Thanks to all for responding! i am indeed very sensitive to iodine. i took 
compounded synthroid for a few months and it really helped, but i became too 
sensitive to it to continue.

i look forward to more thoughts on these things.

sara
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dee 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:37 AM
  Subject: Re: CS>OT > multiple chemical sensitivity and infections


  what about supplementing with iodine, which is what I did with great 
  success. Unless you are allergic of course. dee


  > Sara,
  >
  > Many problems—more than one might think, including allergies—are caused 
  > or exacerbated by an under-functioning thyroid. Mark Starr’s book, 
  > Hypothyroidism Type 2: the Epidemic explores this in detail. It’s about 
  > more than just killing bugs, even though that of course is important. 
  > Low thyroid function can cause fibromyalgia. People with Lyme tend to 
  > have low thyroid function. And MCS, from over-exposure to toxins, can 
  > knock out the thyroid gland (which in turn will create more MCS). It’s 
  > all intertwined.  
  >
  > Dr. Broda Barnes’s hypothyroid test is simple: Take your armpit 
  > temperature every morning, for one to two weeks before rising from your 
  > bed. If your temperature averages lower than 97.8ºF, you need thyroid 
  > supplementation. Desiccated thyroid hormone supplement works much 
  > better than the synthetic thyroxin.  
  >
  > Best,
  >
  > Nenah
  >
  >
  >
  >   


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