Iodine against cysts: Breast, Thyroid, Ovaries and Skin
Iodine against cysts:
Breast, Thyroid, Ovaries and
Skin
Fibrocystic breasts
Iodine deficiency in the breasts may be responsible for:
- Cysts, nodules, scar tissue, enlargement, tenderness and fibrocystic breasts .
It is generally believed that fibrocystic breasts
result from the
excess number of cells that grow in the breast during the menstrual cycle as a
result of hormonal stimulation. To keep the cell count steady, some cells have
to be removed each month.
Iodine therapy resolves nearly
every case of breast cysts -
Iodine is the trigger mechanism that promotes appropriate cell
death (apoptosis). Leftover cells that have not been appropriately destroyed
build up over repeated menstrual cycles and cause the lumps, soreness, and
larger lesions of fibrocystic disease.
In the 1920's, 3% of
American women had fibrocystic breasts, today that rate has increased to ~90%
(of these women, 40% are unaware they have it, which is only detected by
biopsy). The longer fibrocystic
tissue is present in the breast , the higher the potential risk
for development of breast cancer. The breasts concentrate iodine when available, and use
iodine as much or more than the thyroid.
Several studies have demonstrated a relationship between low
iodine intake and fibrocystic breasts , both in women and laboratory animals. A sufficiency of
iodine eliminates the excess cells, enabling
the breast to return to its normal resting state as the fibrocystic disease
slowly disappears from the breast.
FBD is associated with a higher rate of breast cancer
(Hartmann et al, 2005)
Iodine against
Cancer
Ovarian / Thyroid Cysts / PCOS
Iodine shrinks ovarian and thyroid cysts by
reducing estrogen
production -
Iodine
can be concentrated in the ovaries, and Russian studies of some years ago showed
a relationship between
iodine
deficiency and the presence of ovarian cysts . The greater the
iodine
deficiency, the more ovarian cysts a woman produces. In its extreme form, this
condition is known as polycystic ovarian disease (PCOS).
Skin cysts
Rubbing Lugol's
iodine
solution into the skin over the cyst is recommended
(even more
effective if combined with DMSO);
References
Jorge D. Flechas, M.D., M.P.H., Medical
Director of Flechas Family Practice in Hendersonville, NC. specializes in
Iodine Therapy for Hypothyroidism and
Fibrocystic Breast Disease. Dr. Flecha's radio broadcast:
http://www.iodine4health.com/overvi...audiovisual.htm
Hartmann, Lynn C et al, (July 2005) Benign Breast Disease and the Risk of
Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med 2005; 353:229-237
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