Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Do you use iodine? Please let us know what it has cured you of.Below you will find an extensive Reader Feedback Section, several important articles on iodine, and an Iodine Fact Sheet. Our Reader Q & A section is located on Page 2. If you have recently asked a question about iodine, click here to go directly to the section. http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/iodine.htmlDue to the potential allergic reaction of iodine, some herbalists use some form of seaweed. A very mild form of iodine is liquid kelp. Small quantities of liquid kelp can be extremely useful since the benefits tend to be cumulative. note #1: We do not sell iodine (in fact, we don't sell anything on this site). We found "decolorized iodine" at Walmart last summer so you might start there. Try a google search to find it online. Unfortunately, Drugstore.com no longer carries it (thanks, Carole.) We found Lugol's iodine at jcrows.com for $8.00/bottle. Since Lugol's solution is a prescription medication in the US, it is sometimes sold as a talisman (as on jcrows.com) without a prescription and labeled as a poison. However, it IS safe to take internally.note #2: If you have fair skin and are painting iodine in an obvious place (face, throat, etc) you might purchase colorless iodine at the pharmacy or over the internet.note #3: From one of our readers: "Please be advised that if you buy clear iodine and mix it with Peroxide 50/50, after you dip your toe in the solution, the toe will become as discolored as from regular iodine. Not sure why this is, but it ruined my day So if you use those do at the same time, know that you will have brown toes."Re: Kelp supplements, Ted writes, "Sometimes kelp is often improperly processed and has high heavy metals and/or contaminants. This is a well known fact that supplements also have fillers added. In that case, your next best choice is just use iodine foot painting or eat some seaweed. I never seem to have problems with eating seaweeds often sold in supermarkets. I guess they have better manufacturing standards as the market is much larger than those that take kelp supplements." Earth Clinic responds: This may account for the severe lower back pain (actually kidney pain) we got after taking kelp tablets purchased at Trader Joe's! READER FEEDBACK -- THANK YOU!According to our readers, not only does iodine (the painting of or the internal consumption of kelp or Lugol's iodine solution) cure an impending cold or flu, iodine also cures acne, PMS, anxiety, allergies, hypothyroidism, bladder infections, moles and dermatitis. Additionally, we just had a report that iodine (in the form of kelp) has cured fibroystic breast disease.1/18/2007: Charles from Hillsdale, NY writes, "Hello Please note that kelp is a well known chelation agent for toxins such as metals. Kelp broth is made by slowly heating a six inch long piece of kelp in 1 quart (pure) water for 1/2 hour minimum. Do not boil, as kelp gets slimey. Leave some small pieces of kelp in broth; discard the rest. Use broth in recipes, especially sukiaki. Remedy from Japan--I read that kelp eliminates over 1200 toxins from body--but somehow recognizes difference between, say, good iron and radioactive iron. High in Iodine, too. A remedy for eliminating toxins." 1/12/2007: Fran from Rocky Face, GA writes, "Kelp is a herb with iodine in it. What I read was if you are going to get an organ transplant be sure and take kelp as it helps your body not to reject the organ." 12/7/2006: Heidi from Troup, TX writes, "I had been menstruating for 7 weeks straight (very heavy) and went to my family doctor. She wanted to put me on birth control. I am 37 and I smoke so I didn't think that was a good choice. I decided to see me chiropractor who put me on the iodoral iodine and my menstrual period stopped in 3 days and has been regular for over 7 months. I also feel better and have more energy. I can tell if I haven't taken them. I start to feel "blah"."9/16/2006: Here's a great email we received from Dan of Largo, FL. "For a really insightful viewpoint on iodine, check out this lecture by Dr. David Brownstein (http://www.internetwks.com/clips/bsBCancer.rm) about iodine and its deficiency relationship to Breast Cancer. Note he also suspects an unproven relationship between an iodine deficiency and Prostate Cancer. He mentions that the Japanese diet includes 18mg per day of iodine on the average (coastal Japanese ingest even more.) The US RDA is 150 ugs (micro grams) per day -- about 100 times less than the Japanese eat -- and the recommended upper level for iodine is no more than 1.1 mg/day, and they estimate the average requirement to be 95 micrograms per day or about 150 times less than the Japanese consume. The 125mg Kelp tablets that I have from Vitamin Shoppe, have 225 ugs of iodine in them. Thus, to get to the Japanese level of Iodine (14 mg/day), I would have to take 62 of these tablets a day! Dr. Brownstein also states that iodine is stored in the thyroid which requires 6 mg/day and is also stored in a women's breasts and required for proper breast development. The breasts require 5 mg/day for a 110 lb woman. And catch this... Breast cancer researchers have to starve test animals of iodine in order to be able to induce breast cancer in any significant number of them. Hmmm... Another 2 mg/day of iodine is required by the adrenals, hypothalamus, pituitary, and other organs. Therefore, the total required iodine for a woman is 5+6+2 = 13 mg/day. The RDA is 150 ugs per day, so a woman would have to take 86 times as much as this to achieve the 13 mg/day needed by her body, and even more if she had a larger body or bigger breasts. A man has smaller breasts and his prostate requires somewhat less iodine than a woman's breasts. However, a man's body is generally larger than 110 lbs, so this would have to be factored into the total requirements for a man. Dr. Brownstein states, "Over the last 30 years, iodine levels have fallen over 50% in the United States. Breast cancer rates have risen dramatically. Thyroid illness from hypothyroidism, autoimmune including Grave's and Hashimoto's, as well as thyroid cancer has risen dramatically." Since the Japanese have so much iodine in their bodies (they're ingesting 100X our 150 ug RDA of iodine), and iodine is essential for dealing with radiation exposure, it makes me wonder what might happen happen if there were a mishap involving massive radiation exposure in a country such as ours where the iodine level is so pathetically low. And this may well be an important consideration, as cancer rates have been shown to rise after radiation has been released into the atmosphere, which apparently happened quite a bit with the use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons in Iraq in 2003. Background radiation levels were measured at many times normal in England (click this link - http://www.llrc.org/aldermastrept.pdf - and check the graphs) just a few days after the fighting started in Iraq. Cancer rates in Iraq in 2001 were about 10X what they were before Desert Storm where much less DU was used than in 2003. The big problem is that the effects are global (see: http://www.mindfully.org/Nucs/2006/DU-Europe-Moret26feb06.htm). So, the problem for us is that the DU rounds burn up or pulverize and tend to stay in the atmosphere, allowing the "aerosol of sub micron" size to enter the slip-stream and come back to America to bite us all. Therefore, we all need to be aware of any nutritional and purification techniques which will handle radiation. I've just upped my iodine intake to 1.35 mg/day (6 kelp tablets of 225 ug each) and I feel warmer already (maybe this will help me burn off my excess fat even faster.)"PROMISING REMEDY FOR DERMATITIS! DECOLORIZED IODINE & VITAMIN E OIL 9/29/2006: Sharon from Boston updates us, "Please delete my previous email from January and put this one in its place. This is the most successful remedy combination I have experimented with for dermatitis!I have had an itchy dermatitis on and off around my nose for about 10 years. It was triggered after working in an office in Los Angeles for a man who smoked all day long (illegally of course, but he was a top entertainment executive so no one complained at that point in time). After years of smoking, the cigarette smoke was embedded in his furniture-- that's a horrendous smell to someone whose never smoked. Plus, think of all those microbes! At any rate, it took about 3 years to clear and then came back every time I would get around old, furniture embedded cigarette smoke. Psychological response? Maybe! At any rate, it came back again this summer after a few month respite. But this time, I am happy to report that after years of playing around with every prescription and supplement under the sun, I think I have finally hit upon a dermatitis cure! It will only cost about $5... $.79 for the decolorized iodine, and $4 for a bottle of vitamin E oil. Here is my cure:Using decolorized iodine for the face, take a q-tip and dab the dermatitis with iodine. If this is not on your face, you can use regular iodine. But it will stain you orange for a few hours. If your dermatitis is on sensitive skin around your nose, like me, it will burn like crazy when you apply the iodine. Don't inhale the fumes while it is drying (takes about 10 seconds to dry). After it dries, apply some natural vitamin e oil. I open a large capsule and use that for several days before it runs out. Your skin will redden from the iodine and dry out, but the vitamin e will heal it and keep it from flaking. Keep this area moist with vitamin e oil all day and night if possible. Do the topical iodine for 2 days, 3x a day. After the 2nd day, cut the iodine back to 1x a day. However, you will still want to keep the vitamin e oil on all day. After 3 days of 1x daily application of iodine, cut the iodine back to every other day. Continue every other day for 10 days (or less). Keep up the vitamin e oil every day until the dermatitis has disappear completely. Let me tell you, the iodine and vitamin 3 oil starts to work on clearing up the dermatitis in about 24 hours! Initially the skin will look red and inflamed, but don't worry... the vitamin e speeds up the healing process.I hope everyone with dermatitis (even perioral dermatitis) will try this cure. My particular form of dermatitis is one of the trickiest to heal so I am thrilled to maybe have a cure! I will let you know in the future how long this holds before I have to do the iodine again. Hopefully, never! Thanks, Sharon."Read more dermatitis cures here. DECOLORIZED IODINE CURES ALOPECIA AREATA 9/12/2006: Barb from Auckland, New Zealand writes, "Alopecia Areata is bald spots that occur all of a sudden on your scalp. I dab it on once a day on bald spots for a week to a fortnight - and then forget about it (if I can) and hope:) So far it seems to start the growth of hair again. It changes the scalp texture from red and irritable back to normal scalp. Within 6 weeks to 8 weeks usually spot is covering with little hairs. The iodine may even help the fatigue that comes when your hair falls out too - when a bald spot is occurring I tend to get deathly pale and feel exhausted."1/20/2007: Mary from London, UK writes, "These poor people need to be treated for hypothyroidism. Brittle nails, falling hair, being deathly pale and being exhausted and tired are all symptoms - as are most of the things you are saying the iodine "cured". The iodine will help only because it is feeding the thyroid but it may not help completely and they will feel much better if they take a free T3 test to confirm low thyroid hormone. Publishing these instances without proper attribution to the serious health problem they can signify is irresponsible. These are sick people! And they need more than iodine." IODINE CURES WEAK & BRITTLE NAILS9/24/2006: Stephanie from Loganholme, Qld. Australia writes, "Iodine cures brittle and easily broken finger nails. It makes the fingernails hard, chip proof and unbreakable. Dip your fingernails in colorless iodine once a day for 1 week; then once a week for 3 to 4 weeks; then once a month. It dries almost instantly. It begins hardening the nails under the cuticle and as the nail grows out it stays hard and un breakable. Once the new hard nail reaches the length you want, you will never again have chipped and broken nails. No need for all those expensive formulas sold in beauth parlors and chemist shops."IODINE CURES FIBROYSTIC BREAST DISEASE3 Readers Reports Success1/11/2006: Jean, from London, England writes, "I can confirm that iodine in the form of kelp is a cure for fibroystic breast disease. I have been taking it for about 10 years and it works so well that if I don't take it for a few days, say if I run out of tablets or forget to take them on holiday, my symptoms return within days. I have read that taking iodine can be dangerous if you have thyroid problems, but I don't see how the dose I take (1 tablet a day or 150mg) can be a problem. The side effects caused by conventional medicine e.g. diuretics, can be much worse, so I was determined to find a natural remedy. I think this use of iodine/kelp should be more widely known, but there seems to be a curious silence about it. Maybe it is too cheap and readily available as you suggest in your article! Keep up the good work."2/15/2006: Pamela from Pueblo West, CO writes, "Iodine cured Fibrocystic breasts, weight gain, fatigue, depression, over all poor health. Painted my stomach with iodine, and had a similar reaction as Candace. So now I paint my inside forearms, alternating each time... no problem now. Started taking Lugols at 2 drops daily increasing to 5 drops at this time. Within days I noticed a vast improvement in my breast tissue, my energy level etc. Within 10 days my breasts were normal. Energy still good, depression gone, better immune response. I always tested within the normal range on thyroid tests, however, I had all the symptoms, that is why I started taking the iodine. I was desperate to be normal again. I started Weight Watchers in October and lost 5 pounds in 4 months! It was almost impossible to lose weight even though I lifted weights and walked 6 days a week. Once I started the Lugols drops, the first week I lost 3.5 pounds. The second week I lost 2.8 pounds. It must be the iodine. I feel great. I am telling my family about Lugols because, my mother, grandmother, and both aunts have thyroid problems as well as other health issues I think the iodine could help. I'll lower my dose eventually to 2-4 drops but kick it back up if needed. This stuff is great!"11/24/2006: Tracie from Willow, AK writes, "I'm in the process of experimenting with iodine to cure fibrocystic breast disease. I've had cysts since I was 13 and am now a menopausal 48 yr. old. (Can't even dicipher a self-breast exam since I'm so lumpy) I started with some kelp tablets and increased all the way to 8 per day. At that point the quantity of lumps was lessened but then a couple of them enlarged and were really sore. I then changed over to Iodonol tablets (iodine/iodide) and now the cysts are getting smaller and for the first time since I can remember, my breasts are beginning to feel like they are supposed to. My hot flashes have lessened also, which is curious and I wonder if the iodine is the reason." LUGOL'S IODINE CURES A CHRONIC BLADDER INFECTION1 Reader Reports SuccessMichael, from Peoria Az writes us: "I have used Lugol's internally for years. My wife had a major bladder infection and had 2 bio's performed and all kinds of drugs prescribed including a Dr. stating we were passing a virus thru sex back and forth. I refused to take the chemicals. Finally she wanted to try the Lugol's and within 2 weeks began to walk with no pain. I placed it in the water containers of my 2 dogs. My 3 pound 10 old dog came alive once again. I feel it killed all the worms in her that were bleeding her of energy. I believe in Lugols for everything. I purchase it by the 500ml's and give it away to people who are real ill or sick." Lugol's Iodine Cures Thyroid Imbalance9/25/2006: Elizabeth from Gaston, OR writes, "I'd seen all kind of Dr.'s they said my thyroid was in reasonable limits. The natureopaths had me on tons of herbs saying my thyroid was low. One natureopath put me on thyroid medication which had me in horrible mood swings and no benifits. I found Lugol's when I read Dr. hulda clarks book "a cure for all diseases". I've been taking 4-6 drops a day and my weight gain stopped(I'd gained 65 pounds in 4 months) and I've actually started loosing weight, 10 pounds in the last 3 months. And my mood has returned to normal. I've also been doing the zapping and all the cleanses she reccommends in her book. Thanks."LUGOL'S IODINE CURES FOOD POISONING10/7/2006: Tel from Dewey, AZ writes, "Lugol's iodine cured food poisoning in less than an hour: 6 drops in a cup of water. Also cures, Cold, Flu, and the blase feeling, same dose 6 drops in a cup of water... do not take if allergic to Iodine.' Dr Clark in all of her books, recomends Lugol's for many things including thyroide problems. It now sells under a prescription in most states. They know we are being healed with 6 drops and it is taking away from their huge profits. Check out quailwoodherbal.com. PAINTED IODINE CURES THROAT ISSUES (STREP, SORE, TONSILS) 10 Readers Report Success5/14/2006: Renee from Houston, TX writes, "Iodine cured my swollen saliva/throat glands. After 2 horrible nights of restless sleep. i found this website in searching for a cure (non-prescription) Iodine was suggested. So about noon today, painted the wrists and throat areas. I found Iodine at a local drug store. It was under $2. I took a one hour nap and already felt better. The prior two days, it hurt to swallow, it was horrible to eat or drink, burning sensation during both. I ate watermelon and when i would drink i would drink as fast as possible. by 2 pm i was at a soup and salads (buffet restaurant) enjoying soup, more fruit, drinking. it pretty much took care of my sore throat and swollen glands. i read here that it takes care of skin tags. i placed iodine on the 3 i have and hopefully they will be gone. i will report back as to whether or not it works, but as far as the initial success and how great i feel, i have a positive outlook." 3/14/2006: Hannah from Morgantown writes, "I tried it and in like 10 mins i already felt a difference this stuff is amazing!"2/7/2006: Quita from Atlanta, GA writes, "I had a severe sore throat recently (I could not even swallow) and my good friend suggested painting the inside of my wrist with iodine. I thought she was crazy. But it worked! The pain was completely gone the next morning. Shortly thereafter my son became sick with a bad cold. Although she recommended the iodine for a sore throat, I used it on my 3-year old and the next day he was 100% better. I googled iodine cures and discovered this site. I am convinced!"2/6/2006: Seymore from Portland Oregon writes, "the Iodine cure worked the best, at first i thought it was weird trying to cure something that was affecting your body at the throat and cure it by painting iodine at the wrists. i also tried it because i had iodine at the time. overall it was the best cure."11/19/2005: Hallie from The Woodlands, TX writes, "Putting Iodine on my wrists and throat did a wonder. I'm picky when it comes to tasting juice or vinegar, so the iodine was perfect!"Loni from Tallahassee,Fla. writes, "Iodine is my drug of choice. I use it for EVERYTHING. I raise my kids and now my grandkids on iodine. My son was due to have his tonsils removed and I decided to paint his tonsils and he has never been had any more problems with his throat. I took a spray bottle and poured some iodine into the bottle and sprayed his tonsils. As you may know iodine dries quickly, so he didn't really swallow any. It worked within 24 hours after spraying the throat. I have done it for my sore throat and it clears it right up."Frank, from Palm Beach FL writes us:"I have treated a number of sore and streph throats and loss of voice; painting iodine on the outside of the throat clears all within 24 hours. Iodine absorbs into the skin in about 6 hours. Also works for ear problems and swollen glands."Greg from Atlanta, GA writes, "Painting Iodine on my wrist gets rid of my sore throat everytime!"Nita, from St Pete, Fl: Iodine definitely works for me, however, I find it best to use the clear "decolorized" iodine, available at most drugstores. I paint it on the inside of the wrists (where the veins are closest to the skin) and on the sides of the throat."Read many more sore throat cures here. LUGOL'S IODINE CURES A COLD OR FLU 2 Readers Report SuccessCindy, from Shady Cove, OR writes, "I use Lugol's iodine anytime I am getting a cold. I was a chronic user of antibiotics because of asthma. I have not had a bout with bronchitis because anytime i am getting a cold or virus I put 6 drops of Lugol's in water 3 times over a 24 hour period and the infection is gone. I actually have one day colds now. I follow up with acidophilus for my stomach and milk thistle for my liver. This really works and probably will work for Bird flu if you keep a supply in your cupboard."1/17/2006: Charles, from Lynchburg, VA writes, "I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman back in the 1940's and 1950's. At morning sick call in many bases I was stationed at it was normal treatment to spray throats with iodine for common cold symptoms, inflamed tonsils and many other conditions. Nearly every treatment room had an EENT machine that we used to spray with. I forget the solution, but the pharmacy techs made it up. Very effective. When attached to the marines as a medic, used iodine for water purification in canteens all the time. Very effective."PAINTED IODINE MAKES A MOLE OR SKIN TAG FALL OFF7 Readers Report SuccessTeresa, from Lowell, North Carolina writes, "I had a raised mole to come up on my face and several skin tags to appear under my arm. I was embarrased by the mole on my face, but didn't have the money to have it removed. Using a q-tip, I rubbed iodine on both the mole and skin tags at night before going to bed. Within 3 to 7 days the skin tag dried and fell off while the mole went away. I have shared this information with my sister who has removed several as well."1/18/2006: Brenda, from Bear, DE writes, "Iodine is excellent for toenail fungus, ringworm, fever blisters, moles and skin tags, hangnails, etc. Just a few drops on a q-tip is all it takes. Use daily until the "boo-boo" is gone."1/30/2006: Dorinda from York, NY writes, "I used Iosol Iodine for 4 days on a skin tag and it disappeared. :)"2/22/2006: Robin writes, "'The skin tag was on the upper eye lid.. kinda' in the fold. After reading the info I started using Lugol's iodine on the affected area. I applied Lugol's Iodine with a Q-Tip to a good sized skin tag on the upper eye lid in the fold.The tag was good sized so it took approximately two weeks before it dropped off. During the process it did sting a bit.. But it WORKED!!! Thank you Earth Clinic!"3/25/2006: Joan Marie from Shenandoah Valley Virginia writes, "Painted iodine cured my tag and wart. Both dried up and fell off but you must be consistent - apply 2 or more times daily for a month before giving up. Surrounding skin area can be tender, so be careful to coat just the tag or wart."7/5/2006: Olivia from Linden NJ writes, "After going to a dermatologist and explaining how a skin tag, which I thought was a mole, was constantly getting snatched with the seatbeat each time I buckled up.... The dermatologist told me that she would be right back, at that point her office assistant came in and explained that it would cost $75 dollars to remove that one skin tag, and that for $375 the doctor could remove all of them for me.... I gladly told them I would think about it. After some soul searching and remembering my Mom telling about the Iodine years ago.... I with the luck of fate, found this site and tried decided to give it a try. I applied the clear Iodine for a week, once in the morning and once in the evening.... I need to note that I noticed a tingle so I just keep at it and in one week my skin tag just fell off. Car rides are a dream, no more ouch.... Thanks for being here, what a wonderful resource, I will use this website and recommend it to all I know."7/15/2006: Bliss from Brooklyn, NY writes, "Thanks so much for providing this useful information. I had a mole on my neck which was removed when I was a teenager and in the last few years (30 years later) it grew back even larger than it had been before, and I was worried about how much a dermatologist would charge to remove it (not to mention the pain). It was large and pink, one inch by 1/2 an inch, and in 8 days it has shrunk and dried up, and is now a small scab which should fall off in a few days. Thank you again!"2 Nay3/1/2006: Glynda from Springfield, Missouri writes, "I tried iodine on a mole, it dried the skin out so badly around it that it felt like scales! And the mole is still there. Is this someone's idea of a joke?!!!"5/19/2006: Tim from Charleston, WV writes, "I used Iodine on a couple of small skin tags under my eyes. The Iodine seemed to work for awhile but made the tags much larger and hard. They looked terrible. I could not wait for them to fall off, so I went to the Doctor and had them removed. The Doctor informed me that the Iodine inflamed the tags and made them larger and unsightly. I would still use Iodine, but would not treat tags where they were visible."Get more mole and skin tag remedies here.LUGOL'S IODINE CURES HYPOTHYROIDISM3 Readers Report Success1/19/2006: Lynda, from brisbane qld aust. writes, "I have been taking iodine, Lugol's 6 drops a day for a few months now, my problem being hypothyroidism. My general health has improved, but going by my urine test i am only half way there. I'm sure by the time i have my next test i will feel great!"1/17/2006: Joanna from england writes, "hi, i suffered with weight gain and thinning hair, although blood tests showed borderline hypothyroidism i started taking sea kelp and at last my weight has slowly started to come off and as a plus my hair grows much thicker and quickly. i will take this supplement for life."3/27/2006: Lorraine, from Charlotte, NC writes, "'I am using iodine for hyporthyroid. Feel better and am losing weight after consistantly gaining weight for over a year. Iodine cured my fatigue, hypoglycemia, dry skin, brain fog. I feel I still have a ways to go. Does anyone know if iodine taken internally or painted will cure acne? My son has tried everything and still no cure for his severe acne. He is 25 yrs old and it's killed his self esteem. Thanks for any help! Lorraine." KELP HELPS HYPOTHYROIDISM4/25/2006: Karen from England writes, "I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in Feb 2006. I had lost weight, my hair was thinning and I had appalling sweats. I was given medication to regulate the thyroid function, beta blockers to control the rapidity of my heart (up to 139 btm) and to stabilise atrial fibrillation and Warfarin (coumadin) to prevent stroke. After six weeks I was advised by the hospital to have radioiodine treatment (which would make me radioactive for two weeks) and cardioversion to jolt my heart back to the correct rhythym. I know that these prodecures are commonly used and are fairly effective. I definitely didn't want them! I decided to look at homeopathic treatments, which, oddly led me to my local doctor's practice. In my session he prescribed a different natural remedy (the main ingredient being unrefined sea salt). He also said sometimes the iodine is depleted with hyperthroidism. I went home and dug out some kelp that my partner had stopped using. I had only 3 tablets in single doses and my heart beats have returned to normal. I have to admit that they have actually become rather low with a resting beat of 46 btm. I think this is caused by me continuing to take the prescribed medication as well. I have stopped the kelp. I would like to stop the prescribed medication now but need to see the doctor first. My appointment is not for six weeks. I definitely believe that the iodine in the kelp has helped me."PAINTED IODINE CURES STRESS, DEPRESSION, LEG & SHOULDER PAIN2/10/06: Ted from Port Orchard, WA writes, "I use pH Testing tape to test my pH of my saliva. What I read is your saliva should be 7.35 and when I am real close to that, I don't have any shoulder pain at night when I sleep on that side. I learned about 8 months ago that if you're low on iodine, your thyroid doesn't function properly. It affects your mental attitude, like stress, depression and emotional feelings. I was with a lot of stress from my was sent home Aug 18th with 2 weeks to live because all the drugs they had given her the last year had almost destroyed her liver. Also, my mother of 102 years old was in an assisted living place and didn't like it. She was having leg pains, upset stomach and headache. I gave her colloidal silver, change her calcium to EZSORB powder and started putting clear iodine on her throat and in not time she was happy and not having leg pain. To test your iodine level, you put a 1" ring of the brown iodine on your stomach and if it is gone in 24 hours, you're low. I get the clear iodine from Albertson Gro for $1.29 plus tax. I put it on my thyroid under my chin. In 30 minutes the stress feeling is gone. You won't over dose as your body won't take it in if it doesn't need it. Thanks for sharing your experiences."PAINTED IODINE CURES PMS & ACNE FLARE UPS 3 Yea1/14/2006: Heidi, from Jackson, WY writes, "I used Lugols iodine for a couple months, had more energy and acne improved, then I got a rash. I quit for 3 weeks and have started again at a lower dose."Tish, from Granger, IN comments: "I just started painting twice a day. I have always had irregular menstral cycles and cysts and recently started having problems with acne. It has been about 1.5 weeks now and my acne is almost gone. I have had acne problems for the last 6 months and tried everything over the counter and topical you could imagine. I was ready to give up and go to the doctor for meds. Thank God for iodine! It is too early to comment on the female issues, but I am having some positive signs in this area too."Donna, from Aspen, CO writes us about the wonders of iodine solution to cure PMS: "I totally cured my PMS, as I used to have severe anxiety, temper flare ups and acne. I paint myself with 2% tincture of iodine every AM & PM. Noticed the change within 2 days! Also, my allergies went away, my teeth weren't sensitive anymore.Recipe: Paint about a 2" X 2" area on your stomach area, always moving the spot around to different locations (or the skin gets dried out and itchy). Just two days ago I forgot to paint in the morning, by evening I had a acne starting to form on my chin, I quickly painted my tummy, and when I awoke the next day it was gone!If your paintings don't absorb then you can put off painting, maybe every other day. It means your iodine level is okay, maybe you really don't need any. However, I read that 80% of Americans are iodine defficient. They used to put iodine in all of our flour products (before 1966), then they discovered bromide, it is easier, cheaper, less messy and makes ingredients mix well, so it's in all of our bread, flour products (except "sprouted grain" breads/products & 100% organic) cakes, even Gatorade and Mountain Dew (it was found in Dansani water too)! Fluoride, chlorine, bromide & iodine are all halogens, their atomic weight determines which one deletes the other, fluoride being the winner (doesn't that make you happy). Iodine is the loser, so all three delete iodine. That's why we are all deficient, we cannot escape fluoride, chlorine and bromide! So, paint paint paint, you only absorb what you need!"We asked Donna for more information..."Glad you are so interested. Yes! The iodine dyes the skin--sort of-- it is suposed to, so you can see when it's gone. Your skin isn't really dyed--as it absorbs into the skin. If it absorbs (disappears) before 24 hours then you are iodine deficient. If you buy the colorless iodine then you will never know if you are iodine deficient or not. As 80% of us in the U.S. are iodine deficient, it's a good guess you are one of us! I painted a friend visiting from Europe--her painting lasted 75 hours!!! There's no fluoride, chlorine or bromade in their water or bread. So, her thyroid is working, her body did not absorb it because she had sufficient iodine in her, and she is 67 years old.The thyroid cleans the blood every 17 minutes and sends out messages in the blood to care for the hormones and all of your glands and organs. If the thyroid is iodine deficient then it cannot work properly. The good news is that you can abuse your throid for 10 years or more before it just cannot do it's job, and then it slowly goes out. It starts by depriving something- whatever it feels is least important to your well being, your face may break out, your hair may get thin or dry, you may get dark circles under your eyes, you may feel dizzy or slow. It's not something you really even notice for years, and then something bad happens.....cancer, diabetes, heart attack (impurities in the blood cause the vessels to clog), etc.The good news is it only takes the thyroid 3 months to be strong again with feeding it iodine. However, I will paint every day because our society is so busy depleting iodine in our food. It used to be in our soils, it raines down on us from the sky, now we pesticide and chemicalize our soil to death. Just don't forget that the thyroid regulates how much oxygen gets into the blood. So, take another simplistic step back & go to "iodine" and cure your thyroid.More regarding your thyroid: your thyroid is 65% iodine. It also regulates the oxygen that gets into your cells. Lack of sufficient oxygen in your cells is the root of all cancers. And, everyone who has died from cancer is found to have a deficient thyroid gland. A low body temperature (under 97.6) is also caused by low thyroid function, this is your first signal that something is wrong.Sea Kelp pills also supply iodine......painting though, w/ iodine, is always there for your thyroid to feed on!Lugols is a stronger iodine, it is 6%, so just doing the math-- if 2% should stay on for 24 hours then Lugols should stay on 72 hours. Just go with the drug store 2% variety, mine is Swan brand, and watch it absorb, if yours disappears really quickly then as a daily painting you could use the stronger Lugols. Or you can buy Iodoral tablets on the web. They are 12% iodine. I take one every other day. However your thyroid can only absorb a very small amount everyday, you cannot force it to drink more than it can absorb naturally. The excess isn't wasted though, it uses the excess that you feed it daily to help regulate the organs and blood. But I feel that painting is the best, I will paint every day the rest of my life.Hope your iodine stays on for days!"11/24/2005: Follow up email from Donna: "I am encouraging people to get their doctor to test their thyroid these days, as I have found so many people in dangerous levels. Turns out that doctors do not just test it automatically, you have to ask. And, they aren't up to date with reading the results, anything over 2. for the TSH is going bad. 1.5 is perfect. Old rules were 3. was okay."7/20/2006: Donna writes us again: "In Dr. D. Brownstein's book "Iodine, why you need it why you cannot live without it" he mentions a way to detoxify. It seems that if we do not absorb iodine--or, if you get symptoms of iodine sufficiency (watery nose, excess saliva, frontal headache, tiny liesons on upper body), it may not actually mean that you have enough. It may be because our iodine receptors in our cells are clogged with fluoride and bromide (as they mimick iodine). You need Iodoral pills or the equilavent amount of Lugol's-- 50mg a day taken all at once with your thyroid med (if you take it). It flushes out the fluoride and bromide. I tried this, the first 4 nights I sweat like pig. I continued the 4 Iodoral pills for one month. I feel great now. Iodoral can be purchased from www.illnessisoptional.com or the Optimox website. Even if you absorb (which I did), I think this is good for you. Try the Iodoral for a week - one pill a day- -to make sure it agrees with you first. A rash means an allergy. By the way, you only absorb 12% of what you paint~~the rest goes up in the air...it's a halogen. Publication #4 at www.optimox.com explains why some doctors are afraid of iodine, it was a faulty study-- one study and our health was sacrificed!"Reader question from Albany, NY to Donna: "I read somewhere that a quarter size spot of over the counter iodine can help relieve breast tenderness in a premenopause woman - any idea?"Donna's response: "Personally, I think iodine can do anything, as it controls your blood and your organs, breast tenderness makes sense because of the profound way ioidine makes your hormones happy."5/25/2006: Sue from Saint John, Canada writes, "Hi, I put the dark colored iodine on my wrists before going to bed last night, and on my belly. I've read that it disappears if you are deficient. Well, I woke up this morning and it was all gone. I was so surprised. It was all gone within 12 hours. I painted a 2" circle on my stomach about 20 hours ago also. That was also gone. BUT....when I just wiped a tissue with hydrogen peroxide over those same spots, the dark iodine spots all reappeared again! UGH!! I look like I slit my wrists with these huge brown spots on me....and I had to go to town today. I'll have to wait in the house til it is gone. So, does the iodine really not go into my skin??....how come the Hydrogen peroxide made the iodine reappear??? Please respond. Thanks."Earth Clinic responds: We noticed the same thing after applying h202 to decolorized iodine. It does wash off though with soap! 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Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 If you want to try the Dr. Brownstein iodine protocol mentioned in this article come to the Iodine forum where we follow his methods to reach iodine sufficiency. --- Raven <NWRaven wrote: > Do you use iodine? Please let us know what it has cured you of. > Below you will find an extensive Reader Feedback Section, several important > articles on iodine, and an Iodine Fact Sheet. > Our Reader Q & A section is located on Page 2. If you have recently asked a > question about iodine, click here to go directly to the section. > http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/iodine.html > Due to the potential allergic reaction of iodine, some herbalists use some > form of seaweed. A very mild form of iodine is liquid kelp. Small quantities > of liquid kelp can be extremely useful since the benefits tend to be > cumulative. > note #1: We do not sell iodine (in fact, we don't sell anything on this > site). We found " decolorized iodine " at Walmart last summer so you might > start there. Try a google search to find it online. Unfortunately, > Drugstore.com no longer carries it (thanks, Carole.) We found Lugol's iodine > at jcrows.com for $8.00/bottle. Since Lugol's solution is a prescription > medication in the US, it is sometimes sold as a talisman (as on jcrows.com) > without a prescription and labeled as a poison. However, it IS safe to take > internally. > note #2: If you have fair skin and are painting iodine in an obvious place > (face, throat, etc) you might purchase colorless iodine at the pharmacy or > over the internet. > note #3: From one of our readers: " Please be advised that if you buy clear > iodine and mix it with Peroxide 50/50, after you dip your toe in the > solution, the toe will become as discolored as from regular iodine. Not sure > why this is, but it ruined my day So if you use those do at the same time, > know that you will have brown toes. " > Re: Kelp supplements, Ted writes, " Sometimes kelp is often improperly > processed and has high heavy metals and/or contaminants. This is a well known > fact that supplements also have fillers added. In that case, your next best > choice is just use iodine foot painting or eat some seaweed. I never seem to > have problems with eating seaweeds often sold in supermarkets. I guess they > have better manufacturing standards as the market is much larger than those > that take kelp supplements. " > Earth Clinic responds: This may account for the severe lower back pain > (actually kidney pain) we got after taking kelp tablets purchased at Trader > Joe's! > > READER FEEDBACK -- THANK YOU! > According to our readers, not only does iodine (the painting of or the > internal consumption of kelp or Lugol's iodine solution) cure an impending > cold or flu, iodine also cures acne, PMS, anxiety, allergies, hypothyroidism, > bladder infections, moles and dermatitis. Additionally, we just had a report > that iodine (in the form of kelp) has cured fibroystic breast disease. > > 1/18/2007: Charles from Hillsdale, NY writes, " Hello Please note that kelp is > a well known chelation agent for toxins such as metals. > Kelp broth is made by slowly heating a six inch long piece of kelp in 1 quart > (pure) water for 1/2 hour minimum. Do not boil, as kelp gets slimey. Leave > some small pieces of kelp in broth; discard the rest. Use broth in recipes, > especially sukiaki. Remedy from Japan--I read that kelp eliminates over 1200 > toxins from body--but somehow recognizes difference between, say, good iron > and radioactive iron. High in Iodine, too. A remedy for eliminating toxins. " > 1/12/2007: Fran from Rocky Face, GA writes, " Kelp is a herb with iodine in > it. What I read was if you are going to get an organ transplant be sure and > take kelp as it helps your body not to reject the organ. " > 12/7/2006: Heidi from Troup, TX writes, " I had been menstruating for 7 weeks > straight (very heavy) and went to my family doctor. She wanted to put me on > birth control. I am 37 and I smoke so I didn't think that was a good choice. > I decided to see me chiropractor who put me on the iodoral iodine and my > menstrual period stopped in 3 days and has been regular for over 7 months. I > also feel better and have more energy. I can tell if I haven't taken them. I > start to feel " blah " . " > 9/16/2006: Here's a great email we received from Dan of Largo, FL. > " For a really insightful viewpoint on iodine, check out this lecture by Dr. > David Brownstein (http://www.internetwks.com/clips/bsBCancer.rm) about iodine > and its deficiency relationship to Breast Cancer. Note he also suspects an > unproven relationship between an iodine deficiency and Prostate Cancer. > He mentions that the Japanese diet includes 18mg per day of iodine on the > average (coastal Japanese ingest even more.) The US RDA is 150 ugs (micro > grams) per day -- about 100 times less than the Japanese eat -- and the > recommended upper level for iodine is no more than 1.1 mg/day, and they > estimate the average requirement to be 95 micrograms per day or about 150 > times less than the Japanese consume. > The 125mg Kelp tablets that I have from Vitamin Shoppe, have 225 ugs of > iodine in them. Thus, to get to the Japanese level of Iodine (14 mg/day), I > would have to take 62 of these tablets a day! Dr. Brownstein also states that > iodine is stored in the thyroid which requires 6 mg/day and is also stored in > a women's breasts and required for proper breast development. The breasts > require 5 mg/day for a 110 lb woman. > And catch this... Breast cancer researchers have to starve test animals of > iodine in order to be able to induce breast cancer in any significant number > of them. Hmmm... > Another 2 mg/day of iodine is required by the adrenals, hypothalamus, > pituitary, and other organs. Therefore, the total required iodine for a woman > is 5+6+2 = 13 mg/day. The RDA is 150 ugs per day, so a woman would have to > take 86 times as much as this to achieve the 13 mg/day needed by her body, > and even more if she had a larger body or bigger breasts. A man has smaller > breasts and his prostate requires somewhat less iodine than a woman's > breasts. However, a man's body is generally larger than 110 lbs, so this > would have to be factored into the total requirements for a man. > Dr. Brownstein states, " Over the last 30 years, iodine levels have fallen > over 50% in the United States. Breast cancer rates have risen dramatically. > Thyroid illness from hypothyroidism, autoimmune including Grave's and > Hashimoto's, as well as thyroid cancer has risen dramatically. " > Since the Japanese have so much iodine in their bodies (they're ingesting > 100X our 150 ug RDA of iodine), and iodine is essential for dealing with > radiation exposure, it makes me wonder what might happen happen if there were > a mishap involving massive radiation exposure in a country such as ours where > the iodine level is so pathetically low. > And this may well be an important consideration, as cancer rates have been > shown to rise after radiation has been released into the atmosphere, which > apparently happened quite a bit with the use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons > in Iraq in 2003. Background radiation levels were measured at many times > normal in England (click this link - http://www.llrc.org/aldermastrept.pdf - > and check the graphs) just a few days after the fighting started in Iraq. > Cancer rates in Iraq in 2001 were about 10X what they were before Desert > Storm where much less DU was used than in 2003. The big problem is that the > effects are global (see: > http://www.mindfully.org/Nucs/2006/DU-Europe-Moret26feb06.htm). So, the > problem for us is that the DU rounds burn up or pulverize and tend to stay in > the atmosphere, allowing the " aerosol of sub micron " size to enter the > slip-stream and come back to America to bite us all. > Therefore, we all need to be aware of any nutritional and purification > techniques which will handle radiation. > I've just upped my iodine intake to 1.35 mg/day (6 kelp tablets of 225 ug > each) and I feel warmer already (maybe this will help me burn off my excess > fat even faster.) " > PROMISING REMEDY FOR DERMATITIS! DECOLORIZED IODINE & VITAMIN E OIL > 9/29/2006: Sharon from Boston updates us, " Please delete my previous email > from January and put this one in its place. This is the most successful > remedy combination I have experimented with for dermatitis! > I have had an itchy dermatitis on and off around my nose for about 10 years. > It was triggered after working in an office in Los Angeles for a man who > smoked all day long (illegally of course, but he was a top entertainment > executive so no one complained at that point in time). After years of > smoking, the cigarette smoke was embedded in his furniture-- that's a > horrendous smell to someone whose never smoked. Plus, think of all those > microbes! At any rate, it took about 3 years to clear and then came back > every time I would get around old, furniture embedded cigarette smoke. > Psychological response? Maybe! At any rate, it came back again this summer > after a few month respite. > But this time, I am happy to report that after years of playing around with > every prescription and supplement under the sun, I think I have finally hit > upon a dermatitis cure! It will only cost about $5... $.79 for the > decolorized iodine, and $4 for a bottle of vitamin E oil. Here is my cure: > Using decolorized iodine for the face, take a q-tip and dab the dermatitis > with iodine. If this is not on your face, you can use regular iodine. But it > will stain you orange for a few hours. > If your dermatitis is on sensitive skin around your nose, like me, it will > burn like crazy when you apply the iodine. Don't inhale the fumes while it is > drying (takes about 10 seconds to dry). After it dries, apply some natural > vitamin e oil. I open a large capsule and use that for several days before it > runs out. Your skin will redden from the iodine and dry out, but the vitamin > e will heal it and keep it from flaking. Keep this area moist with vitamin e > oil all day and night if possible. > Do the topical iodine for 2 days, 3x a day. After the 2nd day, cut the > iodine back to 1x a day. However, you will still want to keep the vitamin e > oil on all day. After 3 days of 1x daily application of iodine, cut the > iodine back to every other day. Continue every other day for 10 days (or > less). Keep up the vitamin e oil every day until the dermatitis has > disappear completely. > Let me tell you, the iodine and vitamin 3 oil starts to work on clearing up > the dermatitis in about 24 hours! Initially the skin will look red and > inflamed, but don't worry... the vitamin e speeds up the healing process. > I hope everyone with dermatitis (even perioral dermatitis) will try this > cure. My particular form of dermatitis is one of the trickiest to heal so I > am thrilled to maybe have a cure! I will let you know in the future how long > this holds before I have to do the iodine again. Hopefully, never! Thanks, > Sharon. " > Read more dermatitis cures here. > DECOLORIZED IODINE CURES ALOPECIA AREATA > 9/12/2006: Barb from Auckland, New Zealand writes, " Alopecia Areata is bald > spots that occur all of a sudden on your scalp. I dab it on once a day on > bald spots for a week to a fortnight - and then forget about it (if I can) > and hope:) So far it seems to start the growth of hair again. It changes the > scalp texture from red and irritable back to normal scalp. Within 6 weeks to > 8 weeks usually spot is covering with little hairs. The iodine may even help > the fatigue that comes when your hair falls out too - when a bald spot is > occurring I tend to get deathly pale and feel exhausted. " > 1/20/2007: Mary from London, UK writes, " These poor people need to be treated > for hypothyroidism. Brittle nails, falling hair, being deathly pale and being > exhausted and tired are all symptoms - as are most of the things you are > saying the iodine " cured " . > The iodine will help only because it is feeding the thyroid but it may not > help completely and they will feel much better if they take a free T3 test to > confirm low thyroid hormone. Publishing these instances without proper > attribution to the serious health problem they can signify is irresponsible. > These are sick people! And they need more than iodine. " > IODINE CURES WEAK & BRITTLE NAILS > 9/24/2006: Stephanie from Loganholme, Qld. Australia writes, " Iodine cures > brittle and easily broken finger nails. It makes the fingernails hard, chip > proof and unbreakable. Dip your fingernails in colorless iodine once a day > for 1 week; then once a week for 3 to 4 weeks; then once a month. It dries > almost instantly. It begins hardening the nails under the cuticle and as the > nail grows out it stays hard and un breakable. Once the new hard nail reaches > the length you want, you will never again have chipped and broken nails. No > need for all those expensive formulas sold in beauth parlors and chemist > shops. " > IODINE CURES FIBROYSTIC BREAST DISEASE > 3 Readers Reports Success > > 1/11/2006: Jean, from London, England writes, " I can confirm that iodine in > the form of kelp is a cure for fibroystic breast disease. I have been taking > it for about 10 years and it works so well that if I don't take it for a few > days, say if I run out of tablets or forget to take them on holiday, my > symptoms return within days. I have read that taking iodine can be dangerous > if you have thyroid problems, but I don't see how the dose I take (1 tablet a > day or 150mg) can be a problem. The side effects caused by conventional > medicine e.g. diuretics, can be much worse, so I was determined to find a > natural remedy. I think this use of iodine/kelp should be more widely known, > but there seems to be a curious silence about it. Maybe it is too cheap and > readily === message truncated === ______________________________\ ____ Cheap talk? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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