Throwing Out The Salt Shaker?

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O.k., I do not have high blood pressure, but I know that salt is a no no for those who do have it.  But why don't the doctors also tell their patients that they need to get iodine into their bodies somehow?  In Maine, we have a very low iodine amount in our soil.  My mom and dad always told me to buy iodized salt.  I still do.  But for those who live in an area low in iodine, they need to get it somewhere.  If they don't get it from iodized salt, they can get it from shell fish or sea weed.  But how come the doctors never tell a patient this?  Without the proper amount of iodine in your system, you can get thyroid disease.

stealthwind · Answer

Actually, the human body needs salt. Not the processed white stuff, tho....it's the unprocessed sea salt (eg: Celtic Sea Salt) that's by far better. 1/4 - 1/2 tsp unprocessed sea salt with a couple of glasses of water twice a day can help a person increase blood volumn and help with blood pressure issues. Neat, huh? 

Why do doctors not mention iodine so much any more? 
A few reasons, but in general it's due to them not being properly educated about it, and told it's dangerous. How can something vital to life be dangerous if the body is not able to retain "too much". Ugh. 
Another thing is that iodine will kill all types of staph, including MRSA. But do we hear of it being used? Of course not...we "do" hear of people loosing their lives or body parts to MRSA, tho. It's such a shame where there "is" something available that works like a charm... 
 
If you read D Flecha's article, you'll see there are many things that can be caused by iodine deficiency, including most cancers: 
http://cypress.he.net/~bigmacnc/drflechas/iodine.htm 
And speaking of cancers, here is the iodine index at one of the alternative breast cancer sites: http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/iodineindex.html 

By the way, I do not use iodized salt, I take Iodoral. Iodoral is the pill form of Lugol's Solution...(iodine/iodide). Iodine has been around for somethign like a couple of hundred years and there was a time it was used or pretty much everything. And I can see why it's been used for so long...I "cured" my own fibrocystic breast diseaes by taking Iodoral, even after some of my now fired doctors told me not to use it. ...so much for them... 

Here are some more iodine links: 
http://www.iodine4health.com 
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/iodine 

ps -- there "are" some practitioners who are iodine savvy and who "do" tell their patients about iodine...I just wish there were more of them around.

Topper (Linda) · Answer

Though I FULLY agree that doctors should inform of us of things like this I must offer a minor correction... without sufficient iodine in your diet you will get iodine deficiency goiter... and enlargement of the thyroid gland as it tries to capture more iodine to continue to produce the thyroid hormone needed by the body to be healthy.

Too much iodine is a proven trigger for those prone to develop Hashi's, i can CAUSE the autoimmune disorder Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

The key is to find the balance, not to go to excess.

"What Causes Hashimoto's thyroiditis?
There is no direct evidence that infections cause Hashimoto's thyroiditis in humans, while iodine and iodine containing drugs can precipitate Hashimoto's thyroiditis in susceptible populations. Like most autoimmune diseases of humans, chronic lymphocytic (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis results from the combination of a genetic predisposition and an environmental trigger. A body of clinical and epidemiologic evidence points to excessive ingestion of iodine as an environmental agent. In genetically determined thyroiditis in animals, iodine enrichment has been shown to increase the incidence and severity of disease."

http://www.raysahelian.com/hashimotosthyroiditis.html

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