I betragtning af høje giftige tilstand de fleste folk befinder sig i, i det hurtigt vekslende miljø vi lever i, og den utrolige evne som jod har til at styrke menneskers helbred og forbedre deres liv, besluttede jeg mig for at skrive følgende opsummering omkring supplementering af jod, som en introduktion til emnet. Informationen der præsenteres her bygger på den foreløbige research der er tilgængelig på dette forums diskussions tråd om jod og på bøgerne Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It (5. udgave) af Dr. Brownstein, og The Iodine Crisis af Lynne Farrow.

lugol
Jod har potentiale til at transformere dit helbred.
Jod er et essentielt mikronæringsmiddel. Det betyder at hver eneste celle i hvert eneste menneske har brug for det. Evolutionære biologer tror at indtag af fiskeprodukter, og derfor jod indtag, spillede en vigtig rolle i den menneskelige hjernes udvikling og evolution. Jod har også fremragende antibakterielle, antikræft, antiparasitiske, antisvamp, og antivirale egenskaber.

Desværre er underskud af jod hos den almene befolkning af pandemiske proportioner i vores moderne verden, på grund af jods forskydning i kroppen fra miljømæssige toxiner, såsom bromid, pesticider og tilsætningsstoffer i mad. Moderne landbrugsmetoder har også ført til underskud af jod og andre mineraler i jorden. Derfor mangler afgrøder der vokser i jord der har underskud af jod, også jod.

Nogle diæter og livsstile kan også hjælpe til med at udvikle jodmangel. De, der spiser en masse bagværk (brød, pasta, etc), som indeholder store mængder af bromid, løber risikoen. En anden gruppe som er udsatte er vegetarer og de der ikke spiser fiskeprodukter, havgrøntsager (tang f.eks), eller salt.

Ifølge Dr. Brownstein, forfatter af Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It, befinder godt en tredjedel af den verdensbefolkningen sig i områder hvor der er jodmangel. Han og andre jod forskere har testet tusinder af mennesker og fundet gennemgående resultater: omkring 96% af patienter tester lavt for jod. Verdenssundhedsorganisationen WHO anerkender at jodmangel er verdens største ene-årsag til forebyggelig åndelig retardering. Jodmangel er blevet identificeret som et markant offentligt helbreds-problem i 129 lande og op til 72% af verdens befolkning er berørt af en lidelse fra jodmangel.

goiter
‌Iodine was added to salt in the U.S. to help prevent goiter. But as we now know, the amounts added do little to prevent or offset many other forms of disease.
De følgende sygdomme er blevet sammenkædet med jodmangel:
  • brystkræft
  • kræft i skjoldbruskkirtelen
  • livmoderkræft
  • prostatakræft
  • autoimmune lidelser af skjoldbruskkirtel
  • hypothyroidism
  • fibrocystisk bryst sygdom
  • ADHD
  • Kronisk træthedssyndrom
  • fibromyalgia
Ydermere er jod blevet brugt til at behandle følgende tilfælde:
  • ADHD/ADD
  • atherosclerosis
  • bryst sygdomme
  • Dupuytren's conctracture
  • kronisk snot
  • fibrocystiske bryster
  • struma
  • hæmorider
  • hovedpine og migræne hovedpiner
  • fibromyalgia
  • Kronisk træthed
  • hypertension
  • infektioner
  • keloids
  • lever betændelse
  • nephrotic syndrom
  • æggestok lidelser
  • parotid duct sten
  • Peyronie's sygdom
  • prostata forstyrrelser
  • sebaceous cyster
  • thyroid kirtel forstyrrelser
  • skede infektioner
  • syfilis
  • Fibromer i uterus
  • tungmetalforgiftning (kviksølv, bly, arsenik)
  • uterine fibroids
  • bronkitis og lungebetændelse
  • fedme
  • depression
  • bryst smerter
  • eksem
  • malaria
  • køns og urinvejs sygdomme
  • gigt
  • halsbetændelse
  • hoste
  • mave smerter
  • brain fog
  • allergier
  • menstruelle uregelmæssigheder
  • infektion i gummerne
  • psoriasis
  • Hjerterytmeforstyrrelser
  • højt kolestorol
  • forstoppelse
  • hår udtyndning
  • type 2 diabetes
  • øje problemer
  • GERD
  • multiple sclerosis
  • gastroparesis
  • irritable tarme
  • Etc, etc!!!
Dette brede tværsnit af tilstande der er blevet forbedret ved hjælp af jod supplementering er et godt vink om næringsstoffets vigtighed og udbredte mangel.

Ifølge Lynne Farrow, forfatter af The Iodine Crises, daterer jods medicinske brug sig 15,000 år tilbage. Det var den første valgte behandling i det 19. århundrede man gav mod svulster og andre aggressive sygdomme af ukendt ophav. Farrow argumenterer også at ideen om at raffineret jod salt rækker til vores daglige behov, er den farligste misforståelse omkring jod. Ifølge Farrow's og Brownstein's research, er det kun 10% af jod i salt der i bedste fald bliver absorberes. De fleste mennesker idag undgår raffineret salt på grund af helbredsovervejelser, og på grund af misforståelsen om at salt (af hvilken som helst slags) er dårligt for det cardiovaskulære helbred.

Jods anbefalede daglige dosis er 150mcg (mikrogram, der svarer til 0.15mg), en etableret beregning der bygger på hvor meget jod skjoldbruskkirtlen har brug for, for at undgå struma. Andre organers krav figurer ikke i det tal. Ydermere, er effekterne fra udbredte jod-blokerende forurenende stoffer, der er blevet introduceret i det sidste århundrede, heller ikke blevet overvejet i udregningen.

Vores giftige verden

Selv hvis du kunne klare at spise fire pund frisk mad fra havet dagligt for at opnå dit jod krav, kan du ikke bo i en renskuret bobbel på den her planet. Fukushima atomkraftværkets katastrofe alene, har sandsynligvis kontamineret meget af jordens tang, en vigtig kilde til jod i diæten. Så er der de 2,053 atomeksplosioner der er blevet udført over hele kloden i perioden fra 40'erne til 90'erne, og mere nyligt er der alt det forarmet uran brugt som ammunition i USA's krige. Heller ikke at forglemme er Chernobyl.

Man ved at radioaktivt jod, der bruges i mange medicinske procedurer, vil yderligere forværre et jodmangelproblem. Desuden vil eksponering overfor mange kemikalier der hæmmer jod-binding i kroppen (f.eks. bromid, fluor, klorid) yderligere forværre problemet. Mange lande tilsætter stadigvæk fluor i deres drikkevand, på trods af beviser på dets helbredsfarer. Hvad der er værre er at fluor er mere giftigt når der er jodmangel.
Fluoride
Yes, this is the stuff they put in our drinking water.
Den gode nyhed er at jod supplementering i de rette mængder øger udskillelse af tungmetaller, såsom bly og kviksølv gennem urinen, og har en afgiftende effekt ved udskillelse af fluor, bromid og klorins' afledte elementer. Dette er meget vigtigt da brom, fluor og klorid er giftige halogener, der konkurrerer med hinanden om at blive absorberet og binde sig selv til receptorer i kroppen.

Perchlorate - en kemisk forbindelse af klorin - gør skade på transport-systemet for jod i vores kroppe. Det kan forårsage kræft og svækkelse af immunforsvaret, selv ved lave niveauer. Perchlorate bruges til utallige industrielle produkter - til hverdagsanvendelser ligefra airbags til biler og læder farvning til raketbrændstof.

Brom forgiftning associeres med delirium, psychomotorisk retardering, schizofreni og hallucinationer. Mennesker der indtager brom føler sig sløve og apatiske og har svært ved at koncentrere sig. Brom kan også forårsage svær depression, hovedpine og irritation. Disse symptomer kan være til stede selv med meget lave niveauer af brom i diæten.

Dr. Brownstein forklarer hvordan brom forstyrrer thyroid kirtlens brug af jod og alle andre steder jod koncentreres i kroppen. På grund af brom og fluors forstyrrelser på jodbinding i kroppen, kaldes de for "goitrogener" - de fremmer formationen af struma. Brom og fluor er giftige substanser uden terapeutiske formål i vores kroppe. Brom, der er et kendt kræftfremkaldende stof, kan også binde sig til jodreceptorer i brystet. Kvinder med brystkræft har langt større mængder af de giftige halogener brom og fluor sammenlignet med kvinder uden brystkræft. På den anden side har jod anti-kræftfremkaldende egenskaber.

Kvinders bryster er et af de vigtige steder for jod depoter. Det er nødvendigt at vedligeholde de nødvendige jod niveauer for at sikre en tilstrækkeligt fungerende skjoldbruskkirtel og en normal bryst arkitektur.

Som Dr. Brownstein rapporterer:
Alle kroppens kirtler afhænger af tilstrækkelige jod-niveauer, for at kunne fungere optimalt. Dyreforsøg har vist problemer med binyre, Brisselen (biskjoldbruskkirtler), æggestokkene, hypothalamus og hypofyse aksen, såvel som hele det endokrine system, når der er en tilstand af jodmangel. Faktisk har æggestokkene den næsthøjeste koncentration af jod i kroppen, efter skjoldbruskkirtlen. En tilstand af jodmangel vil lede til et hormonsystem ude af balance. Det er umuligt at have et balanceret hormonsystem, uden at sikre sig et tilstrækkeligt indtag af jod.

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Iodine - Suppressed knowledge that can change your life



Medical 'iodo-phobia'


According to Dr. Guy E. Abraham, 'medical iodophobia' - the unwarranted fear of using and recommending inorganic, non-radioactive iodine/iodide - may have caused more human misery and death than both World Wars combined by preventing meaningful clinical research in the daily amount of iodine needed for optimal physical and mental health.

Thyroid gland
Whoever told us that thyroid function was so important and could be one of the keys to good health?
Abraham was one of the world's leading researchers on iodine, suggesting that the required daily intake of iodine necessary for maintaining iodine sufficiency for the whole body was 13mg per day. At sufficiency, the thyroid gland holds a total of approximately 50mg of iodine. The thyroid gland needs approximately 6mg/day of iodine for sufficiency. The breasts need at least 5mg of iodine; that leaves 2mg of iodine for the rest of the body. Others suggest, based on Dr. Guy E. Abraham's research, that healthy individuals need 1-3 mg/day as a maintenance dose. This is still well above the RDA of 150ug/day of iodine!

Many healthcare professionals are scared of iodine due to ignorance of its biochemistry and physiology. They've been led to believe that iodine causes hypothyroidism, when in reality it helps to normalize thyroid function. One of the reasons for this misconception is due to high TSH levels in iodine therapy. TSH (Thyroid-stimulating hormone) is a test to monitor thyroid function. It usually rises when there is hypothyroidism. However, as Dr. Brownstein explains:
TSH has another function besides stimulating thyroid hormone production. It also helps stimulate the body's production of the iodine transport molecules - the sodium-iodide symporter (NIS). Without adequate amounts of NIS, iodine would not be able to enter the cells and be utilized. [...] [An] iodine-deficient patient's body does not require a large amount of NIS since there is little iodine that needs to be transported into the cells. However, when this individual begins to supplement with iodine, the extra iodine now needs to be transported into the cells. One way the body will accomplish this is to increase the production of TSH to stimulate more NIS. [...]

How long does TSH stay elevated? l have found that TSH may remain elevated for up to 6 months before lowering to normal. How high do TSH levels rise? The normal TSH level ranges from 0.5-4.5mlU/L. l have witnessed TSH levels elevated to 5-30mlU/L for a period of time sometimes up to six months-before falling back to the normal range. [...] The TSH will decline back to the reference range after the thyroid gland is saturated with iodine.
Iodine does not cause hypothyroidism. On the contrary, the main thyroid hormones, T4 and T3, require enough iodine in order to be produced. When an individual is iodine-deficient, hypothyroidism results because there is not enough raw material to produce T4 and T3. Supplementing with iodine can improve or even heal hypothyroidism without the use of synthetic drugs. Moreover, research suggests that taking thyroid hormone when iodine deficiency is present can worsen the iodine deficiency as the body's metabolic rate increases. Dr. Brownstein reports how taking thyroid hormone when iodine deficiency is present increases the risk of breast cancer and possibly other cancers as well. Anything that lowers the body's iodine stores or increases the body's need for it could be predicted to make things worse.

Another misconception is that iodine is contraindicated in autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Grave's disease and Hashimoto's. In reality, it is those who are iodine-deficient who are at an increased risk of developing antibodies against the thyroid gland. Autoimmune disorders - including thyroid ones - are examples of excess oxidative stress in the body. Oxidative stress is inflammation in the body and it is akin to a fire burning. You can put the fire out with the appropriate "water": anti-oxidants, unrefined salt, nutrients, an anti-inflammatory diet (gluten-free, non-GMO, moderated in carbohydrates AND with plenty of animal fat). People afflicted with autoimmune thyroid disorders need to take specific nutrients, detailed below, along with iodine in order to heal the damage done by so much oxidative stress and lack of iodine.

Is there a condition when iodine is actually dangerous? Yes, and it is extremely rare. My main past concerns on iodine are related to what Dr. Brownstein shared in his book:
Does iodine therapy cause hyperthyroidism? l was taught in medical school that it did, especially in patients suffering from autoimmune thyroid disorders such as Graves' or Hashimoto's disease. Young doctors-in-training are still taught this today. So, let me answer the question: Very rarely. Between my partners and myself, we estimate that over 12 years, less than 10 patients out of thousands treated became hyperthyroid when treated with iodine.

When I lecture to doctors, l tell them one particular condition can predispose to iodine-induced hyperthyroidism. This condition occurs in a patient who has an autonomously functioning nodule in their thyroid. Sometimes this is referred to as a hot nodule on a thyroid scan.

An autonomously functioning nodule is not under the feedback control of the pituitary and the hypothalamus. It functions independently of the thyroid gland. When iodine is present, these nodules can take up the iodine and produce copious amounts of thyroid hormone leading to hyperthyroidism. This condition can be diagnosed with a thyroid scan. However, it is most frequently diagnosed after a trial of iodine therapy is given and the patient becomes hyperthyroid after taking the first couple of doses.

How do you treat a patient with an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule? These patients must avoid iodine supplements and food (such as seaweed ) that is high in iodine UNTIL the nodule is surgically removed.
Given the pervasive misconceptions about such an extremely beneficial substance as iodine, one may wish to consider how greater knowledge and use of it may be purposefully suppressed. As has previously been observed and analyzed on Sott.net, there are numerous ways in which the Western allopathic approach to medicine has led so many individuals astray on the road to living a truly healthy life. Among those we've seen are the benefits of a low-carb, high animal fat diet, supplementation with vitamins and other vital nutrients, the modes and reasons for detoxification, etc. But given the huge amounts of money and power that Big Pharma and other health-related industries stand to make by actually keeping people in poor health, it is no wonder that so many of us still are!

Still, at the end of the day, whether the ignorance of the larger modern medical community to employ iodine and other holistic healing approaches is due to simple ignorance, or more nefarious reasons, the fact is that now, in light of this invaluable information about iodine, we can choose to take responsibility for our own health with this powerhouse approach. But the choice is ours to make of course.

Iodine protocol

Take enough iodine. As mentioned above, the RDA for iodine does not provide nearly enough for the body. Most people need from 12-50mg/day of a combination of iodine and iodide in the form of lugol's solution or tableted lugol's solution. Others need much less. There are several percentages available of lugol's solution, but don't angst over them. You can use the following table as a rough guide:

lugol iodine content
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