...
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Followup on earlier post, See google searches on low dopamine and anxiety. There’s a strong relationship between manganese and dopamine levels in the body (manganese helps the body maintain dopamine). Check your diet from top to toe to see if you are eating / have been eating foods from crops sprayed with glyphosate (roundup-ready crops/ GMO crops). Glyphosate in the gut kills the gut flora that helps your body absorb manganese. There’s a close relationship between selenium, sulfur and manganese: You need sulfur to process selenium, you need manganese to process s ...
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Hiya, Answer a few questions so we get the bigger picture.. Have you had a successful parasite cleanse? (At least a three-month cycle of cleansing, hopefully with seeing parasites in the toiletbowl) Are you taking the other iodine/selenium cofactors? ( list here https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/2013/12/29/companion-nutrients-the-key-to-iodine-protocol/) Do you take salt flushes when you get the swollen throat feeling and anxiety? Does it calm the anxiousness, or are you still feeling wonky after two glasses of saltwater and having a good pee? ( recipie at https://www.curezo ...
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I had some testing done and found that I have an iodine and selenium deficiency, so I started taking supplements of each. I always start out with small amounts to make sure I have no bad reactions, and I started with selenium before iodine just to be extra safe. Anyway, after working up to about 100 mcg a day of selenium, and maybe 33 mcg of iodine, I felt amazing. All of my symptoms were gone! No more fatigue, irritability, moodiness, brain fog, inability to focus, depression etc. But then I woke up one day and thought I felt anxious. It was really nothing, but one of things I have wo ...
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Heya , got diagnosed with serious lung issue won’t go into details, but I do want to get biofilm and mucous off lungs , how much potassium am I to take to expel mucous off lungs. Any advice would be appreciated , sooner the better Please and thank you all   [End]
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You may find the iodine workshop on facebook more helpful for your issues. It was originally set up by Lynne Farrow who wrote the iodine crisis book - I have found their advice a huge benefit personally after suffering with very bad detox from iodine for many months. they have supported over 10,000 iodine takers over the last few years.   [End]
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wht is ATP co-factors ? why take that ? how much selenium, 200 mcg every day ? way too much. Se is taken way too much on these boards and in some best selling author’s books. one thing to try is quit so much selenium , it is way over promoted. the negative about not enough selenium is real but only for those totally depleted, only to have a little bit.   [End]
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Hey everyone, I’ve been taking iodine in the form of Lugol’s now for the last year ranging in dosages of 6.25mg - 300mg. I decided to supplement with iodine as I learned that it helped with symptoms that I was dealing with at the time (acne and severe food intolerance) I read dr Brownsteins book, read posts from this forum and decided to give it a go. For the first few months I felt amazing. Had heaps of energy, my skin cleared up and could tolerate pretty much anything that I ate. I did however get some detox reactions along the way, so with further studying I decided to increa ...
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Nearly every condition is the result of inhibited oxidation, the answer is to restore the normal oxidative pathways, typically by burning off the polymeric internal scar that blocks it ”They thus present Carbonyl activated by adjacent Carbonyl groups in the Ortho forms and by ethylenic conjugated linkages in the Para forms. These we have found to be curative in cancer and infections for many decades, as well as, in the terrible degenerative diseases such as Friedreich’s ataxia and multiple sclerosis, which are recognized as incurable.” http://www.williamfkoch.com/web/version2/dr ...
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Smart thinking. But also consider the Japanese eat a lot of soy, I think.... or do they ? I’m thinking soy isn’t a bad as it might seem, but preparation of the soy prior to ingestion is probably important.   [End]
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Yes I can ascribe it to genetics firstly, my brother and sister both poor detoxifiers and both with MS, they have no grasp of detoxification and if anything are anti - they both believe the NHS who tell them there is nothing that can be done, I think I would have gone the same way had I not trained in nutrition. I don’t believe MS is a disease, I think it is mercury overload which I have had all the symptoms of, thankfully decreasing now, and then there was my lifestyle choices, years of heavy drinking and drugs which made me low in magnesium zinc and B vitamins, not to mention loads of me ...
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Well I’m alive and had no symptoms or reaction. And I have already resumed my one drop of 5%. I feel like my body is starving for iodine. Not sure if I should increase to two drops because I’m already experiencing detox symptoms but iodine is exactly what my body needed. The SIBO is dying, my digestion is almost normal, I’m producing my own HCL without having to take 6 or more pills per meal. My singing vice is coming back! I’m completely regular and am able to go with no effort. WOW.   [End]
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What if I am not beer deficient ? Does it mean I should not drink beer ? Or, what if I am not eggs deficient, should I not eat omelettes ? If I am not deficient in sex, does that mean I should not _____ ? If the world is not deficient in MD’s, does that mean we should not graduate more MD’s ? What is this thing you call ”deficient” It might be good to first define what you think this word means   [End]
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Yes. All true. Cleveland Clinic totally sucks.   [End]
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Here is the problem. We aren’t all the same. Modern medicine assumes ALL humans fit the same mold. We do not. I struggled with modern medicine for 50 years but they NEVER helped me. When I didn’t fit the mold they inferred I was crazy. So now, I am my own doctor and Vet to my pets. We are all much happier and healthier. Example: I went to Cleveland Clinic because I forced my Doctor to MRI my brain and it showed 12 lesions of significant size. He laughed at me when I suggested that I may have MS and requested the MRI. Last time he will laugh at me. The doctor at Cleveland clini ...
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The iodine/iodide cleansing process uses sulfurs to remove contaminants. Take 1000MG MSM 3 times a day.   [End]
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So I spilled half a dropper of J Crow Lugols 5% iodine all over my hand. I had a panic attack thinking I was in big trouble. I guess not? I almost went to the ER. I searched online and only found chemical burns as a danger. I washed it with soap and water right away. Should I be OK? I have been taking 1 drop 6.25 mgs for 6 days but after the incident this am I decided to skip it for today. Should I be worried guys? Thanks for the input.   [End]
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Endocrine Effects. The principal direct effects of excessive iodine ingestion on the endocrine system are on the thyroid gland and regulation of thyroid hormone production and secretion. Effects of excess iodine on the thyroid gland can be classified into three types: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroiditis. Hypothyroidism refers to the diminished production of thyroid hormones leading to clinical manifestations of thyroid hormone insufficiency. This can occur with or without goiter, an enlargement of the gland that occurs in response to elevated circulating levels of th ...
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I’d be curious to find out the realistic statistical ”upper dosage limit of Iodine”, people in these high natural fluoride areas can take, before they run into detox (etc.) trouble. Then correlate this with the total amount of fluoride they consume and then also with their inadequate iodine intake levels. Also then add in Soy and derivative products, and so on. From the isolated studies I’ve read so far, people in these areas should not be able to tolerate as much iodine as normal, for example, as in Japan. Or in persons properly detoxed from other areas. Realistic logic and statis ...
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yeah, its great for business, if one’s business is endocrinology. In Kentucky we find the highest levels of fluoridation and also the highest levels of cancer. Coincidence ? Or Bartlett, Texas, a high cancer town where ”natural” fluoride in the water is around 6 ppm.   [End]
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”Water fluoridation found to increase hypothyroidism risk by 30%” https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-04-05-water-flouridation-found-to-increase-hypothyroidism-risk-by-30.html   [End]
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Few people are familiar with a plant extract from the nuts of the argan tree and the benefits of argan oil for face and arms. There are uses of argan oil for face lotions, but the main use of this oil is in the pure form. Argan oil for face treatments that are available in a 100% pure form in stores usually contain vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids that help address certain skin problems like acne and dry skin. ”   [End]
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