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
Sent from my iPad > 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 >