I too found this a very interesting article on Iodine. Have allergic or negative reactions to so many things...but Iodine is not one of them.
So having a slightly depressed Thyroid..this was checked by extensive testing...and not being able to handle the usuall Thyroid meds..tried them and was very sick...also have a terrible reaction to Kelp which would be the natural way to go to get some Iodine to the Thyroid...I discovered a way to get the Iodine itself to work for me...was just by applying it to the outer thigh area...once a day. If it dissappears in a few hours...you know the body really needed that hit of Iodine. When it is still visible...even vaguely ...the next day..you know that the body is o.k...lay off the Iodine for a while. So I would "muscle test" if I needed it each time I used it. Having said this....I have to back up what someone said here...this is all depending on the fact that one is not allergic to Iodine.. I understand that is a very serious thing. So...take the info and use it BUT...please make sure Iodine agrees with the body first. Also, didn't know if I liked the idea of DRINKING Iodine but Mr Edgar Cayce has a formula that is called Atomine...and that is a form of Iodine and is meant to be taken internally. So, once again...BOTTOM LINE..please check with a medical person to see if you can handle the Iodine in your system. V ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lou Borgert" <mborg...@worldnet.att.net> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:04 PM Subject: Re: CS>fw: ONE MINERAL CAN HELP A MYRIAD OF CONDITIONS FROMATHEROSCLEROSIS TO "COPD"TO ZITS > on 9/7/03 1:57 PM, Richard Harris at yr...@cfl.rr.com wrote: > Excellent article. Where is your clinic located?? > > Orchids to Dr. John Draper for this excellent, informative, important > > article re SSKI ! > > Thanks, Dr. John, > > Richard Harris, 56 yr FL Pharmacist > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Draper [mailto:jdr...@lisco.com] > > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 11:39 PM > > To: silver-list > > Subject: CS>fw: ONE MINERAL CAN HELP A MYRIAD OF CONDITIONS FROM > > ATHEROSCLEROSIS TO "COPD"TO ZITS > > > > > > > > For those interested in using iodine for health, I found the following > > article very useful. I was not aware of some of the benefits > > mentioned here, nor some of the means one can apply it. > > > > - John > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > from: http://www.tahoma-clinic.com/iodide.shtml > > > > ONE MINERAL CAN HELP A MYRIAD OF CONDITIONS FROM > > ATHEROSCLEROSIS TO "COPD"TO ZITS > > > > (Reprinted From "Nutrition and Healing") > > > > If you've read or heard anything at all about potassium > > iodide, it's probably been in association with terrorist > > attacks or nuclear power plant disasters. Potassium iodide > > (usually taken in tablet form) is recommended by "public > > health" authorities to protect the thyroid gland against > > accumulation of radioactive iodine released by a "terrorist > > bomb" or by nuclear power plant "meltdown". But in reality, > > potassium iodide is a very effective "home remedy" with > > literally dozens of uses. > > > > Older readers may remember Mother putting "iodine" on cuts > > and scrapes. It kept infection away as well as any "modern" > > antibiotic ointment, with the added benefit of not inducing > > "bacterial resistance". But what else is potassium iodide > > (usually abbreviated by it's Latin initials "SSKI") good > > for? Read on.and then make sure to read the separate section > > about keeping SSKI use safe. > > > > Some years ago, a retired Indian physician told me about his > > use of SSKI during more than 30 years traveling from village > > to village in rural Africa. Most usually, the only drinking > > water available was from a local stream or river, muddy and > > contaminated. After removing sediment and debris by > > straining the dirty water through cheesecloth, he'd add > > several drops of SSKI, and wait two to three minutes. He and > > his team could then drink the water. In over 30 years, he > > never got an infection from contaminated water. The SSKI > > killed any micro-organisms present. > > > > Fortunately, the water available to most of us when > > traveling is considerably cleaner. Despite this, when Holly > > (my wife) and I travel, we always carry a small bottle of > > SSKI, and put one or two drops into any water we're not > > absolutely certain about. We've cut back considerably on > > airline travel this year because of the thoroughly > > un-American and extremely unpleasant "airport Gestapo" > > experience. But when we're forced to travel by air, we drink > > a few ounces of water with 10 drops of SSKI, and prevent any > > "airline sinusitis" or other respiratory infection that so > > often follows several hours spent breathing re-cycled, germ > > laden air. (SSKI rapidly accumulates in any and all body > > secretions, including in the sinuses, where it inhibits or > > kills bacteria, viruses, and fungi before they can cause an > > infection.) > > > > Although Holly has never had the experience, occasionally > > another woman at one of the conferences we attend has > > developed a bladder infection when far away from home and > > her own physician. Holly gives her our "back-up" small > > bottle of SSKI with instructions to take 10 to 15 drops in > > water or juice every 3 to 4 hours (while awake) until the > > infection is gone. > > > > [Although SSKI is close to 100% effective in the elimination > > of bladder infections, this is a "high dose"; make sure to > > read the section "Keeping SSKI safe". If possible, it's best > > to use the simple sugar D-mannose to eliminate bladder > > infections. D-mannose is effective over 90% of the time, and > > is very, very safe. For details, see D-mannose and Bladder > > Infection by Lane Lenard Ph.D. and me, available through the > > Tahoma Clinic Dispensary.] > > > > When our children were teenagers, they always knew where to > > find the SSKI bottle. Whenever one of them "popped a zit", > > she or he would rub SSKI into it every hour or two. The > > offending "zit" would be gone in 24-48 hours or less; an > > innumerable number of social events were rendered "zit-free" > > by this approach. > > > > So far, I've been telling you about SSKI's ability to "kill > > germs" in one place or another. We'll return to this > > important "home remedy" use for SSKI, but let's digress for > > now to other uses. > > > > Many women develop "fibrocystic breast disease". In the > > 1970s, I learned from pioneering trace element researcher > > Dr. John Myers that iodine (a close "relative" of SSKI) > > would eliminate even the most severe cases of fibrocystic > > breast disease. [For the full details of this treatment, see > > pages 169-174 of The Patient's Book of Natural Healing by > > Alan Gaby M.D. and me.] In "medium" to "minor" cases, 6 to 8 > > drops of SSKI taken in a few ounces of water daily will > > frequently reduce fibrocystic breast disease to > > insignificance within three to six months. Please do not do > > this without monitoring your thyroid function.see "Keeping > > SSKI Safe" on page whatever. > > > > One of our daughters and at least thirty other women I've > > worked with in nearly 30 years have helped ovarian cysts > > disappear within two to three months with the same quantity > > of SSKI. Again, make sure to monitor your thyroid function! > > > > It's very likely that SSKI helps eliminate fibrocystic > > breast disease and ovarian cysts at least partly through > > it's interaction with estrogens..which brings us to another > > important use for SSKI (and other forms of iodine such as > > "Lugol's solution" and "di-atomic iodine"). All of these > > forms of iodine help your body to metabolize estrone (a > > slightly carcinogenic human estrogen) and > > 16-alpha-hydroxyestrone (a much more dangerous metabolite of > > human estrogen) into estriol, an "anti-carcinogenic" or at > > worst "neutral" form of human estrogen. I've reviewed > > literally hundreds of hormone tests in over 26 years which > > have proven this point. This testing and treatment usually > > requires the help of a physician skilled and knowledgeable > > in nutritional and natural medicine, who can also help with > > monitoring thyroid function. (See "Resources", page 8). > > > > "Dupuytren's contracture" and "Peyronie's disease" are two > > "fibrotic" conditions that can be helped considerably by > > SSKI. In Dupuytren's contracture, thickening (fibrosis) > > occurs along one of the tendons in the palm in the hand, > > pulling the related finger down towards the palm. As the > > problem progresses, the finger often can't be straightened > > any more. > > > > In Peyronie's disease, a very similar thickening occurs > > along the shaft of the penis, making erections increasing > > "curved" and painful. In both cases, rubbing SSKI into the > > thickened tissue at least twice daily softens and lessens > > the fibrotic area over a period of several months, allowing > > for more normal function. > > > > For these conditions, it's additionally helpful to take > > para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) 2 grams, three times daily, > > and to rub a mixture of Vitamin E and DMSO into the > > thickened areas, also. However, if "caught early", SSKI > > alone will often "do the job". (It's also advisable to have > > glucose-insulin tolerance test done, as there's an unusually > > high incidence of "insulin resistance" in people with > > Dupuytren's contracture or Peyronie's disease. > > > > "Keloids" are abnormally thick scars, sometimes as much as > > an inch thick, that can form after injury. Although anyone > > can get a keloid, they're more common among blacks than > > other ethnic groups. Rubbing SSKI into a keloid at least > > twice daily will ultimately flatten them down to a "normal > > scar", but it can take many months to a year for > > particularly bad ones. The treatment goes faster if SSKI is > > mixed "50-50" with DMSO. > > > > "Fistulas" are literally abnormal tunnels through tissues, > > "tunnels" prevented from healing by chronic infection. Two > > not-unusual types are "peri-anal fistulas" (a "tunnel" from > > outside the anus to the inside of the rectum) and > > "recto-vaginal" fistulas. Although these fistulas can be > > treated successfully by surgery, they can often be healed by > > frequent swabbing inside and out with an SSKI-soaked > > "Q-tip". Patience is required: Complete healing often takes > > several months. The treatment appears to work better if the > > SSKI is mixed with DMSO, which enhances "penetrance". My > > colleague Richard Kunin, M.D. of San Francisco, is a "world > > class" expert on the use of SSKI and other forms of iodine. > > He has found that hemorrhoids will sometimes disappear > > literally overnight, when SSKI (20 drops) mixed with > > flaxseed oil (1 ounce) is rubbed in them at bedtime. He's > > also found that SSKI alone will do the same job, although it > > "really stings" when applied to a hemorrhoid by itself. > > > > When I was a pre-med student at Harvard University, the > > famous chemistry professor Louis Feiser made a point of > > demonstrating to all the pre-medical students that iodine > > and iodide would make oils, fats, and waxes (cholesterol is > > actually a wax) more soluble in water. He urged us to > > remember this in our medical practices, as he was sure it > > wouldn't be taught in medical school (he was right!). This > > known action of iodide likely explains why SSKI can be > > useful in the next two applications. > > > > Over 30 years ago, two ophthalmologists observed that a > > combination tablet called "Iodo-niacin" (iodide 120 > > milligrams, niacin 15 milligrams) taken for several months > > could actually reverse atherosclerotic clogging of arteries. > > They proved this effect by taking pictures of clogged > > arteries in the backs of the eyes ("retinal > > photomicrographs") before and after treatment. The published > > photographs showed a significant lessening of the > > cholesterol-laden artery clogging in the "after" pictures. > > > > Amazingly enough, no follow-up study has ever been published > > (probably because niacin and iodide aren't patentable). > > Despite this, the published pictures speak clearly for > > themselves. I recommend 4 to 6 drops of SSKI and > > niacin-containing B-complex daily (along with many other > > things) for anyone with significant cholesterol-related > > atherosclerotic clogging. Thyroid function must be > > monitored! > > > > "Sebaceous cysts" are cysts which contain oily, fatty > > material. They usually appear rather suddenly on the face or > > in the groin or labia. Rubbing in SSKI mixed 50-50 with DMSO > > will almost always persuade these cysts to go away in a week > > or two; it appears that the iodide "dissolves" the fatty, > > oily material contained in the cysts, allowing your body to > > slowly re-absorb and dispose of it. > > > > Although it's not a common condition, from time to time > > someone will come to my office at Tahoma Clinic inquiring > > about alternatives to surgery for "parotid duct stone". > > These are "stones" which can form in the saliva-carrying > > duct(s) from the major salivary glands ("parotid" glands, > > located at the "angle of the jaw"). 3 to 4 drops of SSKI > > taken in water daily will almost always dissolve parotid > > duct stones within four to eight months. > > > > If you have chronic bronchitis and or emphysema ("COPD", > > "COLD") SSKI is an invaluable tool. SSKI "gets into" all > > body secretions, including often thick and hard to cough up > > bronchial secretions, which get infected very easily. SSKI > > takes care of both of these problems. It "loosens" > > secretions remarkably, making them much easier to "clear", > > and it prevents micro-organisms from growing easily. With > > regular SSKI use, bronchial infection is a much less > > frequent happening. Depending on the severity of COPD, I > > recommend 3 to 6 drops of SSKI taken in water once daily. As > > COPD is usually a chronic condition, SSKI use will usually > > be indefinite, so make sure to monitor your thyroid > > function! (See the August 2002 Nutrition & Healing for a > > more complete discussion of natural COPD treatment.) > > > > Now, back to other infections. For this group, using SSKI > > mixed "50-50" with DMSO works better, as the DMSO enables > > SSKI to penetrate much more deeply into the tissues and kill > > germs. > > > > Infected "hangnails" are perhaps the easiest to clear up > > this way, as are nagging bacterial infections around the > > edges of the toenails. Rub in the mixture several times > > daily, and the problem's usually gone in a few days. Herpes > > simplex ("herpes") ourbreaks can be "stopped cold" in the > > same way, but it often takes longer for the "sore" to heal > > itself over. > > > > If you have persistent "swollen glands" in the throat or > > groin areas, see a doctor first! These can very rarely be > > signs of leukemia, lymphoma, or another cancer, especially > > in older people. But if all tests and studies are negative, > > and the doctor says "it's just swollen glands", rub in the > > SSKI with DMSO. In a large majority of cases, the "just > > swollen glands" will gradually fade away. > > > > Fungus under the toenails ("onychomycosis") is a difficult > > problem to treat. Even "conventional" anti-fungal drug > > treatment takes months to work, and (for safety) monthly > > liver function tests are necessary. SSKI and DMSO rubbed on, > > around, and under the affected toenails doesn't work any > > faster, but it's just as effective, and definitely safer. > > Make sure to wear old socks, because SSKI and other forms of > > iodine leave an orange-brown stain. (Other safe and > > effective alternatives include geranium oil, oregano oil, > > and tea tree oil. These and other anti-fungal oils also > > require "help" from DMSO to penetrate the toenail and soak > > the fungus underneath.) > > > > SSKI can also help clear up vaginal infections. 20 to 30 > > drops in water, used in a small "douche" once daily for five > > to ten days will usually do the job. (There's actually a > > prescription-only iodine preparation of available for > > vaginal infections, too.) However, iodine preparations of > > any sort for vaginal infections are often not popular > > because of the inevitable orange-brown stains they leave on > > clothing. > > > > What about SSKI to help a "weak" thyroid (hypothyroidism)? > > Even though iodine and iodide are absolutely essential to > > thyroid hormone formation, in most "developed" countries, > > hypothyroid conditions are not usually due to an outright > > lack of iodine or iodide. Still, hypothyroidism is > > occasionally helped by 1 drop of SSKI daily. Make sure to > > work with your doctor on this one! > > > > Lastly, there's a gastronomic use for SSKI: reducing the gas > > we all get from eating beans! If you're soaking beans before > > cooking them, add 1 or 2 drops of SSKI, and let them soak > > for an hour or more. (Pour offf that water before cooking, > > and add fresh water.) You'll be surprised at the reduction > > in resulting intestinal gas! (For those who want a technical > > explanation: There's a naturally occurring enzyme inhibitor > > in beans which interferes with starch digestion, producing > > gas. SSKI inactivates this enzyme inhibitor.) > > > > OBTAINING SSKI > > > > In the past, SSKI and other forms of iodine and iodide were > > available only on prescription, or through chemical supply > > sources. Since the mid-1990s passage of the Federal DSHEA > > law, we've regained the basic American freedom to buy and > > sell natural substances (narcotics exempted) without > > prescription. You haven't read or heard much about SSKI > > because (despite Federal Appeals Court decisions) FDA still > > maintains it's First Amendment violating policy of complete > > suppression of truthful product use information on package > > labels or in advertisements..unless of course FDA is paid an > > enormous amount of money ($250 million minimum, according to > > Congressional testimony) for "approval". Since SSKI can't be > > patented.well, you know the rest. > > > > SSKI can be obtained without prescription in some > > compounding pharmacies, some health food stores, through > > "on-line" sources, and at the Tahoma Clinic Dispensary (with > > which I am of course affiliated) in a convenient travel-size > > dropper bottle. > > > > USE SSKI SAFELY!! > > > > There are three "hazards" to using SSKI: staining, allergy, > > and a very small possibility of thyroid suppression with > > longer-term use of "too much". > > > > Staining can be a big nuisance, but it's not a health > > hazard. When SSKI is applied to skin, it can impart a faint > > to moderate orange-brown color, which fades away once SSKI > > is no longer being applied. SSKI and other iodine stains in > > clothing can be semi-permanent or permanent, so don't plan > > to wear anything "nice" in the vicinity of recently-applied > > SSKI. > > > > Iodine allergy is a possibility, although in nearly 30 years > > of medical practice I've seen it only a few times. Usually, > > it causes a red, bumpy skin rash, which goes away after SSKI > > or other iodine is discontinued. Topical (applied to the > > skin surface) iodine allergy is almost never a serious > > emergency. > > > > SSKI or iodine can very occasionally cause acne, which also > > goes away once the source of iodine is dicontinued. > > > > The type of so-called "iodine allergy" that can interfere > > with breathing and occasionally sends us to the emergency > > room is usually not allergy to iodine or iodine molecules, > > but instead to much larger, possibly iodine-containing > > molecules found in lobster, crab, clams and other > > "shellfish". These molecules are not present in SSKI or > > iodine. However, if there's any suspicion at all of iodine > > allergy, it's best not to swallow any without testing for > > allergy or sensitivity. > > > > Too much iodine for too long can suppress thyroid function. > > Many of the uses described for SSKI in the accompanying > > article are short-term, from a few days or less to a week or > > two. If SSKI is then stopped, there's almost no chance of > > significant thyroid suppression. However, if SSKI is to be > > used for two to three weeks or longer, and especially if > > it's to be used continuously (for example, COPD or > > cholesterol-related atherosclerosis) monitoring thyroid > > function is very important. To find a physician near you who > > can help order and interpret thyroid function tests, consult > > the Resources section on page 8. > > > > Fortunately, in my experience with over a thousand > > individuals, internal use of than nine drops of SSKI daily > > has or less has very rarely resulted in thyroid suppression. > > On those very few occasions, discontinuance has resulted in > > prompt recovery. So far, I've never seen thyroid suppression > > result from "topical" (skin surface) use of SSKI. > > > > A final "safety" note: Dr. Kunin cautions (and I agree) that > > if you use SSKI or other iodine "long-term", make sure your > > diet contains plenty of essential fatty acids (both omega-3 > > and omega-6) as well as the sulfur-containing amino acids > > methionine and cysteine. If you eat animal protein daily, > > that's usually sufficient as a source of these two amino > > acids, but if you're vegetarian (or close) and using "long > > term" SSKI or other iodine, then take 300-500 milligrams of > > each daily. > > > > IODINE, IODIDE, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? > > > > Iodine is a basic element, as are calcium, zinc, oxygen and > > other elements. The word "iodine" usually refers to two > > iodine molecules chemically "stuck together" (I2), just as > > the word "oxygen" usually refers to two oxygen molecules > > "stuck together" (O2). Since iodine is more reactive, and > > therefore more likely to cause problems, iodine is usually > > used as "iodide", a word which refers to one iodine molecule > > combined with another molecule such as potassium (KI) or > > sodium (NaI). In chemical terms, such molecules are called > > "salts"; the best known salt is sodium chloride (NaCl), a > > "salt" of chlorine (Cl2). > > > > The "SS" in "SSKI" refers to "Saturated Solution Potassium > > Iodide". Other medically useful forms of iodine include > > "Lugol's solution", invented by Dr. Lugol of Paris in the > > 1840s, which contains a mixture of types of iodine and > > iodide, and "di-atomic iodine", which is another name for > > iodine, but usually prepared as a solid in a capsule instead > > of a liquid. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > > >
