The Principles and Practices of Transdermal Therapy

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> The Principles and Practices of Transdermal Therapy

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> NaturalNews) Transdermal medicine delivers medications to the exact site of

>

> injury/pain. Transdermal medicine is ideal for pain management as well as

> sports and pediatric medicine. In fact it is one of the best ways of

> administering medicines quickly and effectively. Transdermal methods of

> delivery are

> widely used because they allow the absorption of medicine directly through

> the

> skin. Gels, emulsion creams, sprays and lip balm stick applicators are easy

> to

> use and are effective in getting medicine into the blood stream quickly.

>

> Traditional methods of administering medicine such as tablets or capsules

> get watered down and become much less effective due to stomach acids and

> digestive enzymes, before they eventually get into the bloodstream.

> Bypassing the

> stomach and liver means a much greater percentage of the active ingredient

> goes straight into the bloodstream where it's needed. In many cases,

> transdermal

> methods are used to help avoid potential side effects such as stomach upset

>

> or drowsiness. The full potential for transdermal medicine has not been

> explored by modern medicine though it has been practiced for thousands of

> years in

> hot springs around the world.

>

> Drugs enter different layers of skin via intramuscular, subcutaneous, or

> transdermal delivery methods. The most common ways to administer drugs are

> oral

> (swallowing an aspirin tablet), intramuscular (getting a flu shot in an arm

>

> muscle), subcutaneous (injecting insulin just under the skin), intravenous

> (receiving chemotherapy through a vein), or transdermal (wearing a skin

> patch).

> It is not a surprise, when you consider the large surface area of the skin,

>

> that when you apply a substance to the entire body, rapid absorption and

> resultant effect is sufficient to put transdermal administration on par

> with other

> ways of administering drugs.

>

> Transdermal medicine takes us back to medical basics, back to substances

> that cannot be patented, and cannot be sold for obscene profit. People who

> live

> near the sea where the water is clean and warm (not too many of us) have an

>

> advantage over the rest because they have access to free and quite powerful

>

> transdermal medical treatments at the sea shore.

>

> Hidden in each cubic mile of ocean water is enough healing power to put the

>

> pharmaceutical companies out of business.

>

> That's right; at the beach you receive the full benefits of the sea with

> its

> high concentrations of magnesium in the water and iodine in the air, which

> is taken up by the lungs. It actually takes quite a bit of magnesium

> chloride

> flakes in a bath to bring bathwater up to the concentration of ocean water,

>

> but it is well worth the effort and expense for the health benefits are

> spectacular.

>

> Before her first trip to the Dead Sea, 40-year-old Rhonda Dupras didn't

> even

> own a pair of shorts. Suffering from severe psoriasis over her entire body,

>

> Dupras normally cloaked herself in long sleeves and long pants, hiding her

> red, flaky, scaly skin from curious stares and prying questions. But after

> three weeks of soaking up the Dead Sea sunshine under a doctor's care at

> her

> health hotel in Israel, Dupras' skin was tanned, glowing, smooth and

> virtually

> clear of flakes and patches. She cried like a baby, she says, and promptly

> bought shorts to celebrate. " I ended up showing off my skin to everyone. I

> just

> couldn't help myself, " she says. Her remission lasted four giddy months.

> She

> did not know that one can recreate the conditions of the Dead Sea in her

> bathtub!

>

> Our ideal transdermal treatment includes the healing radiation of the sun

> with all the resultant increases in Vitamin D levels via the skin. This is

> transdermal medicine at its best and at it's cheapest unless you have to

> fly

> yourself into the dream beach of your choice. Dermatologists have destroyed

> the

> image of healing at the beach because of the sun. They would have you do

> transdermal medicine practiced at its worst by having you apply toxic sun

> screens

> that block vitamin D formation while synthetic pharmaceutical chemical

> substances seep into the body. The sun is more important to health then we

> would

> suppose and is in reality one of the best anti cancer agents we have. The

> truth

> is exactly 180 degrees opposite to what the doctors would have us believe

> and that makes dermatologists into terrific liars.

>

> Transdermal medicine is a versatile form of medicine everyone can use and

> benefit from. With transdermal medicine we can address systemic nutritional

>

> deficiencies, act to improve immune, hormonal and nervous systems, protect

> cells

> from oxidative damage, open up cell wall permeability, reduce the risk of

> cancers, shrink tumors and do just about anything else we do with oral and

> intravenous drugs. Now imagine receiving your medical treatment right in

> the

> comfort of your own home if you cannot get to the warm sea water.

>

> Transdermal magnesium therapy is ideal for pain management. The combination

>

> of heat and magnesium chloride increases circulation and waste removal. The

>

> therapeutic effect of magnesium baths is to draw inflammation out of the

> muscles and joints. Magnesium chloride, when applied directly to the skin,

> is

> transdermally absorbed and has an almost immediate effect on pain.

>

> What better way to reduce or eliminate pain then by simply taking a

> therapeutic bath or rubbing magnesium chloride substance in liquid form

> directly onto

> the skin or affected area of the body? From the pain of sports injuries to

> low back pain and sciatica, headaches, relief from kidney stones, the pain

> of

> restless legs, arthritic pain, and just about every painful condition

> imaginable will in all likely hood benefit from medicines applied

> topically.

>

> Medicines taken by mouth (oral) pass through the liver before they are

> absorbed into the bloodstream. Other forms of drug administration bypass

> the

> liver, entering the blood directly. Magnesium Oil can be applied directly

> to

> inflamed areas.

>

> Transdermal magnesium therapy in particular offers an exciting breakthrough

>

> in sports medicine. Coaches can now treat injuries, prevent them, and

> increase athletic performance all at the same time. Transdermal magnesium

> chloride

> mineral therapy enhances recovery from athletic activity or injuries. It

> reduces pain and inflammation while propagating quicker regeneration of

> tissues.

> Topical application of magnesium chloride increases flexibility, which

> helps

> avoid injury. It also increases strength and endurance. Transdermal

> Magnesium

> Therapy is a boon for athletes, coaches and doctors who practice sports

> medicine.

>

> The use of transdermal patches is fairly new. These patches (as shown)

> contain a drug reservoir that holds an opioid which is delivered through

> contact

> with the patients' skin. These can be helpful in delivering a more potent

> form

> of pain medication in a more controlled manner, outside of the hospital or

> to assist in relieving pain post-operatively, and in post-radiation burns

> (tissue burn patients).

>

> When working with transdermal medicine in its more natural forms doctors

> have to send their patients home to execute the therapies as much as two or

>

> three times a day. The patient himself has to feel their way to appropriate

> doses

> under their physicians or other health care practitioner's guidance. Not

> everyone is the same and parents will naturally want to use transdermal

> magnesium and iodine treatments on their children. Transdermal is a

> preferred

> approach for children and young infants.

>

> The value of the transdermal route of drug administration proves itself in

> the new technology being developed to administer even large molecules like

> insulin through the skin. Previously this was not possible as the insulin

> molecule was too large to pass into the pores of the stratum corneum.

> Researchers

> have explored a variety of methods to penetrate this skin barrier --

> ranging

> from chemicals to lasers, micro needles, thermal/electrical energy, and

> ultrasound. Most methods work by enlarging the pores to a size that would

> accept

> these large molecules.

>

> Transdermal delivery of medicines is generally considered safer, more

> efficient, more convenient and less painful than injections or IV's.

>

> Absorption

>

> Medicines can enter the body in many different ways, and they are absorbed

> when they travel from the site of administration into the body's

> circulation.

> A drug faces its biggest hurdles during absorption. Medicines taken by

> mouth

> are shuttled via a special blood vessel leading from the digestive tract to

>

> the liver, where a large amount may be destroyed by metabolic enzymes in

> the

> so-called " first-pass effect " . Other routes of drug administration bypass

> the

> liver, entering the bloodstream directly or via the skin or lungs.

>

> Human skin is like a tightly woven fabric, seemingly impervious but porous

> at the microscopic level. Through its millions of tiny openings, the body

> oozes sweat and absorbs some substances applied to the skin.

>

> For a topical agent to be effective, obviously it must first be absorbed.

> The drug must enter in adequate concentration to its proposed site of

> action to

> produce the desired response of the skin. This skin is involved in dynamic

> exchange between the internal and external environments through

> respiration,

> absorption and elimination. It is highly permeable even though it has the

> ability to maintain its important bacteria-inhibiting barrier with the

> environment.

>

> Individuals vary in the amount of medication they absorb through the skin.

> In transdermal medicine, substances are applied to the skin's surface and

> then

> diffuse out of its vehicle into the stratum corneum. In the stratum corneum

>

> they build a reservoir and defuse through the stratum spinosum. At this

> point, they can be metabolized and bind to receptors thus exerting their

> effects.

> Finally what ever healing or medical substance is applied is delivered into

>

> subcutaneous fat, the circulatory system and achieves systemic absorption.

>

> Yesterday I witnessed one of the most amazing benefits of transdermal

> medicine I have ever seen. It certainly was a demonstration of the

> absorption

> properties of the skin. I work with another RN who is afflicted with

> arthritis,

> especially in her hands, and frequent muscle cramping/spasms in her legs.

> Yesterday I received a phone call from her begging me to please bring to

> the

> hospital some magnesium oil, as her hands were so cramped up and painful

> that she

> could barely stand to continue working.

>

> When I got there, her hands and fingers were very contorted in spasm. Her

> fingers were curled up and stiff and her legs were cramping badly. She

> reported

> they had been this way all day, and the pain was driving her to tears. She

> immediately slathered the magnesium oil all over her hands. We were in

> report

> and she wanted it on her hands right away so the entire nursing staff

> watched

> and within 5 minutes you could visibly see her fingers extend back to

> normal

> and the finger movement return. We could literally see the relaxation

> taking

> place. Within minutes her hands were completely relaxed and functional

> again

> and stayed that way the remainder of the evening.

>

> The concentration of the applied dose, the surface area of the body, and

> the

> elapsed time the chemical is on the skin are the main considerations

> affecting absorption. As the concentration of a drug is increased, the

> total amount

> absorbed into the skin and body also increases. Increasing the surface area

>

> of the applied dose also increases penetration.

>

> Penetration occurs over time. The longer the substance is on the skin, the

> greater the chance for continued penetration. The total amount of a drug

> absorbed during a 24-hour period may be different for a single application

> as

> opposed to the same amount applied in divided doses. In other words,

> applying a

> medicine once a day in the morning delivers a different concentration as

> opposed to applying a medicine 3 times a day 8 hours apart.

>

> Herbal poultices, therapeutic baths, steam and dry saunas, transdermal

> patches, transdermal magnesium and transdermal iodine therapy rely on the

> permeability of the skin for either introducing substances into systemic

> circulation

> via the skin or mucous membranes, or for drawing toxic substances out of

> the

> system via the eliminative channels of perspiration.

>

> When using transdermal medicines, one has to be aware that: applying more

> of

> a substance increases the amount absorbed.

>

> Penetration will stop generally when the skin is saturated. Absorption into

>

> the bloodstream is also increased if the concentration of a substance is

> higher and if more body is covered. Obviously the skin of infants is more

> prone

> to absorption than those of adults. Occluded (skin that has been covered)

> or

> well-hydrated skin is easier to penetrate than non-occluded or dry skin.

>

> There are many things that affect skin absorption. Absorption occurs by

> distribution around and through the cells that make up the skin. Some

> absorption

> takes place along hair follicles or through sweat ducts. Skin thickness and

>

> barrier accessibility are different in various areas so absorption rates

> will

> vary in different parts of the body. For example, hydrocortisone (a

> synthetic

> preparation used in the treatment of inflammations, allergies and itching)

> is absorbed through the skin 6 times better on the forehead than on the

> arm,

> and 44 times better on the scrotum.

>

> The physical condition of the skin at the point of external application is

> another significant variable. The skin of an infant or child is more

> permeable

> than that of adults. The skin over the organs in decreasing order of

> permeability is genitals, head and neck, trunk, arm and leg. Skin abrasion

> allows a

> locally applied substance to come directly in contact with subcutaneous

> tissue and blood vessels. Absorption is at a much higher rate than in

> healthy

> skin. Inflammation leaves the skin leaky and allows larger molecules to be

> absorbed.

>

> Transdermal Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)

>

> Topical application of Na-RLA achieves about a one hundred fold increase in

>

> concentration (345 nmol/g skin) over that achieved by dietary means.

> Sodium-R-Lipoate (Na-RLA) is provided as a solid light yellow to off-white

> powder or

> as an aqueous solution for cosmetic formulations and is prepared from

> pharmaceutical grade R-Lipoic acid (>99.5%). Na-RLA may protect against and

> reverses

> oxidative damage from environmental assaults (sun burn, pollutants), aging

> and pathological conditions because Na-RLA recycles, increases and protects

>

> dermal antioxidants; including Coenzyme Q10, vitamin C, vitamin E and

> glutathione.

>

> ALA is reported to neutralize effects of radiation therapy and the harmful

> effects of cancer chemotherapy.

>

> Selenium is much more effective in the presence of alpha lipoic acid

> because

> ALA increases the production of selenium's cancer-fighting partner

> glutathione. Topical application of Na-RLA, due to its rapid absorption

> kinetics, is

> useful in protection against skin cell damage from solar radiation;

> involving

> the generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) after the main exposure and

>

> subsequent depletion of the major antioxidants of the skin. Na-RLA is a

> powerful scavenger of destructive free radical molecules in both aqueous

> and lipid

> layers of the skin.

>

> Topical application of Na-RLA produces a wide range of beneficial effects

> on

> skin cells:

>

> * Protects against UV radiation

>

> * Reduces Skin Inflammation

>

> * Reverses Oxidative Protein Damage

>

> * Reduces Lipid peroxidation

>

> * Improves ATP Production in the Epidermis and Dermis

>

> * Chelates Toxic Heavy Metals

>

> * Increases Glutathione skin content, dose-dependently

>

> * Completely protects and regenerates CoQ10, Vitamins C & E from UVA and

> UVB

> exposure and destruction

>

> Transdermal Medicine and Skin Cancer

>

> Dr. Tullio Simoncini states, " Every tumour of the skin can be completely

> removed with Iodine Tincture 7%, brushed many times (10-20) a day. When the

>

> crust is formed, don't take it away, but treat the area continuously and

> wait

> until it falls without any other intervention except the Iodine tincture.

> When

> the crust falls down the third time, the patient is healed. "

>

> " In cases where the tumor has invaded a coetaneous-mucous transitional zone

>

> like the anus, eyelids, vagina or mouth, " Simoncini continues saying, " it

> is

> necessary to perform a preliminary treatment of the mucous area with sodium

>

> bicarbonate and then, after the elimination of the colonies existing there,

>

> proceed to treat the cutis with iodine solution. It is appropriate to

> highlight that the same type of therapy is to be applied also to psoriasis

> and to the

> known fungi afflictions. In fact, the difference between coetaneous

> mycosis,

> psoriases and tumors consists only of a variation of aggressiveness and

> thus

> of depth of rooting, since the causal agent is always the same: a fungus.

> Sometimes for the therapy, other corrosive salts can be used in function of

> the

> location in the body. "

>

> What gets in through the skin can get out. Thus it is in a physician's

> favor

> to become familiar with the keys to the skin's permeability. In general

> heat, activity and body temperature facilitate the ease with which these

> " border

> exchanges " can take place.

>

> Transdermal Medicine and Medicinal Bath

>

> On page 201 of my Transdermal Magnesium Therapy book, I recommend 2-8 oz

> (566-2,264 g) Magnesium Oil for a full body bath (ca 100 liter). The %

> Magnesium

> in the bath is then only 45-180 mg/l magnesium. One has to forgive me the

> experience of living in the semi-tropics in Brazil where bath tubs are

> rare. My

> experiences of the use of magnesium chloride has been, until recently,

> restricted to direct application on the skin and of course to now using the

>

> exceptionally pure Ancient Minerals magnesium oil for oral use, eye washes,

> aerosol

> and douches.

>

> It is now my professional opinion that my initial recommendations for baths

>

> were very low. It is easy to begin to understand when we take normal

> seawater

> as a benchmark. Open seawater already has a content of 1300 mg/l Magnesium.

>

> Physics clearly tells us that the driving force behind transdermal intake

> is

> the concentration gradient. The concentration of magnesium in the pure

> magnesium oil is about 80,000 mg/l and when you apply that directly on the

> skin,

> intake rate is very high. But in the case of a bath application, my new

> recommendation needs to be brought up to somewhere between 1500 and 5000

> mg/l

> magnesium (1 to 4 times the sea concentration). Dead Sea and other salty

> lake

> therapies have a concentration up to 40,000 mg/l magnesium and people bathe

> every

> day in these waters.

>

> Transdermal Medicine - Clay and Sauna Detox

>

> We have to help the body detoxify and the skin should be used as a major

> instrument and avenue of exit for accumulated heavy metals. This is a part

> of

> transdermal medicine, using the skin as an exit route for the poisons that

> are

> disturbing the body. Transdermal means through the skin. It normally refers

>

> to absorption of drugs that are either placed directly on the skin, such as

>

> creams and ointments, or applied in time-release forms, such as skin

> patches.

> Typically transdermal denotes transport through intact skin (cutis) and

> thus

> is synonymous with transcutaneous. Strictly speaking, however, transdermal

> only refers to transport through the inner part of the skin, the

> sub-epidermal

> dermis.

>

> It was reported by National Geographic many years ago that the workers in

> the Cinnabar mines in Spain used to detoxify themselves using sweat baths

> after

> work. In this work, we stick to the most basic definition of " through the

> skin " meaning any time we use the skin to get something through, whether in

> or

> out, we are using a transdermal approach. The skin is analogous to the

> membranes of each cell; things need to move in both directions. For the

> cells it's

> nutrition in and wastes out. Adept practitioners of transdermal medicine

> include the use of clay and sauna because both are instrumental in working

> the

> reverse door, using the skin to detoxify the body of deadly chemical

> poisons

> and heavy metals.

>

> Peer reviewed literature shows that sweating during sauna therapy

> eliminates

> high levels of toxic metals, organic compounds, dioxin, and other toxins.

> Sauna therapy is ideal to mobilize toxins from their hiding places.

>

> " One of the best passive exercises is the radiant heat of an infrared sauna

>

> which causes a profound deep sweat. After about 30 minutes of exposure, the

>

> blood vessels of the skin dilate to allow more blood to flow to the surface

> to

> support the cooling process. The millions of sweat glands covering the body

>

> are infused with fluid from the blood. In turn, they empty to the skin's

> surface, thereby flushing large amounts of toxins, including toxic acids

> and

> heavy metals, from the body, " writes Dr. Robert O. Young who found in his

> research that radiant heat [infrared] sauna provides the following

> benefits:

>

> -- Speeds up metabolic processes of vital organs and glands, including

> endocrine glands.

>

> -- Inhibits the development of pleomorphic microforms [fungi, yeasts,

> bacteria and molds] and creates a 'fever reaction' of rising temperature

> that

> neutralizes them.

>

> -- Increases the number of leukocytes in the blood.

>

> -- Places demand on the heart to work harder thus, exercising it and also

> producing a drop in diastolic blood pressure (the low side).

>

> -- Stimulates dilation of peripheral blood vessels thus, relieving pain

> (including muscle pain) and speeding the healing of sprain, strain,

> bursitis,

> arthritis, and peripheral vascular disease symptoms.

>

> -- Promotes relaxation, thereby creating a feeling of well-being.

>

> " Sweating does indeed increase mercury excretion. Probably an hour or two

> of

> sauna is the same as 50 mg of DMSA (Dimercaptosuccinic acid) every 4 hours

> for a day. " - Dr. Andrew Cutler Hall

>

> When it comes to using the skin there are many options. Bentonite clay can

> be used to literally suck the poisons through the skin and this can be

> enormously helpful while making overall treatments more effective and safe.

> The

> proof of this method of drawing poisons through the skin is not in the

> scientific

> literature but in the ring around the tub.

>

> The essential three words that describe clay are " adsorption, " " absorption "

> and their root word " sorption. " " Adsorption " is the property of a solid

> or liquid to attract and hold to its surface a gas, liquid, solute, or

> suspension. It is an adhesion in an extremely thin layer of molecules to

> the

> surfaces of solid bodies or liquids with which they are in contact. The

> accumulating

> molecules do not actually penetrate the substance they rest on but

> represent

> a surface assimilation.

>

> Clay, when introduced into the body, enters into a dynamic state of

> exchange

> with the environment in the alimentary canal and the tissues that lie

> beyond.

>

> " Absorption, " on the other hand, implies an actual movement and uptake of

> substances into the clay and is a common principle in human physiology. "

> Sorption " is the process in which one substance takes up or holds another

> by

> either absorption or adsorption. The absorption power of clay is quite

> intense,

> pulling toxins into clay's inner structure and spaces. So the toxins that

> were

> formerly only sticking to the surface of the clay's outer structure through

>

> ionic bonding can be pulled inside the clay's molecule. The more substances

>

> that are pulled into the clay's inner structure, the more the clay expands

> and

> swells.

>

> This same principle can be applied to the internal skin where very pure

> clay

> is ingested as a medicine to clean out the digestive tract and pull out

> toxins. The medical community has some mixed feelings about clay and

> actually

> does not deal with it separately from the ingestion of common dirt or soil.

> In

> both medicine and psychology we have what is called " Geophagia, " which is

> the

> deliberate ingestion of soil. Geophagia is thought to be a complex eating

> behavior with obscure etiology and numerous health/medical problems.

> Geophagia

> has been recorded in every region of the world both as idiosyncratic

> behavior

> of isolated individuals and as culturally prescribed behavior of particular

>

> societies. The behavior has long been viewed as pathological by the medical

>

> profession, and it has been claimed to be a cause of anemia.

>

> Dr. Vesna Humo, who is a surgeon, has all her patients use clay after

> mastectomy with radiotherapy. She advises patients to use clay directly on

> the skin

> to prevent skin damage and has seen excellent results from this.

> Importantly, she is using clay for bed sores and every necrotic and septic

> wound also

> with excellent results. In addition to clay and saunas, which have both

> been

> used since the dawn of civilization, we now have new emerging technologies

> that

> also use the skin as avenues of toxic escape.

>

> Just a tip on how I get my daughter to get into the " muddy " bath. I call it

>

> ocean sand and tell her to pretend that she is at the ocean. She now asks

> to

> take a bath in the ocean sand.

>

> The Ultimate Transdermal Iodine Testimony

>

> The most legendary of documentations of transdermal iodine therapy applied

> to a famous person in the American Civil War:

>

> " On September 29, 1862, Colonel John B. Gordon held the center of General

> Lee's army at the battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg. The first volley from

> the

> northern lines sent a ball through the calf of Gordon's right leg; soon

> after, another went through the muscles of his thigh; a third pierced his

> left

> arm, tearing asunder the tendons and mangling the flesh; a forth ripped

> through

> his shoulder leaving a wad of clothing embedded in its track. Still, no

> bones

> were broken; but, while Gordon lingered in the firing line, " with " , as he

> says himself, " but little of my usual strength " , a fifth ball struck him

> squarely in the face. " Dr. Weatherly of the 6th Alabama Regiment, in charge

> of

> medical arrangements, had the Colonel removed to a base hospital, and

> prescribed

> tincture of iodine to be painted on the wounds three or four times a day.

> The

> case was unpromising. Gordon's eyelids were greatly swollen; one eye was

> completely closed, the other almost so; his jaw was immovably clenched,

> and, to

> make matters worse, erysipelas (staphylococcus infection of skin) had set

> in

> on the left arm. "

>

> " Mrs. Gordon, his wife, who nursed him -- her name was Fanny, and she was

> then a beautiful girl of 25 -- put a liberal interpretation on her

> instructions

> and painted the wounds, not three or four times a day, but, as Gordon

> himself says: " I think three to four hundred times a day. " Fanny's

> diligence and

> devotion were rewarded. Her husband survived, outlived the war, and became

> the

> Governor of Georgia, a General, and Commander-in-Chief of the United

> Confederate Veterans. He died in 1904. "

>

> Delivering medicine to the general circulation through the skin is a

> desirable alternative to taking it by mouth. Patients often forget to take

> their

> medicine, and even the most faithfully compliant get tired of swallowing

> pills,

> especially if they must take many each day.

>

> Over 100 years ago, application of iodine to the skin was used extensively

> for iodine supplementation. In 1932, Nyiri and Jannitti from the College of

>

> Pharmacy of Rutgers University wrote, " Iodine is being used extensively as

> a

> prophylactic and therapeutic agent by application to the outer integument,

> (the

> skin) and has maintained its place in medicine for many decades. "

>

> 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.

>

> Dr. Derry says, " Iodine put onto scabs helps to organize total repair of

> the

> tissue. All pre-malignant lesions and many other oddities of the skin

> appear

> to respond to this regeneration process triggered by topical iodine. " Dr.

> Daniel H. Duffy said, " I have been using IODEX, an iodine containing paste

> applied directly to the skin for the past thirty two years to help break up

> the

> intercostal pain and palpatory soreness at the sternum often suffered by a

> high percentage of Midwesterners, especially female hypothyroids. "

>

> " Transdermal is the ultimate way to replenish cellular magnesium levels.

> Every cell in the body bathes and feeds in it and even DHEA levels are

> increased

> naturally. " - Dr. Norman Shealy

>

> Beauty and health are in reality highly related subjects. Rarely do we see

> an unhealthy person who is beautiful or a beautiful person who is grossly

> unhealthy. As we lose our health, our beauty is diminished by the diseases

> we

> fall victim to. In ancient China magnesium is called the beautiful metal

> and

> when it is applied to the skin, it does have a beautifying effect. This is

> another very interesting aspect of transdermal medicine that some companies

> in the

> beauty business intelligently capitalize on.

>

>

>

> About the author

>

> Mark A. Sircus Ac., OMD, is director of the International Medical Veritas

> Association (IMVA) _http://www.imva.info/_ (http://www.imva.info/) . Dr.

> Sircus

> was trained in acupuncture and oriental medicine at the Institute of

> Traditional Medicine in Sante Fe, N.M., and in the School of Traditional

> Medicine of

> New England in Boston. He served at the Central Public Hospital of

> Pochutla,

> in México, and was awarded the title of doctor of oriental medicine for his

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> work. He was one of the first nationally certified acupuncturists in the

> United States. Dr. Sircus's IMVA is dedicated to unifying the various

> disciplines

> in medicine with the goal of creating a new dawn in healthcare.

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> He is particularly concerned about the effect vaccinations have on

> vulnerable infants and is identifying the common thread of many toxic

> agents that are

> dramatically threatening present and future generations of children. His

> book

> The Terror of Pediatric Medicine is a free e-book one can read. Dr. Sircus

> is a most prolific and courageous writer and one can read through hundreds

> of

> pages on his various web sites.

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> He has most recently released his Survival Medicine for the 21st Century

> compendium (2,200 page ebook) and just released the Winning the War Against

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> Cancer book. Dr. Sircus is a pioneer in the area of natural detoxification

> and

> chelation of toxic chemicals and heavy metals. He is also a champion of the

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> medicinal value of minerals and is fathering in a new medical approach that

> uses

> sea water and different concentrates taken from it for health and healing.

> Transdermal Magnesium Therapy, his first published work, offers a stunning

> breakthrough in medicine, an entirely new way to supplement magnesium that

> naturally increases DHEA levels, brings cellular magnesium levels up

> quickly,

> relieves pain, brings down blood pressure and pushes cell physiology in a

> positive direction. Magnesium chloride delivered transdermally brings a

> quick

> release from a broad range of conditions. International Medical Veritas

> Association: _http://www.imva.info/_ (http://www.imva.info/)

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