Of course, I meant to say, vit c shouldn't be taken at the same time as iodine! 
Duh, senior moments again! dee

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> On 22 Oct 2014, at 08:36, Dee <d...@deetroy.org> wrote:
> 
> I think they replaced the iodine in table salt with bromine or some such, for 
> cheapness.  Large doses of vitamin C will negate iodine also, and vit C 
> shouldn't be taken at the same time as vit c...dee
> 
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>> On 22 Oct 2014, at 02:18, phoenix23002 tds.net <phoenix23...@tds.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Asif.. I have no clue as to the type of fluoride in Himalayan salt.
>>  
>> The problem folks run into when first starting iodine therapy is that they 
>> can experience detox symptoms as the
>> iodine begins replacing fluoride, chlorine and bromide, halides that occupy 
>> the iodine receptors on our cells.
>>  
>> Now, iodine is as necessary to our bodies as B or C vitamins etc... and was 
>> used extensively by doctors
>> before the advent of antibiotics.  Iodine is 'taken up', preferentially, by 
>> our thyroid first, then the sex organs,
>> then the rest of our body. If too high a dose of iodine is ingested at first 
>> or if one has tons of  toxic halides,
>> it can overwhelm the liver and kidneys, organs that are working hard to 
>> expel the toxins as the idodine
>> displaces them.
>>  
>> One takes the companion nutrients of Vit C, magnesium, selenium and Celtic 
>> or Real Salt which help to
>> open up the detox pathways.  Milk thistle for liver support is also used by 
>> some.  My only detox symptoms
>> (I have well water and rarely consume commercial bread products) were vague 
>> headaches from time to
>> time and extra salt took care of those in short order.
>>  
>> So.. one starts off low and slow, alert to any detox symptoms, ready to back 
>> down until those symptoms
>> subside, then slowly increasing the dosage again.  So, it makes sense to 
>> avoid those toxins when first
>> starting iodine.
>>  
>> The Japanese routinely consume 12 - 13 mg of iodine daily that they obtain 
>> from their diet which is high in seafood
>> and seaweed.  They have miniscule amts of cancer of the sex organs (breast, 
>> uterine, ovarian, cervical, prostate etc)
>> compared to those of us who consume the traditional Western diet.
>>  
>> Something is going on in the US if you think about the explosion of thyroid 
>> disorders and cancer that has
>> happened over the last 40 yrs in spite of the advances in medical science.  
>> Until the seventies, bread
>> makers used iodine in commercial bread products (something to do with the 
>> leavening process, I think)
>> but then the government said no to iodine and bread makers starting using 
>> bromide instead and there
>> just isn't enough iodine in iodized salt to make much of a difference.    
>> Lola H.
>> 
>>  
>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Asif Nathekar <asifnathe...@hotmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>  
>>> Is the type and form of fluoride a factor or is any fluoride bad for those 
>>> with thyroid problems undergoing iodine therapy.
>>>  
>>> Is this true for regular folk who are NOT undergoing thyroid issues.
>>>  
>>> also anyone know the type and form of fluoride in hamalayan salt... calcium 
>>> fluoride??...
>>>  
>>> Cheers.
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: phoenix23002 tds.net
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 8:53 PM
>>> To: silver-list@eskimo.com
>>> Subject: Re: CS> Trace minerals
>>>  
>>> Not to put a damper on anyone's enthusiasm for Himalayan salt which I used 
>>> for several years, it supposedly contains
>>> fluoride.  I have a thyroid condition and started using iodine therapy.  
>>> Fluoride is a member of the chemical family of
>>> halides which competes for the same cell receptor sites as iodine (also a 
>>> member of this chemical 'family') so had to find
>>> another healthy salt.  Just a heads up.   Lola H.
>>>  
>>>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:47 PM, Victor Cozzetto 
>>>> <victor.cozze...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I too recommend the pink Himalayan salt. If your sea salt does not have 
>>>> some color, then it is probably not as healthy as you think.
>>>> Victor
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 10:23 AM, TJ Garland <ironguard...@gmail.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I like himalayan salt
>>>>> 
>>>>> "There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the 
>>>>> shield of law and in the name of justice." —Charles de Montesquieu
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 20, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Harold <har...@telus.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Re ASLraVens’ query re source of minerals; I use ConcenTrace,trace 
>>>>> minerals from Trace Minerals Research.Their site is, 
>>>>> www.traceminerals.com. Roy,Utah.
>>>>> But I order the  product from iherb,$24.14 ,for 8 Fluid ounces,[low 
>>>>> sodium].
>>>>> Am satisfied with same.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Harold
>>