First, I would like to thank the moderators of this list for their patience and tolerance in allowing this off-topic discussion of thyroid/hashimoto/iodine. And you are correct that hashis is an auto-immune disease, that is, the body's own immune system begins to attack the thyroid gland.
There is much confusion about iodine and thyroid disorders. For those who want further information about iodine, and supplementing with iodine and it's relation to the thyroid, this website is a good one with a number of informative articles. http://jeffreydachmd.com/2014/01/selenium-thyroid-good-news/ And this one... http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/iodine12345/ There are two Stop The Thyroid Madness books available and Dr. Dach wrote one of the chapters in the STTM II book. This is considered the 'bible' for iodine information and supplementation.... http://www.amazon.com/Iodine-Need-Cant-Live-Without/dp/0966088239 Also, one can become a member of an iodine group on FaceBook run by Stephanie B. ... sorry... don't recall her last name off the top of my head. I think they have about 5000+ members. Just monitoring this site will be an education in it's self. Also the group 'NaturalThyroidHormones' on yahoo. The very knowledgeable moderators aren't as versed in iodine supplementation but they are very familiar with hashis. Lola ps. One can certainly feel worse when first starting iodine supplementation. Iodine is a member of a chemical family called halides. Fluoride, bromide and chloride are also members of this 'family' and occupy the same cell receptors as iodine. As iodine starts 'kicking out' and replacing these halides, one can experience detox. Taking the co-factors of selenium, magnesium, Vit C and sea salt helps to open up the detox pathways and eases the transition. One should always start off low and slow with iodine, being ready to back off at the first signs of detox and restarting at a lower dose. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dee <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:54:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: CS>Thyroid Nodules Yes but not for auto- immune diseases I believe....Dee Sent from my iPad > On 17 Aug 2015, at 13:59, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have not followed all of this. Excuse me if I am duplicating. > Years ago I read that the thyroid and breast compete for iodine and that > breast cancer was mostly due to to low iodine. > > "Taking Thyroid Hormone Increases Breast Cancer Risk By 200%" > http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/taking-thyroid-hormone-increases-breast-cancer-risk-by-200/ > > Ron > > > >> On 8/17/2015 4:53 AM, RaVen wrote: >> Yes, as Hashimoto's patient myself - Iodine made me feel worse. You can >> read Dr K's reasons for not giving iodine to his patient. Please note that >> Hashimoto's is NOT hypothyroidism with a lot of people get mixed up. >> >> https://drknews.com/search/iodine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 17, 2015, at 4:02 AM, Dee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I had read somewhere that iodine can - in some instances - be detrimental to >> the thyroid. I think it may have been in the presence of Hashimotos. Does >> anyone know if this is correct? I know that the thyroid usually needs >> iodine....Dee >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 16 Aug 2015, at 22:12, Lola Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, Patricia. No, iodine will not replace thyroid extract or synthetic >>> thyroid >>> meds if you need them. I do think (just my opinion) that someone who is >>> barely >>> hypo (underactive thyroid), can perhaps avoid having to take thyroid m -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
