Minutus

Thiosinaminum is the proper name.

Fibroids both uterine and in the breast are caused by a deficiency in elemental iodine. Lugol's solution is best because both forms of iodine are required for various organ function in the body. Maintenance level is 12 mg. daily, however, to reduce and eventually eliminate the tumors, more needs to be taken. Typically 60 mg or more as tolerated.

Overdosing of iodine is a myth. A bogus medical report known as the Wolff-Chaikoff Report frightened the profession away from using iodine as a universal treatment for thyroid disorders.

http://www.optimox.com/pics/Iodine/IOD-04/IOD_04.html

By taking iodine daily the tumors will dissolve on their own. No surgery required! Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

Just FWIW, I am told -- by my muscle testing chiro, whom I have found very reliable, and who has no axe to grind on the subject -- that iodine can worsen autoimmune conditions. He has found that in his own patients, and at that time I also texted toxic to iodine, tho not to seaweed. I've since read that some people need added selenium to balance iodine. It seems to be a complicated topic…

I was sobered to see the very clear "no" reaction to my muscle test for it!

Shannon

Anything that is out of balance in the body can/will create problems.
You may not have needed iodine.
Also, iodine in isolation can/may be problematic but in its natural presence
may be quite beneficial as it is in seaweed.
There are so many variables and much of it is really individual trial.
t

There's a quick skin test one can do to see if their body really needs iodine,
Take some iodine tincture, used for first aid.
Apply a 1 inch square on on flat side of your forearm or any area of body where you have little hair.
The speed at which the iodine orange color disappears shows how fast your body is absorbing it.
I forgot the exact timing but if disappears in a few hours vs a day or more, your body requires iodine.
If a bunch of us try it and report their findings, we might get a general idea.
Susan

Skin test: No! This is bogus. Somehow this got spread around the Internet and even some doctors are now talking about. There is no correlation between skin absorption and the need for iodine.

The skin evaporates moisture at different rates based upon the amount of hydration in the body. As moisture evaporates through the skin it thins out the iodine and the patch becomes less and less pronounced. The iodine itself is only minimally absorbed. Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

I take bio-identical hormones by transdermal absorption, rubbed on my arms and shoulders. It is absorbed daily regardless if what my hydration status is. I use brand name which is in a clear gel and also use pharmacy compounded in a white cream. The clear gel with high alcohol provides the best absorption of hormones as I can use 1/2 as much dose as the compounded cream and get the same result. Unfortunately, it is illegal in the USA for a compounding pharmacy to exactly copy a brand name so they have to use another delivery format, like the cream.
I can tell it is being absorbed because I have lots of energy from it. If I skip it I know it.
It is inaccurate to say you are not absorbing any iodine from a skin patch. Even minimal absorption can be used as a comparison over time as you supplement iodine to see differences in how fast the color disappears, described below.
Have you pumped your own gasoline and got some on your hand? Insecticide? Pesticide? There's a reason one wears gloves.
You don't think you've absorbed some gasoline, etc.???
While the iodine loading test is undoubtedly more accurate, I believe there is still a place for the iodine patch test –as long as you understand its limitations. The patch test should not be used to make a diagnosis, but I can see how it could be a helpful way to monitor the progress of an effort to restore iodine levels in the body (especially for us laymen).
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Susan

I don't think the skin test for iodine is all that reliable because evaporation has to do with vapor pressure if the liquid and the skin's internal and the ambient temperature around. Sorry to burst bubbles, but I just took a load of chemistry last semester and this semester.

I am on the fence regarding iodine and uterine fibroids. I didn't 't get any relief, but others swear by it. I used to take iodoral. i may considerbtking Lugol's in tincture form. What do you think of iodine as a remedy? There is a homeopathic remedy that is based on iodine. I with I knew more about the kinds of remedies to remediate my condition. (Sigh).

Also, I am interested in weight loss. Some saynthat there is a relationship betweem an enlarged uterus, thyroid and metabolism--that is metabolism slowing down. I need to speed it back up?

Thanks,

Angie
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There's a quick skin test one can do to see if their body really needs iodine,
Take some iodine tincture, used for first aid.
Apply a 1 inch square on on flat side of your forearm or any area of body where you have little hair.
The speed at which the iodine orange color disappears shows how fast your body is absorbing it.
I forgot the exact timing but if disappears in a few hours vs a day or more, your body requires iodine.
If a bunch of us try it and report their findings, we might get a general idea.
Susan

Comdyne/Carmi Hazen IMO has yet to provide a verified idea here.

Iodine has many important functions in the body, starting with thyroid health and dental health. The natural form, from food such as seaweed, has never been shown to be harmful, nor to cause overdose or toxicity - unlike potassium iodide as found in Lugol's and many supplements (one has to read labels to see where the Iodine comes from) and which is associated with all the adverse data collected about Iodine.

I'd suggest sticking to seaweed and other foods as a source. It's very easy to get enough from Nori or Kelp etc.

The way a substance reacts in the body is very much dependent on its chemical form, especially when taken by mouth. Hydrochloric acid is very reactive and as I recently found to my cost, a mineral bound to some other atom can be a disaster if the chemical reaction with either HCl or Sodium bicarbonate (from gastric juices after HCl is done) is not beneficial to the system, and unexpected things can go wrong - unlike taking the element you want to supplement as food - which the body IS designed to handle correctly.
Potassium iodide (KI) is not going to be inert in the stomach in presence of stomach acid (HCl) or gastric sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3). There are unwanted chemical reactions involved, which will have worse effects as quantity rises.

I suggest - Stick with seaweed! It supplies a lot of trace elements too, not just iodine.

Selenium administration seems to be beneficial for reducing the incidence of thyroiditis. But it works separately from Iodine per research in 2009, by improving messenger RNA expression but not having any effect on thyroid hormones. Iodine does both - helps messenger RNA *and* it affects thyroid hormones.
(Both nutrients are essential in many ways to the body, not just for thyroid health.)

Namaste,
Irene

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For once I agree with you:-)

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