Iodine against Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Iodine against cardiovascular disease (CVD)
CVD basics
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is primarily caused
by either or both of:
- Arteriosclerosis. Hardening of the arteries due to calcium deposits;
- Atherosclerosis.
Oxidant
damage to weakened vascular walls
(specifically, weakened connective tissue). The body uses lipoprotein (a)
as a temporary repair-patch. Lp(a) is a sticky constituent of arterial plaque,
responsible for attracting platelets, calcium and fibrin circulating in the
blood, but when over-utilized can lead to excessive clotting, atherosclerosis /
high cholesterol and vascular disease.
Cardiovascular Disease
High cholesterol
Iodine
treatment can reverse high levels of lipoprotein (a).
Normalizing serum cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Resolving an
iodine deficiency, provides
iodine to increase thyroid hormone, which
strengthens connective tissue. Additionally, iodine
and iodide make oils, fats, and waxes (cholesterol is actually a
wax) more soluble in water. Louis Feiser, famous chemistry professor at Harvard University
As an
antioxidant,
iodine
has the ability to convert highly reactive and damaging
singlet oxygen ,
to slower-acting
triplet oxygen
(Kasha 1952)
Atrial Fibrillation / Arrhythmias
The body needs adequate stores of iodine
for the heart to beat smoothly and iodine supplementation may be the answer to many heart arrhythmia cases
(Especially atrial fibrillation). Dietary clinician Bruce West was able
to completely resolve most of the stubborn cases of cardiac arrhythmias and
atrial fibrillation that were resistant to correction with cardiac protocols, by
adding adequate supplies of iodine to the
protocol:
"As I see people with stubborn arrhythmias getting better on 10, 20, 30, and
even up to 50 mgs of iodine daily, I know
that large doses are sometimes needed by the body. . . For those deficient, this may
require up to 50 mgs daily for three to four months."
- Bruce West, D.C.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, ARRHYTHMIAS AND
IODINE , In Health Alert, June 2006, Volume 23, Issue 6
Amiodarone, the most popular medically prescribed
anti-arrhythmic drug contains
iodine ,
but is toxic. Amiodarone, is actually
iodine in a toxic, sustained-release form (Amiodarone has a long
half-life of 100 days, and contains 75 mg
iodine
/ 200 mg tablet releasing 9 mg iodine daily
in patients ingesting the recommended amount). This drug can produce a
smooth heartbeat when the body has accumulated about 1.5g of
iodine. i.e. the same amount of
iodine retained by your body by high-dose
iodine supplementation at fulfillment level.
However, the side effects of Amiodarone are often too great (even
life-threatening) for most people to endure long enough to achieve a normal
heartbeat, and once you stop this drug, your original problem returns. Iodine therapy, on the other hand, fulfills
the body's needs safely, and then maintains the smooth heartbeat with a
low-maintenance dose.
Warning:
You can NOT use iodine therapy concurrently with taking the drug
Amiodarone, which could cause a dangerous
iodine overload.
Amiodarone causes some people to become
hypothyroid. Structurally similar to thyroid hormones, Amiodarone
interferes with the peripheral conversion of T4 to T3, such that 10-15% of
patients on Amiodarone become hypothyroid.
References
Kasha M (1952) "Collisional
perturbation of spin-orbital coupling and the mech-anism of fluorescence
quenching. A visual
demonstration of the perturbation." The Journal of Chemical Physics.